NV - Old Tappan lost against St. Joseph Regional back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights took a hard 68-51 fall against the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights. While losing is never fun, the Golden Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Green Knights are ranked 28th).
St. Joseph Regional's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jahmir Joseph, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 14 points in addition to six steals and five assists. With that strong performance, Joseph is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Anthony Pacciarelli was another key player, going 7 of 17 en route to 19 points and eight rebounds.
NV - Old Tappan's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-1. As for St. Joseph Regional, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. NV - Old Tappan will take on Tenafly at 7:00 p.m. on February 4th. As for St. Joseph Regional, they will square off against Paramus Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on February 4th. St. Joseph Regional is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
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