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Boys Hoops - Morris County

Top 10 - 1-14-07

1. Mendham (9-1)
2. Delbarton (7-3)
3. Chatham (9-1)
4. Par Hills (8-1)
5. Morris Hills (7-2)
6. Randolph (5-3)
7. Morristown (4-5)
   
8. Madison (5-4)
9. Pequannock (7-3)
10. Morristown-Beard (7-2)
    

next update - 1-21-07

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Girls Hoops Morris County

Top 10 - 1-14-07

1. Morris Catholic (11-0)
2. West Morris (8-0)
3. Mtn. Lakes (8-1)
4. Hanover Park (7-1)
5. Kinnelon (7-2)
6. Mendham (8-3)
7. Chatham (7-2)
8. Morristown (7-3)
9. Villa Walsh (6-3)
10. Butler (9-1)

next update - 1-21-07

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This may be the toughest top 10 in a long time. You know that dual meet wrestling is all about match up’s. You know that coaches look to move guys around to score the most points, while not giving up as many. There are times when myself and my expert sit down to make this top 10 and we do not even agree, not at all. You can realize how tough this was. Hanover beat Jefferson. Madison beat Hanover, but Madison lost to Delbarton. Keep going now – Jefferson beat Knolls. Knolls lost to Mt. Olive by a ton. Mendham kept it close with Mt. Olive (The #1 team). Mendham also was close with Jefferson and has a completely tough schedule. They’re schedule makes it difficult to rank them. I have been told that they belong in front of Knolls. I cannot drop Knolls for going 3-1 in a week. So until I get more info and a few more results, you only get top 3:

1. Mt. Olive
2. Roxbury
3. Randolph

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The week in Review

Monday: The week kicked off Monday with Hanover Park and Morristown-Beard turning in victories. The Hornets, lead by Lindsey Cassinis’s 12, used a 28-13 halftime lead to cruise to a 54-36 victory. The Crimson, who held Kent place scoreless in the second quarter, was lead by Shanice Johnson. The win evened Morristown-Bread’s record at 4-4. Also improving to 500 for the season, the Butler wrestling program used a 39-30 victory over Ramsey to even up at 5-5. The bulldogs used four straight pins from 171-285 from Jason Pauloski, Joe Taggart, Kevin McFall and Joe Stanich. In other wrestling action, Morris Catholic lost to Kushner Academy by 10. In hockey action, Morristown-Beard skated to an impressive took a 2-1 victory over Bergen Catholic. The Crimson improved to 5-3-2. A surprising tie for the Scarlet Knights of Morris Hills tied Mountain Lakes 2-2. Another tie, maybe not as shocking came when Mendham & Morris Knolls ended 2-2.

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Tuesday

The only wrestling match of the night saw the Colts of Kinnelon challenge perennial strength North Warren. Kinnelon lost 54-21, but remain undefeated in the CHC.

Boys Hoops - Scores from NJO.com and the Star Ledger

Boonton 53 (5-3), Whippany Park 34 (3-7)

Chatham 67 (8-1), Morris Hills 57 (6-2)

Delbarton 68 (7-2), Lakeland 31 (5-3)

Jefferson 54 (5-3), Pope John 52 (5-3)

Madison 49 (3-4), Caldwell 44 (5-4)

Montville 70 (3-5), Butler 40 (0-10)

Morris Catholic 68 (5-5), Cedar Grove 65 (2-5)

Morris Knolls 51 (2-6), West Morris 49 (2-7)

Morristown-Beard 57 (5-2), Montclair Immaculate 47 (4-4)

Mountain Lakes 44 (5-3), Kinnelon 26 (4-4)

Parsippany Hills 65 (7-1), Parsippany 41 (2-6)

Randolph 45 (5-3), Morristown 35 (4-4)

Seton Hall Prep 77 (9-0), Mount Olive 36 (3-3)

West Essex 53 (3-6), Dover 39 (1-8)

West Milford 85 (3-5), Pequannock 55 (6-2)

Notes: Chatham handled a strong Morris Hills team by ten and a big win for the Cougars. Jefferson beat Pope John and improved to 5-3. Morris Knolls and West Morris played a thriller, with the Golden Eagles squeaking it out in end. Steve Bellini’s two points in the final seconds secured the victory. Knolls outscored the Highlanders 17-10 and 34-22 in the final two quarters. Pequannock was hit a with a 30 point loss to West Milford. The Highlanders must be one heck of a 3-5 team.

