Boys basketball ELMWOOD PARK 65, EASTERN CHRISTIAN 48 Leading scorers: (EP) Nick Williams 36, Essam Assaf 12, Jo Lovera 7. (EC) Charles Phillips 26, Isaac Reitz 8, Chase DeJong 6. GARFIELD 66, LODI 54 Leading scorers: (G) Elias Chery 21, Zack Cook 13, Nakie Graham 11....

By Darren Cooper - North Jersey Sports Columinist  CRESSKILL – Cresskill girls basketball coach Mike McCourt knew Colleen McQuillen was something special when she was playing in his youth basketball camp and she got a bloody nose, but kept on playing. “Yes, that’s a...

NORTH JERSEY INTERSCHOLASTIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jamling Lama, Secaucus, Jr., G Secaucus has won its last five games and Lama has been front-and-center for it all. Last week he had 25 points and six rebounds in a 61-43 win over Lyndhurst, tallied a...

NORTH JERSEY INTERSCHOLASTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jaylene Ferrer, Elmwood Park, So. The sophomore was unreal against Lodi, scoring 31 points in her team's 41-32 win. That total was a new career-high for Ferrar, who scored 29 earlier this season...

Girls basketball: North Jersey Top 25 basketball rankings Immaculate Heart (20-1) Saddle River Day (18-3) Ramapo (21-3) Secaucus (17-2) NV/Old Tappan (15-6) Teaneck (15-8) Paramus Catholic (16-6) Hackensack (12-8) Cresskill (14-5) Westwood (15-7) River Dell (12-5)...

Top 25 Boys Basketball Rankings 25. Garfield (15-6) 24. Northern Highlands (10-9) 23. Cresskill (15-6) 22. Bogota (16-4) 21. Manchester (15-6) 20. Hasbrouck Heights (17-3) 19. Wayne Valley (12-8) 18. DePaul (9-11) 17. Ridgefield Park (15-7) 16. Dwight Morrow (15-7)...

Boys basketball ST. MARY 78, RIDGEFIELD 55 Leading scorers: (SM) Robbie Phillips 21, Andrew Sepp 17, Adrian Cristotamo 10. (R) Allen Melkonian 12, Jon Shaqiri 11.   Girls basketball Hudson County Tournament / First round WEEHAWKEN 38, DICKINSON 22 Leading scorers: (W)...