Newly state-ranked Hillsborough seeks first sectional finals berth when top-seeded Raiders host Jackson Twp. in CJ4 semis
The 2013-14 Hillsborough boys’ basketball team will be remembered as one of the greats in school history, going 22-3 and beating Gill St. Bernard’s to win the Somerset County Tournament championship. But the 2014-15 team was a pleasant surprise. While they didn’t get close to winning the SCT that year, they made an improbably run…
Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Colonia, South Plainfield careen toward each other in North 2, Group 3; Manville rallies to win thriller; St. Joseph, Gill St. Bernard’s, Rutgers Prep all advance to sectional semis
It was a 6-4 Monday night for the ten boys’ basketball teams fromthe Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area in action in the NJSIAA high school basketball tournament. Colonia and South Plainfield both moved on to sectional semifinal play in separate sides of the bracket in North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3, while Manville overcame…
Girls’ Basketball Roundup: Somerville wins defensive game, Bound Brook survives Thrive, while Pingry, St. Thomas Aquinas, Rutgers Prep all advance to sectional semifinals
As Week Two of the NJSIAA state high school basketball tournament gets underway, six area girls’ basketball teams advanced to sectional semifinals with wins on Monday night. That includes top-seed Somerville in North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 and second-seed Bound Brook in Central Jersey Group 1. Meanwhile, all four parochial schools in action -…
Manville boys rally, stun Middlesex in Central Jersey Group 1 quarterfinals
Midway through the third quarter, Manville was on the ropes. In the Central Jersey Group 1 quarterfinals, the sixth-seeded Mustangs (19-8) trailed Middlesex 36-22 on the road, with a rising home crowd. But just as it looked like the playoff matchup was going to slip away from Manville, they struck back. The Mustangs ended the…
55th annual Bill Denny awards dinner honors local football standouts, coaches, and more
More than three dozen high school football players from Middlesex and Somerset Counties, along with several coaches, administrators, educators and officials were honored Sunday at the 55th annual awards dinner of the Bill Denny/Rutgers Football Letterwinners Chapter of the National Football/College Hall of Fame at the Pines Manor in Edison. The local chapter also awarded…
Sunday NJSIAA State Tourney Notebook: Big challenges ahead for Piscataway boys, Metuchen girls, while Ridge nearly pulls second huge upset
The tip-off of the NJSIAA state basketball tournament had to wait two days, but we’ve seen a lot of basketball since things actually got underway on Thursday, and it was everything it always was: blowouts, expected wins, upsets and thrilling action. With an off-day on Saturday before a full week ahead – starting with Group…
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