Piscataway moved up this week after a win at St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
The Week Four Bellamy & Son Paving Boys’ Basketball Top Ten finds the top three holding steady, but the rest shuffling around, thanks in large part to Piscataway’s big win Saturday at St. Thomas Aquinas.
Remaining at No. 1 is Colonia (7-2). The Patriots went 3-0 in the past week, starting with the finale in their own LeGrand Holiday Jubliee, 81-54 over Franklin. They beat Monroe Thursday, 57-27, then handed then-No. 5 Ridge its first loss of the season, 68-52, in the Coaches vs. Cancer Showcase at Montgomery on Saturday.
Rutgers Prep (4-4) holds in second, with the Argonauts splitting a pair this week. They beat Montclair Immaculata on January first in the New Year’s Jump-Off at Paterson Kennedy, 74-56, then fell Sunday to Bergen Catholic in the Big Jersey Bash Showcase II at Caldwell, 71-49. All four Prep losses have come out of the area.
Montgomery (6-1) holds steady in third, on the heels of a 2-0 week. They topped Bridgewater-Raritan in their own Cougar Holiday Classic on Monday, 63-44, then beat Westfield, 50-43, in their own Coaches vs. Cancer Showcase on Saturday.
Up one spot to fourth this week is Ridge (7-1), despite splitting a pair this week. They lost at the Coaches vs. Cancer Showcase at Montgomery, 68-52 to No. 1 Colonia, after beating Chatham during the week on Thursday, 59-53.
Gill St. Bernard’s (5-2) rose one place, despite an 0-2 week, with both against out-of-area competition. They fell to Don Bosco Prep Wednesday ion the New Year’s Jump-Off at Paterson Kennedy, 52-43, then lost to St. Peter’s Prep at the Big Jersey Bash Showcase II at Caldwell Sunday, 45-38.
Piscataway pulled up two spots to sixth, after a 3-1 week with an upset win. They lost at Hillside in the Comets’ own Joe Silver Holiday Tournament final on Monday, 60-48, then reeled off three straight wins. They beat Old Bridge Thursday, 80-54, before winning at then-No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas Saturday, 62-46. Sunday, they beat a good Snyder team from Jersey City in the New Year’s Jump-Off at Newark Collegiate.
Falling three places to seventh is St. Thomas Aquinas (4-2). They won in overtime Thursday at St. Joseph-Metuchen, 68-62, then came back and lost to Piscataway at home, 62-46, on Saturday.
Hillsborough (6-1) is down one spot to eighth, having made room for Piscataway. The Raiders won their only game in the past week, beating Sparta at home, 57-40, on Saturday.
The last two teams flip-flopped, as Sayreville (7-1) took the No. 9 spot on a 3-0 week. First, they finished off their won Battle at the Bomb Shelter with a 53-51 win over Union, they won at North Brunswick Thursday, 58-43, before beating Woodbridge, 58-54, Saturday back at home.
Down to tenth is South Plainfield (6-1), which took its first loss of the season Thursday, 54-51 at Morris Knolls, surrounded by a pair of wins: Monday over Edison to win their own Anthony J. Cotoia Tournament, 51-3, and Saturday at South Brunswick, 74-54.
Below is the complete Week 4 Bellamy & Son Paving Boys’ Basketball Top Ten:
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