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Tri-State Basketball Top 20 (3/20/12)

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
1 St. Anthony (NJ) 31-0 1

Topped Atlantic City, 72-42 to remain undefeated and clinch a Tournament of Champions title game bid.

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)

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

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

5 St. Raymond (NYC) 21-9 7

Will take on Boys & Girls in the NY Class 'AA' Federation semifinals Saturday afternoon.

6 Boys and Girls (NYC) 24-6 8

Won its third straight PSAL Class 'AA' title with a 71-67 win over Thomas Jefferson

7 St. Joseph (Met.) (NJ) 29-2 5

Lost to Plainfield, 70-48 in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinal

8 Jefferson (NYC) 25-7 3

Lost to Boys & Girls in the PSAL 'AA' championship game, 71-67.

9 Holy Cross (NYC) 24-5 9

Lost to St. Raymond, 66-58 in the CHSAA Class 'AA' final.

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

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

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.

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.

14 Wings Academy (NYC) 25-4 14

Fell to Thomas Jefferson, 72-68 in the PSAL Class 'AA' semifinals.

15 Mount St. Michael (NYC) 21-8 15

Lost in the CHSAA Class 'AA' semifinals to Holy Cross, 55-40 on March 8.

16 Neptune (NJ) 24-7 16

Was upended by Plainfield, 58-48 in the NJSIAA/ShopRite Group 3 title game.

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.

18 Christ the King (NYC) 19-8 18

Lost to Mount St. Michael 64-57 in the CHSAA Class 'AA' quarterfinals on March 4.

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

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
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.

2 Manasquan (NJ) 31-2 4

Ousted previous No. 2-ranked St. Rose in the Tournament of Champions semfinal, 56-50

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.

4 Shabazz (NJ) 30-2 1

Shabazz was upset by Gill St. Bernard's, 60-56, in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinals

5 St. Rose (NJ) 29-2 2

St. Rose was edged by Manasquan, 56-50 in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinals.

6 Ossining (NY) 23-1 3

Fell to eventual state champions, Cicero-North Syracuse, 79-51 in the NYS Class 'AA' semifinals

7 Teaneck (NJ) 29-3 6

Teaneck fell to Manasquan, 78-65 in the NJSIAA Group 3 state championship on March 11

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.

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

10 Jackson Memorial (NJ) 27-5 10

Lost in the first round of the TOC to Gill St. Bernard's, 58-51

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.

12 North Hunterdon (NJ) 27-6 12

Lost to Jackson Memorial in the NJSIAA Group 4 state championship, 50-47 on March 11.

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

14 Moore Catholic (NYC) 22-6 14

Lost to Nazareth in the CHSAA Class 'AA' state championship, 68-46.

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.

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

17 Pearl River (NY) 22-3 17

Lost in the NYS Class 'A' semifinal to Averill Park, 55-48

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.

19 Neptune (NJ) 23-6 19

Fell to No. 2-ranked Manasquan 59-45 in the NJSIAA Central Group 3 finals on March 6.

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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