Basketball Recap: Bergen Catholic Skates Past St. Joseph Regional with Ease

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 vs Kennedy	37
01/16/25 @ St. Joseph Regional	29
12/23/24 vs Saddle River Day	25
01/09/25 vs DePaul Catholic	25
01/05/25 vs Rutgers Prep	22

A well-balanced attack led Bergen Catholic over St. Joseph Regional in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Bergen Catholic Crusaders blew the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights out of the water with an 82-53 final score. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 22 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, St. Joseph Regional still got an impressive performance from Anthony Pacciarelli, who posted 27 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Pacciarelli a new career-high in points. Chaz Gray was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.

The win (which was Bergen Catholic's third in a row) raised their record to 10-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.7 points per game. As for St. Joseph Regional, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-5.

Bergen Catholic has already played their next contest (against St. Rose), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. St. Joseph Regional wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-57 victory against Northern Highlands on the 18th.