J.F. Kennedy Snaps Five Game Skid With Win At Metuchen

Note: Scroll down to read about the Friday night's action. I've now seen 71 games so far this season, and 30 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice. Twenty-two of those teams have been seen three times or more. Unfortunately, the JFK-Metuchen game started at 7:00 PM so I was unable to get over to the Edison vs. South Plainfield game.

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On Senior Night in Metuchen, the Bulldogs battled Kennedy to an 8-8 tie a little over four and a half minutes into the contest. However, buoyed by the 13 first half points from senior forward, Josh Kamenas, and 9 points from fellow senior Vik Pawar, the Mustangs went on a decisive 25-11 surge over the last 11:26 of the opening half to take a 33-19 lead into the locker room.

Then, JFK opened the second half with a triple from the top of the key by Pawar at the 7:29 mark for a 36-19 lead. Metuchen got a score from Kauri Qualls at the 7:07 mark, and two free throws by Hunter Clarke with 6:49 to go in the third to narrow the deficit to 36-23, but couldn't get any closer as the Mustangs finished the game with a 19-13 showing for the 55-36 victory. The win snapped a five game losing streak for Kennedy. View the play-by-play, video highlights, and analysis.

Friday Doubleheader For GMC Hoops

Note: Scroll down to read about the Friday night's schedule. I've now seen 70 games so far this season, and 30 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice. Twenty of those teams have been seen three times or more. I have posted write-ups for our weekly honors from week's five and six later this week. Sorry for the delay. In addition, I have a Taking It To The Rack Column posted as well as eight videos from games I've covered recently.

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On Friday night, GMC Hoops gets back to business with two games, or at least part of two games. First, the site will head over to Metuchen to see the Bulldogs host J.F. Kennedy in a Blue Division Clash. After that, the site will head over to Edison High School to see the Eagles take on South Plainfield in a White Division Clash. Finally, after work on Saturday, we will travel over to Rahway High School to see Cardinal McCarrick take on state ranked Roselle Catholic in the finale of the 2012 Bernoskie Games. See the overall schedule and GMC Hoops upcoming schedule for the rest of this week.

Week Seven Opens With Key Crossover Clashes

Note: Scroll down to read about the start of week seven. I've now seen 68 games so far this season, and 30 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice. Eighteen of those teams have been seen three times or more. I will try to have write-ups for our weekly honors from week's five and six later this week. Sorry for the delay.

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GMC Hoops starts the week off with a trip to North Brunswick after work to see the Raiders host Spotswood in a crossover clash. The game will be broadcasted live on WCTC AM 1450 starting Monday night at 7:00 PM. The site then plans to head over to J.P. Stevens after work on Tuesday night to see the Hawks take on Colonia. See the overall schedule and GMC Hoops upcoming schedule up until Wednesday.

Carteret, Sayreville, J.P. Stevens, McCarrick, & St. Joe's All Winners On Super Saturday

Note: Scroll down to read about Saturday's action. More stuff has been added to the GMC Summaries page. I've now seen 68 games so far this season, and 30 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice. Eighteen of those teams have been seen three times or more.

On Saturday night, Danny Brix became the eighth played in St. Joseph's history to score 1,000 points when he connected on a baseline jumper from the left side with 1:09 to go in the third quarter of the Falcons 69-52 victory over Marist of Bayonne. He is the fifth Falcons player to reach that milestone since 2005, and the third one in the GMC to do it in as many days. Meanwhile, teammate Quenton DeCosey pumped in 28 points to raise his career point total closer to 1,300 with 1,292.

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It was a huge Saturday for GMC Hoops. Non-stop basketball coverage from 10:00 AM to 8:45 PM. Six games including one JV contest. It was Super Saturday 2012. Three of the varsity contests were crossovers while the other two were non-conference games.

In the first contest at Perth Amboy, Carteret broke away from a 20-15 halftime lead with a 12-1 tear over the first 5:04 of the third to take a 32-16 lead. The Panthers responded with a 10-1 spurt to end the third and start the fourth to pull within seven at 33-26, but the Ramblers wouldn't let them get any closer. Avery Carter putback his own miss at the 6:15 mark, Brandon Gilder converted a three point play at the 5:39 mark, Gilder connected on a jumper at the 4:58 mark, and Elijah Torres made two free throws at the 4:14 mark for a 42-26 lead. Carteret went on to win 47-35. View the play-by-play.

Next, we traveled to Highland Park to see the Owls take on Sayreville in another crossover contest. HP hung tough for the first 12 plus minutes of the first half. The Bombers only led 12-8 after one, and 14-12 following a score by Jason Potts at the 3:51 mark. However, Sayreville took control of the contest for good with a 20-3 explosion in just 3:31 as Cody Van Note scored nine points while Trey Johnson added five to give the Bombers a 34-15 halftime lead. Corey Taite then added eight points including two threes in the third to give the visitors a 42-18 lead en route to a 61-22 victory. Read the play-by-play.

After a brief respite, GMC Hoops headed south on Route 27 to New Brunswick High School to catch both the JV and varsity games between the Zebras and J.P. Stevens. Both contests were back and forth, and fought down to the last minute. In the JV game, the Junior Hawks trailed 39-33 with under six minutes to play, but put together a 20-7 surge to pull out the hard fought 53-46 victory. View the game notes from the contest. The varsity game was close as well. Both teams exchanged leads three times and tied another three times while neither had a lead bigger than five points in the first half.

