Top 25 Baseball rankings
- St. Joseph (23-2)
- Don Bosco (20-5)
- Bergen Catholic (15-6)
- Pascack Valley (19-5)
- Wayne Hills (17-4)
- Ramsey (16-4)
- Clifton (15-4)
- Mahwah (14-6)
- Wayne Valley (15-6)
- Ramapo (16-7)
- Westwood (15-7)
- Ridgewood (14-8)
- Hasbrouck Heights (15-4)
- Passaic Tech (14-6)
- Pascack Hills (13-10)
- Waldwick (18-5)
- St. Mary (12-7)
- Wood-Ridge (17-6)
- Rutherford (15-4)
- Dwight-Englewood (14-4)
- West Milford (12-8)
- DePaul (11-12)
- Saddle Brook/Bogota (11-5)
- Teaneck (14-9)
- Bergen Tech (12-9)
Also considered: Bergenfield (13-9), Hawthorne Christian/Eastern Christian (10-7), Midland Park (12-7-1), NV/Demarest (12-11), Park Ridge (12-7), Pompton Lakes (13-7).
► Dwight-Englewood took a big step toward clinching the NJIC Liberty title with a come-from-behind, 6-5 victory over Leonia. Jacob Wright’s RBI single won it in the bottom of the seventh, after senior David Miller’s two-run double had tied it.
► Pompton Lakes delivered a 4-0 week to stretch its winning streak to five games, capped by a 6-2 NJIC Colonial victory over a ranked Rutherford squad. The Cardinals did not allow more than four runs in any of the five wins.Freshmen pitchers Nick Laccitiello and Harrison Curran allowed only two earned runs against Butler and Glen Rock. Senior Ryan Scanelli struck out eight in the victory over Rutherford.
► Park Ridge closed the month with wins over Cresskill and Midland Park to climb to 12-7. Over the last three games, junior leadoff hitter Matthew Manning batted 6-for-10 with two walks, three runs scored and an RBI. Senior Ryan Spies earned his fifth victory by tossing a five-hitter, allowing two earned runs, in the 8-5 win over Midland Park.
Conference standings
COLONIAL DIVISION
Rutherford 11-0**
Pompton Lakes 10-3
Glen Rock 9-3
Garfield 9-4
Hawthorne 5-7
Lodi 4-9
Manchester 1-11
Elmwood Park 0-12
MEADOWLANDS DIVISION
Hasbrouck Heights 10-0**
St. Mary 8-2
North Arlington 7-4
Wood-Ridge 6-4
Becton 3-7
Wallington 1-8
Weehawken 0-10
LIBERTY DIVISION
Dwight-Englewood 10-1
Leonia 8-3
Butler 7-3
Lyndhurst 7-4
Secaucus 7-4
Ridgefield 2-8
New Milford 2-9
Harrison 0-11
PATRIOT DIVISION
Waldwick 10-2**
Park Ridge 8-4
Saddle Brook/Bogota 8-4
Cresskill 6-6
Hawthorne Christian/Eastern Christian 6-6
Midland Park 6-6
Emerson 4-8
Palisades Park 0-12
Greg Tartaglia is a high school sports reporter for NorthJersey.com. For full access to live scores, breaking news and analysis from our Varsity Aces team, subscribe today. To get breaking news directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter and download our app. Email: tartaglia@northjersey.com Twitter: @njtags13
