And that’s a wrap on the 2022-23 girls basketball season. Appreciate everyone for reading and following along this year. We’ll have much more over the coming weeks.
FINAL
Morris Knolls 7
Montville 6
Luke Dickerson with a walk-off home run in the 10th. Morris Knolls wins North 1, Group 3 and a sectional title for the first time since 2011.
What a game
Happy to announce that I finished my first day as a high school sports reporter for NJ Advance Media and . Thrilled for this opportunity as the next step forward in my career. I'm looking forward to telling stories throughout the state of New Jersey.
And with that, my first full girls basketball season in New Jersey is in the books. Thanks to all the coaches, fans and many more who made this a great year
Breaking from me and
@MattStanmyre
:
Paramus Catholic football has been handed a one year postseason ban and has been placed on probation for 2 years after guilty of illegal recruiting by the NJSIAA's Controversies Committee
BREAKING:
@MT_FB
has hired former player Kenneth Gilstrap as the Blue Raiders' defensive backs coach. He replaces Steve Ellis who left for USF.
@MTAthletics
I won't be going far. I'm moving to Nashville to cover
@NashvilleSC
for the
@Tennessean
.
Excited about this opportunity to a cover a team and organization as it prepares to move to MLS next season.
Still got a USL season to cover, though.
Some personal news: My time as the MTSU beat writer has come to an end. I appreciate the readership the last nine months I've been at the DNJ.
@joe_spears7
is the man to follow now for MTSU news. He will do a great job on the beat. Give him a follow.
A year after buying $10,000 worth of student tickets for the Camellia Bowl,
@MT_FB
coach Rick Stockstill is doing it once again for the
@NewOrleansBowl
.
@CoachStock
Some personal news: My time as the MTSU beat writer has come to an end. I appreciate the readership the last nine months I've been at the DNJ.
@joe_spears7
is the man to follow now for MTSU news. He will do a great job on the beat. Give him a follow.
And that will do it for the 2023-24 New Jersey basketball season and Year 3 (4 including Covid season) for me on the girls beat.
Appreciate everyone who took the time to read our stuff this season. We will have plenty more over the coming weeks.
FINAL: AJ Zollo does it again. He smacks a walk-off double as No. 1 Don Bosco Prep defeats Hun 1-0. Incredible game.
Zollo had the walk-off hit when Bosco beat Buford (GA) a couple of weeks ago
And with that, my first year covering high school football in New Jersey is in the books. Thanks for reading and following along all season. More things to come over the next couple of weeks
Just in: Sparta coach Cathy Wille has stepped down after an 11-year tenure as the Spartans' coach. Fitting that she steps down with Sparta's historic senior class
“It’s poetic for me as well.”
@GirlsBballSHS1
“It's not in me to quit and I was going to keep pushing myself through the whole thing.”
Chandler Brewer was diagnosed with cancer before the 2018 season. How he dealt with it while he didn’t miss a game.
@MT_FB
@MTAthletics
@CBrew_97
Last one left in the press box for the last time. A season that started in Nashville ends in New Orleans. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read the football coverage this season. Now, it’s time to head to the airport for my flight in 5 hours. Early Signing Day Wednesday
MTSU's Chandler Brewer says he played the 2018 season after being diagnosed with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Texted with him and he said he's doing great and he's almost done with all his treatments.
@MT_FB
@MTAthletics
And that’s a wrap on the 2024 New Jersey high school baseball season. Appreciate everyone for following and reading
@PJ_Potter
,
@kminnicksports
and myself this season. We’ll have much more over the coming weeks
Orlando City coach Oscar Pareja embraced Kaka and had a chat with him in Spanish. Every Lions players has shaken hands with Kaka before going on the training field.
@KAKA
@jpoe24601
I’m thrilled for the opportunity to cover MTSU. I can thank the city of Jackson and the surrounding area for giving me the opportunity to tell your stories. Not done yet, though. Still got some things to write over the coming weeks before I transition to the MTSU beat.
MTSU folks: thanks a ton for following along. Your readership meant so much. Loved every second of my time on the Blue Raiders beat. I’ll miss it.
Be sure to give
@LFTorresIII
a follow. Talented journalist who will do great work as my replacement on the beat.
.
@MT_FB
's Khalil Brooks has been dealing with the death of his father. At the same time, CJ Windham has been dealing with the death of his mother. Together they are supporting each other.
@_districtuno6
@cjw__81
@MTAthletics
FINAL
Seton Hall Prep 35
No. 3 St. Joseph (Mont.) 28
SHP comes to Montvale and stuns SJR for the second straight year in the Non-Public A quarterfinals.
SHP will play Delbarton in the semis next week
@SHP_Athletics
FINAL: Lake Nona upsets Oak Ridge 50-49 as Jaylen Harper makes this layup with less than 3 seconds remaining to win the Class 7A, District 5A title.
@osvarsity
@VarsityBuddy
Here at Hightstown High School watching a little bit of Pennington senior and Virginia commit Bryce Meccage. Pitching in front of roughly 40 scouts plus.
