It has been said among coaches at the amateur and professional levels that the best coaches don’t force their players to adapt to a particular system in place. They adapt to their players.
First-year head coach Mark Franzyshen may have learned this lesson midway through the North Hunterdon girls basketball season, but it was soon enough to alter a …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon girls basketball, with right adjustment, sees season end in sectional semifinals North Hunterdon girls basketball, with right adjustment, sees season end in sectional semifinals

The Girl’s Lacrosse team is organizing a Paw Stone Fundraiser. Click HERE to download the Order Form.

Diamond Miller scored 19 points to lead fourth-seeded Franklin to a 52-30 victory over eighth-seeded North Hunterdon in the semifinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament in Somerset.
Franklin featured a balanced offensive attack as Monique Davis-Campbell scored 13 points, Amiya Rankins had eight and Camille Gray added seven.
Kristina Harrel scored 12 points for North …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (30) at Franklin (52), NJSIAA Tournament, Semifinal Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 – Girls Basketball North Hunterdon (30) at Franklin (52), NJSIAA Tournament, Semifinal Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 – Girls Basketball

Ciavarro has a pretty good draw, starting with Jarek Gozdieski of Westfield; a win there could see the Lion senior get a chance to avenge a Region 5 pin against Michael Petite of Piscataway. Ciavarro has a reasonable shot at a medal if he competes at his best.

Click HERE to review the article in LehighValleyLive.com.

Eighth-seeded North Hunterdon beat 16th-seeded Columbia 55-40 on Thursday night in the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 quarterfinals.

Kristina Harrel tallied 21 points for the Lions, who will play fourth-seeded Franklin at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Claudia Maira and Carly Monks each added 10 points for North Hunterdon.

Click HERE for article and Box Score on NJ.com.

Hassan Ceesay scored 15 points with two 3-pointers and Elijah Olaniyi added 14, draining four 3-pointers, to lead third-seeded Newark East Side to a 71-38 victory over sixth-seeded North Hunterdon in the quarterfinals of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament in Newark.
Tyrese Jenkins had 11 points for Newark East Side, which used a 21-7 first quarter en …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (38) at Newark East Side (71), NJSIAA Tournament, Quarterfinal Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 – Boys Basketball North Hunterdon (38) at Newark East Side (71), NJSIAA Tournament, Quarterfinal Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 – Boys Basketball

The Boy’s Fencing team is hosting a pizza and pretzel sale after school today.  All proceeds will go to a fencing family who recently lost their home in a devastating fire.  Come enjoy a slice of pizza or a soft pretzel and support a North Hunterdon family.

 A huge congratulations to the Girl’s Track & Field relay team of Maddie Wolf, Ellie DiMarcello, Angela Kearsley, and Anna DiMarcello for their 4X800M relay team as they won gold at the Eastern States Championships tonight in the New Balance NYC Armory.  The girls averaged 2 minutes 19 seconds for an overall time of 9 minutes 19 seconds for a 6 second victory.  A huge win for the girls!

Click HERE to review the results on NJ.com. 

Click HERE to review the article on NJ.com.

Click HERE to review the results on Milesplit.com.

The North Hunterdon boys basketball built up a big lead and then held on for dear life, surviving Plainfield for a 63-62 win in the first round of the North 2 Group 4 playoffs at North Hunterdon High School.

Click HERE to review the article in LehighValleyLive.com.

Click HERE to WATCH: North Hunterdon’s DelSantro makes game-saving swat on LehighValleyLive.com.

Rich Bevensee | For NJ Advance Media ANNANDALE — With one senior in the entire lineup, North Hunterdon’s resolve was severely challenged in a tournament game with every twist and turn imaginable. …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon girls basketball takes wild 64-58 win over Watchung Hills in North 2, Group 4 (with PHOTOS) North Hunterdon girls basketball takes wild 64-58 win over Watchung Hills in North 2, Group 4 (with PHOTOS)

Click HERE to review the article in LehighValleyLive.com.

Click HERE to WATCH: North Hunterdon’s Harrel talks thrilling OT playoff win on LehighValleyLive.com.

