Monday Matchups To Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The season is entering its stretch run and divisional title deciding matchups are starting to dot the basketball landscape. What's there to see on Monday?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson Memorial vs Brick Memorial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson won the first matchup of these teams and did so while largely saving <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='933644' first='Samir' last='Padilla']</strong>. Their backcourt trio of Padilla, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1025355' first='Keith' last='Adame']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1013066' first='Respect' last='Tyleek']</strong> are one of the top trios at the Shore and it will be up to high scoring 6'4" senior guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1400496' first='Josh' last='Michigan']</strong> to match their output shot for shot in order for Brick to have a punchers chance on the road against a top tier Shore Conference opponent. We will be in attendance for this contest! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bayonne vs American History</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ben Gamble is starting to put his stamp on the Bees program and they're turning the corner as a potential power player in Hudson County. Two of his top players this year are 6'0" sophomore <strong>Patrick Sagna</strong>, a guard who's turned it on of late and 6'3" junior<strong> Mike Cunningham</strong>, a force on the boards who had a double-double(13&amp;10) in the win over Hudson Catholic. AH enters at 11-5 and is looking for their first marquee win this year. They are led by senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1471663' first='Marcel' last='Clark']</strong>. Clark is within punching distance of 1,000 points. He averages 21&amp;17 as one of the more interesting senior prospects that hasn't gotten much love. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Scotch Plains vs New Providence</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another interesting matchup in North Jersey as the Raiders, led by senior guard <strong>Matt Nervi </strong>and multi sport athlete <strong>Khadar Jackson</strong>, a high scoring forward, take on an always pesky New Prov team. Art Cattano's team started strong but hit a rough patch. A win over Scotch Plains would go a long way for confidence as the post season approaches. Junior forward <strong>Corey Rust</strong> and senior center <strong>Matt Smith</strong> have done the heavy lifting thusfar for New Prov. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Other key games</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southern vs Toms River North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saint Aug's vs Atlantic City</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Burlington City vs Pemberton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lodi vs Paterson Charter</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->