Courier News Boys Basketball Top 10
1. Gill St. Bernard's (21-3): Gill St. Bernard's had a 13-game win streak snapped with a 75-53 loss to Oak Hill Academy (Va.) on Feb. 12. The Knights bounced back with wins over Ridge and Immaculata in the Somerset County Tournament, and the No. 1 seed will play third-seeded Rutgers Prep in the final on Saturday at Franklin High School.
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2. Hunterdon Central (19-3): The Red Devils are in the middle of a six-game win streak, and the top seed advanced to the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament final, where they will face sixth-seeded Delaware Valley in the final on Friday at Phillipsburg. Hunterdon Central faced Bishop Ahr on Monday morning and will travel to Somerville on Tuesday.
3. Union Catholic (14-10): Union Catholic had a four-game win streak come to an end as the fifth-seeded Vikings fell to No. 4 St. Mary's (Eliz.) 43-39 in the Union County Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday. Union Catholic will play Morris Catholic on Saturday before opening state tournament play next week.
4. Delaware Valley (17-6): After losing back-to-back games, Delaware Valley has won two in a row, including a win over seventh-seeded Vernon to advance to the H/W/S Tournament final against Hunterdon Central. The Terriers faced off against Immaculata on Monday and travel to Middlesex on Wednesday.
5. Rutgers Prep (13-9): Rutgers Prep has gone 3-1 in its last four games, and has won two in a row against No. 6 North Plainfield and No. 2 Bridgewater-Raritan in the Somerset County Tournament. The third-seeded Argonauts will face No. 1 Gill St. Bernard's in the final on Saturday at Franklin and will look to avenge an earlier 68-49 loss to the Knights.
6. Bridgewater-Raritan (15-7): Bridgewater-Raritan had a three-game win streak snapped with a 71-58 loss to No. 3 Rutgers Prep in the Somerset County Tournament. The second-seeded Panthers advanced to the semifinals with a win over Montgomery after a bye into the quarterfinals. Bridgewater-Raritan will host Timothy Christian on Tuesday and host Bound Brook on Thursday before the state tournament starts next week.
7. Scotch Plains-Fanwood (20-3): Scotch Plains-Fanwood has gone 2-2 in its last four games, with wins over Oratory Prep and Plainfield in the Union County Tournament, before the sixth-seeded Raiders fell to No. 3 Roselle Catholic in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Scotch Plains-Fanwood will face Hillside on Tuesday and Roselle on Thursday.
8. Bound Brook (16-5): Bound Brook had a three-game win streak snapped with a loss to Immaculata in the Somerset County Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday. The Crusaders have one game this week, at Bridgewater-Raritan on Thursday before opening state tournament play next Tuesday.
9. North Plainfield (16-5): North Plainfield has gone 2-2 in its last four games, with wins over New Providence and No. 11 Watchung Hills in the Somerset County Tournament. The sixth-seeded Canucks fell to No. 3 Rutgers Prep in the semifinals on Saturday. North Plainfield will play Dayton on Thursday.
10. Bernards (17-4): Bernards had a seven-game win streak snapped with a loss to Montgomery in the Somerset County Tournament. The Mountaineers looked to bounce back against Bound Brook on Monday before starting state tournament play next week.
10. Montgomery (10-11): Montgomery has gone 2-2 in its last four games, with wins over Hopewell Valley and Hillsborough before the seventh-seeded Cougars fell to No. 2 Bridgewater-Raritan in the Somerset County Tournament quarterfinals last Thursday. Montgomery will travel to Moorestown on Tuesday and Lenape on Thursday.
Records through Sunday. Staff Writer Lauren Knego: lknego@gannettnj.com; on Twitter: @laurenknego