The summaries of all the games played in the first and second weeks of the Elizabeth Summer League have not vanished, we have archived them. So, feel free to take a look if you have missed out on some of the action from earlier this year.
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Elizabeth Hands South Brunswick First Loss While Stevens Routed |
It was a tough night for the two Greater Middlesex Conference teams in the Elizabeth Summer League. As a matter of fact, it was a tough night for all the teams in Central Jersey as in addition to South Brunswick and J.P. Stevens losing, the Immaculata Spartans dropped the only nightcap to Curtis of Staten Island, 47-40. Arriving late because of an earlier game at the Colonia JV Summer League, we arrived with South Brunswick and Elizabeth in the second half of their game while J.P. Stevens and St. Joseph's of Staten Island were approaching halftime of theirs.
South Brunswick, which came into the night playing solid basketball throughout the entire summer, dropped its game with Elizabeth by the final score of 42-34 as the Minutemen broke away from a 25-24 third quarter lead with a 17-10 showing in the final period for the final eight pont winning margin. Meanwhile, J.P. Stevens, which has been up and down so far this summer at Elizabeth, were never really in their game against St. Joseph's of Staten Island as the Hawks were soundly defeated, 56-34.
South Brunswick started out well with a 17-16 lead with only 6:22 left to play in the third quarter. However, Elizabeth, which had talented soon to be senior, Corey Williams leading the way, would take the lead back on two free throws for an 18-17 lead with 6:14 left in the third. About 2:40 later, the Minutemen would increase their lead to three at 20-17 with 3:34 left to play in the period.
Elizabeth increased their lead to 21-17 before the Vikings came back with a score to make the score 21-19 with 2:14 to go. Then, a few moments later, South Brunswick ties the game up at 21-21 with a bucket. The Vikes would take the lead with a three pointer with 0:39 left to make the score 24-23, but Elizabeth would lead after the third, 25-24. Then, to open the fourth, the Minutemen put together a 5-0 run for a 30-24 lead.
South Brunswick would try to get themselves back in the thick of things with a 4-2 spurt to make it 32-28 with 5:10 left to play. However, Elizabeth would boost their lead back to six on a 4-2 run of their own to make the score 36-30 with only two minutes left to play. The Vikings would get no closer than four on a 4-2 run to make it 38-34 as Head Coach, Dave Turco called for time with 0:40 left in the contest. Elizabeth would seal the victory with two pairs of free throws down the stretch for the 42-34 win.
J.P. Stevens wasn't even close in their game against St. Joseph's of Staten Island. The Hawks fell behind, 16-7 in the first quarter as the Hawks were shorthanded without Jason Callender, who also plays baseball, and Kenny Melford, who was playing in a AAU tournament. Stevens, which came off a very tough loss to Hillside on Wednesday night despite getting 27 points from Andrew Biancosino, fell apart in the second period as their opponents from one of New York City's five boroughs went on a 21-6 rampage for an insurrmountable 37-13 halftime lead.
While J.P. Stevens would play better in the second half including an 11-6 showing in the final period, they were just overmatched on this night as both teams are now 3-5 on the season. In the finale, Both Immaculata and Curtis of Staten Island were entangled in a back and forth tussle in the first half before Curtis put together an 8-0 run for a 19-15 lead, and they held that lead despite a 5-4 finish to the half by the Spartans to make the score 23-20 at the half.
Then, in the third quarter, Immaculata's offense hit a wall while Curtis scored the first 11 points of the second half to take a 34-23 lead going into the final period. In the fourth period, the team from Staten Island, and the Public School Athletic League in New York City, increased their lead to the biggest of the game at 43-29 with 4:18 to play on a 7-2 run sparked by a three pointer that pretty much broke Immaculata's spirit after their shooting and pressure defnese cut the deficit to nine at 36-27 with only 6:53 left to play.
In other action, Hillside downed Roselle handily, 47-31 in a battle of two Mountain Valley Conference foes while Nazareth won its fourth straight, 57-38, and Elizabeth rolled past St. Peter's of Staten Island, 54-38. South Brunswick remains in first place by a half game over Hillside, and they also own a tiebreaker over the Comets based on their head to head win in week two of action. See the latest scores and standings.
Team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Elizabeth (13-3) |
8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
South Brunswick (7-1) |
7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
Team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
St. Joseph's (S.I.) (3-5) |
16 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 56 |
J.P. Stevens (3-5) |
7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 34 |
Team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Curtis (S.I.) (4-4) |
11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 47 |
Immaculata (1-7) |
8 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 40 |
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J.P. Stevens Drops Close One To Hillside While Vikes Still Rolling |
It was a decent night for the two Greater Middlesex Conference teams although J.P. Stevens did lose their game against Hillside. Despite getting 27 points from soon to be senior, Andrew Biancosino, Stevens lost a seven point heartbreaker to the Hillside Comets, 50-43 in the third night of action in week three of summer league games at the Dunn Sports and Recreation Center in Elizabeth.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick continued to roll along as they remained undefeated by downing Curtis of Staten Island by a 51-42 score. The Vikings will be tested on Thursday as they take on host school Elizabeth while the Hawks will be playing St. Joseph's of Staten Island.
In other action, Hillside played in another game and defeated Mountain Valley Conference and Union County rival, Rahway, 38-27 while Nazareth of Brooklyn won its third straight since losing to an undermanned South Brunswick squad last Thursday by defeating St. Joseph's of Staten Island. In a rare low scoring affair, Elizabeth smothered Roselle by a score of 23-15, St. Peter's of Staten Island downed Immaculata, 62-50, and Summit defeated Westfield, 42-34. See the latest scores and standings.
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GMC Teams Both Win At Elizabeth |
It was a good night for the two member schools of the Greater Middlesex Conference that are playing in the Elizabeth Summer League as J.P. Stevens defeated Immaculata by a 48-31 score while South Brunswick remained undefeated at 6-0 with a 49-36 victory over St. Peter's of Staten Island.
Meanwhile, in other games, Rahway defeated Mountain Valley Conference foe, Roselle, 48-40, Hillside downed Westfield, 47-34, and Summit defeated St. Joseph's of Staten Island by a 55-44 count. In perhaps the biggest surprise of the evening, Nazareth knocked off Elizabeth 31-27 after Elizabeth had defeated Curtis of Staten Island in the opening set of games, 44-37. See the latest scores and standings.
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South Brunswick Rolls By Stevens While Elizabeth Wins Two More |
In a battle between two GMC Red Division foes, the South Brunswick Vikings defeated the J.P. Stevens Hawks, 38-25, in the opening night of games for the third week of action at the Elizabeth Summer League, which is being held this week at the Dunn Sports and Recreation Center in Elizabeth.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth tacked on two more victories in the standings with wins over Summit, 47-38, and St. Peter's of Staten Island, 45-35. Hillside kept pace with South Brunswick by defeating St. Joseph's of Staten Island, 54-49, Nazareth of Brooklyn downed Immaculata, 47-34, Rahway defeated Westfield, 66-57, and finally, Roselle won its first game by defeating Curtis of Staten Island, 44-32. See the latest scores and standings.
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