New Jersey High School Basketball - Newark Tech can't hold off Pope John XXIII
January 20, 2015: Sparta, NJ 07871 The Pope John XXIII basketball team scored 57 points and restricted the visiting Newark Tech to 56 in the non-league victory on Tuesday.
The now sport a 11-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mount Olive for a Northwest Jersey - National contest on Saturday, January 24. Pope John XXIII will meet a Marauders team coming off a 66-54 non-league loss to Union (Union, NJ). The Marauders record now stands at 7-1.
With the defeat, Newark Tech moves to 2-5 on the year. The host Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, NJ) to meet the Pirates in a Super Essex - American match on Thursday, January 22. The Pirates enter the match with a record of 11-1. Seton Hall Prep lost 70-59 in their recent non-league match against Cardozo (Bayside, NY)