Gill St. Bernard’s – shown here at Rutgers Prep on December 17, 2024 – remains No. 1 for a second straight week.
The Bellamy & Son Paving Girls’ Basketball Top Ten went 25-2 in the week gone by, necessitating no changes to the rankings in Week Seven.
That keeps Gill St. Bernard’s (13-2) in the No. 1 spot for a second week in a row, after dethroning Rutgers Prep. The Knights were 2-0 in the past week, winning 72-18 at Phillipsburg on Thursday, then beating Dexter (MA) in the More Than a Highlight Showcase at St. John Vianney in Holmdel.
Rutgers Prep (12-3) holds in second, also going 2-0 last week, with a 63-37 win over Hunterdon Central on Thursday, and a 61-36 victory over George (PA) in the More Than A Highlight Showcase.
Still in third is St. Thomas Aquinas (14-3). They won all three of their games this week: 83-48 over Piscataway on Thursday, 90-33 over No. 9 Monroe on Saturday, and 94-77 over Teaneck Sunday in the More Than A Highlight Showcase.
Holding at No. 4 is Hillsborough (13-3). The Raiders took a loss this week at Franklin, 63-60, bt bookended it with a 71-46 win at home against Pennington Tuesday, then beat Scotch Plains-Fanwood 71-33 Saturday at home.
Bernards (13-2) stays at five after a 2-0 week, with a 59-6 Thursday win over Central Jersey College Charter, then a 40-22 win at Millburn on Saturday.
Holding in sixth is Somerville (13-3). The Pioneers went 3-0 this week, picking up a 63-56 win over Voorhees Tuesday, then a 38-30 win at Delaware Valley Thursday, before closing it out with a 57-38 victory at South Hunterdon on Saturday.
Pingry (12-3) holds in seventh off a 3-0 week. The Big Blue won 71-53 at Immaculata on Monday, then beat Watchung Hills 85-53 Thursday, and Lawrenceville on Friday, 70-36.
The last three teams – all in the same place as last week – come from the GMC.
Middlesex (13-4) holds at No. 8 after a 3-0 week that started off with a 53-19 victory over JP Stevens heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio, followed by a 66-40 win at Perth Amboy Thursday, and a Saturday road win at South Plainfield, 50-34.
Monroe stays at nine, following a 2-1 week. They beat Colonia 57-24 Tuesday and Old Bridge 65-46 Thursday, before falling to No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas, 90-33, on Saturday.
And Spotswood (14-4) remains in tenth on a 3-0 week. They beat South Plainfield 49-44 on Tuesday, got a 69-43 home win over North Brunswick Thursday, then won at Woodbridge, 62-43 on Saturday.
The Lady Chargers will be on Central Jersey Sports Radio again Saturday for a big GMC White Division game at Edison (5:30 pm – LISTEN LIVE), following an Eagles matchup with Middlesex on Tuesday. Spotswood and the Blue Jays are tied atop the White Division at 10-2, with Edison a game back at 9-3.
Here’s the complete Week 7 Bellamy & Son Paving Girls’ Basketball Top Ten:
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