New Jersey High School Basketball - Pope John XXIII overwhelms Mount Olive
January 24, 2015: Flanders, NJ 07836 Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Pope John XXIII (Sparta, NJ) and the host Mount Olive Marauders (Flanders, NJ), saw Pope John XXIII's basketball squad wallop Mount Olive by a tally of 99-73.
With the victory, Pope John XXIII improves its record to 12-1 on the campaign. The travel to University (Newark, NJ) to play the Phoenix in a non-league challenge on Sunday, January 25. The Phoenix come into the challenge with a record of 3-7.
Next up, the Marauders play the Vernon Vikings (Vernon, NJ) in a Northwest Jersey - American challenge, on Thursday, January 29. Mount Olive will attempt to improve on its 8-2 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 4-8 record after their 63-62 non-league loss to Dover (Dover, NJ).