H.S. Boys Basketball: LyndhurstNorthJersey.comFor Palek he has two players that saw plenty of starting time last season in senior Jonathan Hoff and junior Marc Estevez, who was a All NJIC Liberty Division second team. In addition to Hoff and Estevez

H.S. Girls Basketball: St. Mary of RutherfordNorthJersey.comThe top returning player this season is sophomore guard Samantha Tello, who was an All NJIC Meadowlands Division player last season. Tello averaged eight points per game, three assists and two steals per game.

H.S. Girls Basketball: RutherfordNorthJersey.comDespite the losses to the likes of Alexandra Paskas and Stephanie Netelkos, both All NJIC Colonial first team players, the Lady Bulldogs will be looking to their depth as an advantage over their opponents in the NJIC

HS girls basketball countdown: No. 3 SecaucusNorthJersey.comBest assets: The core of the team that swept through the NJIC Meadowlands Division and reached the finals in both the Hudson County and North 2, Group 1 tournaments is back. That includes senior