JSZ’s cameras were all over the Garden State on a busy Tuesday in high school hoops! Manasquan squares off with Rumson-Fair Haven in our ACI Medical and Dental School Boys Game of the Week. Top-20 teams collide in Union County as Linden takes on Elizabeth. Plus, New Providence and Rahway lock horns in UCC Mountain division action. Then in South Jersey girls hoops, Lenape takes on Moorestown in a potential Burlington County Tournament preview. Check back as the highlights are posted throughout the night!
Manasquan 65 Rumson-Fair Haven 47 | Boys
Sean Bilodeau scored all 12 of his points in the second half and the Warriors went on a 7-0 run to start the fourth quarter to break a 25-25 tie and score a big road win splitting the regular season series with the Bulldogs. RFH’s Luke Cruz led all scorers with 17 but Manasquan was able to ice the game at the free throw line after building a seven point fourth quarter lead.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Rumson:
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Linden 58 Elizabeth 35 | Boys
Abraham Desrosiers led a balanced scoring attack with 13 points to lead the Tigers to a bounce back win snapping a two game losing streak. Jekhi Burnham added 11 and Jaren Barnett scored 10 to help Linden to a 13-7 mark on the season.
JSZ’s Sean Dugan has the highlights from Linden:
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New Providence 51 Rahway 44 | Boys
New Providence boys basketball broke their seven-game losing streak on Tuesday night with a 51-44 victory on the road against Rahway!
A back-and-forth affair throughout, Rahway found themselves up 42-38 heading into the 4th quarter as senior Tayshaun Banks lead the way with 24 points. What followed was as complete of a final frame one could want with the Pioneers going on a 13-2 run to secure the victory.
New Providence was led by seniors Alex Zamora and Devin Cumiskey, who each had 17 points on the night. They now improve to 3-14, while Rahway falls to 2-18.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has the highlights from Rahway:
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Lenape 66 Moorestown 34 | Girls
The Indians raced out to a double-digit lead in the first half, then blew things open in the fourth to secure their fourth-straight victory. El-Anita Joe-Samuel and Shelby Croly each went for a game-high 18 points to lead a balanced attack in the victory. Sloane Fedoruk chipped in with 11 points for Lenape (16-3), which earned the top-seed in the upcoming Burlington County Tournament. Fairleigh Dickinson commit Analyse Intenzo went for a team-high 16 points for Moorestown (10-8).
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Medford:
