St. Joseph’s Aidan Carter helped lead Falcons to the top of the heap, named GMC boys’ basketball Player of the Year There are a lot of good boys' basketball players in Middlesex County. Some, you'll see at the end of this article. But one in particular got all the hype in the preseason, and it turns out none of it was hot air. Injuries hobbled Aidan Carter last year at St. Thomas Aquinas, which had some of its own upheaval going on around the basketball program after the departure of Bob Turco, who moved on to Piscataway and took the Chiefs right to the county finals.

NEW: #StJoseph's Aidan #Carter helped lead #Falcons to the top of the heap, named #GMC boys' basketball Player of the Year. Plus HMs from #Colonia #Sayreville #Piscataway #EastBrunswick #PerthAmboy #Metuchen

Four titles earns Gill St. Bernard’s No. 1 ranking in final Bellamy & Son Paving Boys’ Basketball Top Ten When high school basketball teams open their preseason, hitting the gym in earnest for the first time, they can set all kinds of different goals. For most with high-end aspirations, there are four main ones: win the division, win the county, win a sectional, win a state championship. In 2025-26, it was check, check, check, and check one more time for…

NEW! Four titles earns #Gill St. Bernard's No. 1 ranking in final Bellamy & Son Paving Boys' Basketball #TopTen. See where the rest landed: #Colonia #EastBrunswick #Hillsborough #Immaculata #Manville #Montgomery #PerthAmboy #Piscataway #RutgersPrep #StJoseph #NJHoops

Boys’ Roundup: St. Joseph hits the century mark, two-time defending CJ4 champ Montgomery rolls, Ridge upsets Elizabeth, Perth Amboy takes buzzer-beater as state tourney opens at long last It was a two-day wait to start the NJSIAA state high school basketball tournament for public schools in Groups 2 and 4, but for eight schools from the Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area, it was well worth the wait. CJSR-area squads went 10-10 on the opening day of the three-week tournament, with two non-publics winning games that were originally scheduled for Thursday anyway.

Boys' Roundup: #StJoseph hits the century mark, two-time defending CJ4 champ #Montgomery rolls, #Ridge upsets #Elizabeth, #PerthAmboy takes buzzer-beater as state tourney opens at long last! Plus wins by #Hillsborough #EastBrunswick #Sayreville #Piscataway #Ridge #Metuchen #Aquinas #NJHoops

GMC Boys’ Basketball Coaches name 2025-26 All-Division, All-Conference honorees; Colonia’s Rodriguez named Coach of the Year As county championship week gets underway, the 33 boys' basketball coaches in the Greater Middlesex Conference met to pick their All-Division teams, with ten student-athletes ultimately earning All-GMC Honors from eight different schools, an example of how wide open this season has been in the league. With the boys' GMC Tournament semifinals set for Wednesday, three of those teams are represented on the All-Conference list, including Andrew Kretkowski and Aidan Carter of top-seed St.

BREAKING! #GMC BoysBasketball Coaches name 2025-26 #AllDivision, #AllConference honorees; #Colonia's Rodriguez named Coach of the Year! Plus #EastBrunswick #Aquinas #Sayreville #Piscataway #StJoseph #PerthAmboy #SouthPlainfield #NJHoops

Girls’ Power Points Update: Somerville looks locked in to a No. 1 seed in North 2, Group 3 over Colonia; with Piscataway, Bernards earning top four slots With playoff qualification in high school basketball closing Saturday at the NJSIAA cutoff, four Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area teams appear to have earned top four seeds, including a top-seed for Somerville in the Group 3 section of North Jersey, Section 2. Below is a look at all the area teams in the Central Jersey playoff brackets, based on NJ.com power point standings as of 2 pm on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

Girls' Power Points Update: #Somerville looks locked in to a No. 1 seed in North 2, Group 3 over #Colonia; with #Piscataway, #Bernards earning top four slots. Plus #JPStevens #PerthAmboy #Ridge #WatchungHills #Bridgewater #Woodbridge #Bernards #Carteret #NorthPlainfield #SouthPlainfield #NJHoops

Boys’ Power Points Update in: Piscataway, red-hot Colonia appear to gain top-seeds in North 2 playoff sections With playoff qualification in high school basketball closing Saturday at the NJSIAA cutoff, Piscataway appears to have locked in the top seed in North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4, while four-time defending champs Colonia in North 2, Group 3 have used a late-season surge to appear to take the top seed, yet again. Below is a look at all the area teams in the Central Jersey playoff brackets, based on NJ.com power point standings as of 9:30 am on Sunday, February 15, 2026.

