High-flying dunks, overtime and a major milestone? It was quite the night in NJ hoops!
Ramapo 75 Bergen Catholic 62 | Boys
Peyton Seals had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Nate Burleson II delivered a poster dunk as part of his 15-point effort to give Ramapo its fourth straight win against a Non-Public school and an 8-0 start to the season. Ramapo had 10-three pointers in the win with Chris Cervino dropping four triples as part of a 15 point effort. Burleson II ended the first quarter with a slashing dunk over a Bergen defender to tie the game at 19. From there Ramapo built an 11-point lead at the half and never let the lead shrink below eight points the rest of the way.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Franklin Lakes:
Camden Eastside 65 St. Augustine 60 (OT) | Boys
Jahaan Green came off the bench late to score just before the fourth quarter buzzer to force overtime, as the Tigers stayed unbeaten with a signature win on the road. Rashee Bell led the way with a team-high 18 points and 11 rebounds for Eastside (5-0). Cairo Rivera and Jalen Long added 12 points apiece in the win. Semaj Bethea scored a game-high 19 points for the Hermits (6-1), while Elijah Brown added 16 in the loss.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the thrilling highlights and interviews:
Robbinsville 53 Hightstown 43 | Boys
Robbinsville improved to 6-1 following a close 53-43 victory over Hightstown (6-2). The Ravens trailed 11-7 after the first quarter, but went in front 22-18 at halftime. Robbinsville maintained their small lead throughout the second half and outscored Hightstown 17-11 in the fourth quarter. Tyler Handy finished with 12 points for the Ravens while Tyler Bunnell, Luke Billings and Pat Kapp each had nine.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights from Robbinsville:
Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Robbinsville and Hightstown coverage.
Old Tappan 62 Tenafly 45 | Girls
Melissa Brennan had a career-high with 25 points on eight three-pointers to lead Old Tappan to an eighth straight win to start the season. Tenafly’s Rylie Theuerkauf opened the game by scoring her 2,000th career point on an offensive rebound and short jumper in the paint. But Old Tappan built a double-digit halftime lead and expanded the margin in the second half.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has highlights from Tenafly:
