Sunday, February 24, 2013
Pope's Izzo named Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex County Basketball Championship tournament MVP.
Pope John and Sparta High Schools' boys basketball teams have played twice already this season, but Friday night was for a prize bigger than pride: the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex County Basketball Championship. And with both teams looking to springboard from this game into the state tournament, the game held even greater importance. Played on a neutral site at Hopatcong High School, there was no room for either team to go slowly into the game. Both teams have been impacted by injuries to their big men. Pope John was without Cincinnati-bound Jermaine Lawrence, who re-injured his wrist, and Sparta's Mitchell Cohen, who injured his knee in the semi-final game with North Hunterdon last week. And it was Pope John freshman Bryce Aiken that stepped …
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Down at halftime, Spartans come back with win.
The Sparta High School boys basketball team traveled to North Hunterdon to play in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex County Tournament Saturday afternoon. Although down at the half, Sparta came back to win and get to the HWS final. The battle for the berth in the H/W/S Tournament final would be a good one. Both teams seemed to struggle to get a rhythm in the close contest, but with a minute to go in the half, Sparta center Mitchell Cohen suffered a knee injury. "Our message in the locker room was somebody goes down, somebody steps up," said Sparta head coach Brian Brennan. And the Spartans did just that. The Spartan second half attack was led by Zach Frick who scored 14 points in the second half, 18 for the game. Jake Melville had the …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Pope John wins season's first meeting against crosstown foes in front of capacity crowd.
In a rivalry that goes back about 50 years, Sparta High School hosted Pope John XXIII Tuesday night for the latest chapter. The near capacity crowd was treated to an exceptional contest between the two schools separated by only 3.5 miles. For more photos and comments on the rivalry, head here. IN SHORT The game had all the hype it should have: an age old rivalry, an undefeated Sparta team and the NJ.com No. 13 ranked Pope John coming together for their first of two annual contests. And it did not disappoint. The first quarter was a tight match with neither team taking an advantage, but the second quarter saw Pope John take an advantage on the ten points (two 3's and a pair of baskets) scored by Bryce Aiken. The third quarter saw Sparta …
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2:37 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Sparta box score = 58 not 69??? more ›