The Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament features teams from three western NJ counties. The top 2 teams got byes into the quarterfinals.
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY
Hunterdon Central over Pope John
PRE-TOURNAMENT PICK
Hunterdon Central over Hackettstown
PRELIMINARY ROUND
The preliminary round will be held by Saturday February 1, 2020
9th seeded Kittatinny shut down 20th seeded Belvidere 70-12
13th seeded Phillipsburg downed 16th seeded Pope John 62-44.
12th seeded Warren Hills thwarted 17th seeded Lenape Valley 67-60. 6 foot Sr. Luke Flaherty went for 32.
11th seeded Voorhees vexed 18th seeded North Warren 58-40. Justin Vernieri scored 20.
14th seeded Vernon shut down 15th seeded Sussex Tech 65-43. Sr. Stefen McKinnon scored 20.
10th seeded South Hunterdon shut down 19th seeded Hopatcong 59-39. 6 foot 1 Jr. Drew Zalescik scored 21.
1ST ROUND
Saturday February 8
8th seeded Delaware Valley cut down Kittatinny 59-48. 6 foot 1 Sr. Nick DeMarco scored 19.
Phillipsburg upset 4th seeded Newton 51-41. 6 foot 2 Jr. Colin Domzalski scored 18,
5th seeded North Hunterdon climbed over Warren Hills 74-53. 6 foot 1 Sr. Wes Reinagel notched 25.
Voorhees upset 6th seeded High Point 43-42. 5 foot 9 Sr. Joe Sernas and Sr. Max Seals both had 12.
3rd seeded Hunterdon Central vexed Vernon 70-36. 6 foot 4 Jr. Brian Johannson netted 24.
7th seeded Wallkill Valley stopped South Hunterdon 55-50. 6 foot 1 Sr. Shawn Falk notched 18.
QUARTERFINALS
Saturday February 15
top seeded Hackettstown doubled up Delaware Valley 59-27. Jr. Shawn Morgan tallied 16.
Phillipsburg upset North Hunterdon 62-57. 6 foot So. Josh Borelli scoored 16.
Hunterdon Central edged Voorhees 39-33. 6 foot 2 Jr. Matt Ciszkowski scored 14
2nd seeded Sparta ousted Wallkill Valley 62-35. Jr. Colby Potts had 14.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday February 22
at Hunterdon Central
Hackettstown held down Phillipsburg 64-41. 6 foot 2 Sr. Tyler Gorczyca scored 27.
Hunterdon Central upset Sparta 57-47. Ciszkowski scored 22.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday February 28
at Centenary University
Hunterdon Central halted Hackesttstown 55-48 in ot. Johannson & 6 foot 2 Jr. Eric Molto divided 24. Jr. Shawn Morgan scored 17 for Hackettstown
NJHOOPS.COM ALL H/W/S TOURNAMENT TEAM
Brian Johannson
6 foot 4 Jr.
Hunterdon Central
Matt Ciszkowski
6 foot 2 Jr.
Hunterdon Central
Tyler Gorczyca
6 foot 2 Sr.
Hackettsown
Shawn Morgan
5 foot 11
Hackettstown
Eric Molto
6 foot 2 Jr.
Hunterdon Central
LAST YEAR
Sparta came back to beat. Phillipsburg 56-53. 6 foot 3 Marist bound Sr. Jack Cavanaugh had 22 second half points. 6 foot 3 Washington & Lee bound Sr. Richie Manigault scored 25 with 5 treys for Phillipsburg.
TWO YEARS AGO
Pope John beat North Hunterdon 70-63. 6 foot Sacred Heart bound Sr. Aaron Clarke scored 20.
THREE YEARS AGO
Hunterdon Central held down Delaware Valley 75-30. 6 foot 4 Sr. Tucker Richardson scored 13.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Pope John held off Hunterdon Central 73-66. 6-foot-7 So. Samba Diallo scored 24 and 6-foot-2 Jr. Tucker Richardson 21 for Hunterdon Central.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Pope John held down Hackettstown 76-47. 6-foot-2 Holy Cross bound Sr. Matt Zignorski and 6-foot-9 Syracuse bound Sr. Moustapha Diagne divided 36.
SIX YEARS AGO
Pope John pulled away late for a 61-46 win over Sparta. 6-foot-3 So. James Scott led the balanced attack with 17. 6-foot Sr. Matthew Chemis paced Sparta with 15. 6-foot-2 Jr. Matt Zignorski with 12 points and 5 assists in championship was named Tournament MVP.
Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament Wrap 2019
2018 Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament
