Tag: Boys Basketball
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Performers of the week for March 6
As the winter seasons settle into March, the state tournaments will be coming to an end shortly. Here are some local players who shined in the final days of the scholastic season. Shooting stars in boys’ basketball … Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen picked up where it left off after winning the Greater Middlesex…
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Bombers capture GMC girls’ basketball championship
By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s girls’ basketball team won the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament with a thrilling 59-52 victory over third-seeded South Brunswick High School Feb. 24 at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway. The top-seeded Bombers, who handily defeated the Lady Vikings during the regular season, appeared on the way…
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Lamparelli, McDermott heading to Atlantic City for Redbirds
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School freshman Joe Lamparelli and junior Liam McDermott advanced to the NJSIAA wrestling state championships at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall March 3-5 after both finished in third place in their respective weight classes at the Region 6 meet Feb. 25 at Brick Memorial High School. The top four finishers advanced…
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Barrons’ girls look to move past struggles in sectional play
By Jeff Appelblatt Woobridge High School’s girls’ basketball team not only won its first six games of the regular season, but it did so by an average of 27.5 points. Things just didn’t go as well the rest of the way. The Barrons lost five of their next six games and hovered around the .500…
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Area teams vying for state sectional basketball championships
By Jimmy Allinder The NJSIAA boys’ and girls’ basketball tournaments kicked off with first-round games Feb. 27 and 28, hosted by higher-seeded teams. Boys’ basketball Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen (25-1) — fresh off its seventh Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament championship in eight years — was seeded second in Non-Public A South. That…
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Mustangs make history with trip to conference tourney finals
By Jeff Appelblatt Each win was history for Marlboro High School’s boys’ basketball team, starting with its Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals victory over Freehold Township High School. Never had the Mustangs made it to the tournament’s semifinals, but just a few days after beating the Patriots, Marlboro notched a semifinals win when it pulled out…
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Performers of the week for Feb. 27
This time of the winter scholastic season signals when a loss could result in the end of the year. Here are some players who produced crucial performances to keep their teams alive and well. In boys’ basketball tournament headlines … Mater Dei Prep was crowned the king of the Shore Conference Tournament for the second…
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Places to be for Feb. 27
The winter scholastic season is nearing the finish line with state tournaments in full force. Wave so long to the wrestling season on the boardwalk … New Jersey wrestling’s faithful followers will converge in Atlantic City and pack themselves into Boardwalk Hall to watch the final chapter of the season: the state tournament March 3-5. The…
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Monroe stumbles in quarterfinals of girls’ GMC Tournament
By Jimmy Allinder Monroe Township High School’s girls had the only area basketball team to advance to last weekend’s Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament quarterfinals, and it didn’t turn out well. The 11th-seeded Falcons (9-16 overall, 7-7 Red Division) were eliminated by third-seeded South Brunswick High School, 60-28, Feb. 18 — the third loss to…
