Basketball Recap: St. Joseph Regional Sets Scoring Season-High Against Paramus Catholic

Green Knights

Team Score

02/04/25 @ Paramus Catholic	79
02/01/25 vs Dwight-Englewood	71
12/23/24 vs Morris Catholic	71
01/04/25 vs Delbarton	71
01/28/25 vs NV - Old Tappan	68

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph Regional). They strolled past the Paramus Catholic Paladins with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 79-62. Winning may never get old, but the Green Knights sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.

St. Joseph Regional had a senior duo take command as Anthony Pacciarelli went 10 for 19 on his way to 28 points and six boards and Jahmir Joseph went 9 of 16 en route to 26 points and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pacciarelli has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Chaz Gray, who posted ten points and six boards.

St. Joseph Regional smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.

St. Joseph Regional's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Paramus Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.

St. Joseph Regional will square off against Bergen Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on February 11th. Paramus Catholic has already played their next game (against Don Bosco Prep), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.