St. Anthony, the defending national high school champ, pulled out a narrow 57-54 victory over Paterson Eastside Sunday at the New Years Jump-Off at Teaneck High School.
The Friars improved to 8-1 but arent blowing out opponents like they did last year when they featured six Division I players.
“We made a lot of mistakes so it [...]

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 [...]

After Mike Rosario scored a team-high 26 points in Sunday night’s loss to No. 1 North Carolina, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams pulled Rosario aside and offered him a compliment.
“He said that he wishes me the best of luck and that I’m a great player,” Rosario recalled Monday. “He said, ‘Just keep doing what you’re [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

John Riek is expected to get cleared by his doctor to play basketball next month, but still hasn’t heard from the NCAA Clearinghouse on his eligibility at Cincinnati.
In that respect, his situation is similar to that of Melvyn Oliver at Seton Hall and Ater Majok at UConn.
“On Jan. 19 he should get cleared to play [...]

Dexter Strickland may have to miss St. Patrick’s season opener in the City of Palms Classic, but he hopes he won’t have to.
The 6-foot-3, North Carolina-bound Strickland is slated to sit out Saturday’s quarterfinal, potentially against John Wall and Word of God Academy, for disciplinary reasons.
But Strickland hopes to persuade Chris Chevannes, a St. Patrick [...]

The Brian Doherty Classic has been renamed the Newark National Invitational and will take place Jan. 24 at The Prudential Center in Newark.
In past years the event was held at St. Benedict’s Prep, but this year’s tournament will take place at “The Rock” in order to showcase the national talent. The headliner event features Lance [...]

**[See the documentary on Cheek, "A Star Emerges from City Streets."]
The Dominic Cheek Sweepstakes is about to end.
Ben Gamble, the associate head coach at St. Anthony in Jersey City, said the 6-foot-5 Cheek will make his announcement on Friday at 6 o’clock at the school gym.
“Dom will announce at St. Anthony on Dec. 12,” Gamble [...]