TOP PERFORMERS* Taylor Bernstein, Montville wrestling: The senior stayed undefeated by recording three falls in 3 minutes, 32 seconds against grapplers from Bergen Catholic, Roxbury and St. Joseph (Montvale).
* Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft) boys and girls track: Accumulated 86 of a possible 90 team points to easily win the Monmouth County relays last Friday.
* Syessence Davis, Neptune girls basketball: The senior and Rutgers commitment helped stave off Teaneck's upset bid in a 68-56 victory last Saturday, finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, two assists and two blocks.
* Kelsey Haycook, Point Pleasant Boro girls basketball: Spurred a 53-51 upset of Rumson last Saturday with 15 points and 12 caroms.
* Kyle Janeczek, Wall Township boys basketball: His 30-point, 11-assist, six-rebound showing highlighted an 82-62 triumph over South Amboy.
* Christina Jones, Morrow (Englewood): The senior scored her 1,000th point during a 25-point, 13-rebound showing in a 52-48 victory over rival Westwood last Wednesday.
* Dawan Lighty, Kennedy (Paterson) boys basketball: The senior guard averaged 19.5 points as the Knights posted impressive victories over Bergen Catholic and Don Bosco Prep last week.
* Chris Martin, St. Patrick boys basketball: The senior transfer from St. John's in Washington, D.C., canned five 3-pointers and scored 22 points in a 73-65 triumph over St. Benedict's Prep last Sunday in the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children Basketball Festival at Kean University in Union.
* Stephon Mosley, Seton Hall Prep boys basketball: The 6-6 junior notched a career-high 28 points and collected nine boards in a 63-53 victory over Hudson Catholic last Sunday at the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children Basketball Festival at Kean University in Union.
* Tyler Rizzi, Paramus Catholic boys bowling: Rolled a high-game of 278 in the Paladins' 3-2 triumph over Pascack Valley last Thursday.
* Miles Schoedler, Ocean City boys track: Qualified for the Millrose Games by winning the mile invitational at last Thursday's 17th Hispanic Games in New York, clocking a time of 4:15.76.
* Anthony Walker, Lakewood boys basketball: Poured in a game-high 31 points and snared nine rebounds in an 81-50 victory over Red Bank.
* Ajee' Wilson, Neptune girls track: Won the mile invitational in 4:53.35 at the 17th Hispanic Games last Thursday in New York, which qualified her for the Millrose Games.
EVENTS TO WATCH* St. Rose (Belmar) at Red Bank Catholic girls basketball, Wednesday: A matchup of two Shore Conference B powerhouses. Senior forward
Samantha Guastella is averaging 22 points per game over her last four contests for the Caseys, but will be countered by St. Rose's 6-3 junior
Samantha Clark.
* Southern Regional (Manahawkin) vs. High Point (Sussex) wrestling, Friday: Two of the state's best wrestling programs take the mat at Rutgers University as the opening act before the nationally ranked Scarlet Knights face Bucknell. The premier bout could take place at 125 pounds between High Point's Nick Francavilla and Southern's Kyle Casaletto. High Point is the state's deepest team, though, with as many as eight potential state medalists.
* St. Anthony (Jersey City) vs. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) boys basketball, Saturday at Hall of Fame Classic (Springfield, Mass.): Two Top 20 teams in the MaxPreps Xcellent Top 25 tip off when Hall of Fame head coach Bob Hurley, Sr., and No. 4 St. Anthony opposes the No. 20 Stags in a nationally televised game. A pair of future Big East performers will be featured in DeMatha's 6-8 forward
Mikael Hopkins (Georgetown) and the Friars' 5-11 point guard
Myles Mack (Rutgers).
* Neptune vs. Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) girls basketball, Sunday: The Scarlet Fliers start a challenging four-game stretch when they face this perennial Big Apple-power. Neptune figures as the favorite here thanks to Rutgers-bound stars Syessence Davis and
Shakena Richardson.
* Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge, boys basketball, Monday: This annual showcase at Paterson's Eastside High School features four terrific games, starting with
Teaneck against
Union at 3 p.m., followed by
Kennedy (Paterson) against
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) at 4:30 p.m.,
Nia Prep (Newark) versus
South Kent School (Conn.) at 6 p.m. and
Eastside (Paterson) facing
East Side (Newark) at 7:30 p.m. Nia Prep-South Kent features six Division I prospects, including future Cincinnati teammates in Nia's Shaquille Thomas (nephew of former Paterson Catholic and NBA standout Tim Thomas) and Ge'Lawn Guyn.
RECRUITING NEWSNew Egypt's 6-9 center
Desmond Hubert is being courted by North Carolina. One of the top remaining unsigned players in the Class of 2011, he has already visited two of the Tar Heels' ACC rivals in Wake Forest and Maryland. … St. Patrick's 6-0 senior guard
Chris Martin is deciding between Colorado State, George Mason and LaSalle. … St. Anthony's 6-3 guard Tyquan Goodlett currently has offers from Hofstra and Providence.
Brian Falzarano, a veteran New Jersey sportswriter, covers the state of New Jersey for MaxPreps.com. You can reach him with story ideas or questions at bfmaxpreps@gmail.com.
