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2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League–Analysis

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ–This past Monday, the 2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League completed play with the Championship Game. Hillsborough I, one of two teams from Hillsborough in the league, won the championship by defeating North Hunterdon. The Junior Raiders have had solid JV teams that past two seasons with Final Four appearances in the East Brunswick/GMC JV Tourney including a victory over Piscataway in the title game this year. So, expect more of the same next season for Hillsborough. The Junior Raiders reached the Final Four of the Summer League last summer before losing to East Brunswick.

Something needs to be said about North Hunterdon. The Junior Lions have reached the finals in each of the past two summers at Hillsborough. NHHS won the title last summer over East Brunswick. North Hunterdon had a coaching change at the varsity level this offseason, but the Lions played well during the summer including a victory over Monroe for the championship of the AM Session of the second Kean Ironman Challenge this summer. Kyle Rehrig, who has coached previously at Ridge, Montgomery, and Manville (girls head coach), has taken the reins of the hoops program at NHHS. The Lions have several key players returning from last year’s squad that has gone 23-24 the past two seasons including a 12-11 mark that qualified them for the North Jersey Section 2 Group IV state tournament.

While both Hillsborough and North Hunterdon are busy trying to build solid foundations at the JV level, the three GMC teams that competed in this league, East Brunswick, Middlesex, and New Brunswick, didn’t have much success in the playoff round. East Brunswick, which defeated Hillsborough II on July 7th (42-41), had the most success of the three schools, was ousted in the quarterfinal round by Franklin after defeating Hopewell Valley of Mercer County in the first round. Both the Junior Blue Jays and the Junior Zebras were eliminated in the opening round as New Brunswick lost to Hillsborough II while Middlesex fell to Bridgewater.

East Brunswick has had the best success of all the GMC teams that have played in this league the past two years. The Bears, which reached the final last year, has at least reached the Elite Eight in each of the past two years. This year, the league grew from 10 to 12 teams with Franklin and New Brunswick joining the league. The Junior Zebras previously competed in the Colonia JV Summer League last summer. There were three teams from Middlesex County, six from Somerset County, two from Hunterdon County, and one from Mercer County. Eight teams in the league were from the Skyland Conference. One was from the Colonial Valley Conference.

2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League–Playoff Results–Championship–August 9th

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ–On Monday night, GMC Hoops wasn’t able to get over to Hillsborough High School to take in action from the Championship Game of the Hillsborough JV Summer League. Here are the result from the game listed below.

Hillsborough JV Summer League–Playoff Results–Championship–August 9, 2010

• Hillsborough I over North Hunterdon

GMC Hoops thanks Ian Progin and the folks at Hillsborough for providing information on this league this summer.

2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League–Playoff Results–Semifinals–August 4th

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ–On Wednesday night, GMC Hoops traveled over to Hillsborough High School to take in action from the two semifinal games of the Hillsborough JV Summer League. Here are the results from the games listed below.

Hillsborough JV Summer League–Playoff Results–Semifinals–August 4, 2010

• North Hunterdon 38–Bridgewater 28
• Hillsborough I 43–Franklin 37

GMC Hoops thanks Ian Progin and the folks at Hillsborough for providing information on this league this summer.

2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League–Playoff Results–Quarterfinals–August 2nd

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ–On Tuesday afternoon, GMC Hoops received information concerning the playoffs in the Hillsborough JV Summer League being played over at Hillsborough High School. Below are the quarterfinal round results.

Hillsborough JV Summer League–Playoff Results–Quarterfinal Round–August 2, 2010

• Hillsborough 1 over Montgomery
• North Hunterdon over Hillsborough 2
• Franklin over East Brunswick
• Bridgewater over Hunterdon Central

GMC Hoops thanks Ian Progin for providing the results.

2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League–Playoff Results–Opening Round–July 28th

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ–On Monday night, GMC Hoops received information concerning the playoffs in the Hillsborough JV Summer League being played over at Hillsborough High School. Below are the opening round results.

