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GMC Hoops–2010-11 Scrimmages Schedule

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–On Tuesday night, GMC Hoops put together a schedule of scrimmages that it plans to see this pre-season. The site only plans to see five scrimmages this year, but the schedule may change as we get deeper into the pre-season. Below is the list of scrimmages the site plans to see.

• Decmeber 7, 2010–Roselle Park at Carteret, 4:00 PM
• December 8, 2010–New Providence at Metuchen, 4:00 PM
• December 9, 2010–Union Catholic at Edison, 3:45 PM
• December 10, 2010–Rutgers Prep at Wardlaw, 4:30 PM
• December 14, 2010–Roselle Park at Dunellen, 4:00 PM

Note: This schedule is subject to change.

College Hoops–GMC Players Playing Basketball At Other DIII Schools

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–On Wednesday night, GMC Hoops went combing the internet to find other former GMC players that are playing at Division III schools. Below is what we’ve found so far:

• Darrell Carroll (St. Joseph’s)–Catholic University
• Evan Carberry (Metuchen)–Vassar College
• Matt Melnick (Bishop Ahr)–Nazareth College
• Will Snider (Cardinal McCarrick)–Rivier College
• Taylor Snider (Cardinal McCarrick)–Rivier College
• Barry Holmes (Edison)–York College of Pennsylvania
• David Langan (Sayreville)–Wesley College

If you know of a former GMC boys basketball standout that is playing college ball somewhere, and has not been mentioned, please e-mail me at gmachos@gmchoops.com.

College Hoops–GMC Players Playing Basketball In The Northeast 10

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–On Monday night, GMC Hoops searched for former standout players from the Greater Middlesex Conference that are now playing Division II hoops in the Northeast-10 conference. Currently, there are two players from schools that are in the GMC that are competing for colleges and universities in the Northeast-10.

• Jeff Adkins (Piscataway)–University of New Haven
• Corey Boland (Wardlaw-Hartridge)–Southern New Hampshire University

GMC Hoops plans to cover a Division II game on Friday when it sees Felician in action at the East Stroudsburg Tournament against Shippensburg.

GMC Gridiron–Team Stats–Through Week Twelve

With all of the results from week twleve compiled and posted, here are the current team stats for football from around the Greater Middlesex Conference. The team stats are broken down by division: Red, White, and Blue.

GMC Football–Red Division Stats

GMC Football–White Division Stats

GMC Football–Blue Division Stats

GMC Hoops will be at the Central Jersey Group IV Championship Game between Sayreville and Brick Memorial at Rutgers University on Saturday night.

College Hoops–GMC Players Playing Basketball At Division I Schools

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–On Tuesday night, GMC Hoops spent some time searching the web to find former GMC standouts that are playing college hoops at the Division I level. Here’s what he found so far:

• Zach Rosen (Colonia)–University of Pennsylvania
• Steve Rennard (St. Joseph’s)–University of Pennsylvania
• Darren Smith (South Plainfield)–University of Pennsylvania
• Chris Matagrano (Sayreville)–University of New Hampshire
• Marquis Jones (South Plainfield)–University of Rhode Island
• Mike Burwell (Highland Park/Cardinal McCarrick)–University of South Florida
• Vince Rosario (Cardinal McCarrick)–Central Connecticut State
• Brandon Hall (Colonia)–St. Peter’s College
• Anell Alexis (St. Joseph’s)–Marist College
• Anthony Nelson (St. Joseph’s)–Niagara University

GMC Hoops plans to see St. Peter’s College play Rutgers on December 23rd.

GMC Gridiron–Week Twelve–Standings

With all of the results from week twelve compiled and posted, here are the latest standings for football from around the Greater Middlesex Conference. The standings are broken down by division: Red, White, and Blue.

GMC Football–Red Division Standings

*–Clinched Division Title

GMC Football–White Division Standings

*–Clinched Division Title

GMC Football–Blue Division Standings

*–Clinched Division Title

GMC Hoops will have team scoring stats posted soon.

College Hoops–GMC Players In The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–In anticipation of our trip to the Poconos on Friday to see Felician take on Shippensburg in the opening round of the East Stroudsburg tournament, GMC Hoops browsed around the CACC web site, and the sites of all its member schools, and found a couple former standouts playing here at the Division II level. Below is the list of all the former GMC players now playing in the CACC.

• Devon Young (South Brunswick)–Felician College
• Corey Francisco (Bishop Ahr)–Philadelphia University

Note: There are also a couple former GMC girls standouts playing in the CACC as Dunellen’s Lauren Staats and Inayah Williams of Piscataway are on the squad at Georgian Court University.

College Hoops–GMC Players In The Middle Atlantic Conference

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–Ten days ago, GMC Hoops traveled to Muhlenberg College to see Wilkes University play in an opening round game of the Scotty Wood Tournament against Gallaudet. Two GMC players are on the Wilkes squad. Below is the list of all former GMC standouts playing in the Middle Atlantic Conference.

• Steve Blish (Monroe)–Wilkes University
• Craig Thomas (Cardinal McCarrick)–Wilkes University
• Allen Kuiper (Spotswood)–Lycoming College
• Lester Owens (St. Joseph’s)–Arcadia University
• Mike Colacci (Middlesex)–Delaware Valley College
• Mike Williamson (Bishop Ahr)–FDU-Florham
• Mark Gibson (North Brunswick)–FDU-Florham
• Matt Fiorino (Bishop Ahr)–Kings College
• Onyi Ezeala (Timothy Christian)–Widener University

GMC Hoops will be back on the college hoops beat on Wednesday night with a trip to Harwood Arena on the main campus of Kean University to see the Cougars take on TCNJ in a conference game from the NJAC.

St. Joe’s To Represent GMC In 2011 Prime Time Shootout

TRENTON, NJ–On Monday, GMC Hoops learned that St. Joseph’s of Metuchen will be the lone GMC representative in this season’s Prime Time Shootout, which will be occurring at several different spots and times during the course of the season.  The Falcons will open the final set of games the weekend of February 11-13th, 2011 at Kean University. 

St. Joe’s will be taking on Pennington Prep of the Patriot Conference in the first of four games played on Friday, February 11th at Kean’s Harwood Arena.  The Prime Time Shootout has expanded to include a Christmas Tournament at Trenton Catholic, contests at Morgantown, West Virginia during the weekend of January 21st and 22nd, Philadelphia during the weekend of January 28th and 29th, and Kean University.  See the complete schedule.

GMC Gridiron–Top Ten–Week Twelve–November 28, 2010

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–GMC Hoops has put together a Top Ten for football in the Greater Middlesex Conference after the games played in Week Twelve. The Piscataway Chiefs remain atop the poll while Sayreville keeps pace at number two. The rest of the poll stays basically the same with the only exception being South Brunswick moving ahead of North Brunswick.

1. Piscataway (11-0)
2. Sayreville (10-1)
3. East Brunswick (6-4)
4. South Brunswick (7-3)
5. North Brunswick (8-2)
6. Dunellen (10-1)
7. Monroe (6-4)
8. Perth Amboy (6-4)
9. Bishop Ahr (5-5)
10. Carteret (6-5)

Other teams getting consideration: Spotswood, Woodbridge, Colonia, J.F. Kennedy, Highland Park, and South River.