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 games.
Tommy Flaherty led all scorers with 24 points for Warren Hills (5-12). TJ Kachala scored 18 points and Charlie Bland added 14.
South Hunterdon plays second-seeded Hackettstown in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Delaware Valley 61, Wallkill Valley 57
Francis Devir led all scorers with 20 points as fourth-seeded Delaware Valley rallied past 13th-seeded Wallkill Valley, 61-57, in Alexandria.
Jack Reardon had 13 points for Delaware Valley (16-3), which rallied from a 38-27 halftime deficit to earn its sixth consecutive win. Eric Klemmer had nine points and Justin Kolpan added eight.
Shane Nugent scored 19 points for Wallkill Valley (7-11). Ryan Geene had 16 points and Dylan Klackowski added 11.
Delaware Valley hosts fifth-seeded Sparta in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
North Hunterdon 60, Lenape Valley 48
James DelSantro’s 16 points lifted ninth-seeded North Hunterdon to a 60-48 victory over eighth-seeded Lenape Valley in Stanhope.
Tommy Mazurkiewicz scored 13 points and Ryan Gilhooly added 12 for North Hunterdon (8-10), which used a 21-10 second quarter to take a 14-point lead into halftime.
Nate Sarnella and Gabriel Quarranttey scored 12 points apiece for Lenape Valley (9-7).
North Hunterdon plays top-seeded Phillipsburg in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Vernon 64, Voorhees 48
Alex Fessel and Ernest Mack made four 3-pointers apiece as sixth-seeded Vernon rolled to a 63-48 victory over 11th-seeded Voorhees in Vernon.
Mack scored 18 points and Fessel had 16 for Vernon (15-2), winners of nine in a row. Ben Jurewicz added 13 points in the win.
For Voorhees (5-11), Aiden Pierro scored 16 points, Justin Wistuba had 14 and Billy Colantano added 13.
Vernon plays third-seeded Hunterdon Central in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Hunterdon Central 65, High Point 27
Matthew Schwartz scored 22 points as third-seeded Hunterdon Central rolled to a 65-27 victory over 15th-seeded High Point in Flemington.
Joshua Wilhelm had 14 points with seven rebounds for Hunterdon Central (9-11), which led by 11 points at halftime before going on a 21-6 third quarter run to break the game open. Thomas Shreiber added six points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Jonah Ripley scored 10 points for High Point (9-9).
Hunterdon Central plays sixth-seeded Vernon in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Sparta 57, Pope John 41
Nick Ryan made four 3-pointers and finished with 21 points as fifth-seeded Sparta defeated 12th-seeded Pope John, 57-41, in Sparta.
Fin Mell added 13 points for Sparta (10-7), which used a 22-6 third quarter to break the game wide open.
For Pope John (3-14), Nate Pluviose made five 3-pointers as he led all scorers with 26 points.
Sparta plays fourth-seeded Delaware Valley in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
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