Hillsborough JV Summer League–Playoff Results–Opening Round–July 28, 2010

• East Brunswick over Hopewell Valley
• Hillsborough 2 over New Brunswick
• Bridgewater over Middlesex
• Montgomery over Watchung Hills

GMC Hoops thanks Ian Progin for providing the results.

Hillsborough JV Summer League–July 7, 2010

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ–On Wednesday evening, GMC Hoops traveled over to the Hillsborough JV Summer League for the first time this summer. The site saw two games including one involving a team from the GMC. East Brunswick was taking on Hillsborough II in the Old Gym while Hunterdon Central was battling Bridgewater-Raritan in the New Gym. There are three teams from the Greater Middlesex Conference in this 12 team league: East Brunswick, Middlesex, and New Brunswick.

East Brunswick Edges Hillsborough II, 42-41

After being over at the Linden Summer League to see Colonia and New Brunswick play, the site made a long trip over to Hillsborough High School for the 7:00 PM round of games including a matchup between East Brunswick and Hillsborough II. The Junior Bears got off to a slow start in this one, but then not only made a game of it, but also came away with the hard fought, 42-41 victory. Hillsborough II jumped out to a 13-4 lead over the first nine minutes of the contest. However, EB began to creep back into the contest with a fast break layup for a 13-6 lead at the 10:20 mark. Hillsborough II then misfired on two foul shots at the 9:26 mark, but East Brunswick lost the ball out of bounds.

The Junior Bears also missed a chance to get closer at the 7:53 mark by missing two foul shots, but redeemed themselves with two free throws for a 13-8 Hillsborough II lead with 6:33 left in the half. The Junior Raiders netted one of two foul shots at the 5:32 mark for a 14-8 lead, but EB got a steal and scored off a Hillsborough II goaltend for a 14-10 score with 4:02 to go in the first half. East Brunswick put together an offensive rebound and follow at the 3:17 mark, and then a three at the 2:22 mark for a 15-14 lead. The Junior Bears then completed the 13-1 tear with a layup at the 1:02 mark following a timeout by Hillsborough II at the 2:19 mark. The home team then got one of two from the line for a 17-15 EB lead at the 42 second mark, but the Junior Bears swiped another steal, and cashed it in with an offensive rebound and follow with 13 seconds left for a 19-15 lead.

Hillsborough II, which had no field goals over the last 11 minutes of the first half, made one of two free throws with four seconds left for a 19-16 EB lead at the intermission. After watching some of the Hunterdon Central and Bridgewater-Raritan game for a bit, the site returned to action with 11:45 to play in the game, and Hillsborough II leading 28-27 thanks to a 12-8 run. The Junior Bears connected on a three pointer with 11:30 to go to take a 30-28 lead. Hillsborough II then tied the game with a nice post move in the left low block for a 30-30 tie at the 9:50 mark. East Brunswick went back out in front at 32-20 with a jumper from the right side with 9:11 left, but Hillsborough II immediately tied things back up on its next possession at 32-32. East Brunswick then took a four point lead on an offensive rebound and putback at the 6:21 mark, and a steal off an errant pass for a layup at the 5:34 mark for a 36-32 lead.

Over the next 5:26, Hillsborough II embarked on a 9-6 run to close the gap to one with eight seconds left. East Brunswick tried to inbounds when the Junior Raiders attempted to steal the ball away. Bodies dove to the floor to get the loose ball, and Hillsborough II picked it up, but proceeded to throw the ball away out of bounds underneath the East Brunswick basket. EB then inbounded the ball, and was eventually able to run out the clock for the 42-41 victory.

Hunterdon Central Hangs On To Beat Bridgewater-Raritan, 34-31

The Junior Red Devils went at it with the Junior Panthers in the other 7:00 PM game that was taking place in the New Gym at Hillsborough High School. Hunterdon Central took a 21-18 lead at the intermission, and then went on a 6-1 run over the first 4:04 including two jumpers and a layup for a 27-19 lead with 15:56 to go. Hunterdon Central made one of two free throws, but Bridgewater-Raritan connected on a three pointer for a 28-22 HC lead with 11:48 to go.

The trey sparked a 10-3 spurt over the next 9:39 to close the gap to 31-29 with just over two minutes to play. Neither team scored for the next 1:15 before Bridgewater got a layup at the 54 second mark for a 31-31 tie, but didn’t score the rest of the way. Hunterdon Central then got an offensive rebound and follow at the 42 second mark for a 33-31 lead. Bridgewater then had a chance to tie things up again, but traveled at the 33 second mark, and Hunterdon Central made one of two free throws with 29 seconds to play, and hung on for the 34-31 win.

GMC Hoops plans to be back out at Hillsborough over the next several weeks to catch more action from this league.

2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League–Some Results–Day Three–July 7th

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ–On Wednesday night, GMC Hoops traveled over to Hillsborough High School after being at the Linden Summer League to take in action from the third day of the Hillsborough JV Summer League. Here are some of the results from the games listed below.

Hillsborough JV Summer League–Some Results–Day Three–July 7, 2010

• East Brunswick 42–Hillsborough II 41
• Hunterdon Central 34–Bridgewater-Raritan 31

GMC Hoops hopes to head back out to Hillsborough next week.

2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League–Schedule

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ–On Wednesday afternoon, GMC Hoops received information on the Hillsborough JV Summer League including teams and full schedule from Hillsborough boys basketball head coach, Ian Progin. There are 12 teams competing in this league including three from the GMC: East Brunswick, Middlesex, and New Brunswick. Below is the full season schedule.

Day One–Monday, June 28

• 6:00 PM–Hillsborough I vs. Hopewell Valley (Main Gym)
• 6:00 PM–East Brunswick vs. Franklin (Old Gym)
• 7:00 PM–Montgomery vs. Bridgewater (Main Gym)
• 7:00 PM–North Hunterdon vs. Middlesex (Old Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Hunterdon Central vs. Watchung Hills (Main Gym)
• 8:00 PM–New Brunswick vs. Hillsborough II (Old Gym)

Day Two–Wednesday, June 30

• 6:00 PM–Montgomery vs. North Hunterdon (Main Gym)
• 6:00 PM–Bridgewater vs. Middlesex (Old Gym)
• 7:00 PM–East Brunswick vs. New Brunswick (Main Gym)
• 7:00 PM–Hillsborough II vs. Franklin (Old Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Hopewell Valley vs. Watchung Hills (Main Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Hunterdon Central vs. Hillsborough I (Old Gym)

Day Three–Wednesday, July 7

• 6:00 PM–Middlesex vs. New Brunswick (Main Gym)
• 6:00 PM–Hopewell Valley vs. Montgomery (Old Gym)
• 7:00 PM–Hunterdon Central vs. Bridgewater (Main Gym)
• 7:00 PM–East Brunswick vs. Hillsborough II (Old Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Hillsborough I vs. Watchung Hills (Main Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Franklin vs. North Hunterdon (Old Gym)

Day Four–Monday, July 12

• 6:00 PM–Bridgewater vs. North Hunterdon (Main Gym)
• 6:00 PM–Franklin vs. New Brunswick (Old Gym)
• 7:00 PM–Middlesex vs. East Brunswick (Main Gym)
• 7:00 PM–Hillsborough I vs. Hillsborough II(Old Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Watchung Hills vs. Montgomery (Main Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Hopewell Valley vs. Hunterdon Central (Old Gym)

Day Five–Wednesday, July 14

• 6:00 PM–Hunterdon Central vs. Montgomery (Main Gym)
• 6:00 PM–Middlesex vs. Hillsborough II (Old Gym)
• 7:00 PM–Hillsborough I vs. Franklin (Main Gym)
• 7:00 PM–New Brunswick vs. Hopewell Valley (Old Gym)
• 8:00 PM–North Hunterdon vs. East Brunswick (Main Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Watchung Hills vs. Bridgewater (Old Gym)

