New Jersey High School Basketball - DePaul holds off Union Catholic
March 2, 2012: Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 DePaul Spartans (Wayne, NJ) backers were in high spirits Friday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Union Catholic Vikings (Scotch Plains, NJ), 59-52 in a non-league challenge.
With the victory, DePaul improves its record to 20-6 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) to battle the Ironmen in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 5. The Ironmen come into the challenge with a record of 21-4. Don Bosco Prep won 71-54 in their recent non-league challenge against Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ)
Next up, the Vikings battle the Rahway Indians (Rahway, NJ) in a Mountain Valley - Mountain challenge, on Tuesday, April 3. Union Catholic will attempt to improve on its 11-12 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 20-4 record after their 55-44 non-league loss to West Morris Mendham (Mendham, NJ).