Boys' #PowerPoints Update : #Piscataway, red-hot #Colonia appear to gain top-seeds in North 2 playoff sections. Closer look, and projected matchups at the link! #NJHoops #playoffs #NJSIAA Plus #JPStevens #Bridgewater #PerthAmboy #Ridge #SouthPlainfield #NorthPlainfield #Somerville #Bernards

Monroe, JP Stevens, North Plainfield boys claim upsets, but six other high seeds advance to GMC Tournament First Round with Tuesday wins Five higher seeds advanced in the boys' basketball GMC Tournament Tuesday night, while Monroe, JP Stevens and North Plainfield came away with upset wins in preliminary round action. The GMCT now moves on to the First Round, the round of 16, as the top eight seeds that earned double byes begin play, hosting game on Thursday night, with winners moving on to Saturday's quarterfinals, all at higher seeds - unlike years past where the quarters were held at neutral sites.

NEW: #Monroe, #JPStevens, #NorthPlainfield boys claim upsets, but six other high seeds advance to GMC Tournament First Round with Tuesday wins. Recaps, next round schedule with times at the link! #Metuchen #Middlesex #SouthBrunswick #Woodbridge #PerthAmboy #NJHoops

In final few weeks of the regular season, most GMC, Skyland boys’ division titles are settled The Somerset County Tournament was seeded Monday night, and the Greater Middlesex Conference will take its turn one week from today. But there are still division titles up for grabs in both leagues. So, who already has hardware, and who's still fighting for a banner? Here's a look at the GMC and Skyland Conference division races as we hurtle toward the postseason.

NEW: In final few weeks of the regular season, most #GMC, #Skyland boys' division titles are settled. A look at winners, with one to be decided! #StJoseph #EastBrunswick #PerthAmboy #Metuchen #SouthAmboy #PiscatawayMagnet #AmboyMagnet #Gill #Manville #Pingry #Franklin #Immaculata

Partying like it’s 1993, Perth Amboy wins tenth straight, tops JP Stevens to clinch GMC White American Division The season began like gangbusters for Perth Amboy. Four straight wins gave them their best start in a long time. Then, they dropped three of four around the holidays, a situation that could make any coach reconsider their chosen profession. But not Donnie Reid, and not this edition of Panther Basketball. How did they respond? Well, they've won ten straight since, including Saturday's 73-57 victory over at JP Stevens that clinched the Greater Middlesex Conference White American Division title with an 11-0 division mark and one game left against second-place South Brunswick (8-3 in division) this Tuesday.

NEW: Partying like it's 1993, #PerthAmboy wins tenth straight, tops #JPStevens to clinch #GMC #White American Division title. We talk with HC and former #McCarrick standout Donnie Reid, at the link! #GMC #NJHoops

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Sunday Holiday Tournament Roundup: Perth Amboy boys continue hot start, East Brunswick girls stay undefeated, Hillsborough girls win again at Mercer County C.C. No cancellations, no postponements. Sunday was just a typical Sunday between Christmas and New Year's for holiday tournaments across New Jersey, with some Friday night and a good deal of Saturday games moved around due to the snow and ice storm that hit the state. On the boys' side, Perth Amboy continued its great start to the season with a win over host Rahway in the round-robin style Butch Kowal Holiday Tournament.

Sunday Holiday Tournament Roundup: #PerthAmboy boys continue hot start, #EastBrunswick girls stay undefeated, #Hillsborough girls win again at Mercer County C.C. Scores, states, and some cool notes at the link! #NJHoops #GMC #Skyland

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Tuxedo Fany is a senior whose owner is terminally ill. She's smart, independent and gentle. Her owner has considered putting Fany and her other 2 cats to sleep out of fear that they won't be taken care of. #caturday #Perthamboy #NJ #adoptable

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Cloud Commuting
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What became of the emigrants? - East Jersey Bound What became of the Scots emigrants to East Jersey?

What became of the emigrants? Some thrived as merchants, farmers, estate owners and craftspeople. Others barely got by, moved or returned to Scotland. tinyl.co/3tPV #Covenanters #Quakers #QuakerHistory #royalists #newjerseyhistoryy #scottishhistory #emigrants #eastjersey #PerthAmboy

Clean Sweep! Somerville’s Vesuvio-Bush takes Week 7 Bellamy & Son Paving Player of the Week award on dominating performance When debating who to choose for the Week 7 Bellamy & Son Paving Player of the week, I asked by broadcast partner for that game, Justin Sontupe, for his take. "No doubt in my mind Somerville loses without him. He did everything." Surely, it takes a whole team to win. He doesn't do what he did without the offensive line. Or the defense - which he had to be a part of when a cornerback went down - holding a talented Plainfield team in check.

