Undefeated North Plainfield joins Bellamy & Son Paving Girls’ Basketball Top Ten; Rutgers Prep holds on to No. 1, again

The record streak continues, with Rutgers Prep now No. 1 for a 31st straight week in the Bellamy & Son Paving Girls’ Basketball Top Ten, the only school to hold that spot in the rankings, now in its fourth full season.

Meanwhile, North Plainfield’s win over Monroe shot them into the rankings for the first time, ahead of the Falcons.

Rutgers Prep (4-0) only played one game this week, but got a 69-47 win over Hillsborough in Delaware Division play, while the top GMC team, St. Thomas Aquinas, remained in second with a 3-2 record. They beat South Brunswick and Old Bridge in GMC Red play, but lost a non-conference game back on Saturday at Teaneck.

In third is Gill St. Bernard’s (5-0). The Knights held court with a 3-0 week, beating Watchung Hills and Hillsborough, as well as Newark Central out of area on Saturday.

North Plainfield debuted at No. 4, after knocking off previous No. 4 Monroe in a GMC crossover matchup, 50-36 on Saturday, with a stellar defensive fourth quarter, allowing just two points while pulling ahead to secure the win.

Monroe fell to fifth at 3-1, that loss to the Canucks their first of the season. They beat East Brunswick on Tuesday to go 1-1 this week.

Hillsborough (2-2) is seventh after a 1-2 week. They got a win at Westfield Saturday to snap a two-game skid against the top two teams in the county, both on the road, at Rutgers Prep and Gill St. Bernard’s.

Woodbridge (3-0) edged up to eighth with a win over Sayreville, 45-19, in its only game this week, while Spotswood (3-0) edged up to ninth with a 2-0 week, including wins against South River and at Metuchen in the GMC Blue.

Colonia (3-2) went 1-2 this week, and dropped to tenth place. The Patriots won their third straight by beating Howell Tuesday, but then dropped two in a row, to South Brunswick Thursday and Madison Saturday.

Below are the full Week 2 Bellamy & Son Paving Girls’ Basketball Rankings: