North Star Academy has gone a perfect 5-0 against University recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. North Star Academy will face off against University at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Star Academy has four straight victories, University has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
North Star Academy proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 40) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Glen Ridge 56-53. The score was all tied up 26-26 at the break, but North Star Academy was the better team in the second half.
Tajee Carter
| 02/10/26 @ Glen Ridge | 6 |
| 01/24/26 @ Bloomfield | 5 |
| 12/28/24 vs West Caldwell Tech | 5 |
| 12/27/24 @ Payne Tech | 5 |
| 12/28/25 vs The Pingry School | 4 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Star Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tajee Carter, who posted 14 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Those six boards gave Carter a new career-high. Nathaniel Adah was another key player, putting up 11 points and six rebounds.
North Star Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, University was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were dealt a 61-24 loss at the hands of Columbia. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Cougars are ranked 74th).
University's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for North Star Academy, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
North Star Academy got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in January against University by a conclusive 63-38 score. Does North Star Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will University turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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