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The Lawrence (Lawrenceville, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral conference game against Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ) by a score of 51-47.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
HVCHS----51
Lawrence----47
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Game Story

New Jersey High School Basketball - Lawrence can't hold off Hopewell Valley Central

December 28, 2023: Pennington, NJ 08534

The Hopewell Valley Central Bulldogs basketball team scored 51 points and restricted the visiting Lawrence Cardinals to 47 in the Bulldogs league victory on Thursday.

The Bulldogs now sport a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Robbinsville for a Colonial Valley - Patriot contest on Tuesday, January 2. Hopewell Valley Central will battle a Ravens team coming off a 49-17 non-league win over Perth Amboy Vo-Tech (Perth Amboy, NJ). The Ravens record now stands at 3-2.

The Cardinals (0-7) will now prepare for their contest against Ewing (Trenton, NJ). The Blue Devils come into the Colonial Valley - Valley contest with a 4-2 record. In their last contest, Ewing was nudged by Immaculate Conception (Montclair, NJ), 48-39, in a non-league contest.

Rankings & Records

Hopewell Valley Central (23-24)

NJDiv.
18544
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
14-114-22-45-37-4.560.6671,019905
L

Lawrence (23-24)

NJDiv.
34480
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
5-190-52-51-102-4.208.0007501,204

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hopewell Valley Central
014.08.03.040.8
Lawrence5.001.06.031.3

Head-to-Head

  • Hopewell Valley Central won on 12/28/2023
    12/28Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    HVCHS----51
    Lawrence----47

    The Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral conference game against Lawrence (Lawrenceville, NJ) by a score of 51-47.

  • Hopewell Valley Central won on 1/30/2024
    1/30 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    HVCHS----48
    Lawrence----18

    The Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Lawrence (Lawrenceville, NJ) by a score of 48-18.

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Hopewell Valley Central10-5Lawrence2-11
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/14/23Hopewell Valley CentralHightstown(L) 48-282/2/24LawrenceHightstown(L) 63-19
12/19/23Hopewell Valley CentralPrinceton(W) 43-361/26/24LawrencePrinceton(L) 71-31
12/21/23Hopewell Valley CentralSteinert(W) 45-332/6/24LawrenceSteinert(L) 45-10
1/2/24RobbinsvilleHopewell Valley Central(L) 45-4112/21/23LawrenceRobbinsville(L) 72-15
2/14/24Hopewell Valley CentralRobbinsville(W) 49-19
1/5/24EwingHopewell Valley Central(L) 63-251/2/24LawrenceEwing(L) 85-12
1/12/24Trenton CentralHopewell Valley Central(W) 66-3312/14/23Trenton CentralLawrence(L) 48-45
1/16/24HamiltonHopewell Valley Central1/23/24HamiltonLawrence(L) 41-34
1/22/24Hopewell Valley CentralHamilton(W) 36-29
1/19/24Hopewell Valley CentralPrinceton Day1/9/24Princeton DayLawrence
1/31/24Hopewell Valley CentralPrinceton Day1/10/24LawrencePrinceton Day(W) 40-36
2/7/24Princeton DayHopewell Valley Central(W) 54-13
1/23/24Notre DameHopewell Valley Central(L) 42-251/12/24Notre DameLawrence(L) 61-35
2/12/24Notre DameHopewell Valley Central(L) 39-37
1/26/24Hopewell Valley CentralWest Windsor-Plainsboro North(W) 43-311/18/24West Windsor-Plainsboro NorthLawrence(L) 44-36
1/19/24West Windsor-Plainsboro NorthLawrence
2/2/24Hopewell Valley CentralWest Windsor-Plainsboro South(W) 45-2212/19/23West Windsor-Plainsboro SouthLawrence(L) 51-31
2/6/24Hopewell Valley CentralAllentown(W) 55-371/16/24LawrenceAllentown
1/22/24AllentownLawrence(L) 55-27
2/9/24Hopewell Valley CentralNottingham(W) 55-181/5/24NottinghamLawrence(W) 45-38

Record Breakdown

Hopewell Valley Central (23-24)

L

Lawrence (23-24)

14-11
Overall
5-19
4-2
League
0-5
10-8
Non-League
5-14
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
10-5
Common Opponent
2-11
2-4
Home
2-5
5-3
Away
1-10
7-4
Neutral
2-4
0-1
Playoff
0-0
14-11
In-State
5-18
0-0
Out-of-State
0-1