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Boys Basketball: This week's Courier News Top 10

Lauren Knego
Courier News and Home News Tribune
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1. Gill St. Bernard's (10-3): Gill St. Bernard's has won its last six games and is undefeated in the Skyland Conference Delaware Division. The Knights faced Franklin on Thursday and will travel to Washington, D.C. on Saturday.

2. Rutgers Prep (6-5): Rutgers Prep has gone 1-2 in its last three games, with a win over Franklin, a loss to Our Savior New American (N.Y.) and a 10-point loss to Gill St. Bernard's. The young Argonauts will look to get back on track with a game against Bridgewater-Raritan on Thursday before facing Conwell-Egan (Pa.) on Sunday.

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3. Union Catholic (8-7): Union Catholic has lost its last three games against Union, Linden and East Orange in overtime, but has been playing a brutal schedule this season. The Vikings will look to turn things around against cross-town team Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Thursday night and Westfield on Friday before facing the Patrick School for the second time this season on Monday. 

4. Scotch Plains-Fanwood (12-1): Scotch Plains-Fanwood bounced back from a loss to Rahway on Jan. 16 with three-straight wins over Hillside, Hunterdon Central and Roselle. The Raiders faced a tough test in Union Catholic on Thursday night and will play Summit on Saturday.

5. Voorhees (10-2): Voorhees had a six-game win streak snapped with a three-point loss to Bound Brook on Tuesday. The Vikings, the seventh seed in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, faced Warren Hills on Thursday and will travel to Delaware Valley on Tuesday. 

6. Bridgewater-Raritan (7-5): Bridgewater-Raritan had a three-game win streak snapped with an overtime loss to East Brunswick and a two-point loss to Ridge on Tuesday. The Panthers are in a fight for second in the Delaware Division with a tough stretch against Rutgers Prep, Somerville and Gill St. Bernard's coming up. 

7. Watchung Hills (9-5): Watchung Hills has won two in a row against Timothy Christian and North Hunterdon, with Dan Pilsbury scoring his 1,000th career point against Timothy Christian on Saturday. The Warriors faced Phillipsburg for the second time this season on Thursday and looked to avenge a two-point, overtime loss. 

8. Hunterdon Central (8-5): Hunterdon Central came off a loss to Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Sunday with a win over Immaculata on Tuesday. The Red Devils, the No. 5 seed in the H/W/S Tournament, faced Montgomery on Thursday and will play Toms River North on Saturday.

9. Montgomery (10-5): Montgomery has gone 2-2 in its last four games, and will look to gain ground in the Raritan Division with a game against Hunterdon Central on Thursday and North Hunterdon on Tuesday.

10. Bernards (10-2): Bernards is on a five-game win streak with wins over Pingry, Somerville, Manville, Ridge and North Plainfield. The Mountaineers looked to keep the streak going against Belvidere on Thursday and Middlesex on Friday.

Records through Wednesday. Staff Writer Lauren Knego: lknego@gannettnj.com; on Twitter: @laurenknego