Top NJ Performers on Monday(12-19)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The season has entered its first full week and there were some great atmospheres and games on the docket for Monday night. Tonight we look at some top results and performances from the evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior guards led the way as <strong>Finn Rodgers</strong> scored 20 and <strong>Zion Baitley</strong> added a double-double for Morristown to top Delbarton 47-44.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior <strong>Tommy Mazurkiewicz</strong> had 18 as North Hunterdon doubled Steinert in a non divisional game between West Jersey programs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pat Brown</strong> dropped 16 and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1206532' first='Dylan' last='Csik']</strong> added 14 but Middletown South lost another close one, 55-52 to Red Bank Catholic. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Top Big Man at the Shore, 6'7" senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1013095' first='Jayden' last='Holmes-Cotter']</strong>, continued his dominance of opponents down the Garden State Parkway, scoring 26 after taking a long ride to Barnegat and the Patriots won 61-48. His output matched his total against Mon Don in their opener, giving him 52 points in just two games. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1206523' first='Jack' last='O'Leary'] </strong>turned in a fantastic performance as Raritan made a statement in a blowout win over Holmdel. O'Leary led the Rockets with a double-double, scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 boards. <strong>Billy Tigar</strong> added 16 for Raritan in the win. [player_tooltip player_id='1213572' first='Ben' last='Kipnis'] led the Hornets with 11 in the 63-42 loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>George Sourlis tenure as the RBR coach got off to a 2-0 start with senior guard <strong>Colin Teter</strong> scoring a game high 18 in a tight 55-52 win over Middletown North. RBR played without high scoring <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1150283' first='Nick' last='Valentino']</strong>. North was led by junior guard <strong>Jason Quart</strong> with 16. Quart is off to a good start, having scored 15 in the Lions opener.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hodge Brothers combined for 40 points as Saint Rose topped Wall. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1580578' first='Jayden' last='Hodge']</strong> had 23 and <strong>Matthew Hodge</strong> had 17. Both will be sought after prospects. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1213557' first='Ryan' last='Frauenheim']</strong> exploded for 29 points and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1389143' first='Griffin' last='Linstra']</strong> poured in 20 as Manasquan bounced back after a tough loss to Linden at the weekend by making a statement in a win over Ranney. The top senior at the shore, Ranney guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='902736' first='Isaac' last='Hester']</strong>, had a double-double in the defeat and <strong>Drew Buck </strong>had 20. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union City nicked Memorial of West New York behind 12 points from promising 6'0" sophomore guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1466450' first='Kaleb' last='Johnson'] </strong>and a dozen from senior <strong>Darrien Ponder</strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pemberton escaped Bordentown 58-57 behind 21 from<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2107664' first='Adrian' last='Lemons']</strong> to go to 3-0. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the game of the night, Middlesex County neighbors Spotswood and South River squared off in front of a sold out crowd at Spotswood. South River saw five players in double figures, led by<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1401568' first='Roman' last='Santos']</strong> with 21 and won the contest 73-68.<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1472517' first='Alex' last='Grospe']</strong> added 17, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1269717' first='Lazaro' last='Rodriguez']</strong> and <strong>Isaac Linarez</strong> had 11 each and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267925' first='Jeremy' last='Grospe']</strong> added 10. <strong>Kiye Walker</strong> had 21 for Spotswood and big man <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1273936' first='Daniel' last='Yarus']</strong> scored 16 in the loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->