However, over the first nine minutes of the second half, the Hawks took control with a 19-8 spurt for a 42-30 lead with exactly seven minutes to go in the game. Despite senior forward, Milton Pittman fouling out, the Zebras rallied with an 18-7 spurt of its own over 5:59 to pull within one. Za'Kry Shivers connected on a three pointer from the left baseline with 1:01 to play for a 49-48 J.P. Stevens lead. The Hawks were able to hang on though with a 5-2 finish including two free throws by sophomore Sky Harris to seal the 54-50 win. Read the play-by-play from the contest.

We weren't done yet either. Instead, the site headed over to South Amboy and Cardinal McCarrick High School to see the Eagles take on Roselle from the Union County Conference in a non-conference matchup. Cardy Mac jumped out to a 28-9 lead with less than six minutes to go in the first half, and then after the Runnin' Rams rallied to pull within thirteen at 41-28 a little more than midway through the third quarter, the Eagles put together a 15-0 tear including buckets by Mohammed Alli and Jumanne McDaniel, and a layup and two threes by Jonathan Rodriguez to take a 56-28 advantage late in the period.

Things would get interesting though as Roselle rallied with a 30-10 surge over a span of a little more than eight minutes to pull within eight with less than 30 seconds to go. McCarrick would emerge victorious as McDaniel netted two free throws in the waning moments to wrap up the 68-58 victory. Read the game notes. Finally, we finished the night at St. Joseph's with another non-conference matchup between the Falcons and the Royal Knights of Marist from Bayonne in Hudson County. The game went back and forth at the start as 6'9" freshman Karl Towns traded shots with 6'10" Manny Suarez, but eventually the Falcons took over the game for the win.

Trailing 6-4 with 5:12 left in the first, St. Joe's finished the period with a 13-3 spurt for a 17-9 lead, and then broke the game open with a 21-11 surge in the second for a 38-20 halftime lead. At one point in the third quarter, the Falcons led by 27 points before Marist closed the game with a 32-22 showing for the 69-52 St. Joe's win. Quenton DeCosey led all scorers with 28 points while Towns chipped in with 18. Danny Brix added 12 to put him over 1,000 for his career. View the play-by-play.

Piscataway Tech Edges Dunellen; McCarrick Wins For Lewis 300th

Note: Scroll down to read about Friday's action. I just added another article, some play-by-play from two contests, analysis and a video from another to the GMC Summaries page. I've now seen 62 games so far this season, and 28 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice.

With a 50-48 victory over New Brunswick in a game broadcasted on WCTC on Friday night, Cardinal McCarrick's head coach, Joe Lewis won his 300th career game. Lewis has coached at the school for the past 17 years.

In other milestone news, Malcolm Batts scored 19 points for Amboy Tech in a 63-41 win over Wardlaw on Friday to become the eighth player in school history to score 1,000 points for his career. Teammate Rashad Adams added 15 points in the victory to pull within 11 points of the school's all time mark held by 1979 graduate, Kevin Zakrewski.

Meanwhile, Timothy Christian's Kristian Svendsen scored 12 points in a 66-31 victory over East Brunswick Tech to raise his career total to 1,203 points. Dan Decker scored 13 to move closer to 1,000 with 976 points. Justen Davis scored 20 points for Wardlaw in the loss to Amboy Tech to go over 900 points for his career. He's now at 901.

On Thursday night, Dion Rogers fired in 21 points in North Brunswick's victory over Edison to up his career total to 1,273 points. He is just 31 points shy of second place on NBTHS' all time scoring list, which is currently held by 1997 graduate John Cipot (1,304 points). Quenton DeCosey scored 15 in St. Joseph's win over Stevens to increase his career total to 1,264 points.

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Despite a scheduling snafu, GMC Hoops still managed two see two more games on Friday night. The first one turned out to be an impromptu JV Game of the Week between Dunellen and Piscataway Tech. The Junior Destroyers fell behind early by the score of 8-2, but rallied with a 13-6 spurt over the final 10:24 of the first half to take a 15-14 lead.

However, the Junior Raiders led by freshmen guards, Aziz Austin and Terrance Wong, and sophomore forward, Jordan Lackey began the second half with a 12-0 run to take a 26-15 lead, and led by as many as 23 in the fourth quarter before winning 58-38. Austin sparked the run with a three pointer while Lackey and Wong followed with layups in just the first 1:03 of the second half. Wong ended up with 11 points while Lackey chipped in with 8 and Austin had 6. View the play-by-play from the contest.

In the varsity contest, Dunellen jumped out to a 14-7 first quarter lead thanks to threes from Casey Wenzel and Sean Gibney, and actually led 20-15 at the half as Wenzel scored 11 points over the first two periods. Like the JV did earlier though, Piscataway Tech's varsity stormed out of the locker room to start the third quarter with a 9-2 spurt for a 24-22 lead. The Raiders increased that lead to six points a little more than midway through the final period, and didn't let Dunellen get closer than three the rest of the way in a 48-45 victory.

Galen Smith turned in a key performance for the Raiders with 16 points including three treys and a conventional three point play. Smith also helped seal the win with 4 of 6 shooting from the foul line in the final 25.8 seconds. Will Joyce also was a difference maker with a game high 20 points while blocking several shots. Wenzel led Dunellen in the loss with 16. View the play-by-play and video highlights from the contest.

Woodbridge Defeats Sayreville As Hughes Scores 1,000th

Note: Scroll down to read about Thursday's action. I just added three more articles, some analysis from two contests, and a video from another to the GMC Summaries page. I've now seen 60 games so far this season, and 28 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice.

On Thursday, Woodbridge's Keith Hughes joined his dad, and former Carteret standout, Keith Hughes Sr., on the long and still growing list of GMC players to score 1,000 points in their careers. Hughes connected on a jumper from the right of the top of the key with 5:52 to go in the third period to give WHS a 29-27 lead, and cross the 1,000 point barrier. Entering the contest needing 10 points to get 1,000, Hughes scored 25 to move ahead of North Brunswick's Shaheid Williams and South Plainfield's Mike Burton in the GMC Hoops Grand Club with 1,015 points. The Barrons went on to win over Sayreville, 65-58.

