New Jersey High School Basketball - Vernon can't hold off Sparta
January 3, 2012: Vernon, NJ 07462 The Sparta Spartans basketball team scored 48 points and held the host Vernon Vikings to 43 in the Spartans league triumph on Tuesday.
The Spartans now sport a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mount Olive for a Northwest Jersey - National contest on Thursday, January 5. Sparta will meet a Marauders team coming off a 83-71 league win over Montville (Montville, NJ). The Marauders record now stands at 5-1.
The Vikings (0-6) will now prepare for their contest against Morris Hills (Rockaway, NJ). The Knights enter the Northwest Jersey - National bout with a 3-3 record. In their last bout, Morris Hills held off High Point (Sussex, NJ), 49-36, in a league bout.