Sayreville’s Sam Jones (left) with head coach John Wojcik – and his son, John Jr. (middle) after Jones set the all-time Sayreville scoring record – boys or girls – at home against Colonia on January 22, 2026. (submitted photo)
Rhonda Rompola set the girls’ basketball scoring record at Sayreville in 1978, finishing with 1,608 points in her senior season, before going on to play at Old Dominion, where she won a pair of AIAW national championships in the pre-NCAA days.
Steve Makwinski set the boys record four years prior in 1974, finishing his stellar career with 1,546 points. He played with current head coach John Wojcik’s father, and still attends every game.
Those records stood for a combined 100 years. But as of Thursday night, both have been surpassed.
Senior Sam Jones broke the boys’ record on a first-quarter three at New Brunswick over the weekend, and Thursday night, he broke the all-time record set by Rompola with a layup following a steal, and a feed by Chidi Chukwura with 4:03 left in a gutty 57-49 home win over Colonia. Jones needed 16 coming into the night to tie, 17 to pass her. He finished with 18, and 1,610 career points. (Scroll down for video of the record-setting basket, and on-court recognition.)
And he’s not done yet.
So, to recap, that’s two records – one boys’, one girls’ – set 52 and 48 years ago – that went down in the span of a week.
And if you think that’s impressive, Chukwura – also a senior – is sure to pass both Makwinski’s and Rompola’s marks as well. He had 1,502 coming into Thursday night’s home game against Colonia, and scored 24 in the game. That leaves him 20 behind Makwinski, which he very well could reach Saturday when the Bombers host St. Thomas Aquinas for a 1 pm tip. He’s also just 82 behind Rompola. And with a scoring average around 20, that may not take long.
He’s still chasing his teammate, though, and Thursday night belonged to Sam Jones.
Click below to hear from Sayreville senior Sam Jones, who’s now the Bombers’ all-time scoring leader – boys or girls – along with head coach John Wojcik:
Watch this video – sent to Central Jersey Sports Radio – of the record-setting layup and recognition by PA announcer Gary Andrewshetsko:
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