New Jersey High School Basketball - Pope John XXIII thwarts West Morris Mendham
January 24, 2025: Sparta, NJ 07871 The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Pope John XXIII (Sparta, NJ) and the visiting West Morris Mendham Minutemen (Mendham, NJ), observed Pope John XXIII's basketball team knock off West Morris Mendham by a score of 44-27.
The (9-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Sparta (Sparta, NJ). The Spartans come into the Northwest Jersey - National challenge with a 6-4 record. In their last challenge, Sparta was knocked off by Morris Knolls (Rockaway, NJ), 43-33, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Minutemen encounter the Montville Mustangs (Montville, NJ) in a Northwest Jersey - National challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. West Morris Mendham will attempt to improve on its 7-11 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 49-46 non-league loss to Randolph (Randolph, NJ).