Despite a game-high 21 points from Vanderbilt commit and senior Mikayla Blakes, and a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds from sophomore GiGi Battle, Rutgers Prep fell for the second straight season in the Non-Public Group B title game, 53-49, to Morris Catholic.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko call all the play-by-play live from Jersey Mike’s Arena on the campus of Rutgers University on March 8, 2024, as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
Colonia got eight points each from seniors Jaeden Jones and Matthew McSorley as the Patriots fell 49-31 to Ramapo in the Group 3 semifinals of the NJSIAA state tournament for a third straight year.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko call all the play-by-play live from Bloomfield High School on March 6, 2024, as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
Montgomery got 14 points from senior Steve Donahue and 10 points from junior Bohdan Biekietov in a 57-43 loss to Lenape in the Group 3 semifinals of the NJSIAA state tournament.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko call all the play-by-play live from Central Regional High School in Bayville, NJ, on March 5, 2024, as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
The Rutgers Prep girls’ basketball team got 14 points from Mikayla Blakes and a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double from Leah Crosby en route to the Argonauts’ third straight sectional championship, a 63-42 win over St. Rose of Belmar in the Non-Public South B title game.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko call all the play-by-play live from Jackson Liberty High School on March 4, 2024, as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
Steve Donahue (24 points, 10 rebounds) and Bohdan Biekietov (23 points, 14 rebounds) each registered double-doubles to help top-seed Montgomery claim the second sectional title in program history, with a 63-37 win over second-seed Monroe.
Click below to listen to Justin Sontupe and Chris Tsakonas call all the play-by-play live from Montgomery Township High School on March 1, 2024, as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
Junior Jess Devine scored a game-high 28 points, while senior Jaclyn Deshields added 10, to help Middlesex get back to the Central Jersey Group 1 title game with a 52-35 win in the sectional semifinals.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko call all the play-by-play live from Middlesex High School on February 29, 2024, as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
The 6th-seeded South Brunswick Vikings got a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Avery Jenne – who scored 13 points in the game – to pull the upset at third-seed Monore, 46-43 in the girls’ basketball Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko call all the play-by-play live from Monroe Township High School on February 26, 2024, as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
Top-seed Rutgers Prep took its second straight Somerset County Tournament title, beating second-seed Montgomery 64-61 in the finals on Saturday, February 17th, 2024. Freshman Andrew Kretkowski led the Argonauts with 17 points.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakonas call all the action live from Montgomery Township High School, as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio:
Top-seed Rutgers Prep won its fourth straight Somerset County Tournament title, beating second-seed Gill St. Bernard’s 58-55 in their tightest battle in several years. Senior Mikayla Blakes scored 18 to lead the Argonauts to victory.
Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakonas call all the action live on Central Jersey Sports Radio from Montgomery Township High School on February 17th, 2024:
Second-seeded Colonia won its first Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament title since 2015, beating fourth-seed St. Thomas Aquinas for a third time this season, 55-45, in the title game played at Monroe High School. Aiden Derkack led the Patriots with 21 points and was named MVP.
Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko and Dom Savino call all the play-by-play as broadcast live on Central Jersey Sports Radio on February 16th, 2024: