Bound Brook lines up for the national anthem before their game against South River on January 7, 2023 in Bound Brook. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
It’s a scene that plays out in high school athletic conferences all across New Jersey every off-season: play well for an extended period of time, move up a division.
Bound Brook’s boys’ basketball program under head coach Anthony Melesurgo has done just that.
Going back to January 2020 – pre COVID – the Crusaders had won 33 straight Valley Division games through the end of last season. This year finds them up in the Raritan Division.
For their success, Bound Brook – which has gone 22-5 in back-to-back seasons and won 20-plus games in nine of its last 12 campaigns – is rewarded with a tougher schedule, right off the bat even. The Crusaders visit Bridgewater-Raritan – which was 7-17 last year and now has moved down from the Delaware Division – Thursday night in their season opener, which you can hear on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
Mike Pavlichko and Justin Sontupe will open the season with pregame at 6:45, and tip-off at 7 pm. Click here to listen.
The Crusaders graduate two huge pieces from last season. Gone are Jordan Summers (25.5 ppg, 11.4 rpg), who’s now at Caldwell, and Jordan Robinson (12.9 ppg and 6.6 apg), but those were the only two seniors on the roster.
Back are senior Jarred Wooden and juniors Jeremiah Williams and Jackson Morrison, plus a host of newcomers.
Click below to listen to Bound Brook head coach Anthony Melesurgo talk about the opener and the upcoming season:
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