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In the closest game of the evening around the GMC on Thursday night, the Woodbridge Barrons held on for a 65-58 win over Sayreville. In a back and forth game that saw 8 lead changes and 3 ties in just 11:16 of the contest, the Barrons ended the third with the final six points including four by Keith Hughes in the final minute of the frame for a 41-36 lead.

After the Bombers pulled within two points early in the fourth, Woodbridge scored five unanswered points including a short jumper by Bobby Marquez at the 6:43 mark, one of two from the line by Kyle Pearson at the 5:04 mark, and a bucket by Hughes at the 4:16 mark for a 46-39 lead. Sayreville, which fought down to the wire in this one, rallied with six of the next eight points including two layups from Trey Johnson to close the gap to three at 48-45 with less than two and a half minutes to go.

The Barrons then got a three from Hughes and a conventional three point play from Kyle Anderson to take a 54-45 lead with 1:58 remaining. The Bombers rallied again though with a 13-7 spurt in just 1:21 as sophomore guard, Corey Taite struck for three treys while Bryant Webb and Johnson added baskets to pull the home team within three at 61-58 with 18 seconds to play. However, Duquan Bailey, who went 6 of 6 from the foul line over the last 27 seconds of the game, netted two pairs of free throws to give WHS the seven point win. View details as well as commentary, play-by-play and video highlights from the last three quarters of the contest.

Timothy Christian Jolts Piscataway Tech

Note: Scroll down to read about Wednesday's action. I just added two more articles and game notes from two other contests to the GMC Summaries page. I've now seen 59 games so far this season, and 27 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice.

On Wednesday, Timothy Christian senior forward, Kristian Svendsen scored 10 points in the Tigers upset win over ninth ranked Piscataway Tech to increase his career total to 1,191. Dan Decker scored 8 points in the win as well to boost his career total to 963. Meanwhile, Amboy Tech's Rashad Adams scored 21 points in a 55-53 loss at Dunellen to up his career total to 1,332 points. Malcolm Batts is now just four points shy of 1,000 after scoring 14 in the loss as well. Justen Davis scored 15 points for Wardlaw in a loss to South River, and now has 881 points.

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It was a huge night in the GMC Gold with a big upset at the top of the standings. In a rematch of an earlier season game won by Piscataway Tech (46-25), Timothy Christian overcame a 33-22 deficit with less than five and a half minutes to go in the third quarter with a 27-14 surge to close the game for a 49-47 win over ninth ranked Piscataway Tech.

With Dan Decker limited to just two field goals including a three in the third quarter to close the gap to 35-29, and Kristian Svendsen scoring only 10 points, others had to step up for the Tigers and did. Sophomore Brandon Summers, who scored 6 points in the first half, and 12 in the second for a career high 18 points in the contest, sank a baseline jumper with 1:45 remaining for a 47-45 lead. Will Gaskin played solid defense, and tied the game at 45-45 with a reverse layup, and Jeff Parker scored 5 points including one of two from the line with 18.8 seconds to go to help provide the margin of difference.

The Raiders were led in a losing cause by the tandem of Will Joyce and Galen Smith, who both accounted for 72 percent of their team's scoring. Joyce scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half when P-Way Tech jumped out to a 25-16 halftime lead. Smith had both of his threes in the first half, and scored 8 points in the first 16 minutes of play. TCS is now 14-1 on the season, and are winners of 11 straight. View details as well as the game notes from the contest, and analysis. In other action, South Amboy overcame a sluggish start offensively to put away East Brunswick Tech.

After missing their first six shots of the game, and only getting one field goal to tie the Tigers at 4-4 going into the second period, the Guvs scored the final six points of the first half, and the first 10 of 16 points of the second half to take a 25-15 lead en route to a 51-34 victory. Believe it or not, the young Governors are 6-9 overall, and 5-5 in Gold Division play, which is good enough for sole possession of fourth place, and a game behind Dunellen for third. Steve Herdman, who had two of his three treys in the third, ended up with a game high 14 points while Joe Fruncillo chipped in with 12. Mike Hardy had 12 in a losing cause for E.B. Tech. View details as well as the game notes from the first three quarters of action.

GMC Hoops had planed to see a Freshmen, JV, and Varsity tripleheader between Woodbridge and Sayreville on Thursday, but has decided to just see the varsity contest. Check Thursday's schedule as well as the GMC Hoops upcoming schedule.

St. Joseph's Tops EB; Monroe Surges In 2nd Half To Defeat Edison

Note: Scroll down to read about Tuesday's action. I just added another article, play-by-play, and video to the GMC Summaries page. I've now seen 57 games so far this season, and 26 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice.

On Tuesday, Quenton DeCosey scored 21 points to help St. Joseph's win its twelfth straight over East Brunswick, and raise his career scoring mark to 1,249. Teammate Danny Brix chipped in with 14 points to move closer to the 1,000 point plateau with 976. Meanwhile, Dion Rogers scored 12 points for North Brunswick in a 73-36 win over Sayreville to increase his career point total to 1,252. Keith Hughes is now 10 points within 1,000 after scoring 9 points in a loss to New Brunswick while teammate Kyle Pearson moved over the 900 point barrier with 16 against the Zebras.

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After work on Tuesday night, GMC Hoops took a quick trip over to Edison High School to see the Eagles in action against Monroe in a White Division Clash. Edison led 33-24 at the half, and scored the first four points of the second half on baskets by Amir Brown and Jeff Renner to take a 37-24 lead with 6:32 remainining in the third.

