The West Morris Central Wolfpack fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Phillipsburg Stateliners on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Stateliners 68-62. While losing is never fun, West Morris Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while Phillipsburg is ranked 15th).
Phillipsburg's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jayveon Jackson led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jackson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Matthew Scerbo jr., who scored 17 points along with seven assists and six rebounds.
West Morris Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-12. As for Phillipsburg, they pushed their record up to 23-2 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
West Morris Central will head out on the road to square off against Cliffside Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Morris Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matchups -- so hopefully Cliffside Park likes a good challenge. As for Phillipsburg, they will play host again and welcome Bayonne, where tip off is scheduled for TBD on Wednesday. Hopefully Phillipsburg focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Saturday.
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