Girls Hoops - Scores from NJO.com and the Star Ledger

Butler 41 (7-1), Montville 26 (3-5)

Caldwell 42 (5-3), Madison 29 (1-8)

Chatham 45 (6-2), Morris Hills 27 (4-3)

Columbia 48 (0-0), Roxbury 31 (3-4)

Hanover Park 55 (7-1), Summit 40 (4-4)

Jefferson 54 (4-5), Pope John 42 (5-2)

Lakeland 50 (8-1), Villa Walsh 33 (5-3)

Morris Catholic 75 (10-0), Cedar Grove 17 (1-7)

Morristown 56 (6-3), Randolph 36 (3-4)

Morristown-Beard 47 (5-4), Montclair Immaculate 25 (0-7)

Mountain Lakes 46 (7-1), Kinnelon 40 (6-2)

Parsippany 44 (5-3), Parsippany Hills 30 (2-5)

West Essex 58 (7-0), Dover 16 (0-7)

Westfield 60 (6-3), Newark East Side 27 (3-4)

West Morris 54 (7-0), Morris Knolls 22 (4-3)

West Orange 35 (5-3), Millburn 33 (2-7)

Whippany Park 52 (5-3), Boonton 48 (5-4)

Notes: Butler continued to tally victories. Chatham improved to 6-2 and outscored the Scarlet Knights 12-0 in the first quarter. Jefferson topped Pope John and completes the sweep (Boys and Girls) over Pope John. The Publics in the SCIL must love that! Villa dropped to 5-3 and Morris Catholic continued its domination of the CHC teams. Morristown took it the young Gaels and turned in a 20 point victory. Whippany Park improved to 5-3 with a 52-48 victory over Boonton.

The two Ice Hockey games covered by the MorrisCountyVarsity.net staff on Tuesday were a Morristown v. Roxbury, a 2-2 tie and Delbarton’s first loss, 3-2 to St. Peter’s Prep. Photos of both games can be seen by clicking here.

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Wednesday

Boys Hoops: Morristown-Beard 65 (6-2), Kearny Christian 53 (3-7)
Boys Hoops: Pope John 65 (6-3), Morris Catholic 56 (5-6)
Boys Hoops: West Morris 57 (3-7), Mount Olive 54 (4-3)
Girls Hoops: Butler 36 (8-1), St. Elizabeth 19 (3-6)

Wrestling: Boonton 53 (5-4), Montclair Kimberley 25 (5-5)

Wrestling: Caldwell 55 (3-3), Butler 24 (5-6)

Wrestling: Gov. Livingston 69 (3-4), Chatham 12 (0-9)

Wrestling: Hanover Park 81 (6-1), Weequahic 0 (0-1)

Wrestling: Madison 42 (6-0), Montville 18 (3-5)

Wrestling: Morris Catholic 53 (3-5), Pingry 30 (0-5)

Wrestling: Morris Hills 36 (3-3), West Essex 30 (3-4)

Wrestling: Mountain Lakes 42 (3-6), Newark Academy 27 (2-6)

Wrestling: Mount Olive 67 (8-0), Columbia 9 (2-4)

Wrestling: Parsippany Hills 36 (3-3), Dover 31 (7-3)

Wrestling: Pequannock 42 (8-2), Delbarton 30 (3-1)

Wrestling: Roxbury 45 (7-0), Randolph 23 (5-4)

Wrestling: Seton Hall Prep 69 (8-3), East Orange 9 (0-5)

Wrestling: West Morris 39 (2-4), Livingston 37 (2-7)

Wrestling: Whippany Park 59 (4-0), Verona 15 (5-6)

Notes: Wednesday is a wrestling night in Morris County. Boonton is getting stronger as the season progesses and turned in a 28 point victory over MKA. Nick Questa (0:51), Joe Marshello (0:28) and Nick Petonak (0:56) registered sub-one minute pins for the Bombers. The Dodgers put up 42 on a decent Montville team. The Mustangs were just coming off an impressive victory over West Morris. Morris Hills registered a shinning victory over West Essex. The Rockaway school forfeited the final two matches and still won by 6. Some coached picked West Essex as the pre-season favorite to win the Hills Division. Par Hills took a home a much need victory over a strong Dover Tigers squad. The Vikings took an 18-0 lead out of the gate (starting at 119) with pins by Jake Smith, Ben McNeil and Joe Molloy. Tim Shevelove turned in a 10-8 decision over Chris Ralloand and a David Hannes pin put the Vikings in good shape. Joe Melenka outscored John Lalo of Dover, 8-6. That gave Par Hills 30 points before taking a forfeit at 285 for the 36 points needed to secure the victory.

How about Pequannock? The Panthers improve to 8-2 with a 42-30 win over Delbarton. No one will see how impressive this win is, until you see Saturday’s results. Roxbury came away victorious from one of the most heated rivalries in Morris County Wrestling history. The Gales beat Randolph 45-23. West Morris edged Livingston 39-37. Whippany Park remained undefeated with a 59-15 win over Verona.

