The holiday season is in full swing with countless tournaments going on around the state. Stay with us today and every day the rest of the week for all the latest from the biggest games around New Jersey. Check out the Tuesday highlights!
Central Regional 48 St. John Vianney 40 | Boys | WOBM Christmas Classic
Jaycen Santucci had 15 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists to record his third double-double of the young season as the Golden Eagles (4-1) led from wire to wire to advance to the semifinals of the Jim Ruhnke bracket and a matchup against Toms River North.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from RWJ Barnabas Health Arena in Toms River:
Manchester Twp. 56 Middletown South 24 | Girls | WOBM Christmas Classic
Devyn Quigley is one of New Jersey’s elite players and her scoring prowess was on full display in this quarterfinal matchup. Quigley outscored the entire Eagles lineup Tuesday with a game-high 31 points, adding to her impressive resume this season. The senior NC State commit also tallied nine rebound and six steals in just over three quarters of action for Manchester (4-1). Middletown South (2-3) led the first quarter but couldn’t contain Quigley for the remainder of the game. Manchester will face top-seeded Red Bank Regional on Thursday.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from RWJ Barnabas Health Arena in Toms River:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Manchester Twp. is made possible by Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Middletown South is made possible by Monmouth Medical Center.
Colonia 49 Spotswood 38 | Girls | Lady Chiefs Holiday Showcase
Colonia (4-2) snapped a back to back losing streak with a 49-38 win over Spotswood to hand the Chargers (3-1) their first loss. After a slow first half that would see Colonia leading 23-10 at the break, the Patriot offense came alive to go ahead by 20 in the third quarter. Spotswood would cut the lead to six points late, but was unable to fend off U-Mass commit Taylor Derkack who scored 28 points.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights from Piscataway:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Colonia is brought to you by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
Atlantic City 65 Egg Harbor Twp. 49 | Boys | Boardwalk Basketball Classic
The Vikings took control in the second half to knock off the Eagles and stay perfect on the young season. Jaylen Day paced a balanced attack with a team high 15 points in the win. Sah’nye Degraffenreidt poured in ten of his 14 points in the fourth quarter for Atlantic City (6-0). Jake Karp scored a game-high 17 points in the loss for Egg Harbor Township (3-3).
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Wildwood:
