Monday, January 25, 2016
By The Unkown Ranker
NJS.com's Anonymous Source
(Rankings will be updated every Monday)
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SADDLE RIVER DAY (12-1) --
The Rebels are back on track after beating Waldwick, 85-27, and Cresskill, 81-33, behind Michele Sidor’s 57 points combined in the two games. The team they lost to, Rumson, knocked off Manasquan on Friday night and is clearly a Top 5 team in the state. Earned the No. 3 seed in the Bergen County Tournament |
MICHELE SIDOR
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 1 |
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2.
QUEEN OF PEACE (10-0) --
The Golden Griffins picked up their second big win of the season over a talented team in Blair Academy at home, 59-58, in overtime. Raven Farley had big baskets in this one including a 3-pointer in overtime. Blair, however, was missing its best player. They then beat New Milford, 78-39, but this was a 19 point game after three quarters. |
Q of P LOGO |
LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 3 |
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3.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (9-4) --
The Blue Wolves had two solid performances against excellent teams. They took the long trip to High Point and won, 43-36. in overtime. They trailed 26-17 at half but used an 11-0 third quarter and held High Point to just nine points after halftime. They then lost to Life Center, another excellent team, 46-44. IC is the top seed in the Bergen County Tournament. |
JASMINE GEE |
LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 8 |
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4.
EASTSIDE (7-7) --
The Ghosts have won five of their last six with the only loss coming to Life Center. They beat Wayne hills, 48-41, behind Precious Featherstone’s 17 points and then beat Bergen Tech, 47-21. Seeded second in the Passaic County Tournament. |
BLESSING EJIOFOR |
LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 2 |
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5.
NORTHERN VALLEY/OLD TAPPAN (11-2) --
The Knights held off Ramapo in the rematch of last year’s North 1, Group 3 sectional final, 42-40, as they were led by Ariana Chipolone and Emily Crevani, who each had 15 points. Posted an easy 51-20 win over Paramus. Earned the No. 2 seed in the Bergen County Tournament and could see IHA in a quarterfinal game after seeing the Blue Eagles this week in the regular season. |
SOPHIE DOWNEY |
LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 5 |
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6.
TEANECK (9-2) --
Only played the one game last week and beat Hackensack, 72-47, paced by Amanda Gordon's 17 points. The Highwaywomen are seeded fourth seed and could see Ramapo in the quarterfinals. Northern Highlands Tuesday. |
AMANDA GORDON
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 4 |
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RAMAPO (12-2) -- Coming off a solid showing down the shore against Red Bank Catholic, the Green Raiders traveled to Old Tappan and took the Knights to the final seconds before falling 42-40. The Raiders led in the fourth quarter as Emily Calabrese scored 17 points to keep the them close. No. 5 seed in the Bergen County Tournament and will Demarest on Thursday in another regular season test. |
OLIVIA KRAEBEL
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 6 |
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IMMACULATE HEART ACADEMY (8-4) --
In their only game of the week the Blue Eagles beat Wayne Valley, 47-30, behind Jordan Wilmoth’s 21 points. They were assigned the No. 7 seed in the Bergen County Tournament and will likely see Ridgewood in Round of 16. |
JORDAN WILMOTH |
LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 7 |
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9.
PASCACK VALLEY (11-3) --
The Indians posted three more wins and have seen the emergence of Briana Wong, who scored 53 points in those last three wins. The Indians held on to beat Ridgewood, 52-43, behind Wong's 20 points, beat Hackensack, 59-34, and then toppled Fort Lee in the opening round of the County Tournament, 62-24. They will play winner of Holy Angels and Hackensack next Saturday. |
BRIANA WONG
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 10 |
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10.
KENNEDY (8-6) --
In their only game they beat DePaul, 58-45, behind Tajae Stevenson’s 21 points. They were given the top seed in the Passaic County Tournament. |
TAJAE STEVENSON
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 11 |
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11.
