Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Top-seed Colonia cruises, while Somerville, South Plainfield, Middlesex, Manville, Timothy Christian all win first round games in state tourney play Six of 14 boys' basketball teams in the Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area won their opening round NJSIAA state tournament games Friday night, after waiting two days to play due to the aftermath of this weekend's blizzard. (We're still waiting on a Non-Public North B score from the Wardlaw-Hartridge game against Pioneer Academy, which was a 4:30 pm tip.)

Boys' Basketball #Roundup: Top-seed #Colonia cruises, while #Somerville, #SouthPlainfield, #Middlesex, #Manville, #TimothyChristian all win first round games in state tourney play! Recaps, scores and upcoming sked all at the link! #GMC #Skyland #NJHoops

Dennis McNulty steps down as Timothy Christian boys’ basketball coach After six seasons as the boys' basketball coach at Timothy Christian School in Edison, Dennis McNulty has stepped down, and will no longer teach at the school as well. McNulty made the announcement Wednesday on his social media accounts. Yesterday I tendered my resignation and will not be returning to the classroom or the court at TCS. The decision was not made lightly and it was a grueling process.

NEW: Dennis #McNulty steps down as #TimothyChristian boys' basketball coach. Story at the link. #NJHoops #GMC #Tigers

Central Jersey Sports Radio GMC Boys’ Player of the Year: Colonia’s Aiden Derkack led Patriots to back-to-back GMC titles, another sectional crown While the Colonia boys' basketball team was very much a team in every sense of the word, there's no doubt who is the big draw: Aiden Derkack. They've got a lot of excellent ballplayers. Even Derkack - who was named GMC Tournament MVP for the second year in a row, the first to be so honored since Quentin DeCosey of St.

Central Jersey Sports Radio #GMC Boys' Player of the Year: #Colonia's Aiden #Derkack led Patriots to back-to-back GMC titles, another sectional crown. Plus HMs from #Piscataway #Aquinas #SouthRiver #TimothyChristian and Colonia

Non-Publics open NJSIAA state tournament play; Timothy Christian, Immaculata boys; Pingry girls advance to quarterfinals It was a slightly limited schedule Friday night in the NJSIAA state tournament, as the Non-Public sections opened play, and several area teams had byes. But of those in action, three advanced to Monday's sectional quarterfinals, including the Timothy Christian and Immaculata boys, and the Pingry girls. In Non-Puublic North B, 8th-seed Timothy Christian got a pair of double-doubles from its two big stars en route to a 62-57 home win over 9th-seed Pioneer Academy.

Non-Publics open #NJSIAA state tournament play; #TimothyChristian, #Immaculata boys; #Pingry girls advance to quarterfinals

Timothy Christian ousts St. Joseph from GMC Tournament in 1st round, plus full boys’ roundup as Saturday’s quarterfinals are set Seven of the eight higher seeds in the boys' GMC Tournament won their first round games Thursday evening, with the lone upset coming in Metuchen, where tenth-seed Timothy Christian beat seven-seed St. Joseph, 56-53. The Tigers (14-7) did it on an off night in the scoring column - though he contributed in other ways - from Jalen Fleming, who finished with ten.

ROUNDUP! #TimothyChristian ousts #StJoseph from #GMC Tournament in 1st round, plus full boys' roundup as Saturday's quarterfinals are set! #Colonia #Woodbridge #OldBridge #Aquinas #Sayreville #SouthPlainfield #Piscataway #NJHoops

Timothy Christian connects from downtown, tops Edison to win first outright GMC Blue title Last year, Timothy Christian shared the GMC Blue Division title with Spotswood. This year, they have it all to themselves. The Tigers (12-6, 9-1 GMC Blue) hit 12 times from beyond the arc - with five different players connecting on treys - en route to a 74-37 win over visiting Edison as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio Thursday night.

#GMC BLUE CHAMPS! #TimothyChristian connects from downtown, tops #Edison to win first outright #GMC Blue title. Story at the link, plus postgame presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen with Jalen #Fleming and HC Dennis #McNulty! #NJHoops

Edison travels to Timothy Christian as Eagles, Tigers battle for GMC Blue crown Forget about the snow, it'll be a short trip for Edison up Plainfield Avenue into Piscataway to make the turn onto Ethel Road for a pretty big high school basketball game Thursday, the last day before the GMC Tournament is seeded. While it looks like both will be lucky enough to get the game in before the meeting, the result is anything but guaranteed, as Edison and Timothy Christian will square off at 5:30 to see who is the Blue Division champion.

PREVIEW: #Edison travels to #TimothyChristian as #Eagles, #Tigers battle for #GMCBlue crown. Airing LIVE on CJSR tonight at 5:30! Preview at the link! #GMC #NJHoops

Few changes in Week 6 Bellamy & Son Paving Boys’ Top Ten; Timothy Christian rejoins list With only five losses among 28 games played by top ten teams in the past week, there was little change in the Bellamy & Son Paving Boys' Basketball Top Ten rankings for Week Six. The top seven teams held steady, while eight and nine moved up, and Timothy Christian rejoined the rankings at No. 10. Colonia (12-1) remains at the top of the list after a 2-0 week.

Few changes in Week 6 Bellamy & Son Paving Boys' Top Ten; #TimothyChristian rejoins list. #Colonia still No. 1, plus #Gill #Aquinas #RutgersPrep #Montgomery #Ridge
#Immaculata #Sayreville #Piscataway #NJHoops

Several 1,000-point club boys within reach of all-time marks; plus, who’s nearing the milestone? n boys' basketball, there are five members of the 1,000 point club in the Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area, but many more could join the ranks this season. Aiden Derkack of top-ranked Colonia was the first, and so far he's the only one to have cracked the mark this early in the season. He did it in the middle of…

WHICH ONES WILL FALL? Several 1,000-point club boys within reach of all-time marks; plus, who's nearing the milestone? List at the link! #Colonia #SouthRiver #TimothyChristian #Manville #BoundBrook #GMC #Skyland #NJHoops

Top four hold court, but the rest shuffle in Week 2 Bellamy & Son Paving Boys’ Basketball Top Ten With the top four combining to go 9-1 this past week, there's no change in those spots in the Week 2 Bellamy & Son Paving Boys' Basketball Top Ten, but there were a number of other movements, with three new teams joining the rankings. At the top, it's still Colonia, which won its only game of the week, an 80-61 triumph Thursday night at Piscataway, in which junior Aiden Derkack joined the 1,000-point club…

NEW: Top four hold court, but the rest shuffle in Week 2 Bellamy & Son Paving Boys' Basketball Top Ten. See who landed where! #Colonia #Hillsborough #Ridge #Montgomery #Sayreville #TimothyChristian #StJoes #Aquinas #Gill #RutgersPrep #NJHoops