He’s got five strikeouts through two innings. Fastball consistently touching 96
@BryceMeccage
@pennington_base
And there it is! After a 15 minute weather delay, Morris Knolls’ Luke Dickerson has tied the state record with his 18th home run of the season. Ties the record held by Mike Trout and Ashton Bardell.
4-0 Morris Knolls in the T4
@MoKnoBaseball
@Luke_dickerson1
@JkroegerJt
6 months ago, Joanna Carlson and her family's life changed after her son Matthew passed away. But locals, and Matthew's dream school, Vanderbilt and coach Tim Corbin have rallied around the family
@SwoodBSBL
@SpotswoodAthle1
@VandyBoys
@TimCorbin
Congrats to Paul VI's Hannah Hidalgo, who was named Gatorade New Jersey Girls Basketball Player of the Year this morning
@HannahHidalgo
@coach_O_hidalgo
Meet the
@NashvilleSC
fan who will travel 10,000 miles this season.
Thanks to
@ClayLaSoul
for letting me hang out with him and telling me about his road adventures.
South Side's Tyler Reeder led a remarkable turnaround this season for the Hawks. From one win to the 4A quarterfinals this season. Reeder is the All-West Tennessee Coach of the Year.
South Gibson boys basketball made some history last night. The Hornets advanced to their first region title game in program history and advancing to sectionals.
@CoachWilkins_
Congrats to St. John Vianney coach Dawn Karpell, who won her 500th career game as SJV advances to the Shore Conference Tournament semis. The senior class also won its 100th game.
@sjvcoach
@SJVLadyLancers
"We came out here as the underdogs, and we really proved ourselves today."
Hannah Hidalgo and the rest of Paul VI made a statement in a win over Morris Catholic as she goes off for 41.
@HannahHidalgo
@pvigirlsVBBall
@coach_O_hidalgo
Brent Stockstill finished the game 30 for 33 passing for 290 yards and 3 TDs.
90.9 completion percent is 2nd best in program history.
Also threw his 100th career touchdown pass.
FINAL:
No. 1 Don Bosco Prep 48
No. 14 Seton Hall Prep 14
Bosco is heading back to MetLife Stadium. Dominant performance by the offense. Scored on 7 of 8 possessions
“I’ve been through hell and back with my mom, and I know she’s so happy for me.”
Demorie Tate had an emotional embrace with his mom after he made things official with
#FSU
. Story from his signing at Freedom High earlier.
@DemorieTate
FINAL: Copeland Culp hits a walkoff double that scores Jake Zirlin giving Millburn its first GNT title since 1984 with a 6-5 win over Seton Hall Prep in the longest GNT title game in history.
.
@NashvilleSC
announced today it plans to play all of its U.S. Open Cup matches at MTSU.
Nashville SC will host the winner of Chattanooga Red Wolves SC and South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 game on either May 13 or 14.
@MTAthletics
@MT_Soccer
Keegan Douglas' return arguably makes Haddonfield the team to beat in the Colonial Conference. Here are the team trying to chase Jackie Mulligan's squad.
@HMHSathletics
“I don’t want to say [we’re] the cat that got the cream, but we were really happy with the fact that we got the opportunity to bring her to Orlando."
Safe to say that
@ORLPride
coach Marc Skinner is excited about Taylor Kornieck.
@jpoe24601
;There’s no one tougher than her'
Ramapo guard Julia Corella missed last year because of a torn ACL. 2 surgeries later, she's back to 100%. She scored a game-high 16 as No. 9 Ramapo defeated No. 8 Prov
@RamapoGirls
@JuliaCorella14
@madisonschill24
FINAL: No. 1 Don Bosco Prep defeats No. 2 St. Peter’s Prep 35-26
Run game was effective tonight as Logan Bush led the way
@DBP_Football
@IronmenAthletic
FINAL
North Brunswick 4
Monroe 3
Zachary Konstantinovsky with a walk-off home run, his second home run of the game. He drives in all four runs for North Brunswick.
North Brunswick advances to the CJG4 final
"He is a gunslinger, and as he gets better, he’ll become more of a quarterback."
Story on Seton Hall Prep's thrilling win over rival Delbarton as QB Liam Londergan has a helluva debut
@theprepfootball
@CoachBFitz
@SHP_Athletics
“You can’t predict that out of anybody."
South Plainfield freshman Dom Massaro had a season to remember. He is the Newcomer of the Year for 2023
@BaseballSPHS
@DominicMassaro6
Asked anyone associated with the MTSU men’s basketball team and they’ll tell you this is a different Donovan Sims. One who is answering coach McDevitt’s plea to be more aggressive.
@MT_MBB
@Dsims10
@MTAthletics
No. 2 Trenton Catholic was tied with Stuart Day with 3:10 to go. Coach Bob Fusik got the ball in the hands of Zoe Brooks. Brooks went to work and in the end, TCA came out on top with a 60-55 win.
@TCA_GIRLSBBALL
@CoachBobFusik
@zoebrooks35