RIDGEWOOD (10-4) --
The Maroons opened the week traveling to Pascack Valley where they rallied in the fourth quarter but lost 52-43. Then went to Demarest, minus the Corcoran sisters, who were missing for undisclosed reasons, and won 43-34. Finally, in their first round county game on Friday, they beat Pascack Hills 32-21, despite being tied at 16 at the half. They will most likely play IHA in Round of 16. |
RIDGEWOOD LOGO |
LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 12 |
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12.
NORTHERN VALLEY/DEMAREST (7-4) --
The Norsewomen beat Paramus, 46-26, last Tuesday behind Briana Tarabocchia’s 14 points before falling to Ridgewood on Thursday, 43-34. They travel to High Point on Tuesday night. Seeded 9th, could see Queen of Peace in the 8/9 game of the Bergen County Tournament. |
BRIANA TARABOCCHIA
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 9 |
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13.
BAYONNE (11-2) --
The Bees are rolling right along, looking to get the No. 1 seed in the Hudson County Tournament. They beat Snyder, 61-31, behind behind Niamani Marshall’s 14 points and followed that up with 65-36 win over Union City as Madison McGlone had 19 points. |
MADISON McGLONE |
LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 13 |
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14.
LINCOLN (11-1) --
The Lions are back in business after suffering the tough 3-point loss to Bayonne last week, as they beat Union City, 63-25, behind Zhan’e Williams' 23 points. Beat Marist, 51-35, as Willams had 21 points. Good opponent in Immaculata on Saturday. |
ZHAN'E WILLIAMS
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 14 |
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HOLY ANGELS (9-4) -- Sue Liddy, after picking up her 700th coaching victory last week, will turn the Angels' attention to the county tournament where her team was given the No. 11 seed. Elizabeth Garcia has been playing real well as of late and had 19 points in a 53-41 win over Clifton. They then beat Passaic Tech, 41-32, as Lauren Dines had 17 points. Get Hackensack to start the county. |
LAUREN DINES
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 15 |
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PARAMUS CATHOLIC (8-5) --
The Paladins picked up two easy wins starting with a 58-35 victory over Passaic Valley. Sarah Scerbak had 13 points. Beat West Milford, 68-49, as talented freshman Sydnei Caldwell had 25 points. Were given the No. 12 seed in the county tournament, the same as last year, and could see Ramapo in the same 5/12 matchup on Saturday. |
NIKKI CURTELLINO
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 16 |
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NORTHERN HIGHLANDS (8-5) --
The Highlanders were given the No. 13 county seed and will play Midland Park in the first round. A win would set them up with Teaneck on Saturday. During the week they beat Pascack Hills, 49-33, as Madison Grossman had 14 points. |
KIRA BOYER |
LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 17 |
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18.
WESTWOOD (7-5) --
The Cardinals won two blowouts, first beating Cliffside Park 61-28 as Jade Hinds-Clarke had 21 points including her 1000th career point. They then beat Dumont, 50-32, behind Hinds-Clarke’s 18 points. Westwood gets glen Rock in the county tournament and could play SRD on Saturday. |
JAIDE HINDS-CLARKE
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 18 |
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RIVER DELL (7-4) --The Hawks have now won seven of their last eight, including two wins this past week. Last Tuesday they beat Ridgefield Park, 53-45, as Caton Henderson had 15 points and then beat Cliffside Park, 54-10. They will play Mahwah on Monday in the 16/17 game with the winner getting IC Saturday. |
CATON HENDERSON
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 19 |
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RAMSEY (10-3) --
Hailey Reynolds scored 13 points in a 51-30 win over Fort Lee. On Friday the Rams beat Lakeland, 45-25. They were the No. 15 seed in the Bergen County Tournament before being upset by No. 18 Indian Hills in the first round on Sunday. That game does not count against this week's rankings, which included games through Saturday only. |
VICTORIA CLINTON
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LAST WEEK'S
RANKING: No. 20 |
DROPPED OUT:
None
ALSO RECEIVING UNKNOWN VOTES:
Secaucus, Midland Park, Mahwah, Glen Rock & Wayne Hills
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