Rutgers Prep’s win over Gill St. Bernard’s on January 4, 2023, helped propel the Argonauts to the No. 1 Spot in this week’s Bellamy & Son Paving Top Ten. (Source: GSB Athletics on YouTube)
A GMC Red Division loss by St. Thomas Aquinas has knocked the Trojans from the top of the Bellamy & Son Paving boys’ basketball rankings, and Rutgers Prep moved up two places this week to take their spot.
South Plainfield also moves back into the rankings, while Monroe makes its debut.
Rutgers Prep (6-3) had a strong showing this week in its own conference to boost themselves to the top of the pile, with a win Thursday night by ten up at No. 6 Gill St. Bernard’s, along with a loss to Hudson Catholic and a win over Saddle River Day playing out-of-area.
Holding at No. 2 is St. Joseph-Metuchen (7-2). The Falcons are 5-0 in the GMC Red, the only team left in the division without a loss against the Red, earning wins over South Brunswick and Old Bridge before falling to Payne Tech of Newark Sunday.
St. Thomas Aquinas (10-2) drops third after the Monroe loss. They also beat East Brunswick and Piscataway this week.
Holding in fourth is Colonia (6-3), which scored wins this week over Old Bridge and East Brunswick. The Patriots host St. Thomas Aquinas Thursday evening at 5:45 pm in a game you can hear on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
In fifth is Hillsborough (7-1), which swept two games this week over Immaculata (Thursday) and Robbinsville at Saturday’s Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout at Montgomery. The Raiders have a mammoth week coming up, with Rutgers Prep at home Tuesday, and a Thursday game at Gill St. Bernard’s.
Checking in at six is Gill St. Bernard’s (7-3), which went 1-2 this week, with its lone win coming over Trenton Catholic on Tuesday, then losses to Rutgers Prep and College Achieve Asbury.
Making its debut this season is Monroe (8-1) in seventh. The Falcons were 3-0 this week and are on a seven-game winning streak after victories over Piscataway, Aquinas and South Brunswick.
Holding in eighth is Montgomery, which beat Voorhees on the road Tuesday, but dropped the finale of their own Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout on Saturday night, falling 56-50 to Lenape.
At No. 9 is Ridge (7-1), which holds steady after a 2-0 week, with wins at Bound Brook and over Morristown.
Re-entering the poll this week, after a one-week absence, is South Plainfield (7-3), checking in at No. 10. The Tigers are on a four-game win streak, and were 3-0 last week, with victories over Sayreville, Watchung Hills and North Plainfield.
As a result, Watchung Hills (previously No. 7) and Sayreville (previously No. 10) are both out this week.
Below is the full Bellamy & Son Paving Boys’ Basketball Top Ten for Week 4:
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