Hudson County High School Sports

Local high school sports coverage from The Jersey Journal

• Crushers show they still have Red Wings' number
After winning its fourth straight Seglio Conference championship in the spring due to CREATE's forfeit of a title-game victory, Hoboken had the chance to validate itself last night by knocking off the Crushers on the court this time.

• CREATE hires former Friars' grid coach
CREATE Charter School took the first major step in ensuring that its first varsity football season will take place in the fall, hiring former St. Anthony head coach Bill Sullivan yesterday.

• Diaz leads Indians past Vikings
WEEHAWKEN 63, NORTH ARLINGTON 52

• HS BOWLING
HCIAA BOYS LEAGUE

• HS WRESTLING
ST. PETER'S 69, CLIFFSIDE PARK 6

• Secaucus rolls past Wood-Ridge
SECAUCUS 77, WOOD-RIDGE 45

• HS ICE HOCKEY
MONTCLAIR 8, HUDSON CATHOLIC 2

• Bayonne makes opening statement
BAYONNE - If anyone was counting out Bayonne in the HCIAA Coviello Division, it might be time to reconsider.

• High Tech answers challenge
Corporan leads way as Lasercats hold off Blue Jays

• Gordon's shot at buzzer lifts Bees past Lions
BAYONNE 62, LINCOLN 61

• Tigers top Red Wings
MEMORIAL 65, HOBOKEN 60

• Sysak leads Holy Family
HOLY FAMILY 64, McNAIR 35

• HS WRESTLING
SECAUCUS 54, CEDAR GROVE 26

• Marauders, Blue Devils medal
CTC RELAYS

• Friars survive scare from Ghosts
When St. Anthony, the defending national high school boys basketball champion, takes to the court, everybody's looking to dethrone the Friars.

• Marauders, Hawks fall
ST. AUGUSTINE 4, ST. PETER'S 1

• Ramblers top Rams in OT
ST. MARY'S 80, DICKINSON 72 (OT)

• HS WRESTLING
ST. PETER'S 48, HOPATCONG 26

• Marauders down Ironmen
ST. PETER'S 57, DON BOSCO 48

• Royal Knights hold off Summit
MARIST 48, SUMMIT 46

• Kards' Aquino nets game-high 26 pts.
KEARNY 56, CEDAR GROVE 29

• Peterson's 3 not enough
HACKETSTOWN 7, HUDSON CATHOLIC 5

• Balanced attack lifts Snyder
SNYDER 63, COUNTY PREP 42

• Tigers top Crushers
MEMORIAL 65, CREATE 56

• SDA medals at Brown Inv.
BROWN INVITATIONAL

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103 - Frank Biafore, SPP, pin Matthew Mitchell, 5:53

• Memorial takes title
KEARNY - When facing an early deficit in its opening contest against County Prep, the Kearny boys basketball team managed to bounce back and earn a spot in its holiday tournament championship game against Memorial.

• Lions edged
C. McCARRICK 57, LINCOLN 41

• Patriots win tournament championship
SECAUCUS 65, GLEN ROCK 52

• Tigers roll past 'Canes
SNYDER 79, COUNTY PREP 46

• Forker lifts Holy Family
HOLY FAMILY 54, IRVINGTON 42

• Soaring Eagles top Red Wings
UNION CITY 55, HOBOKEN 33

• Marauders win fourth straight
ST. PETER'S 5, STEPINAC 2

• Friars rebound with two wins out West
After falling in the opening round of the San Diego Classic, St. Anthony posted a pair of wins in the consolation rounds and headed home with a 2-1 record for the tournament.

• Bees' Lemus nets hat trick
Stew Lemus' hat trick propelled Bayonne to a substantial 7-0 victory over Morris Hills yesterday in Bayonne.

• Lincoln edges MLK in semi
LINCOLN 45, MLK (N.Y.) 43

• HS TRACK & FIELD
BAYONNE HOLIDAY INVITE

• St. Mary's wins with defense
ST. MARY'S 58, MARIST 27

• High Tech advances
HIGH TECH 71, MANCHESTER 65

• Roesing named top wrestler
PATRIOT INVITATIONAL

• Union City guards are
double trouble for High Tech

• Rovatsos' 23 pts. leads Bayonne
BAYONNE 62, INDIAN HILLS 50

• Ramblers squeak by
ST. MARY'S 34, PORT RICHMOND (SI) 33

• Friars surprised out West
St. Anthony's 35-game winning streak ended with a resounding thud on Friday night, as the Friars lost 69-40 to Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) at the MaxPreps Holiday Classic in San Diego.

• Kards adjust, gain final
KEARNY - After County Prep guard Fataii Williams scorched the Kardinals for 23 first-half points, Kearny senior captain Sejdo Gurzakovic knew that his team had to make adjustments in order to stop Williams.

• Hawks pull out close win
Brian Eatman scored 24 points to propel Hudson Catholic over Monsignor Donovan yesterday, 54-51.

• Memorial bounces back after slow start
KEARNY -Memorial needed a major offensive boost after scoring just four first-quarter points on Saturday afternoon, and Captain Hussein El-Maksoud provided the team with exactly what it was looking for.

• Nyitray finds net twice for SPP
Freshmen Michael Nyitray scored twice and Michael Bronzo had a goal and two assists as St. Peter's Prep soundly defeated Glen Rock in the Ice Vault Holiday Tournament in Wayne last night.

• Friars to play in fundraiser
St. Anthony will join fellow New Jersey high school basketball powerhouse St. Patrick in a doubleheader for charity on Saturday, Janurary 3 at Kean University in Union.

• Cougars escape with victory
HARRISON - It all seemed to be slipping away from the McNair girls basketball team. A 13-point fourth quarter lead over Hoboken had vanished into a one-point deficit and top player Cathylee Philippe had fouled out. But, the Cougars showed their resolve, combined with good foul shooting, to outlast the Red Wings, 36-33, in the opening round of the Harrison Blue Tide Yule Tide tournament yesterday.

• Blue Tide advances
HARRISON - Coming into this season one of the first goals Harrison boys basketball coach Nick Landy wanted his team to accomplish was to win the Harrison Blue Tide Yule Tide Tournament, a tournament that according to Landy is in its 34th year.

• Harrison falls to Bogota
HARRISON - With a roster comprised almost entirely of girls playing on the varsity level for the first time, the early season has been a learning experience for Harrison. Yesterday was no exception as the Blue Tide was unable to contain the Bogota offense in a 71-40 defeat in the opening round of the Harrison Blue Tide Yule Tide tournament.

• Blue Jays roll in first round
ST. JOSEPH'S 49, LACORDAIRE 37

• High Tech tops Memorial
HIGH TECH 56, MEMORIAL 41

• Marauders score late to win invitational opener
ST. PETER'S 4, ST. JOSEPH'S 3

• Red Wings not fazed by their slow start
HOBOKEN - The Hoboken High basketball team finds itself at 0-2 after the first week of play, but there's no cause for concern in the Mile Square City. Slow starts are nothing new for the Red Wings, who have won four consecutive HCIAA Seglio titles.

• HS BOYS BASKETBALL
1. ST. ANTHONY FRIARS (3-0; Last Week 1)

• Coaches pick their top players
HCIAA AMERICAN DIVISION

• CREATE thinking about football
Former Friars coach on top of wish list JOURNAL SPORTS EDITOR

• St. Anthony to play in scholarship fundraiser
St. Anthony will join fellow New Jersey high school basketball powerhouse St. Patrick in a doubleheader for charity on Saturday, January 3 at Kean University in Union.