SEWELL — North Hunterdon’s Robert Spichiger made a name for himself at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions with a pair if high-level finishes on Sunday at Gloucester Tech.The senior came in second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:41.45 and finished fifth in the 500 free with a time of 4:41.17.On the …
Source: Lion Athletic News Boys, Girls Swimming Meet of Champions: How Hunterdon County swimmers fared Boys, Girls Swimming Meet of Champions: How Hunterdon County swimmers fared

NJSIAA State Fencing Girls Individual Championship: Rebecca Errickson advanced to the second round this weekend at the state individual fencing tournament. Congratulations to Rebecca for finishing 11th in foil in the state of New Jersey. Great job Rebecca!

Click HERE for the results on NJ.com.

NJSIAA State Fencing Boys Individual Championship: Congratulations to Elliot Schneier for finishing 19th in foil in the state of New Jersey. Great job Elliot! 

Click HERE for the results on NJ.com.

NJSIAA State Girls Winter Track Meet of Champions: Congratulations to the following girl’s Track & Field members for their to 20 finishes in the state of New Jersey at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions over the weekend. Maddie Wolf finished 13th in the half mile, Ellie DiMarcello placed 10th in the mile, and Anna DiMarcello medaled in the mile with a blazing time of 5 minutes, 4 seconds, good for 6th in the state of New Jersey.  Great job girls!

Click HERE for the results on NJ.com.

NJSIAA State Boys Winter Track Meet of Champions: Congratulations to Eric Moul and Ray Sellaro on their performances at Saturday’s Meet of Champions.  Ray placed 20th and ran another personal best in the 1600m run and Eric ran the 55m high hurdles in 7.79 and placed 11th and just missed a medal by 5/100 of a second. Great job Eric and Ray!

Click HERE for the results on NJ.com.

NJSIAA Regionals, Region 5 – Third-Place Consolations: Derek Ciavarro 3-2 over Jeremy Numberger. Great job Derek!

Click HERE for the results on NJ.com.

NJSIAA Girls Swimming Meet of Champions: Congratulations to Ariel Lonoff, Carmen Kuo, Claire Lee, Emily Murphy and Tara Teipel of the girls swim team for their performance at the NJSIAA meet of champions this weekend. The 200 freestyle relay team broke their own school record on Saturday and qualified for the finals round on Sunday, where the girls ranked among the top teams in the state. Great job Ladies!

Click HERE for the results on NJ.com. 

NJSIAA Boys Swimming Meet of Champions: Congratulations to Robert Spichiger for placing 2nd in the 200 Yard Freestyle and his performance at the NJSIAA meet of champions this weekend. Great job Rob! 

Click HERE for the results on NJ.com.

Maria Newsome scored 15 points to help North Hunterdon earn a 57-29 victory over Belvidere in Belvidere.
North Hunterdon used an 18-6 first quarter to take a 32-15 lead at halftime.
Kristina Harrel contributed 12 points, while Brittany Goepfert added seven and Claudia Maira scored six for North Hunterdon.
Adrienne Amey contributed 13 points, while Sam Bittenbender scored six for …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (57) at Belvidere (29) – Girls Basketball North Hunterdon (57) at Belvidere (29) – Girls Basketball

Jason Drury made nine 3-pointers as he erupted for 35 points to lead Mount Olive to a 74-57 victory over North Hunterdon in Annandale.
Zach Mott had nine points Alix Lavaud added seven for Mount Olive, which led by one after three quarters before closing the game out with a 24-8 fourth quarter.
North Hunterdon was led by Colin DelSantro …
Source: Lion Athletic News Mount Olive (74) at North Hunterdon (57) – Boys Basketball Mount Olive (74) at North Hunterdon (57) – Boys Basketball

500-YARD FREESTYLE
2015 CHAMPION: Aaron Schelmovitz, Ridge, 4:37.32
MEET RECORD: 4:24.02, Sean Killion, Cherry Hill East, 1986
CONTENDERS
Ryan Waters, Morristown-Beard
Waters, one of the top distance swimmers in the state, will enter the Meet of Champions with a blistering seed time of 4:33.06. It may be hard to imagine, but that time could …
Source: Lion Athletic News Boys Swimming Meet of Champions preview: 500-yard freestyle, 2016 Boys Swimming Meet of Champions preview: 500-yard freestyle, 2016

