February 16, 2015 By PAUL SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER | The Record TOMS RIVER — They share a conference (North Jersey Interscholastic Conference), a vaulting club (Apex Vaulting) and have seemingly matched each other's personal bests all season, going from 13 feet to 13-6....

February 17, 2015 The Record Mark J. Czerwinski and Ed Mills       * Wood-Ridge senior G Alisa Giordano averaged 18.3 points, 6.3 steals, five assists and four rebounds in three wins last week, including her 1,000th point. * Leading scorers through four...

February 17, 2015 The Record  Keith Idec and Greg Mattura     * Cresskill senior F Sean Kelly raised his game in three victories last week. Kelly had 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists in a Jamboree win over Hackensack. He had 20 points and 10...

  February 17, 2015 By CHUCK O’DONNELL STAFF WRITER | The Record It seemed as if everyone in Wood-Ridge knew precisely how close Alisa Giordano was to reaching 1,000 points in her career. Everyone, that is, except Giordano. Her coach, parents, teammates and...

  Staff photo by Joe Sarno:  Nico Negrini and his coach Scott Mahoney celebrate Negrini's pin on Friday night during Pompton Lakes' 39-28 win over Cedar Grove. Nick Sanders won a thrilling 4-3 overtime decision that helped propel the Cardinals to their first...

  Amy Newman/staff photographer:  Immaculate Conception's Samantha Fuehring accelerating down the lane against Saddle River Day on Sunday....

February 15, 2015 By GREG TARTAGLIA SPECIAL TO THE RECORD HACKENSACK — Jordan Lopez and his Lyndhurst teammates set high standards for themselves, but even they didn’t foresee this. The Golden Bears set a sectional record with a three-game, five-player score of 3,490...