Friends Face Off in Big East Matchup

Mike Rosario and Travon Woodall are not brothers, but they might as well be.
The two former St. Anthony of Jersey City teammates spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day together at the home of their former teammate, Jio Fontan, in Paterson, N.J. They shared a family dinner, watched “The Dark Knight” and “Wanted” and traded stories [...]

O’Dowd Stuns St. Anthony

St. Anthony’s 34-game winning streak has come to an abrupt end.
Bishop O’Dowd (Calif.) routed the Friars 69-40 Friday in the first round of the MaxPreps Holiday Classic at Torrey Pines, Calif.
Bishop O’Dowd coach Doug Vierra told the San Francisco Chronicle he never would have dreamed of beating St. Anthony and legendary coach Bob Hurley.
“Never, [...]

Plainfield, St. Anthony, Neptune Win at Tip-Off; St. Benedict’s Reaches Semis of Kreul Classic

Below are some highlights from today’s Hoop Group Tip-Off Classic at Seton Hall. I’m told the following coaches / schools were on hand to watch the action: Bob Huggins and Billy Hahn of West Virginia, Fred Hill and Jim Carr of Rutgers, David Cox of Georgetown, Scott Adubato and Dermon Player of Seton Hall, Jared [...]

Exec Calls for Hurleys to Play Each Other

NEWARK, N.J. — Bob and Dan Hurley will both coach their respective teams in the inaugural Newark National Basketball Invitational — but not against one another.
St. Anthony, coached by the legendary Bob Hurley, will face Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, and Whitney Young of Chicago, while St. Benedict’s, coached by Dan Hurley, will [...]

Big Night for the St. Anthony Kids

How about the night on the hardwood last night for some of the freshmen out of St. Anthony? Last year these kids helped the Friars go 32-0 under legendary coach Bob Hurley and win the New Jersey Tournament of Champions. Now they’re making an impact on campus.
**Tyshawn Taylor scored a career-high 23 points for Kansas [...]

Cheek Talks Rutgers; Henry Recruiting Dom to Memphis

Dominic Cheek says he enjoyed his weekend official visit to Rutgers but is still open to the five schools recruiting him.
Cheek did not commit during the early signing period in November and will choose from among Kansas, Memphis, Villanova, Pittsburgh and Rutgers and sign in the spring.
Cheek spent Friday-Sunday at Rutgers watching the Scarlet Knights [...]

Cheek Sets Rutgers Official

Rutgers is officially in the running for St. Anthony star Dominic Cheek.
The 6-foot-5 Cheek will visit Rutgers officially later this month.
“He will visit Rutgers Nov. 21,” St. Anthony associate head coach Ben Gamble said Wednesday.
Cheek will also visit Rutgers unofficially Nov. 10 for an exhibition game against Division II Caldwell College.
The NCAA early signing period [...]

Cheek on the Villanova Visit

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Dominic Cheek took his second official visit this weekend, and got home in time to play in the Ed die Griffin Challenge at Rutgers.
The Villanova visit went better than the game.
Cheek, a senior at St. Anthony in Jersey City, and the New Jersey Seniors lost to their Philly counterparts, 91-90, completing [...]

Cheek Enjoyed Kansas, ‘Nova Up Next

Dominic Cheek had a ball during his trip last weekend to Kansas for “Late Night in the Phog,” but still plans to take four more official visits.
The 6-foot-5 Cheek, a first-team All-State wing out of St. Anthony in Jersey City and the No. 6 shooting guard in the Class of 2009, will visit Villanova this [...]

Cheek Sets Last 2 Visits; May Wait Until Spring

Fresh off his weekend visit to Kansas for Late Night in the Phog, St. Anthony senior wing Dominic Cheek has set the dates for his last two visits.
After going to Villanova Oct. 24 and Pittsburgh Oct. 31, Cheek will visit Indiana Nov. 7 and Memphis Nov. 14, according to Ben Gamble, the associate head coach [...]