Day Six–Monday, July 19

• 6:00 PM–Hillsborough I vs. New Brunswick (Main Gym)
• 6:00 PM–Franklin vs. Montgomery (Old Gym)
• 7:00 PM–East Brunswick vs. Hunterdon Central (Main Gym)
• 7:00 PM–Hillsborough II vs. North Hunterdon (Old Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Middlesex vs. Watchung Hills (Main Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Hopewell Valley vs. Bridgewater (Old Gym)

Day Seven–Wednesday, July 21

• 6:00 PM–Watchung Hills vs. Franklin (Main Gym)
• 6:00 PM–Montgomery vs. Hillsborough II (Old Gym)
• 7:00 PM–New Brunswick vs. Bridgewater (Main Gym)
• 7:00 PM–Hopewell Valley vs. East Brunswick(Old Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Hunterdon Central vs. Middlesex (Main Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Hillsborough I vs. North Hunterdon (Old Gym)

Day Eight–Monday, July 26

• 6:00 PM–North Hunterdon vs. Hunterdon Central (Main Gym)
• 6:00 PM–Montgomery vs. New Brunswick (Old Gym)
• 7:00 PM–Watchung Hills vs. East Brunswick (Main Gym)
• 7:00 PM–Hopewell Valley vs. Hillsborough II (Old Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Hillsborough I vs. Middlesex (Main Gym)
• 8:00 PM–Bridgewater vs. Franklin (Main Gym)

Day Nine–Wednesday, July 28–PLAYOFFS ROUND 1 (1-4 seeds get a bye)

• 6:00 PM–5 vs.12–Main Gym
• 6:00 PM–6 vs. 11–Old Gym
• 7:00 PM–7 vs. 10–Main Gym
• 7:00 PM–8 vs. 9 Old Gym

Day Ten–Monday, August 2–PLAYOFFS–QUARTERFINALS

• 6:00 PM–Winner 5/12 vs. 4–Main Gym
• 6:00 PM–Winner 6/11 vs. 3–Old Gym
• 7:00 PM–Winner 7/10 vs. 2 Old Gym
• 7:00 PM–Winner 8/9 vs. 1 Main Gym

Day Eleven–Wednesday, August 4–SEMI-FINALS

• 6:00 PM–Semifinal #1–Main Gym
• 7:00 PM–Semifinal #2–Main Gym

Day Twelve–Monday, August 9–Championship

• 6:30 PM–Main Gym

Note: –There are no games scheduled for Monday, July 5th due to the Fourth of July holiday.

2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League–Teams

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ–On Wednesday afternoon, GMC Hoops received information on the Hillsborough JV Summer League including teams and full schedule from Hillsborough boys basketball head coach, Ian Progin. There are 12 teams competing in this league including three from the GMC: East Brunswick, Middlesex, and New Brunswick. Below is the list of the squads competing.

• Bridgewater
• East Brunswick
• Franklin
• Hillsborough I
• Hillsborough II
• Hopewell Valley
• Hunterdon Central
• Middlesex
• Montgomery
• New Brunswick
• North Hunterdon
• Watchung Hills

GMC Hoops plans to cover some of the action from this league in the weeks ahead.

2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League Set To Start June 28th

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ–Last weekend, GMC Hoops received word from Hillsborough Boys Basketball Head Coach, Ian Progin, that there will again be a JV Summer League run at Hillsborough High School. This year, there will be 12 teams competing in the league including three from the Greater Middlesex Conference including: East Brunswick, Middlesex, and New Brunswick. Below is a list of all the teams competing in this JV league.

Teams In The 2010 Hillsborough JV Summer League

• Hillsborough I
• Hillsborough II
• Hopewell Valley
• Hunterdon Central
• Watchung Hills
• Montgomery
• Bridgewater
• North Hunterdon
• Middlesex
• East Brunswick
• Franklin
• New Brunswick

GMC Hoops is going to provide more coverage of this JV Summer League this year.