GEORGE McNISH/SPECIAL TO THE RECORD:   Manchester’s Brad Gaffney attempting a shot Thursday. March 13, 2015 By KEITH IDEC STAFF WRITER | The Record BLOOMFIELD – More than anything, turnovers cost the Manchester boys basketball team a trip to the state Group 2...

March 13, 2015 By GREG MATTURA STAFF WRITER | The Record EAST ORANGE – One more second and Cresskill would have scored an incredible comeback win and trip to the state finals. The Cougars lost to University of Newark, 56-55, in Thursday night's State Group 1 boys...

  March 12, 2015 By GREG MATTURA STAFF WRITER | The Record FRANKLIN LAKES – Nothing that happened to Hasbrouck Heights in the Group 1 state semifinal could dampen its history-making girls basketball season. Yes, the underdog Aviators lost to New Providence, 55-42,...

  March 12, 2015 Midland Park Suburban News Greg Tartaglia     Senior shooting guard Ron Kruis became the all-time leading scorer in Midland Park High School basketball history during his team’s season finale against Saddle Brook on Feb. 27. The...

  MARKO GEORGIEV/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER:  Immaculate Conception players celebrate after beating top seed Morris Catholic in the North Non-Public B title game Wednesday. March 11, 2015 By MARK J. CZERWINSKI STAFF WRITER | The Record PATERSON — That rugged, independent...

March 10, 2015 By j.c. baumuller Sports Editor | Northern Valley Suburbanite CRESSKILL - The Cougars grabbed a seven-point first quarter lead, extended it to 12 by halftime and coasted to a 54-41 victory over Verona March 7 in the semifinals of the North 1, Group 1...

March 10, 2015 By GREG MATTURA STAFF WRITER | The Record   RAMSEY – Manchester’s Alex Morales rose to a level that Ramsey simply could not reach. The high-jumping Morales scored a career-high 41 points to lift the Falcons to a 92-90 overtime victory over...