The Northern Highlands Highlanders waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins but they left with four. They took down Paramus 58-40. Given Northern Highlands' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Paramus is ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northern Highlands was led to victory by Lucas Dipasupil and Sawyer Chapler. Dipasupil scored 13 points along with two steals, while Chapler scored 14 points along with three steals. Dipasupil is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Jeffrey Weinberger was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds.
Northern Highlands is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Paramus, their loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-16.
Northern Highlands will square off against Don Bosco Prep at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Don Bosco Prep's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 contests. As for Paramus, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Passaic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Paramus is facing Passaic at the right time seeing as Passaic is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
