Barton's Best Awards: Top 25 Games from 2017-18 high school sports year
       
         

NJS.com WORLD HEADQUARTERS -- No publication can cover every game, but we do get to a lot of them and we keep a list. So, without further ado, it is time to look back at the best games we covered in 2017-18. The usual disclaimer is that this list includes only games that NorthJerseySports.com was in attendance for. All contests tied for #26

GAME #25: BOYS BASKETBALL
North 1, Group 3 State Sectional Final
NV/Demarest 37, Ramapo 36

GAME #24: BASEBALL
Bergen County Tournament First Round
Rutherford 3, Indian Hills 2

GAME #23: GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bergen County Tournament Final
Saddle River Day 60, Pascack Valley 55

GAME #22: GIRLS SOCCER
North 1, Group 3 State Sectional Quarterfinals
Indian Hills 1, Ramapo 1 (IH wins 4-1 in PKs)

GAME #21: SOFTBALL
Regular Season Softball
Waldwick 14, Becton 13

GAME #20: BOYS BASKETBALL
Group 1 State Semifinals
Cresskill 67, Bloomfield Tech 58 (OT)

GAME #19: BOYS SOCCER
Passaic County Tournament Semifinals
Passaic 3, Pompton Lakes 1

GAME #18: BOYS SOCCER
Bergen County Tournament Final
Ramapo 2, NV/Old Tappan 2

GAME #17: BOYS BASKETBALL
North 1, Group 1 State Sectional Round of 16
New Milford 71, Palisades Park 66 (OT)

GAME #16: GIRLS BASKETBALL
Group 3 State Final
NV/Old Tappan 46, Ewing 45

GAME #15: BOYS SOCCER
Bergen County Tournament Semifinals
NV/Old Tappan 3, Northern Highlands 2

GAME #14: BOYS BASKETBALL
Bergen County Jamboree 1st Round
Ridgefield Park 66, Tenafly 65

GAME #13: SOFTBALL
Passaic County Tournament Final
DePaul 3, Passaic Valley 2

GAME #12: GIRLS SOCCER
Bergen County Tournament Semifinals
Ramsey 1, Ramapo 1 (Ramsey wins 4-2 in PKs)

GAME #11: FOOTBALL
North 1, Group 4 State Sectional Final
NV/Old Tappan 31, Mount Olive 28

GAME #10: BASEBALL
Group 2 State Final
Pascack Hills 3, Raritan 2 (8 innings)

GAME #9: GIRLS BASKETBALL
North 1, Group 3 State Sectional Final
NV/Old Tappan 35, Pascack Valley 32

GAME #8: FIELD HOCKEY
Bergen County Tournament Final
NV/Demarest 1, Northern Highlands 0 (2 OTs)

GAME #7: GIRLS SOCCER
Group 2 State Final
Wall Twp. 4, Westwood 3

GAME #6: BOYS SOCCER
Bergen County Tournament Semifinals
Ramapo 4, Glen Rock 2

GAME #5: BOYS SOCCER
Passaic County Tournament Quarterfinals
Passaic 2, Passaic Valley 2 (Passaic wins 3-2 in PKs)

GAME #4: GIRLS BASKETBALL
North 1, Group 1 State Sectional Final
Cresskill 42, Midland Park 40

GAME #3: BOYS BASKETBALL
Bergen County Jamboree Quarterfinals
Cresskill 57, Hackensack 56 (OT)

GAME #2: BOYS BASKETBALL
Passaic County Tournament Final
Wayne Hills 55, Kennedy 51

BEST GAME OF THE YEAR: FOOTBALL
North 1, Group 3 State Sectional Semifinal
River Dell 38, N/V Demarest 34

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