Tag: Boys Basketball
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Federicis making their mark on court at Colts Neck, in college
By Jeff Appelblatt Colts Neck High School’s boys’ basketball season came to end after a loss in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament. With thoughts of the season behind him, Cougars coach Lou Piccola enjoyed thinking about the awards received by one of his former athletes, Brandon Federici. Federici, a four-year varsity basketball player…
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Successful Patriots help basketball coach through rough time
By Jeff Appelblatt On the surface, almost everything about the 2016-17 season seemed perfect for the boys’ basketball team at Freehold Township High School. The Patriots won the WOBM Classic on Toms River High School North’s home floor in the first month of the season, and they made it through the regular season without losing…
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District boys’ basketball players daunting to guard for opponents
By Jeff Appelblatt Reflecting on the boys’ basketball season, the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) coaches gave their votes on which players in the division presented the biggest challenges to opposing teams. The top five players in the district as selected by the coaches are: Naseim Brantley, Howell High School (11-13): The junior led the…
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South River girls surpass expectations on the hardwood
By Jimmy Allinder Before this season began, no one expected the South River High School girls’ basketball team to win like it had in recent seasons. Yet, playing a more difficult schedule in their inaugural season as members of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division, the Rams won the title. “I am incredibly proud…
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Lady Vikings vie for sectional hoops championship
By Warren Rappleyea South Brunswick After a pair of clutch victories in both the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV semifinals and quarterfinals, South Brunswick High School’s girls’ basketball team was set to meet Sayreville War Memorial High School March 6 in the sectional finale. The top-seeded Bombers (27-2) downed the Lady Vikings in the Greater…
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Cougars on wrong end of buzzer-beater in sectionals loss
By Jeff Appelblatt A few flips on the bracket, and it could have been Colts Neck High School’s boys’ basketball team preparing to face conference rival Freehold Township High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship game March 7, just like last season. Last year, Colts Neck defeated Freehold Township in the tournament’s…
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Devine leads Warriors to semifinals of sectional boys’ hoops tournament
By Wayne Witkowski Ryan Devine of New Egypt High School’s boys’ basketball team did not want the season to end until the Warriors reached the NJSIAA Group I championship game. Devine seemed intent on that mission when he scored 32 points, including seven 3-point shots, for the sixth-seeded Warriors in beating third-seeded Middlesex County Vocational…
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Patriots advance to state boys’ basketball championship game
By Jeff Appelblatt The second half of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV semifinals against Sayreville War Memorial High School could have only been reminding the players on Freehold Township High School’s boys’ basketball team of its previous game. In the prior round — a quarterfinals match with Trenton Central High School — the Patriots were…
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Places to be for March 6
The winter scholastic season is in its final stretch with the boys’ and girls’ basketball NJSIAA state tournaments approaching with championship games. Here are the games that will determine state champions. The group championship games for both the public and non-public divisions are scheduled for March 11 and 12. On March 11, the Non-Public A…
