Basketball Recap: Northern Highlands Snags Ninth Win in Last 12 Games

Zack Blacher

Points (Career)

02/18/25 vs Paramus	26
12/21/24 @ Union City	21
01/23/25 @ Hackensack	18
01/18/25 vs St. Joseph Regional	18
02/11/25 @ Ridgewood	16

Northern Highlands extended their home winning streak to six games thanks to a huge performance from Zack Blacher. The Northern Highlands Highlanders managed a 71-66 win over the Paramus Spartans on Tuesday thanks to Blacher, who went 8-for-15 on his way to 26 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Another player making a difference was Pharoahe Dixon, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.

Northern Highlands is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Paramus is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.

Northern Highlands has already played their next contest (against Hackensack), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Paramus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.