200-YARD FREESTYLE
2015 CHAMPION: Brad Zdroik, Hillsborough, 1:38.60
MEET RECORD: 1:37.61, Zack Molloy, Toms River North, 2014
CONTENDERS
Harrison Yi, Tenafly
Yi, one of the top freestyle swimmers in the state, will enter the Meet of Champions as the No. 1 seed in the 200 free with a time of 1:41.37. Yi is one …
Source: Lion Athletic News Boys Swimming Meet of Champions preview: 200-yard freestyle, 2016 Boys Swimming Meet of Champions preview: 200-yard freestyle, 2016

Johnny Bamford scored 17 points and helped Warren Hills defeat North Hunterdon, 68-56, in Washington.
Funot Woldetnsai and Anthony Veneziano added 16 and 14 points, respectively, for Warren Hills, which outscored North Hunterdon 47-31 in the second half.
Colin DelSantro led the way for North Hunterdon with 17 points and 14 points and John Walton tacked on 16 points and …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (56) at Warren Hills (68) – Boys Basketball North Hunterdon (56) at Warren Hills (68) – Boys Basketball

NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2, GROUP 4 SEEDS1-Bayonne2-East Orange3-Piscataway4-Franklin5-Union6-Dickinson7-Millburn8-North Hunterdon9-Watchung Hills10-Westfield11-Phillipsburg12-J.P. Stevens13-Bridgewat…
Source: Lion Athletic News Girls basketball 2016 State Tournament: North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Preview Girls basketball 2016 State Tournament: North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Preview

Veronica Christ scored a game-high 25 points and Margaret Affeld added 12, including two 3-pointers, to lead Delaware Valley to a 45-40 victory over North Hunterdon in Frenchtown.
Delaware Valley used a 14-7 fourth quarter to secure the win.
Kristina harrel had a team-high 18 points and Claudia Maira and Carly Monks each added seven points apiece for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (40) at Delaware Valley (45) – Girls Basketball North Hunterdon (40) at Delaware Valley (45) – Girls Basketball

The Region 5 wrestling tournament begins at Hunterdon Central Wednesday night.
Source: Lion Athletic News 2016 Region 5 preview, predictions 2016 Region 5 preview, predictions

LAST CHANCE! ASPEN will be open for spring sports registration from 9 am Wednesday, Feb 24 to 4 pm Monday, Feb 29.

Click HERE to go to the Athletic Forms website.

North Hunterdon High School is looking forward to hosting the 2016 HWS Girls-Boys Basketball Championship on Friday, February 26th. Please note the following details:

• Girls Championship game time: 5:00 pm.
• Boys Championship game time: 7:00 pm.
• Ticket Prices: NO PASSES ACCEPTED 
  • $5.00 Adults
  • $3.00 Students/ Senior Citizens
  • Free – Preschoolers
• The scoreboard will reflect High Point and Hunterdon Central as the Home teams and Voorhees and Pope John as visitors.
• High Point Girls and Hunterdon Central Boys will be the HOME Teams and wear WHITE uniforms. Voorhees and Pope John will be the VISITORS and wear DARK uniforms.
• Click HERE to review the program.
• Click HERE to review the HWS Girls Basketball website.
• Click HERE to review the HWS Boys Basketball website.

“Dave the Rave” Robbins 70^h Birthday Celebration!! Thursday, February 25 2016 Hosted by: The North Hunterdon Booster Club.

During the extended halftime of the 7pm Varsity Boys game against Mount Olive, Dave will be shooting his famous half court shots, we will sing to him and cupcakes will be passed out to all who are celebrating with us.

