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MorristownPope John XXIII
Colonials
67
61

The Pope John XXIII (Sparta, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Morristown (NJ) by a score of 67-61.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Morristown----67
Pope John XXIII----61
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New Jersey High School Basketball - Pope John XXIII edged by Morristown

February 7, 2023: Sparta, NJ 07871

The Pope John XXIII basketball team (Sparta, NJ), was nudged 67-61 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Morristown Colonials (Morristown, NJ)

The Colonials now possess a 10-7 record. They play next when they travel to Morris Hills for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 9. Morristown will clash with a Knights squad coming off a 62-42 non-league loss to Chatham (Chatham, NJ). The Knights record now stands at 4-14.

The now hold a 18-5 record. They play next when they travel to Sparta for a Northwest Jersey - National outing on Thursday, February 9. Pope John XXIII will clash with a Spartans squad coming off a 52-23 non-league loss to New Providence (New Providence, NJ). The Spartans record now stands at 13-7.

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    Rankings & Records

    Morristown (22-23)

    NJDiv.
    519
    OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
    14-121-15-55-24-5.538.5001,2151,164

    Pope John XXIII (22-23)

    NJDiv.
    235
    OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
    21-93-47-26-48-3.700.4291,7651,359

    Team Scoring Averages

    Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Morristown    		12.015.717.08.046.7
    Pope John XXIII    		21.58.514.515.558.8

    Head-to-Head

    • Pope John XXIII won on 1/6/2023
      1/6Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Pope John XXIII----51
      Morristown----31

      The Pope John XXIII (Sparta, NJ) varsity basketball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Morristown (NJ) by a score of 51-31.

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    • Morristown won on 2/7/2023
      2/7Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Morristown----67
      Pope John XXIII----61

      The Morristown (NJ) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Pope John XXIII (Sparta, NJ) by a score of 67-61.

      Box score

    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Morristown3-5Pope John XXIII8-5
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    12/6/22MorristownNew Providence1/30/23Pope John XXIIINew Providence(L) 67-47
    12/15/22ChathamMorristown(L) 48-4712/23/22Pope John XXIIIChatham(W) 57-42
    1/12/23MorristownChatham(W) 49-461/9/23Pope John XXIIIChatham(W) 57-42
    1/23/23ChathamPope John XXIII(W) 62-57
    12/19/22MorristownMontville(L) 61-3612/15/22MontvillePope John XXIII
    1/17/23MontvilleMorristown(L) 71-4012/16/22MontvillePope John XXIII(L) 60-48
    1/12/23Pope John XXIIIMontville(L) 64-39
    12/23/22MorristownRidge12/17/22RidgePope John XXIII(W) 62-39
    12/28/22MorristownSaddle River Day(W) 55-511/26/23Saddle River DayPope John XXIII(W) 74-72
    1/4/23MorristownSparta(L) 62-291/10/23SpartaPope John XXIII(W) 70-45
    1/25/23SpartaMorristown2/9/23Pope John XXIIISparta(L) 48-47
    2/15/23SpartaMorristown(L) 48-402/17/23SpartaPope John XXIII(L) 48-45
    1/10/23Morris HillsMorristown(W) 55-2312/19/22Pope John XXIIIMorris Hills(W) 71-33
    2/9/23MorristownMorris Hills1/17/23Morris HillsPope John XXIII(W) 62-29

    Record Breakdown

    Morristown (22-23)

    Pope John XXIII (22-23)
    14-12
    		Overall
    21-9
    1-1
    		League
    3-4
    11-10
    		Non-League
    16-4
    1-1
    		Head to Head
    1-1
    3-5
    		Common Opponent
    8-5
    5-5
    		Home
    7-2
    5-2
    		Away
    6-4
    4-5
    		Neutral
    8-3
    2-1
    		Playoff
    2-1
    14-12
    		In-State
    21-9
    0-0
    		Out-of-State
    0-0