No. 8 Northern Highlands keeping heads high after heartbreaking Group 4 title loss

Zoe Brooks had 21 points, eight steals, seven assists and six rebounds as St. John Vianney, No. 1 in the NJ.com Top 20, rolled to a 94-18 victory over Raritan in Holmdel. Five players finished in double figures for St. John Vianney (21-0), which raced out to a 38-2 first quarter lead. Ashley Sofilkanich scored 14 points, Madison Kocis had 11 and both Bre Delaney and Mikaela Hubbard added 10. Delaney had four steals, Taylor Sofilkanich added nine points, eight rebounds and three blocks, and Janie Bachmann chipped in eight points, five rebounds and five assists.

Allison Cannon tallied 18 points and seven assists to lead Holmdel past Long Branch 62-47 in Long Branch. Despite falling behind 23-19 at halftime, Holmdel (14-6) came alive in the second half outscoring Long Branch 43-24. Holmdel also held Long Branch to just eight points in the third quarter. Michelle...

West Essex rode the performances of Olivia Weiss, Sasha Resnick, and Jordan Cohen to a 41-21 defeat of Livingston, in Livingston. Weiss (13 points), Resnick (12 points), and Cohen (11 points) combined for 36 points as West Essex (12-5) won its third straight game. Resnick also pulled down 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double.

Sydney Incarnato tallied 15 points as Bernards pulled away for a 50-39 win over Parsippany Hills in Bernardsville. Aletha Reynolds tallied nine points while Maggie Dolan chipped in with six points for Bernards (14-5). Alex Jurow led Parsippany Hills (6-12) with 16 points and Maddie Harmon had 11 points and...

Aaron Zalescik and Thomas Warms scored 20 points apiece as 10th-seeded South Hunterdon defeated seventh-seeded Warren Hills, 66-63, in the second round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Washington. Brayden Hinman and Tanner McCaffrey each had nine points for South Hunterdon (8-9), which has now won five of its last six...

Zyaire Gordon had 23 points and 14 rebounds along with two blocks while Micah Charles had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Barringer rallied to a 57-54 win over Newark Academy in Livingston. Roberto Ferriera tallied nine points and Umar Sannor chipped in with seven points for Barringer (8-12), which...

Roselle Catholic received some good but also totally expected news Tuesday by earning the top seed for the 86th Union County Tournament, which will get underway the coming days with seven preliminary games. Probably refreshing for the top-ranked Lions (10-4) to finally think just about basketball following a worrisome Sunday...

Ramapo put on a show on Sunday at the District 1 tournament at Passaic Tech in Wayne. The Raiders finished in the top four at all three weapons, headlined by a sabre title led by Kyle Stamis, Jacob Hamilton, and Yonatan Ivron. Ramapo also finished as the runner-up at epee and fourth at foil.

Anthony Pinto scored a goal and assisted on another to lead Red Bank Regional to a 4-2 victory over Toms River North at Winding River Park in Toms River. The victory snaps an 11-game losing streak for Red Bank Regional (2-16), with its prior victory being a 9-2 victory over J.P. Stevens.

Newark Central had three players record double-doubles as it defeated Newark Academy 60-54 in Newark. Faith Fedd-Robinson led the way with 23 points and 20 rebounds. Newark Central (13-7) jumped out to a 15-8 lead in the first quarter before Newark Academy (15-3) took a one-point lead into the break. However, Newark Central took back control in the second half outscoring Newark Academy 38-31.

Natalia Valdez posted 14 points as Dwight-Englewood defeated New Milford 53-37 in New Milford. Dwight-Englewood (14-6) jumped out to a 22-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and held a 37-23 lead at the half. It outscored New Milford 16-14 in the second half. Lena Most and Karina...

Katie Gorski posted 18 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals to lead Montville as it defeated Immaculata 63-49 in Montville. Montville (15-3) held a 33-17 lead at the half after a 14-4 run in the second quarter. Grace Kowalski also had 15 points, three rebounds, three steals and...

Mike Mikulka scored 21 points to lead East Brunswick to a 64-63 road win over Eastern in Voorhees, Camden County. Matt Mikulka and Cam Vick had 12 points each in the win. Max Portnoy had 19 points and Damien Edwards 16 for Eastern.

Jaida Guerra scored 27 points to lead Union City past Kearny 57-40 in Union City. Union City (13-5) jumped out to a 34-24 lead at halftime before outscoring Kearny 23-16 in the second half. Jaylyn Orefice added 19 points. Ava Hyams led Kearny (15-5) with 17 points. Nominate your game...

Damiya Graham scored 14 points to lead Millburn to a 51-27 win over Montclair Kimberley in Montclair. Katie Grapkowski tallied nine points and 12 rebounds for Millburn (14-5). Emma Woros added nine points in the win. Montclair Kimberley fell to 4-12 with the loss. The NJ High School Sports newsletter...

Alani Ajigbotosho finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds as North Brunswick ousted Woodbridge 67-55 at the Investor Scholarship Games in Clark. Brandon McCain tallied 14 points and five rebounds while Tommy Koroma had 11 for North Brunswick (18-3), which won its sixth straight game and 14 of its last 15. Jack Garbolino finished with 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals.

In a game that was close from start to finish, Saddle River Day, No. 12 in the NJ.com Top 20, picked up a narrow 64-62 win over No. 19 St. Thomas Aquinas, in Edison.

Stephen Abreu at 215 won by pin and assured the home victory for Cresskill in a 54-30 match with Tenafly. It was the 13th bout of the match with the score, 42-30, going in, but Abreu sealed the win for Cresskill (11-8). David Costa-Pollando at 285 won by pin to...

Holy Angels won two weapons titles at the NJSIAA District 1 tournament at Passaic Tech in Wayne. Lauren Tong, Elyse Sato and Sirahn Toufayan teamed to win the epee for Holy Angels, while Sophia Lee, Audrey Colins and June Kim claimed the sabre title.

Stesher Mathelier and Donovan Cottrell scored a game-high 14 points apiece to lead Notre Dame to a victory on the road over Robbinsville, 57-36. Jake Croce and Chris Vlahos added nine points apiece while John Merluse chipped in six for Notre Dame (13-7), which led by 10 at halftime before expanding the lead with a 12-5 third quarter.