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Tri-State Basketball Top 20 (3/20/12)
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Boys Basketball Top 20 (Records as of March 19)
| RANK | TEAM | REC | LW | COMMENTS | |
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1 | St. Anthony (NJ) | 31-0 | 1 |
Topped Atlantic City, 72-42 to remain undefeated and clinch a Tournament of Champions title game bid. |
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2 | St. Benedict's (NJ) | 33-2 | 2 |
Went 2-1 during the Alhambra Catholic Invitational, highlighted by wins over John Carroll (MD) and Gonzaga (DC) |
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3 | Mount Vernon (NY) | 23-2 | 4 |
Defeated Aquinas, 61-57 in the NY Class 'AA' title game for the school's 10th state championship |
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4 | Plainfield (NJ) | 30-3 | 6 |
Defeated St. Joseph (Met.) 70-48 in the TOC semifinals to set up a meeting with top-seeded St. Anthony in the title game |
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5 | St. Raymond (NYC) | 21-9 | 7 |
Will take on Boys & Girls in the NY Class 'AA' Federation semifinals Saturday afternoon. |
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6 | Boys and Girls (NYC) | 24-6 | 8 |
Won its third straight PSAL Class 'AA' title with a 71-67 win over Thomas Jefferson |
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7 | St. Joseph (Met.) (NJ) | 29-2 | 5 |
Lost to Plainfield, 70-48 in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinal |
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8 | Jefferson (NYC) | 25-7 | 3 |
Lost to Boys & Girls in the PSAL 'AA' championship game, 71-67. |
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9 | Holy Cross (NYC) | 24-5 | 9 |
Lost to St. Raymond, 66-58 in the CHSAA Class 'AA' final. |
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10 | Teaneck (NJ) | 31-1 | 10 |
Saw its season come to an end with a 84-62 loss against Plainfield in the NJSIAA/ShopRite Group 3 semifinals |
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11 | Gill St. Bernard's (NJ) | 27-4 | 11 |
Lost in the NJSIAA/ShopRite Non-Public Class 'B' title game to top-seeded St. Anthony, 67-39 on March 11 |
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12 | Cardinal Hayes (NYC) | 24-5 | 12 |
Saw its season come to an end in a 54-53 loss to St. Raymond in the CHSAA Class 'AA' semifinal. |
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13 | Hudson Catholic (NJ) | 25-3 | 13 |
Lost to St. Anthony, 53-30 in the NJSIAA/ShopRite North Jersey, Non-Public B finals on March 8. |
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14 | Wings Academy (NYC) | 25-4 | 14 |
Fell to Thomas Jefferson, 72-68 in the PSAL Class 'AA' semifinals. |
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15 | Mount St. Michael (NYC) | 21-8 | 15 |
Lost in the CHSAA Class 'AA' semifinals to Holy Cross, 55-40 on March 8. |
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16 | Neptune (NJ) | 24-7 | 16 |
Was upended by Plainfield, 58-48 in the NJSIAA/ShopRite Group 3 title game. |
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17 | Harborfields (LI) | 22-2 | 19 |
The Tornadoes captured its first NYS title with a win over Tappan Zee on Sunday. They'll head to the Federation tournament and will meet Iona Prep in the semifinal. |
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18 | Christ the King (NYC) | 19-8 | 18 |
Lost to Mount St. Michael 64-57 in the CHSAA Class 'AA' quarterfinals on March 4. |
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19 | Seton Hall Prep (NJ) | 26-3 | 17 |
Saw its season end with a 77-68 loss to St. Joseph (Met.) in the NJSIAA/ShopRite Non-Public 'A' state final |
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20 | St. Joseph (Trumbull) (CT) | 25-1 | NR |
The Cadets captured the Connecticut Class LL title with a 62-54 victory over Hillhouse. |
Girls Basketball Top 20 (Records as of March 19)
| RANK | TEAM | REC | LW | COMMENTS | |
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1 | Nazareth (NYC) | 18-3 | 5 |
The Lady Knights will prepare to meet NYSPHSAA Class 'AA' state champ, Cicero-N.Syracuse in the Federation semifinals on Saturday. |
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2 | Manasquan (NJ) | 31-2 | 4 |
Ousted previous No. 2-ranked St. Rose in the Tournament of Champions semfinal, 56-50 |
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3 | Gill St. Bernard's (NJ) | 29-4 | 7 |
Stunned previously top-ranked Shabazz and erased a 23-point third quarter deficit with a 60-56 win to advance to the TOC finals. |
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4 | Shabazz (NJ) | 30-2 | 1 |
Shabazz was upset by Gill St. Bernard's, 60-56, in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinals |
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5 | St. Rose (NJ) | 29-2 | 2 |
St. Rose was edged by Manasquan, 56-50 in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinals. |
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6 | Ossining (NY) | 23-1 | 3 |
Fell to eventual state champions, Cicero-North Syracuse, 79-51 in the NYS Class 'AA' semifinals |
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7 | Teaneck (NJ) | 29-3 | 6 |
Teaneck fell to Manasquan, 78-65 in the NJSIAA Group 3 state championship on March 11 |
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8 | St. John Vianney (NJ) | 22-7 | 8 |
The Lancers were knocked off by St. Rose in the NJSIAA South Non-Public 'A' final, 34-33 back on March 7. |
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9 | Christ the King (NYC) | 15-14 | 9 |
The Royals quest for a CHSAA Class 'AA' state title ended in the semifinals with a 52-47 loss to Nazareth |
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10 | Jackson Memorial (NJ) | 27-5 | 10 |
Lost in the first round of the TOC to Gill St. Bernard's, 58-51 |
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11 | St. Anthony's (LI) | 23-5 | 11 |
St. Anthony's lost to Archbishop Molloy, 58-55 in overtime back on March 7 in the CHSAA NYS Class 'AA' quarterfinals. |
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12 | North Hunterdon (NJ) | 27-6 | 12 |
Lost to Jackson Memorial in the NJSIAA Group 4 state championship, 50-47 on March 11. |
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13 | Long Island Lutheran (LI) | 17-5 | 13 |
The Crusaders prepare to take on PSAL Champion Scholars Academy on March 23 in the Class B Federation semifinals |
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14 | Moore Catholic (NYC) | 22-6 | 14 |
Lost to Nazareth in the CHSAA Class 'AA' state championship, 68-46. |
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15 | Archbishop Molloy (NYC) | 19-10 | 15 |
Saw its season end in the CHSAA Class 'AA' state semifinals with a 52-47 loss to Moore Catholic. |
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16 | Irvington (NY) | 24-1 | 16 |
After winning its third straight NYS Class 'B' title, the Irvington prepares for the Federation tournament and will face Cardinal O'Hara in the semifinals |
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17 | Pearl River (NY) | 22-3 | 17 |
Lost in the NYS Class 'A' semifinal to Averill Park, 55-48 |
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18 | Trenton Catholic (NJ) | 24-5 | 18 |
Lost to Gill St. Bernard's 82-70 in the NJSIAA Non-Public South B finals on March 6. |
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19 | Neptune (NJ) | 23-6 | 19 |
Fell to No. 2-ranked Manasquan 59-45 in the NJSIAA Central Group 3 finals on March 6. |
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20 | Murry Bergtraum (NYC) | 18-7 | NR |
The Lady Blazers won its 14th straight PSAL Class 'AA' championship by defeating MSIT, 56-48 at Madison Square Garden |
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