Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Top seeds Piscataway, Hillsborough, two-time defending CJ4 champ Montgomery all advance in Saturday state tourney play; Ridge gives Linden all it can handle
Three high seeds were the only boys’ basketball teams to advance Saturday in the NJSIAA state tournament. Top-seed Piscataway was the only one to advance in North 2, Group 4, while top-seed Hillsborough and third-seed and two-time defending champion Montgomery both picked up victories in Central Jersey Group 4, where East Brunswick and Sayreville bowed…
Girls’ Basketball Roundup: All three Central 4 teams advance, Bernards breaks school record for wins in sectional quarterfinal play; Metuchen claims 13/12 upset at Robbinsville
All three girls’ basketball teams in the Central Jersey Group 4 bracket of the state tournament – including top-seed Franklin, second-seed East Brunswick and third-seed Hillsborough – advanced to the sectional semifinals with wins Saturday in the state tournament, while second-seed Bernards moved on as well in North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 play. Three…
Bernards girls set program record with 24th win, sending home Hanover Park in North 2, Group 2 quarterfinals
The 2024-25 season was a big deal for the Bernards’ girls’ basketball program, setting a new school record with 23 wins. They went all the way to the North 2, Group 2 semifinals before bowing out to Caldwell. Naturally, the question becomes: “What do you do for an encore?” Well, how about 24 wins, another…
Perth Amboy’s season for the ages comes to an end with loss to Union in North 2, Group 4 quarters
In its fourth season under head coach Donnie Reid, a Perth Amboy native who starred across the victory bridge at Cardinal McCarrick in South Amboy, the Panther basketball program reached heights it had not seen in a long time. They won the GMC White American Division title, going 12-0 in division play, for their first…
Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Top-seed Colonia cruises, while Somerville, South Plainfield, Middlesex, Manville, Timothy Christian all win first round games in state tourney play
Six of 14 boys’ basketball teams in the Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area won their opening round NJSIAA state tournament games Friday night, after waiting two days to play due to the aftermath of this weekend’s blizzard. (We’re still waiting on a Non-Public North B score from the Wardlaw-Hartridge game against Pioneer Academy, which…
Girls’ Basketball Roundup: High seeds Somerville, Colonia, Bound Brook, South Amboy advance; all lower seeds knocked out
It was a lighter schedule on Day 2 of the NJSIAA state tournament for Central Jersey Sports Radio area teams, with all four higher seeds advancing, and all of the lower seeded teams going home. Overall, four of the 13 teams from the CJSR coverage area advanced, while nine saw their seasons end. Here are…
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