However, behind the three point shooting of senior guard Ryan Genevieve (15 points over the last 10:11 including three treys), and the play of junior forward Chuka Onukwugha, who scored 6 of his 8 points in the fourth quarter along with a blocked shot, the Monroe Falcons surged past Edison with a 41-20 showing over the last fourteen and a half minutes for a 65-57 victory. Genevieve ended up with a game high 24 points while Nick Isola added 10 for the winners. Kevin Luckenbach led Edison with 17 points while Brown and Marcus Cudjoe chipped in with 11. See details as well as the play-by-play and video highlights from the second half.

In other action around the GMC, St. Joseph's battled East Brunswick in the Bear's Den on Tuesday afternoon, and came away with a hard fought 55-47 victory. Quenton DeCosey led the way with 21 points including 11 points in the fourth while Karim Awad added 15 and Danny Brix scored 14 for the Falcons. Joey Ross led East Brunswick with 13 points while Rob Ukawuba chipped in with 9. See details.

GMC Hoops plans to cover all or part of three different games involving GMC teams on Wednesday. The site has put together a very grueling schedule of coverage over the next four days. Check Wednesday's schedule as well as the GMC Hoops upcoming schedule.

Timothy Christian Downs Highland Park; Soulias Equals School Mark For 3s

Note: Scroll down to read about Monday's action. I was not able to get out to see the game played between Timothy Christian and Highland Park. I had to stay late at work. I've now seen 56 games so far this season, and 25 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice.

On Monday, Kristian Svendsen scored 19 points to help Timothy Christian win its eleventh straight over Highland Park, and raise his career scoring mark to 1,181. Teammate Dan Decker scored 25 points to move closer to the 1,000 point plateau with 955. Meanwhile, Rashad Adams scored 19 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in a 78-58 win over Koinonia Academy of Plainfield to increase his career point total to 1,311. Malcolm Batts put in 21 points in the win to move closer to the 1,000 point mark with 982.

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On Monday night, Timothy Christian outscored Highland Park in each of the four quarters played to post a 58-37 victory over the Owls. It was the eleventh straight win for the Tigers, which are now 13-1 heading into their Gold Division Showdown with Piscataway Tech on Wednesday afternoon.

TCS outscored Highland Park by a 15-3 margin in points scored from beyond the arc and a 9-2 margin in points from the foul line while having a slight edge in two point field goals (17-16). Meanwhile, Tommy Soulias fired in a career high 42 points while equaling the school mark for three pointers with 10 in a 96-74 Spotswood victory at South River on Monday afternoon.

GMC Hoops plans to be at Edison High School tonight after work to see the Eagles take on Monroe. Check Tuesday's schedule.

Week Six Action Gets Underway On Monday In GMC

Note: Scroll down to read about Monday's schedule. I've added another video to the GMC Summaries section. I've now seen 56 games so far this season, and 25 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice.

On Friday, Kristian Svendsen scored 10 points to help Timothy Christian win its tenth straight over South Amboy, and raise his career scoring mark to 1,162. Teammate Dan Decker scored 18 points to move closer to the 1,000 point plateau with 930. On Saturday, Justen Davis scored 13 points for Wardlaw in a 42-29 loss to Staten Island Academy to push his career mark to 866. We have also added 1989 Woodbridge graduate Adam McLaughlin to the list with 1,080 points.

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Week six action starts on Monday with games in the Gold and Blue Division as well as a crossover and non-conference game. GMC Hoops plans to be at Highland Park after work to see the Owls take on Timothy Christian in a Blue/Gold crossover game. Check Monday's schedule.

Carteret Tops Spotswood In GMC Blue Clash; Metuchen Rolls Past HP

Note: Scroll down to read about Friday's action. I've added four more articles and a video to the GMC Summaries section. I've now seen 56 games so far this season, and 25 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice.

On Friday, Rashad Adams scored 18 points in Perth Amboy Tech's loss to Piscataway Tech to inch closer to the 1,300 point plateau with 1,292 for his career. Malcolm Batts added 13 in defeat to raise his point total to 961. Meanwhile, Justen Davis scored 14 points in Wardlaw's 46-26 victory over E.B. Tech to raise his career total to 853.

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On Friday afternoon, Spotswood took on Carteret in a key GMC Blue Division matchup. A win for the Chargers, which came into the game with an 8-0 record on the road, would have tied them for second with the Ramblers. However, Carteret would have no part of that. Led by senior forward, Tanveer Dosanjh, who scored 15 of his game high 28 points in the first half, the Ramblers broke away from a 6-6 tie a little more than midway through the first period with a 20-9 tear over the final 11:10 of the opening half to take a 26-15 lead at the intermission.

After Carteret opened the second half with a 10-9 run including two scores from freshman, Jaquan Robertson for a 36-24 lead with 4:13 to go in the third, Spotswood rallied with 7 unanswered points including two threes from Dalonte Grant to pull within five. The Chargers couldn't get any closer than that though the rest of the way as Carteret finished the game with a 9-0 run for a 57-41 lead with less than two minutes to go en route to a 62-49 victory. Avery Carter picked up a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Ramblers.

Jake Dadika led Spotswood in a losing cause with 20 points while Grant chipped in with 14. Carteret limited Spotswood's top scorer, Tommy Soulias to just 5 points. View the play-by-play. Meanwhile, Metuchen took on Highland Park for the second time this year in a game broadcast on WCTC AM 1450. The Bulldogs only led 6-4 after one period, and 14-7 at the half as Highland Park didn't get on the board for the first five minutes or so, and didn't score a field goal until about a half minute left in the first half. Metuchen, which had nine different players score in the contest, took off in the final two periods with a 32-12 surge for a 46-19 lead before the Owls closed the game with an 8-3 run for the 49-27 MHS win.

