Timothy Christian and Edison tip-off in PIscataway in the GMC Tournament preliminary round on February 6, 2024. (Photo credit: TCS student Rebecca Saleh, @ritzflicks on Instagram)
With only five losses among 28 games played by top ten teams in the past week, there was little change in the Bellamy & Son Paving Boys’ Basketball Top Ten rankings for Week Six. The top seven teams held steady, while eight and nine moved up, and Timothy Christian rejoined the rankings at No. 10.
Colonia (12-1) remains at the top of the list after a 2-0 week. The Patriots were 73-56 winners over No. 6 Piscataway on Tuesday, then beat Hightstown Saturday, 65-40.
Then, it’s Gill St. Beranrd’s (10-4) at No. 2, on a 3-0 week. The Knights were 62-40 winners over Watchung Hills Tuesday, won 70-37 at Franklin Thursday, then topped Ramapo, 52-46, at the Dennis Gregory Memorial Showcase up at Caldwell College on Saturday.
Rutgers Prep (9-6) remains in fourth, also with a 3-0 week. They ran past Franklin, 86-33, in a game heard Tuesday on Central Jersey Sports Radio, then won 83-53 at Phillipsburg Thursday, and beat Freehold Boro, 73-47, in the Jimmy V Showcase at Central Regional down in Bayville Saturday.
Montgomery (10-2) remains fourth, after a 2-1 week. They won at Ridge, 55-52, on Tuesday, and at Pingry on Thursday, 64-61, before falling 50-48 to St. Rose in the Jimmy V. Showcase at Central.
Ridge (11-2) split a pair this week, but holds at five. They lost Tuesday to Montgomery, 55-52, but came back with a 63-58 home win Thursday over Hunterdon Central.
Piscataway (12-3) sticks at six. After a 73-56 loss at No. 1 Colonia Tuesday, the Chiefs rebounded with an 86-49 win over Carteret at home on Friday, then a 73-42 home win over Old Bridge Saturday.
Holding in seventh is St. Thomas Aquinas (8-3). The Trojans were 3-0 in the week gone by, beating Old Bridge on Tuesday, 74-56; winning at Saddle River Day Thursday, 60-56; and they closed the week beating St. Joseph of Metuchen for the second time this season, this time at home, 77-67.
Sayreville (11-2) and Immaculata (10-3) each moved up a spot this week, to eight and nine, respectively. Both were 3-0 in the week gone by. The Bombers were 63-45 winners over South Brunswick Tuesday, 73-56 winners at South Plainfield on Thursday, then beat North Brunswick at home Saturday, 67-30. The Spartans topped Pingry on the road Tuesday, 62-49, before coming back home to beat Bridgewater-Raritan, 66-59 Thursday night. Saturday, they won at Somerville, 57-50.
Back in the Top Ten after a brief hiatus is Timothy Christian. The Tigers won Tuesday at Carteret, 56-45; Wednesday at home over New Brunswick, 77-33, and Saturday at home against Middlesex, 73-65.
Dropping out was South Plainfield, which beat Bernards Saturday but lost to Perth Amboy and Sayreville during the week.
Below is the complete Week 6 Bellamy & Son Paving Boys’ Basketball Top Ten:
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