Boys Basketball roundup for Thursday, Jan. 26

South Brunswick 80, Piscataway 70: Michael Ugarte scored 21 points (five 3-pointers) for South Brunswick, which led 44-24 at halftime. For South Brunswick (13-2), Christopher James and Tavian Alford each scored 14 points, while Ryan Moran had 11 points and Anthony Blakey added 10 points. Mattias Arrindell led Piscataway (8-6) with 18 points and Jordan Davidson had 17 points.

St. Joseph 60, J.P. Stevens 22: Tyree Taganeca-Ford had 15 points for St. Joseph (16-0), which led 42-6 at halftime. St. Joseph shot 17 of 25 in the first half and had 14 assists. Malachi Walker added 10 points and 10 rebounds, Letrell West had 10 points and six rebounds and Michael Granda had six assists. Elisha Smith led J.P. Stevens (4-12) with six points.

Linden 60, St. Mary (Eliz.) 40: Tavon Jones (12 rebounds) and Khalief Crawford (seven rebounds) each scored 21 points to lead Linden (12-2). Joey Krempa added five assists.

Sayreville 64, Edison 55: Xavier Townes scored 22 points and Jahsim Floyd added 16 points to lead Sayreville (13-5). For Edison (4-12), Joe Cudakiewicz had 18 points and Justin Turner added 17 points.

Piscataway Tech 61, East Brunswick Tech 48: Chris Zambonino scored 17 points to lead Piscataway Tech (6-10). Branden Barnes added 12 points, while Taquan Smith and Sergio Rodriguez each scored eight. Daniel Rachkelyuk led East Brunswick Tech (2-13) with 12 points and Vincent Pellicane had 10 points.

North Brunswick 69, New Brunswick 60: Maneet Batra scored 16 points and Avery Claggett had 15 points to lead North Brunswick (8-7). Jordan Salisbury added 13 points and Adryan Salazar had 11 points. For New Brunswick (2-13), Ahyan Brown-Miller scored 17 points and Kenneth Lebron had 10 points.

J.F. Kennedy 53, Colonia 47: Tamaj Coleman scored 18 points with three 3-pointers to lead J.F. Kennedy (7-8). Bendji Pierre added 12 points. Kristian Chapman led Colonia (5-11) with 14 points and Luke Valeriano had 11 points.

Rutgers Prep 64, Hillsborough 43: Nahshon Battle scored 17 points to lead Rutgers Prep (7-7), which led 35-23 at halftime. Jonah Charles added 12 points, while Zachary Brown and Antonio Gamboa each scored 10 points. Hillsborough fell to 6-10.

Immaculata 59, Watchung Hills 58: Jared Chambliss scored 23 points and Stephen Dwyer had 14 points to lift Immaculata (8-8). Noah Allen scored 23 points (three 3-pointers) to lead Watchung Hills (6-9), who outscored Immaculata 23-12 in the fourth quarter. Mike Hopwood added 13 points and Gavin DeFuria scored 11 points.

North Plainfield 69, Manville 40: Tony Godwin scored 21 points for North Plainfield (12-3). James Gardner tallied 12 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Xavier Underwood added seven points and 10 rebounds. Ondra Mayfield scored 20 points for Manville (4-11) and Kenny Valasquez grabbed seven rebounds.

Gill St. Bernard's 64, Bridgewater-Raritan 39: Paul Mulcahy had 13 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to lead Gill St. Bernard's. Alex Schacne added 13 points and six assists.

Warren Hills 47, Bound Brook 46: Kyle Frauenheim scored 14 points for Bound Brook (12-2) in a losing effort. Noah Smith added 12 points and six assists.

Ridge 63, Franklin 49: Jeremy McCavera had 15 points and 15 rebounds for Ridge, while Curtis Lyons scored 20 points. Chris Feringa added 12 points.

Delaware Valley 51, Voorhees 48: Kevin Scanlan scored 16 points for Delaware Valley (10-3), which pulled out the win with a 20-11 fourth quarter. Christian Hlinka added 11 points. Adam Kenzari led Voorhees (5-8) with 22 points and Doug Lemenze scored 11 points.

North Hunterdon 64, Montgomery 60: Michael DelSantro scored 19 points to lead North Hunterdon (4-10). Andrew Berger grabbed 11 rebounds and Ahman Cooks added 11 points. Matt Remsen led Montgomery (8-7) with 13 points, and Kyle Howard and Rohan Prakash each scored 12 points.

Bernards 55, South Hunterdon 53: Kyle Levine scored 15 points for Bernards (13-3). Daniel Ball added 12 points and Alex Kotwick scored 10 points. South Hunterdon fell to 1-14.