New Jersey High School Basketball - Newark Academy holds off Morristown-Beard
February 10, 2009: Morristown, NJ 07960 Newark Academy Minutemen (Livingston, NJ) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Morristown-Beard Crimson (Morristown, NJ), 62-61 in a league bout.
With the victory, Newark Academy upgrades its record to 12-5 on the campaign. The Minutemen host Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove, NJ) to play the Panthers in a Colonial Hills - Hills bout on Thursday, February 12. The Panthers come into the bout with a record of 15-2. Cedar Grove won 81-54 in their recent league bout against Immaculate Conception (Montclair, NJ)
Next up, the Crimson play the Verona Hillbillies (Verona, NJ) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, February 17. Morristown-Beard will attempt to upgrade on its 9-7 season record.