In other action around the GMC, South Amboy surprised Dunellen 47-42 while Middlesex snapped JFK's four game winning streak by knocking off the Mustangs for the second time this season, 38-33.

East Brunswick Holds Off Late Piscataway Rally For Win

Note: Scroll down to read about Thursday's action. I've added three more articles to the GMC Summaries section as well as videos from both of Wednesday's games. I've now seen 55 games so far this season, and 25 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice.

On Wednesday night, Quenton DeCosey scored 22 points for St. Joseph's in a 74-25 victory over Old Bridge to increase his career point total to 1,228. Meanwhile, Dion Rogers collected 13 points in a North Brunswick 72-50 victory over Monroe to bring his career scoring total to 1,240. Both moved ahead of former Carteret standout, and current St. Joe's assistant coach, Jose Rodriguez in the GMC Hoops Grand Club list.

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It was another tripleheader Thursday as GMC Hoops traveled over to Piscataway High School to see action from all or part of the Freshmen, JV, and varsity contests between P-Way and East Brunswick. The Bears, which have been playing without Mike Summerer, who has been out with a knee injury, trailed 19-16 with 3:48 to go in the first half before going on a 9-0 run including a three pointer and a layup by Rob Ukawuba (game high 20 points), and two free throws apiece by Amir Bell and Joey Ross for a 25-19 lead at the half.

EB opened the second half with the first two baskets for a 13-0 run, and a 29-19 lead before the Chiefs rallied with 8 of the next 10 points over a span of 2:28 to pull within four at 31-27 midway through the period. The Bears then finished off the third with a 12-3 run that included a three by Gary Baumer, a layup and two free throws by by Ukawuba, a trey by Ross, and a putback by Jake Krantz for a 43-30 lead heading into the fourth.

Once again, P-Way battled back with a 19-9 run as Tajae Sharpe connected on three pointers at the 6:23 and 5:50 marks, and Marcus Freeney (also had game high with 20 points) converted a three point play at the 5:10 mark for a 46-43 EB lead. Then, after the Bears scored 6 of the next 7 points for a 52-44 lead with 2:27 left, the Chiefs scored four straight points including a putback by Freeney as he was fouled at the 1:46 mark, and then a putback by Vik Singh off the missed bonus free throw by Freeney for a 52-49 EB lead before the Bears called for time with a little over a minute and a half left.

The Bears were able to hang on though for the 56-49 win as Ross and Abu Bestawros each made two free throws at the 29.8 and 6.7 second marks. See details as well as the play-by-play and video highlights from the contest. Earlier in the JV game, the Junior Bears of East Brunswick got 14 points from Pat McMullen including 9 in the second half to defeat the Junior Chiefs by the score of 47-37. Similar to the varsity contest, East Brunswick ended the first half strong with a 9-2 spurt to turn a 22-19 deficit into a 28-24 lead at the intermission. Then, McMullen connected on two of his three treys while forward Mike Manne added four points to give the Junior Bears a 38-30 lead after three quarters. P-Way, which only had 13 points in the second half, was unable to get any closer than seven points the rest of the way while EB led by as many as a dozen.

Clarence Morris also had a game high of 14 for the Junior Chiefs including ten in the first half. View the play-by-play from that contest. The day started off with the two freshman teams going at it, and East Brunswick got the better of that game as well. The Bear Cubs led 60-33 with just under six minutes to play, and didn't allow a field goal agaiin until the final 30 seconds of play en route to a 64-35 victory.

Wardlaw Defeats South Amboy; Timothy Christian Wins 9th Straight

Note: Scroll down to read about Wednesday's action. I've added three articles to the GMC Summaries section. I plan to have articles and videos of Wednesday's games up soon. I've now seen 52 games so far this season, and 24 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice.

With his 23 point performance in a 62-39 victory over Perth Amboy Tech on Wednesday night, Kristian Svendsen of Timothy Christian increased his career scoring total to 1,152 points while fellow classmate Dan Decker now has 912 career points. Rashad Adams now has 1,274 points for his career at Amboy Tech while fellow classmate Malcolm Batts has 948. Wardlaw's Justen Davis is heading toward 1,000 points as well. After scoring 16 points on Wednesday against South Amboy, he now has 839 points.

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It was another busy Wednesday for GMC Hoops for the fourth time this season, the site saw more than one game on Wednesday. It was a GMC Gold Division Doubleheader with South Amboy taking on Wardlaw-Hartridge in the first game followed by Amboy Tech against Timothy Christian in the nightcap.

South Amboy jumped out to a 13-8 early second quarter lead thanks to the efforts of sophomore forward, Joe Fruncillo, who scored seven straight points for the Guvs. However, Wardlaw bounced back with a 16-9 showing over the final 7:18 of the first half including two threes by guard Noah Ganz to take a 24-22 lead at the intermission. The Rams went on a 9-2 spurt in just 2:13 to turn a 15-12 deficit into a 21-17 lead.

Over the first 11:19 of the second half, Wardlaw outscored South Amboy by a margin of 21-8 as junior forward, Justen Davis scored 10 of his game high 16 points and Ganz added four during the run for a 45-30 lead with 4:41 remaining. The Guvs showed a lot of guts by fighting back with a 17-7 spurt over the next 4:13 as Steve Herdman hit two threes and Nick Kales had two field goals and a trey of his own to narrow the deficit two five at 52-47 with 28.3 seconds left.