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Thursday, January 11, 2007

Boys Hoops: Lakeland 48 (7-1), Boonton 38 (4-4)
Boys Hoops: Parsippany 73 (3-6), Butler 36 (0-11)
Girls Hoops: Lakeland 59 (9-1), Boonton 57 (5-5)

Wrestling: Hanover Park 30 (7-1), Jefferson 28 (4-3)

Wrestling: Kinnelon 33 (5-4), Dover 29 (7-4)

Wrestling: Mountain Lakes 52 (5-5), Glen Ridge 27 (2-9)

Wrestling: Parsippany Hills 54 (4-3), Rutgers Prep 21 (4-3)

Notes: Hanover Park trailed 28-9 after Trevor Salvatore from Jefferson pinned Eric Fraley. An imperative pin by Joe Williams gave life to the Hornets and kept hopes of a team win alive. Doug Merringer did not lead until the final 10 seconds of the match and used a desperation reversal to give Hanover 3 much needed points. Charles Savino received a forfeit and the Hornets were with 4 with two matches left. Jordan Toma held off a comeback by Sam Peters and got the Hornets within 1 with a 9-6 victory. Freshman Mike Johnstone wrestled smart, aggressive and strong … smart being the key term. The win caps a great team effort and an excellent win.

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Friday, January 12, 2007

Boys Hoops

• Chatham 61 (9-1), Weequahic 52 (5-4)
• Columbia 54 (8-1), Morristown 35 (4-5)
• Jefferson 64 (6-3), Lenape Valley 44 (4-5)
• Kinnelon 55 (5-5), Boonton 46 (5-5)
• Lakeland 74 (7-3), Butler 48 (0-12)
• Madison 61 (4-4), Pequannock 45 (6-3)
• Mendham 68 (9-1), Dover 49 (1-9)
• Morristown-Beard 55 (7-2), Pingry 53 (2-7)
• Mount Olive 50 (4-4), Livingston 33 (2-7)
• Newark Academy 62 (6-4), Morris Catholic 56 (5-7)
• North Plainfield 67 (3-8), North Warren 65 (2-6)
• Parsippany Hills 70 (8-1), Summit 55 (4-5)
• Randolph 59 (6-3), East Orange 53 (2-7)
• Roxbury 52 (3-5), Morris Knolls 42 (2-7)
• Science 49 (9-0), Mountain Lakes 33 (5-4)
• Seton Hall Prep 73 (10-0), West Morris 25 (3-8)
• University 75 (8-4), Whippany Park 50 (2-8)
• West Essex 49 (4-6), Parsippany 31 (3-7)

Notes: Chatham turned in one of the most impressive wins of the evening. The Cougars defeated Weequahic by 9. Morristown boys suffered a tough loss at the hands of Columbia. Jefferson topped Lenape by 20. Kinnelon was 9 points better than Boonton. Madison continued to improve and look to gain steam at the right time. Dan Corvino scored 19 and Bobby Caetta added 18 points for the Dodgers. Morristown-Beard needed to outscore a 2-7 Pingry (always tough at home what-ever their record) 20-15 to improve to 7-2.

Girls Hoops

• Butler 39 (9-1), Lakeland 38 (8-2)
• Chatham 66 (7-2), Weequahic 47 (2-7)
• East Orange Campus 49 (6-2), Randolph 42 (3-5)

• Hanover Park 56 (8-1), Morris Hills 18 (4-4)

• Jefferson 45 (5-5), Lenape Valley 34 (0-10)
• Kinnelon 52 (7-2), Boonton 23 (5-6)
• Mendham 58 (8-3), Dover 25 (0-8)
• Morris Catholic 59 (11-0), Newark Academy 18 (5-4)
• Morristown 48 (7-3), Columbia 46 (5-4)
• Mountain Lakes 59 (8-1), Science 25 (3-6)
• Mount Olive 38 (3-5), Livingston 18 (2-6)
• Pequannock 54 (4-5), Madison 39 (1-9)
• Roxbury 47 (4-4), Morris Knolls 28 (4-4)
• Summit 41 (4-4), Parsippany Hills 30 (2-6)
• University 67 (10-1), Whippany Park 31 (5-4)
• Villa Walsh 42 (6-3), St. Elizabeth 21 (3-8)
• West Essex 55 (8-0), Parsippany 33 (5-4)

Notes: Chatham girls piled in 66 over Weequahic. Randolph fell in a valiant effort to East Orange. Morristown held off Columbia. Erin Phillips popped in 18 and, three sport stand-out, Alycia Ryan contributed with 14 as Morristown earned their 7^th win of the season. Mt. Olive was 20 points better than Livingston.

