| Lions claim hoops title
(Pope John 41 - High Point 22) |
Leading by one point after eight minutes, Pope John went on a 14-2 run in
the second quarter and finished with a 41-22 rout of High Point on Monday in Sparta as the Lions clinched the SCIL
boys basketball championship with a 16-1 league mark and one-game remaining.
Marty O'Hora was top gun on the Lions attack, hitting the hoop with a game-high 15 points, seven of which came
at the charity stripe as the Lions increased their lead to 31-18 entering the final quarter when they went on a
10-4 run down the stretch.
Chris Ross chipped in with seven points, Brandon Mefford added six, Nick Mabunay flipped five through the twine,
Dave Williams netted four while Bill Collins and Erik Vaughn finished with two points apiece.
On Friday evening, the Lions had clinched at least a tie for the SCIL crown by defeating Lenape Valley 59-48. O'Hora
netted a dozen of his game-high 22 points in the first half when Pope hohn jumped out to a 24-18 lead. Mefford
was runnerup in the scoring column, popping 17 points into the basket. |
| Smith's 20 rally Chiefs past Rangers (Hopatcong 48 - Wallkill Valley 40) |
| Bobby Smith was top gun on the attack as Hopatcong rallied to a 48-40 win
over Wallkill Valley on Friday. Smith finished with a game-high 20 points, netting 15 in the second half when the
Chiefs rallied from an eight-point deficit at intermission. A senior guard, Smith pulled down 17 rebounds and was
chosen the sportsinthegardenstate.com/Sussex County Boys Basketball Player of the Week while teammate Marlon Winbush
hit the hoope with eight points. The win was the seventh overall against 13 setbacks for the Chiefs. |
| Wendell's 26 points propels Spartans (Sparta 68 - Kittatinny 56) |
| Junior forward Geoff Wendell continued his shooting spree as he pumped a
game-high 26 points through the iron, nine of which came in the third quarter when the Spartans went on a 26-15
surge to defeat Kittainny 68-56. Charlie Kirkner chipped in with 11 points while Kyle Garniner, Brett Mora and
Ryan Tooley popped eight points apiece into the basket. John McGinniess and Steve Zawicki netted 11 points apiece
for the Cougars. |
| Maul fires Braves past Wildcats (Newton 75 - High Point 52) |
| Senior Fred Maul turned in a double-double effort, netting a career-high
21 points and hauling down 11 rebounds while picking off three steals to lead Newton to a 75-52 victory over High
Points. Kevin Pokrywa chipped in with a game-high 23 points while Billy Sisca hit the hoop with 17 points and dished
off six assists. |
| Caska nets 16 for Mustangs (Notre Dame-PA 66 - Sussex Tech 36) |
| Sussex Tech opened and closed
strong but the Mustangs could not keep up withe Notre Dame (PA) in the second half after trailing 21-19 at the
halftime break. Kevin Caska was top gun for the Mustangs, netting a team-high 16 points, 11 of which came in the
first half. |
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