The Governors weren't able to get any closer as Wardlaw finished the game with three of the last five points for the 55-49 victory. The win snapped an eight game losing streak for the Rams, which are also 2-1 in games covered by GMC Hoops this season. Jordan Del Sol chipped in for the winners with 14 points while Ganz ended up with 11. Kales and Funcillo led South Amboy in defeat with 14 points each. See the play-by-play from this contest. For the nightcap, we traveled over to Timothy Christian to see the Tigers take on Amboy Tech in another GMC Gold Clash.

Trailing 14-12 with 4:53 to go in the first half, TCS ended the game with a 50-25 surge to win its ninth straight by the score of 62-39. The Tigers are now 11-1 on the season with their only loss coming at the hands of Piscataway Tech. Kristian Svendsen scored half of TCS' 22 points in the first half while Dan Decker added two threes. In the third quarter, the Tigers broke open the game with a 10-2 run to end the frame including a line drive three by Decker as time expired for a 42-29 lead.

Svendsen then opened the fourth period with a conventional three point play as TCS went up 47-29 with 6:47 to go. Decker added 9 points and an assist in the final frame to help round out the 23 point victory. Svendsen ended up with 23 points while Decker also added 22. Rashad Adams led the way in a losing cause for Amboy Tech with 10 points and 14 rebounds while Malcolm Batts and Saul Rosa chipped in with 8 points each. View the play-by-play from the contest.

North Brunswick Edges McCarrick; Sayreville Knocks Off Monroe;
JFK Wins 4th Straight

Note: Scroll down to read about Tuesday night's action. I've just added video highlights and play-by-play from North Brunswick's victory over Cardinal McCarrick in the blog. I plan to post some articles to the GMC Summaries section on Wednesday.

With his 28 points against McCarrick, Dion Rogers has increased his career point total to 1,227, which is less than 80 points away from second place on the all time scoring list at NBTHS. Meanwhile, Quenton DeCosey scored 13 points in a 50-41 victory over Colonia to increase his point total to 1,206 points at St. Joseph's. I've now seen 50 games so far this season, and 23 of the 31 GMC schools at least twice.

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It was a showdown in the GMC White that didn't disappoint as defending White Division Champ, North Brunswick had another dogfight on its hands with Cardinal McCarrick. The Raiders jumped out to a 56-44 lead with 6:58 remaining only to have the Eagles respond with a 12-2 spurt over the next 2:51 to pull within a basket with a little more than four minutes to play.

North Brunswick would seize control of the contest with seven of the next eight points including a three from the right wing by Iverson Fleming at the 2:21 mark, and two free throws by Dion Rogers for a 65-57 lead with 1:59 to go. McCarrick, which didn't have a lead for the entire second half, would not get closer than a basket the rest of the way as the Raiders won, 69-65 to move into a first place tie with the Eagles.

Rogers ended up with a game high 28 points while Fleming chipped in with 21. The duo scored all 18 of the Raiders points in the fourth. Marques Townes led McCarrick in defeat with 21 points. See the play-by-play and video highlights from the second half of the contest. There was plenty of other action around the Greater Middlesex Conference with Sayreville recording an upset win while J.F. Kennedy won its fourth straight.

Led by 35 points from junior guard, Cody Van Note, and 17 points from sophomore guard Corey Taite, the Sayreville Bombers outscored Monroe 29-13 in the final period to turn a 62-51 deficit into an 80-75 upset victory. Victor Sorrento scored 23 and Ryan Genevieve added 21 in the loss for the Falcons, which have lost four of their last five after equaling the best start in school history with a 7-0 record. See details via MyCentralJersey.com.

Meanwhile, the Mustangs of JFK have pulled to within two games of .500 thanks to a 64-55 victory over Point Pleasant Boro of Ocean County. Vik Pawar registered 22 points including four threes to lead the way while Steve Alvarez chipped in with 16 and Josh Kamenas added 15. See the box score courtesy of nj.com.

New Brunswick Knocks Off Mendham; Monroe Falls To Willingboro

Note: Scroll down to read about Monday's schedule. The GMC Hoops Express will be pulling out of the station on Tuesday to head over to North Brunswick after work to see the second ranked Raiders take on fifth ranked Cardinal McCarrick. The site also plans to be at NBTHS on Thursday to see the Raiders in action against Monroe.

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There was a light schedule on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday around the Greater Middlesex Conference with only five games. Two of them were at the Martin Luther King Roundball Classic at New Brunswick High School. In the finale of the tripleheader there, the hometown Zebras knocked off Morris County power, and last year's North Jersey Section 2 Group III runner-up in Mendham by the score of 41-30.

Za'Kry Shivers led New Brunswick with a game high 15 points while Sammad Thomas chipped in with 9 points and Milton Pittman added 7. See the box score courtesy of nj.com. Andrew Jacobs led Mendham with a team high 12 points. Earlier in the day at NBHS, Monroe took on Willinboro of Burlington County, and lost, 57-45. Former Trenton Cathaolic standout, Ronnie Paden helped lead the way with 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Ryan Genevieve led Monroe with 14 points while Nick Isola chipped in with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. Victor Sorrento had 6 points and 12 rebounds for the Falcons. See the box score courtesy of nj.com.

In other action involving GMC teams, Cardinal McCarrick defeated Samuel Gompers of New York in the MLK I Have A Dream showcase run by Planet Athlete at Newark Eastside, 65-59. Sophomore Marques Townes led the way with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists while Alonzo Hamilton chipped in with 19 points and 6 boards. Jumanne McDaniel added 11 points while Jonathan Rodriguez made his debut with 7 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals. See the box score courtesy of nj.com. Over the holiday weekend, the GMC went 6-3 against non-conference schools, and is now 40-37 overall against teams outside Middlesex County.

