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Hopewell Valley CentralLawrence

Bulldogs
40
CardinalsL
35

The Lawrence (Lawrenceville, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral conference game against Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ) by a score of 40-35.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
HVCHS----40
Lawrence----35
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Game Story

New Jersey High School Basketball - Hopewell Valley Central edges Lawrence

December 28, 2023: Pennington, NJ 08534

The Hopewell Valley Central Bulldogs (Pennington, NJ) basketball nipped the visiting Lawrence Cardinals (Lawrenceville, NJ), 40-35 in Thursday's league test.

The Bulldogs (5-1) will now prepare for their test against Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater, NJ). The Panthers go into the non-league test with a 4-4 record. In their last test, Bridgewater-Raritan was tipped by Montgomery (Skillman, NJ), 88-46, in a non-league test.

The Cardinals now own a 3-3 record. They play next when they host Ewing for a Colonial Valley test on Tuesday, January 2. Lawrence will encounter a Blue Devils squad coming off a 66-54 non-league loss to Franklin (Somerset, NJ). The Blue Devils record now stands at 4-2.

HVCHS vs Lawrence Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 28, 2023
The Lawrence (Lawrenceville, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral conference game against Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ) by a score of 40-35.

Rankings & Records

Hopewell Valley Central (23-24)

NJDiv.
7518
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
21-614-39-27-35-1.778.8241,4801,194
L

Lawrence (23-24)

NJDiv.
23162
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
12-147-97-33-92-2.462.4381,3401,324

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hopewell Valley Central		11.010.018.011.054.8
Lawrence----51.5

Head-to-Head

  • Hopewell Valley Central won on 12/28/2023
    12/28Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    HVCHS----40
    Lawrence----35

    The Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral conference game against Lawrence (Lawrenceville, NJ) by a score of 40-35.

    Box score
  • Hopewell Valley Central won on 1/30/2024
    1/30 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Lawrence----56
    HVCHS----59

    The Lawrence (Lawrenceville, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ) by a score of 59-56.

    Box score
  • Hopewell Valley Central won on 2/22/2024
    2/22 @ 5pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Lawrence----44
    HVCHS----57

    The Lawrence (Lawrenceville, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away playoff game against Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ) by a score of 57-44.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Hopewell Valley Central13-3Lawrence8-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/14/23HightstownHopewell Valley Central(W) 65-512/2/24HightstownLawrence(W) 50-46
12/16/23Hopewell Valley CentralSeneca(W) 57-331/6/24SenecaLawrence(W) 51-38
12/19/23Hopewell Valley CentralPrinceton(L) 58-481/26/24PrincetonLawrence(W) 60-57
2/12/24Hopewell Valley CentralPrinceton(W) 60-44
12/21/23Hopewell Valley CentralSteinert(W) 42-312/6/24SteinertLawrence(W) 63-42
12/22/23Hopewell Valley CentralSteinert
1/2/24Hopewell Valley CentralRobbinsville(W) 64-5112/21/23RobbinsvilleLawrence(L) 56-54
2/14/24Hopewell Valley CentralRobbinsville(W) 54-36
1/5/24Hopewell Valley CentralEwing(W) 53-491/2/24EwingLawrence(L) 56-33
1/12/24Hopewell Valley CentralTrenton Central(W) 71-6112/14/23Trenton CentralLawrence(W) 55-49
1/19/24Princeton DayHopewell Valley Central1/9/24LawrencePrinceton Day
1/31/24Princeton DayHopewell Valley Central(W) 50-211/10/24LawrencePrinceton Day(W) 61-40
1/22/24Hopewell Valley CentralHamilton(L) 49-441/23/24LawrenceHamilton(W) 49-44
2/12/24HamiltonLawrence(L) 54-42
1/23/24Hopewell Valley CentralNotre Dame(W) 50-371/12/24LawrenceNotre Dame(L) 48-40
1/26/24West Windsor-Plainsboro NorthHopewell Valley Central(W) 59-491/18/24LawrenceWest Windsor-Plainsboro North(L) 49-46
2/2/24West Windsor-Plainsboro SouthHopewell Valley Central(W) 60-3112/19/23LawrenceWest Windsor-Plainsboro South(W) 56-54
2/6/24AllentownHopewell Valley Central(W) 69-341/16/24AllentownLawrence
1/22/24LawrenceAllentown(L) 69-61
2/9/24NottinghamHopewell Valley Central(L) 39-351/5/24LawrenceNottingham(L) 57-55

Record Breakdown

Hopewell Valley Central (23-24)

L

Lawrence (23-24)
21-6
Overall
12-14
14-3
League
7-9
5-2
Non-League
4-4
3-0
Head to Head
0-3
13-3
Common Opponent
8-7
9-2
Home
7-3
7-3
Away
3-9
5-1
Neutral
2-2
2-1
Playoff
0-1
20-6
In-State
12-14
1-0
Out-of-State
0-0