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Boys Basketball Roundup for Thursday, Jan. 5

Andy Mendlowitz
@andy_mendlowitz

North Plainfield 86, Manville 37: Tony Godwin scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers as North Plainfield improved to 5-1. Randolph Hunter added 13 points as the Canucks started the game on a 14-0 run and led 47-22 at halftime. For Manville (1-6), Jake Bentz and Ramon Quinonez each scored eight points.

Montgomery 72, North Hunterdon 54: Danny Engels had 20 points and Matt Remsen scored 16 points for Montgomery (5-2). Engels made four 3-pointers and Lawrence Levy added 12 points. For North Hunterdon (1-6), Andrew Berger and Michael DelSantro each scored nine points.

Gill St. Bernard's 61, Bridgewater-Raritan 54: Paul Mulcahy scored 20 points as Gill St. Bernard's won after the game was tied entering the fourth quarter. TJ Chaney added 12 points and Alex Schachne scored 11 points for Gill St. Bernard's (8-2). For Bridgewater-Raritan (4-3), Aaron Gao scored 17 points, Tony Colarusso had 12 points and Sterling White scored 11 points.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood 80, Roselle Park 40: Teddy Willmott scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers as Scotch Plains-Fanwood (6-0) remained undefeated. Lamont Cruse added 12 points and Nigel Nelson had 10 points for the Raiders, which led 44-22 at halftime.

Delaware Valley 63, Voorhees 52: Kevin Scanlan had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists to Delaware Valley (4-3). Christian Hlinka kicked in 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Brandon Bernhardt scored 11 points. For Vorhees (3-4), Kyle Kokoskie scored 11 points, and Joey Capone and Blair Felts each scored 10 points.

Bound Brook 35, Warren Hills 33: Tyson Amaker had 10 points and 13 rebounds to lead Bound Brook (6-0). Evian Brown scored 11 points for Bound Brook as Warren Hills fell to 2-7.

Bernards 45, South Hunterdon 41: Daniel Ball scored 13 points to lead Bernards (7-1), and Kyle Levine added nine points.

Hunterdon Central 67, Phillipsburg 58: Tucker Richardson scored 22 points and Sam Johnson added 17 points to lead Hunterdon Central (7-0). Chad Dreswick and Sean Oberman each had 10 points.

Rutgers Prep 53, Hillsborough 39: Nahshon Battle and Zachary Brown each scored 14 points to lead Rutgers Prep (4-3). Pat Cahill finished with 14 points and two steals for Hillsborough (4-3).

Franklin 59, Ridge 42: Francis Omowole scored 19 points and Joshua Gestosani added 15 points to lead Franklin (3-4). Chris Feringa had a game-high 24 points for Ridge (1-8).

Linden 67, Plainfield 36: Tavon Jones (10 rebounds) and Khalief Crawford (six rebounds) each scored 18 points for Linden (5-2). Marcellus Livingston added 15 points and Mikey Watkins had 11 points and five steals. For Plainfield (3-4), Romey Talley had 13 points and Dante Porter had 10.

South Brunswick 59, East Brunswick 46: Michael Ugarte scored 25 points to lead South Brunswick (6-1). Tavian Alford added 10 points and Greg Lee scored eight points. For East Brunswick (2-4), Dante Ralph had 16 points and Gil Wyman scored 12 points off of four 3-pointers.

Colonia 47, New Brunswick 42: Timmy Carroll had 16 points and Frank Lehman scored 12 points to lead Colonia (3-3). For New Brunswick (1-5), Curtis Revan had 14 points and Ahyan Brown-Miller added eight points.

North Brunswick 60, Edison 47: Maneet Batra scored 18 points to lead North Brunswick. Jordan Salisbury and Adryan Salazar each added 10 points for the Raiders (4-3). Justin Turner led Edison (1-7) with 13 points, and Alkeim Raines scored 10 points. Christian Wantong had five rebounds.

St. Joseph 83, Perth Amboy 36: Letrell West had 28 points, eight rebounds, five steals and four assists to lead undefeated St. Joseph (8-0). Tyree Taganeca-Ford added 19 points, five rebounds, four steals and four assists. The Falcons, which led 44-24 at halftime, also got big games from Malachi Walker (10 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks) and Richard Greaves (10 points and five assists). For Perth Amboy (3-4), Joshua Cabezudo had 11 points.