Clean Sweep! #Somerville's #VesuvioBush takes Week 7 #Bellamy & Son Paving #PlayeroftheWeek award on dominating performance! Plus HMs from #Manville #Montgomery #OldBridge #PerthAmboy and #Rahway and other nominees! #NJFootball #BigCentral

#Rutgers #NJIT #TCNJ #JERSEYCITY #Wildwood #Newark #RutgersNewark #NewBrunswick #Vinland #Princeton #Morristown #Trenton #PerthAmboy #Orange #Newton #CapeMay,#SUNY #CUNY #PACE

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Perth Amboy looks to rebound from season-opening loss with win over rival Carteret Friday Perth Amboy football hasn't put together a season with more than three wins in some time, but when it's a big rivalry game, you can throw all that out. Now in his seventh season, William Clark has coached against the Ramblers six times. And though the wins, overall, haven't come, the Panthers are 3-3 against Carteret under Clark's tenure, and they're one of the teams Amboy has had success against.

AUDIO PREVIEW: #PerthAmboy looks to rebound from season-opening loss with win over rival #Carteret Friday. 6 pm LIVE on CJSR. Hear from HC William Clark at the link! #BigCentral Game of the Week presented by #Bellamy & Son Paving! #NJFootball

Marcus Borden’s 2025 Camp Caravan: Mike and Marcus wrap up two-weeks and eleven stops! The 2025 edition of Marcus Borden's Big Central Camp Caravan took coach to eleven different schools to see 19 teams, including six during Week One of practices, and another 13 at five different scrimmages in Week Two. So, who were some of the best teams and players he saw? What were his overall thoughts? Central Jersey Sports Radio's Mike Pavlichko talked down on the field at Hillsborough High School after Saturday's scrimmage against Elizabeth.

Marcus Borden's 2025 #BigCentral #CampCaravan: Mike and Marcus wrap up two-weeks and eleven stops.. at the link! #PerthAmboy #Montgomery #OldBridge #Aquinas #HunterdonCentral #Bernards #Colonia #NorthBrunswick #Carteret #Manville #Union #Edison #Dunellen #NorthPlainfield #Hillsborough #Elizabeth

2025 Big Central Preview: Liberty Gold Division Even with two new head coaches, the Liberty Gold Division in the Big Central Conference could see another really competitive year in 2025. Last year's division champ Woodbridge loses some key parts, including the Derek-Bryan Anderson twin tandem, but second-year veteran mentor Joe Goerge has shown he can adapt over the years, and we may even see more of the option from the Barrons this year as well.

Another day, another #BigCentral division preview. Today, a look at the Liberty Gold with #Woodbridge #Colonia #Plainfield #Linden and #PerthAmboy. Listen at the link! #NJFootball

Perth Amboy has one of the proudest firefighting traditions in the nation, dating back to 1881. And that tradition is growing stronger with a new fire station coming to the city’s east side. Hear more from @speakercoughlin.bsky.social, Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez, and #PerthAmboy Mayor Caba.

Early look at Big Central Football 2025: Defending Liberty Gold champion Woodbridge may face biggest test while Colonia returns a ton to challenge Barrons The Woodbridge football team was the class of the Big Central's Liberty Gold Division in 2024, running the table with a perfect 9-0 record in the regular season. But with some key losses, could the door be open for the rest of the division to make a move? Plainfield (Donald) and Linden (Mark Ciccotelli) will have new head coaches, while Colonia has always been a consistent performer and will have a veteran team, so there's no shortage of squads looking to make a move, and they're more than capable.

Early look at #BigCentral Football 2025: Defending Liberty Gold champion #Woodbridge may face biggest test while #Colonia returns a ton to challenge #Barrons. Plus #Plainfield #PerthAmboy and #Linden at the link! #NJFootball

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Promising to “put a fence around Perth Amboy,” John Fiore takes Panthers’ AD job In his years as a head coach, John Fiore has worked in some very diverse communities, including the place where he had his biggest success, up at Montclair. With student-athletes from "every socio-economic background on the spectrum" in terms of culture and diversity, Fiore had a 93-31 record with the Mounties over ten seasons from 2010 through 2019, winning four NJSIAA sectional titles in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017, going undefeated three times in 2012, 2013 and 2017.

NEW: Promising to "put a fence around #PerthAmboy," John #Fiore takes #Panthers' AD job. Read more and hear our exclusive interview at the link! #GMC #BigCentral