New Brunswick's MLK Roundball Classic Kicks Off Week Five

Note: Scroll down to read about Monday's schedule. I have all the videos from varsity games that I've covered this year in the blog. You can get to them by going to the GMC Summaries page, or scrolling down a bit. I have also fixed the link to the article on Cardinal McCarrick's opening night win over Woodbridge.

With his 15 points against South Amboy on Friday, and his 19 points versus Middlesex on Saturday, Kristian Svendsen of Timothy Christian has moved into fifth place on the all time scoring list at the school with 1,129 points. I will not be able to see any games today due to my work schedule. I will try to get back on the trail on Tuesday.

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Week five action kicks off with the MLK Roundball Classic at New Brunswick High School on Monday. There will be three games there starting at 11:00 AM. Two GMC teams are participating including Monroe, which plays Willingboro at 12:30 PM, and the host school, New Brunswick, which takes on Mendham at 2:00 PM. See the schedule. Meanwhile, at the Planet Athlete MLK I Have A Dream Showcase in Newark, Cardinal McCarrick is taking on Saumel Gompers of New York.

Bishop Ahr Snaps Spotswood's Seven Game Winning Streak

Note: Scroll down to read about Friday night's action. Reminder: The MLK Roundball Classic at New Brunswick is set for Monday. See the schedule. I have posted six videos to the blog so far today. You can get to them by going to the GMC Summaries page, or scrolling down a bit.

With his 16 points in Amboy Tech's 66-51 victory at East Brunswick Tech on Friday afternoon, Rashad Adams increased his career point total to 1,264 while teammate Malcolm Batts had a game high 18 to move closer to 1,000 points for his career with 940.

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Once again, the GMC Hoops Express stayed in the station on Friday night, but there was still action around the Greater Middlesex Conference including a Blue Division game between Bishop Ahr and Spotswood. The Chargers entered the contest on a seven game winning streak after losing to Carteret on opening night while the Trojans had yet to lose a game in conference play. So, something had to give.

With Dillon Salva out of the lineup because he was sick, the Trojans went into a hostile atmosphere, and weathered a late third quarter run by the Chargers to come away with an 81-68 victory. Senior Kenny Virden and Spotswood's Tom Soulias each scored 24 points for game high honors while BGA's Roger Kilgore and the Chargers Jake Dadika chipped in with 18 points. Daniel Timi added 15 for the Trojans while Jamal Lewis collected 11 points and 7 rebounds.

Both teams shot 50 percent from three point range, and went a combined 21 of 42 from beyond the arc with Ahr getting the edge in points scored from long distance (33-30). See details and the box score courtesy of nj.com.

P-Way Edges Colonia In Overtime; Old Bridge Wins 3rd Straight

Note: Scroll down to read about Thursday night's action. I'm working on some videos and articles, and hope to have them posted online today.

With his 30 points in North Brunswick's 79-70 at Woodbridge, Dion Rogers is now a point shy of 1,200 for his career at NBTHS. The win by the Raiders was also a milestone for head coach, Ed Breheney, who now has 300 victories for his career. Meanwhile, Quenton DeCosey pumped in 21 points to lead St. Joseph's past South Brunswick, and increase his career total to 1,193. I've now seen 49 games so far this season, and have seen 22 teams in the GMC at least twice.

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The GMC Hoops Express was idle on Thursday night, but there was still a lot of action around the Greater Middlesex Conference. Despite 16 points from freshman guard, James Corbett, the Colonia Patriots fell to Piscataway in overtime by the score of 50-48. Vik Singh led the Chiefs with 19 points while Tajae Sharpe, who had missed the last three games, scored 7 points including 3 of 4 from the line over the final 4:15 of the game including two with 54 seconds to go in overtime for the victory. Jordan McDaniel scored 10 for the Pats while Jelani Jackson and Greg Davis each scored 9 for P-Way. See details at nj.com.

Meanwhile, over in Perth Amboy, the Old Bridge Knights won their third straight game with a 42-41 decision over the Panthers. Sophomore guard, Tyler Drews scored a team high 15 points on five threes while teammate Sultan Aminu continued a big week with 14 points. David Rogers led all scorers with 17 points for Amboy, which had a shot by Angel Cruz go in at the buzzer, but the basket was disallowed. With the victory, Old Bridge moves to within two games of .500, and equals its win total for all of last year. See details at nj.com.

Timothy Christian Defeats Dunellen In Gold Division Clash

Note: Scroll down to read about Wednesday night's action. I've posted a couple new videos to the blog. You can get to them by going to the GMC Summaries page, or just scrolling a bit down the screen.

With his 13 points in the win over Dunellen, senior forward, Kristian Svendsen inches toward 1,100 points for his career at Timothy Christian. Meanwhile, Rashad Adams of Perth Amboy Tech scored 7 points in a loss to South Amboy, and now has 1,248 for his career, which is second on the all time list at PAVT. I've now seen 49 games so far this season, and have seen 22 teams in the GMC at least twice.

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In a clash of GMC Gold contenders, Timothy Christian got a huge first half from senior guard, Dan Decker to highlight a 19-5 tear over the last 9:20 of the first half to turn a 12-9 deficit into a 28-17 halftime lead. Decker, who had 16 points in the first half on four threes, had 13 points during the key run. The Tigers got another three from Decker to open up the second half for a 31-17 lead, and eventually led by as many as 20 points before Dunellen roared back.

Over a span of 8:51, the Destroyers put together a 28-14 surge as senior guard, Sean Gibney led the way with 15 of his team high 18 points duriing the span. Gibney struck for threes at the 1:25 mark of the third, 7:36 mark of the fourth, and with 7:05 left in the game to help Dunellen eventually get within six points on two occasions in the final 1:10 of the contest. However, DHS was unable to get any closer as Timothy Christian improved to 8-1 on the season with a 59-51 victory.

