THE RECORD North 1, Group 1 In an electric atmosphere, the third-seeded Knights rode their formula of clutch shooting, stifling defense and balanced scoring to a 66-47 victory over No. 7 Becton in the semifinals of the North 1, Group 1 state girls basketball...

      BY KEITH IDEC STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD PATERSON — Ramir Tann-Davis recalled Friday night that first-year Paterson Charter coach Jerry Wimberly told the Lions during their first official practice three months ago they would "shock" plenty of...

  BY JIM HAGUE SPECIAL TO THE RECORD | THE RECORD HALEDON – Jerrel Wright is new to all of this state basketball playoff excitement. The Manchester sophomore attended Cliffside Park last year, so Wright wasn't a part of the Falcons' team that won the North 1,...

Best wishes to all of our NJIC wrestlers competing in the 2016 NJ State Championships in Atlantic City ! Friday: Preliminary round, 5 p.m. Pre-quarterfinal round to follow. Saturday: Session 1: Wrestlebacks Round 1, 10 a.m. Quarterfinals and wrestlebacks Round 2 to...

NORTH 1, GROUP 2 ELMWOOD PARK 67, LAKELAND 61 (at Elmwood Park): Senior forward Kristian Todorovski had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the fifth-seeded Crusaders defeated the 13th-seeded Lancers. Senior center Brandon Ricketts added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the...

Saddle River Day 74, Oak Knoll 33: Freshman guard Michelle Sidor had 27 points, seven assists and seven steals as top-seeded Saddle River Day defeated eighth-seeded, Oak Knoll, in Thursday’s North Non-Public B girls basketball quarterfinals at Saddle River. Senior...

  From: The Record Sports Department BOYS BASKETBALL North 1, Group 1 Paterson Charter 47, Hasbrouck Heights 46 Senior center Reggie Warren’s rebound and putback at the buzzer lifted second-seeded Paterson Charter over 10th-seeded Hasbrouck Heights in the North...