Tag: Girls Basketball
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Jackson Memorial defeats Monroe Township; will face Middletown South in CJ IV final
Jackson Memorial High School senior girls basketball player Brooke McKown would be the first person to say that shooting free throws is not one of her strengths. But with the Jaguars trailing Monroe Township High School of Middlesex County, 44-43, with under :40 to play in a Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament semifinal…
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Lancers defeat Manasquan, 62-46, to win Shore Conference Tournament
It was not the style of play people have grown accustomed to seeing from the top-ranked Saint John Vianney High School girls basketball team during the first half of the Shore Conference Tournament championship game against Manasquan High School on Feb. 27 at the RWJBarnabas Health Arena in Toms River. The Lancers were settling for…
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St. Thomas Aquinas claims both boys and girls GMC basketball crowns
For the second time in three years, the Greater Middlesex Conference boys and girls basketball landscape was headlined by St. Thomas Aquinas High School of Edison. Trojan Nation reigned supreme at Monroe High School on Feb. 25 during the finals of the conference tournament. Just like in 2020, both the St. Thomas Aquinas boys and…
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Defense helps carry Cougars to 10-8 record in 2021-22 campaign
Nick Russo, who took the coaching reins of the Colts Neck High School girls basketball team prior to the start of the 2021-22 season, said this week that the best part about the campaign has been having the opportunity to coach the players who comprise the squad. “They are great people,” he said. “They work…
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Red Bank Regional tops Cougars to extend win streak to three
Coach John Truhan and his Red Bank Regional High School girls basketball team are finding their groove on the hardwood. After starting the season 3-8, the Bucs (6-8) have won three straight games, the most recent being a 46-35 victory over Shore Conference B North Division foe Colts Neck High School on Feb. 3 in…
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Eagles believe they have talent to contend for state sectional crown
There has been a lot of winning going on during the 2021-22 season for the Middletown South High School girls basketball team. The Eagles’ 10-2 start includes a 10-game win streak that has Coach Tom Brennan and his players believing they have what it takes to win a second state sectional tournament title in four…
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Fast start carries Marlboro to 60-41 victory over Middletown South
MARLBORO — You can throw out the records when the Marlboro High School and Middletown South High School girls basketball teams meet on the court. The Shore Conference A North Division rivals had split their previous eight games during the last four years heading into a contest on Jan. 28 in Marlboro. Middletown South came…
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Redbirds coming together heading into homestretch of campaign
The Allentown High School girls basketball team has seen its fair share of ups and downs so far during the 2021-22 campaign. The Redbirds carried a 5-5 record into a Jan. 24 game against Freehold Township High School and Coach Dana Wells and her players were in agreement that the team’s best basketball is still…
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Early games challenge Falcons; squad looks to improve as season continues
TINTON FALLS – The Monmouth Regional High School girls basketball team had a challenging stretch to begin the 2021-22 campaign. Four of the Falcons’ first five games were against winning teams, including the likes of Shore Conference powerhouses Manasquan and St. Rose of Belmar. The grueling start to the season had the Falcons at 1-4…