Sophia Georgiadis of Rutgers Prep was named MVP in the Argonauts’ win over Archbishop Molloy (NY) at the She Got Game Classic Shore Games at St. John Vianney in Holmdel on December 21, 2024. (Source: @RutgersPrep_GBB on Twitter)
While there was little change in the top part of the Week 2 Bellamy & Son Paving Girls’ Basketball Top Ten, the bottom six saw some movement with early season wins and losses jumbling things up.
Rutgers Prep remains the standard-bearer in the Central Jersey Sports Radio listening area, still the only team to ever hold the top spot in the rankings since their debut in the 2021 COVID-shortened season. They have been No. 1 for 40 consecutive weeks. The Argonauts are 4-0 after a three-win week, including a 61-38 victory over then-No. 3 Gill St. Bernard’s Tuesday, as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio. Prep also beat Hunterdon Central 67-37 Thursday, and Archbishop Molloy (NY) Saturday in the Shore Games of the She Got Game Classic down at St. John Vianney in Holmdel.
Holding at No. 2 is St. Thomas Aquinas (3-1). The Lady Trojans had a 2-0 week, routing East Brunswick 81-38, then beating North Plainfield Saturday, 80-45.
Hillsborough edged up one spot this week, still undefeated at 4-0. They were 3-0 this past week, opening with a 76-33 pounding of Hillsborough. They then picked up two tighter wins: 64-60 over Franklin at Home Thursday, and Saturday at Madison, 66-61.
Gill. St. Bernard’s (3-1) dropped to No. 4 on a 2-1 week, which opened with the loss to Rutgers Prep. But the Knights rebounded with a 69-17 drubbing of Phillipsburg Thursday, then a 75-58 win over Virginia Academy in the Shore Games of the She Got Game Classic at St. John Vianney.
New to the rankings this week, and debuting at No. 5, is Piscataway (2-0). The Chiefs won Thursday at Colonia, 61-50, then beat Old Bridge on Saturday, 57-43.
Somerville (2-1) slips just one spot to sixth this week. They opened their season Tuesday with a 48-32 win at cross-town rival Immaculata, then lost Thursday at home to Delaware Valley, 50-48. The Pioneers rebounded with a 52-4 shellacking of Central Jersey College Charter.
Monroe (1-1) edged up one place to seventh. Their loss came Thursday in their opener in an out-of-area game at Howell, 48-22, but they came back and beat Colonia Saturday, 51-38.
Debuting at No. 8 is Edison (3-1), which has won three straight since dropping its opener to Highland Park. The Eagles beat JFK 42-23 and JP Stevens 50-36 at home, before travelling to South Plainfield and coming away with a 38-36 win Saturday.
Spotswood (2-1) had a 2-0 week after dropping their opener to Spotswood (VA). The Lady Chargers beat Middlesex and the state’s top scorer from last year, Jess Devine, 47-37 at home Thursday before winning a tight one at JP Stevens Saturday, 44-43.
And the third new team in this week’s rankings is Bernards (3-0). They Mountaineers opened their season Tuesday with a non-league win over Verona, 47-39, then won at Bound Brook Thursday 42-38, and 52-20 up at Morristown-Beard Saturday.
Dropping out this week were No. 5 South Brunswick (1-1), No. 7 Middlesex (1-1) and No. 9 JP Stevens (0-2).
Here’s the complete Bellamy & Son Paving Girls’ Basketball Top Ten for Week 2:
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