Wrestling: Mount Olive 45 (9-0), Seton Hall Prep 23 (8-4)

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Boys Hoops: Bergen Catholic 60 (9-2), Delbarton 43 (7-3)
Boys Hoops: Madison 59 (5-4), Middlesex 41 (4-6)
Boys Hoops: Morris Hills 73 (7-2), Hanover Park 59 (4-5)
Boys Hoops: Pequannock 64 (7-3), Morris Knolls 43 (2-8)
Boys Hoops: Roxbury 60 (4-5), Jefferson 30 (6-4)
Boys Hoops: West Orange 67 (6-3), Montville 53 (3-6)

Notes: Delbarton was handed loss #3 of the season. State power house and #11 by the Star Ledger, Bergen Catholic outscored the Green Wave in every quarter. Madison edged over 500 with a 59-41 victory over Middlesex. Pequannock shook off two losses and bettered an Iron Division Foe. Jefferson was toppled by 30 by Roxbury.

Girls Hoops: Morris Hills 39 (5-4), Whippany Park 37 (5-5)
Girls Hoops: Mount Olive 41 (4-5), Glen Rock 40 (7-2)
Girls Hoops: Parsippany Hills 41 (3-6), Cedar Grove 36 (1-9)
Girls Hoops: West Morris 61 (8-0), Ridge 40 (2-9)

Notes: Morris Hills, coming of a 38 pound loss to Hanover Park, rebounded with a thrilling, come from behind victory over Whippany Park. The Scarlet Knights had to outscore the Wildcats 10-4 in the final frame to secure the victory.

Wrestling

• Boonton 45 (6-5), Belvidere 29 (1-10)

• Boonton 48 (6-5), Sparta 30 (0-6)

• Brearley 39 (16-1), Hanover Park 21 (6-2)

• Caldwell 28 – Montville 25 (6-3)

• Delbarton 35 (5-2) – Madison 34

• Delbarton 51 (5-2) – North Plainfield 19

• East Orange 30 (0-6), Morristown 48 (2-5)

• Gov. Livingston 43 (5-4), Mountain Lakes 36 (4-8)

• Haddonfield 39 (5-2), Boonton 30 (5-5)

• Lakeland 48 – Butler 30 (5-7)

• Lenape Valley 47 – West Morris 24 (2-7)

• Lenape Valley 43 – Morris Knolls 27 (6-3)

• Jefferson 36 (8-4), Hackensack 34 (2-4)

• Kinnelon 48 (6-4), West Morris 24 (2-6)

• Mendham 41 (4-8), Nutley 30 (4-7)

• Morristown 48 (2-5) – East Orange 24

• Morris Catholic 36 (3-2), Chatham 31 (0-7)

• Morris Hills 63 (4-4), Morris Catholic 10 (4-5)

• Morris Hills 72 (4-4), Chatham 10 (0-9)

• Morris Knolls 42 (7-3) – Kinnelon 27 (6-4)

• Morris Knolls 46 (6-2) – West Morris 24 (2-5)

• Newton 54 (10-4), Pequannock 9 (8-3)

• North Hunterdon 51, Jefferson 22 (7-4)

• Old Tappan 44 (8-3), Parsippany 23 (3-3)

• Old Tappan 46 (7-3), Parsippany Hills 27 (4-4)

• Parsippany Hills 32 (5-4), Parsippany 31 (3-2)

• Pequannock 32 (9-2), Haddonfield 31 (5-3)

• Pequannock 51 (8-2), Sparta 24 (3-8)

• Randolph 42, Morristown 27

• Randolph 72 (3-4), East Orange 12 (1-5)

• Roxbury 53 (8), Columbia 21 (2-7)

• Scotch Plains 34 (12-3), Hanover Park 25 (6-3)

• Sommerville 33 – Delbarton 30

• St. Benedicts 39 – Mendham 27

• Vestavia Hills (Ala) 34 – Mendham 31 (4-7)

• Whippany Park 44 (5), Morris Hills 24 (3-4)

• Whippany Park 71 (7), Morris Catholic 9 (4-6)

• Whippany Park 77 (5), Chatham 6 (0-8)

Notes: I will wait to get all box scored from Saturday before I can make the top 10. Madison and Delbarton must have been a great match. Delbarton added a few nice wrestlers to their line up and could have just made the statement to walk into the top 10. The Green Wave will not pass Madison or Pequannock in my top 10, too many factors and other losses, but should be recognized. Whippany Park turned in an impressive 44 point victory over Morris Hills. Par Hills took another IHC victory beating Parsippany in the “Roy Baker Classic.” With the 1 point victory, the Viking win tied the series at 5-5. The Vikings took home 5 of the final 6 matches, including the crucial pin by Paul Cruthlow at 160, with only 59 second left in the third. Another bonus point that helped in the 9-0 victory by Ben McNeil at 125. Morris Knolls put up 40+ on both Kinnelon and West Morris. Mendham beat Nutley, but lost to an Alabama school and St. Ben’s. Boonton weighed in a few key guys down a weight and put up 45+ in their two victories.