Decker, who didn't score in the fourth, ended up with a game high 21 points including five three pointers while Kristian Svendsen, who scored eight in the first half, ended up with 13 points for the Tigers. Dylan Hoski added 14 points for the Destroyers while teammate Deon Brown chipped in with 13. Read the play-by-play from the contest.

McCarrick Hangs On To Edge Monroe; Old Bridge Rolls

Note: Scroll down to read about Tuesday night's action. I didn't get a chance to post any new articles or videos. Too tired. Sorry. More is coming though.

Dion Rogers and Quenton DeCosey continue to add to their impressive career point totals. In a 57-54 victory on the road at New Brunswick on Tuesday afternoon, Rogers scored 19 points to raise his career point total to 1,169, which is now third on the all time scoring list at NBTHS. Meanwhile, DeCosey tallied 22 points in a 61-46 win at Piscataway on Tuesday night to increase his career point total to 1,172, which is fourth on the all time scoring list at St. Joseph's. I've now seen all or part of 48 games so far this season, and 20 GMC schools at least twice already this season.

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It was a rare Tuesday doubleheader for GMC Hoops as it saw a game from the Red Division followed by a contest from the GMC White. First, the site traveled to Old Bridge to see the Knights in action against J.P. Stevens in a late afternoon/early evening contest.

After trailing 9-5 midway through the first quarter, Old Bridge scored the last five points of the period to take a one point lead into the second, and after Stevens got a score to make it a one point game again at 12-11, the Knights went on a 20-5 tear for a 32-16 lead at the half. The home team outscored the visitors by a margin of 27-7 over the last 9:20 of the half to take command of the game.

The Knights went on to lead by as many as 21 points in the fourth quarter before Stevens ended the game with a 12-5 spurt for the 60-46 Old Bridge win. Chris Conrad scored 8 of his 10 points in the second quarter while Isaiah Velez added 6, and Sultan Aminu added 4 during the game's decisive run. Velez ended up with a team high 16 points while Tyler Drews chipped in with 12 including seven in the first half. Aminu, who scored a career high 37 points in a victory over Union on Monday, added 11. Brandon Ahmed led all scorers with a game high 18 points while teammate Marvin Crawford, who sat out the entire first half of the contest, chipped in with 12 for the Hawks. See the play-by-play from the contest.

After the contest between the Knights and Hawks, the site headed over to the new Monroe Township High School to take in the remainder of the contest between the Falcons and the Eagles in a White Division showdown. The Eagles took a 19-2 lead early in the game, but Monroe battled back with a 32-21 surge to trail 40-34 with 2:30 to go in the third. McCarrick seemed to have command of the game when it went on an 11-5 spurt over a span of 4:35 to take a 51-39 lead with less than five and a half minutes to go.

However, the Purple Birds never gave up, and rallied again with an 18-8 spurt that included a three pointer by Ryan Genevieve to close the gap to 59-52, and follow by Victor Sorrento to narrow the deficit even further to 59-54, and then three foul shots by Genevieve with 20 seconds remaining to make it a 59-57 game. The Eagles, which went 1 of 5 from the free throw stripe down the stretch, got one of two from the line by Jumanne McDaniel to make it a 60-57 lead with 8.9 seconds left, and then Marques Townes blocked a three point attempt from the right wing by Sorrento as time expired for the three point victory.

Townes and Genevieve ended up tied for game high honors with 18 points while Alonzo Hamilton and McDaniel chipped in with 16 points each for McCarrick. Sorrento chipped in with 14 points in a losing cause for Monroe while Ryan Stolte added 9 points.

Woodbridge Rolls Past Kennedy

Note: Scroll down to read about Monday night's game between Woodbridge and J.F. Kennedy. I've just added another video to the GMC Summaries section. More are coming along with articles.

With his 21 points against Morris Tech on Monday afternoon, Amboy Tech's Rashad Adams raised his point total to 1,241 points, which is four shy of moving into second place my himself on the all time scoring list at PAVT. Meanwhile, teammate Malcolm Batts added 16 points in the win to raise his point total to 901 for his career. I've now seen all or part of 46 games so far this season, and 16 GMC schools at least twice already this season.

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On Monday night, GMC Hoops headed over to Woodbridge High School after work to see the Barrons in action against crosstown rival, J.F. Kennedy. For the first time in three years, the Barrons defeated the Mustangs with a 62-37 victory. Keith Hughes led the way with a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds including a two handed jam late in the fourth.

Meanwhile, Kyle Pearson chipped in with 16 points and Kyle Anderson handed out 12 assists. Kyle Alvarez led Kennedy in a losing cause with 13 points. The Barrons had a 52-29 lead with a little more than five minutes remaining in the contest before closing out the game with a 10-8 run including five points from Jared Pearson. Woobridge has now won two straight, and has a game with South Plainfield tonight before taking on North Brunswick on Thursday. See video from the fourth quarter as well as Tuesday's schedule.

Week Four Begins With Crosstown Rivalry Game

Note: Scroll down to read about plans for Monday night. I've just added three more videos to the GMC Summaries section. More are coming along with articles.

With his 33 points against Seton Hall Prep on Saturday night at the SFIC Festival on the campus of Kean University, St. Joseph's senior, Quenton DeCosey raised his career point total to 1,150 points. I've now seen all or part of 45 games so far this season.

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On Monday night, GMC Hoops plans to be over at Woodbridge High School to see the Barrons take on J.F. Kennedy in a crosstown rivalry game. The Mustangs have beaten the Barrons each of the last two years these schools have played. Both teams will be looking to generate some momentum for when they return to their regular division schedules later in the week. See Monday's schedule

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