New Jersey County/Conference Tournament Recap Pt. 1
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There’s been quite a lot of county tournaments that are wrapping up across New Jersey this week, so we’re going to do our best to recap as many of them as we can in this article. If we miss any,…
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Continue ReadingThere’s been quite a lot of county tournaments that are wrapping up across New Jersey this week, so we’re going to do our best to recap as many of them as we can in this article. If we miss any, please let us know, but here’s a recap of New Jersey’s county basketball tournaments.
Tri-County Conference: Williamstown 70, Highland 38
The TCC was Williamstown’s to lose and what a performance the No. 1 seed put on in the tournament championship game on Friday, a dominant 32-point win over Highland. Behind 17 points from Alivia Mauz Alivia Mauz 5'7" | PG Williamstown | 2025 State NJ and a 16-point, 14-rebound double-double from Iriona Gravley Iriona Gravley 6'1" | PF Williamstown | 2024 State NJ , the Braves took home the hardware and made a statement doing so. Mauz and Gravley combined for four blocks in the win.
Essex County: Montclair Immaculate 60, University 54
Saturday was the Tyonna Bailey Tyonna Bailey 5'10" | CG Montclair Immaculate | 2023 State NJ show and what a show she put on for Montclair Immaculate, scoring 26-points in a six-point win over University. It was the second-straight Essex County Tournament title for Montclair Immaculate as we saw some fantastic performances from Nila Giraud Nila Giraud 6'0" | PF Montclair Immaculate | 2025 State NJ , who put up 18 points and nine rebounds, and Brenae Jones Brenae Jones 6'1" | C Montclair Immaculate | 2024 State NJ , barely missing a double-double with eight points and 11 rebounds.
Passaic County: Paterson Eastside 50, Wayne Hills 39
The No. 1 seed reigns supreme in Passaic County as Paterson Eastside took home the Passaic County Tournament title on Saturday with an 11-point win over Wayne Hills. The Ghosts had balanced scoring, with five players scoring seven points or more, but Siena Shuster Siena Shuster 5'11" | PF Wayne Hills | 2024 State NJ stole for Wayne Hills, putting up 17 points and 19 rebounds, one of the more impressive double-doubles of the season.
Cape-Atlantic League: Mainland 46, Atlantic City 26
Welcome the New Jersey girls basketball world to Sydney Stokes Sydney Stokes 6'0" | PF Mainland | 2024 State NJ , who had herself a GAME for Mainland, who once again took home the hardware in the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament. Stokes finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds, adding three blocks to her double-double resume. Kasey Bretones Kasey Bretones 5'10" | PG Mainland | 2024 State NJ also finished with 12 points and Ava Mazur Ava Mazur 5'7" | SG Mainland | 2024 State NJ put on a defensive masterclass with five steals.
Somerset County: Rutgers Prep 64, Gill St. Bernard’s 39
There was really no other team that we thought would win the Somerset County Tournament with Rutgers Prep being as dominant as they currently are, but it was Zahra Alexander Zahra Alexander 5'9" | PG Rutgers Prep | 2024 State NJ who led the Argos in scoring with 21 points in the win. Katie Ledden Katie Ledden 6'0" | SG Rutgers Prep | 2023 State NJ was great on both sides of the ball with 15 points and 10 rebounds, a great double-double for her. While Mikayla Blakes Mikayla Blakes 5'8" | SG Rutgers Prep | 2024 State NJ scored just 11 points, she made up for it defensively with six rebounds, three blocks and six steals.
Hudson County: Bayonne 53, Secaucus 46
We saw some flat-out great basketball, an absolute dogfight between two great programs in Hudson County, with Bayonne pulling out a single-digit win. Janaya Meyers Janaya Meyers 5'8" | SG Bayonne | 2025 State NJ led Bayonne in scoring with 16 points, equaling Alyssa Craigwell Alyssa Craigwell 5'9" | SF Secaucus | 2024 State NJ from Secaucus, who scored 16 points with nine rebounds in the loss. McKenzie Neal McKenzie Neal 6'3" | C Bayonne | 2025 State NJ had 12 points to back Meyers up and for the Patriots, a great performance from Daniela Peschetti who had 13 points and five boards.
Burlington County: Lenape 41, Moorestown 28
Kaitlyn King Kaitlyn King 5'9" | PG Lenape | 2023 State NJ showed up and showed out for Lenape in Friday’s Burlington County Tournament final, scoring a game-high 15 points, shooting 6-of-7 from the line. Ava Dougherty Ava Dougherty 5'10" | SG Lenape | 2023 State NJ made herself known at the foul line in this game, going a perfect 8-of-8 as she finished with 11 points. Lenape ended up shooting 16-of-17 from the foul line in the win, a great all-around championship game performance.