We will have a 50/50 and an additional money collection which will be donated to the Special Olympics in Dave’s honor. The Booster Club raised $275 for Special Olympics – Great job by Tera and the NHHS Booster Club 🙂

The 2015-16 season girls swimming season was filled with a ton of action and a multitude of memorable moments that included first-time accomplishments for several programs. Many of those triumphs c…
Source: Lion Athletic News Girls Swimming: Most memorable meets of the 2015-16 season Girls Swimming: Most memorable meets of the 2015-16 season

On Friday, March 11, 2016 all North Hunterdon High School Spring athletes will have the opportunity to attend a presentation through the Lions Leadership Academy. Please click on the links below for the Principal’s letter and Mind of the Athlete website.

• Principal’s-Mind-of-the-Athlete-Lions-Leadership-Academy-2-22-16
• Website

Rich Bevensee | NJ Advance Media HAMBURG — North Hunterdon coach Kyle Rehrig fully understood the talent and explosiveness of his team’s opponent, Pope John. He prepared his team for such an attac…
Source: Lion Athletic News Pope John boys basketball holds off North Hunterdon in Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament semifinals Pope John boys basketball holds off North Hunterdon in Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament semifinals

Boys/Girls Fencing Squad Tournament
LIVE RESULTS: https://sites.google.com/site/njifa2/tournaments/state-squad-tournament

A preview with predictions of Saturday’s District 17 wrestling tournament.
Source: Lion Athletic News Wrestling: District 17 preview Wrestling: District 17 preview

DISTRICT 17 SEEDS
At Hunterdon Central
Schools participating: Delaware Valley, Ewing, Hopewell Valley, Hunterdon Central, North Hunterdon, Lawrence, Notre Dame, Princeton, Voorhees
106 PoundsName School Grade Record1. Jack Bauer Hunterdon Central 9 23-72. Colby Koshinski Voorhees 10 26-83. Wayne Staub Ewing 10 22-84. Dylan Uderman Delaware Valley 11 12-55. Hunter Martel Hopewell Valley 11 19-136. Sam Crawford Notre Dame 9 17-167 …
Source: Lion Athletic News 2016 District 17 Wrestling Tournament Seeds 2016 District 17 Wrestling Tournament Seeds

Kristina Harrel scored 20 points as North Hunterdon defeated Warren Hills, 67-59, in Washington.
Claudia Maira scored 11 points and Heather Tostevin had 10 for North Hunterdon, which used a 19-14 third quarter to build a 53-52 lead.
Rylie Howey scored 12 points, Nicole Mallard had 11 and Devyn Gara put in 10 points for Warren Hills.
Source: Lion Athletic News Warren Hills (59) at North Hunterdon (67) – Girls Basketball Warren Hills (59) at North Hunterdon (67) – Girls Basketball

Four-time defending champion Pope John recently lost nationally recognized sophomore Louis King, who was averaging a double-double before transferring to Hudson Catholic, and the team is coming off…
Source: Lion Athletic News Taking a look at the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex boys basketball tournament semifinals Taking a look at the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex boys basketball tournament semifinals

Margaret Affeld scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, for fourth-seeded Delaware Valley in its 33-29 victory over 12th-seeded North Hunterdon in the quarterfinal round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament in Frenchtown.
Veronica Christ added 14 points for Delaware Valley, which led 13-6 after the first quarter.
Kristina Harrel paced North Hunterdon with 14 points. Delaware Valley will play top-seeded …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (29) at Delaware Valley (33), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Quarterfinal Round – Girls Basketball North Hunterdon (29) at Delaware Valley (33), Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, Quarterfinal Round – Girls Basketball

North Hunterdon 55, Phillipsburg 50: Colin DelSantro recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds for second-seeded North Hunterdon (13-6). John Walton finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. Chris Tywanick added nine rebounds and four assists. North Hunterdon will face No. 6 Pope John in the semifinals next Saturday at Wallkill Valley HS.
Click HERE to review the article and Photo Gallery on LehighValleyLive.com.

A big congratulations to the Cheer-Dance Teams on their performance this weekend at the Hunterdon Central Invitational.  The Tech team performed well and came in third in the Jazz category, and the Hip Hop team excelled and came in FIRST PLACE in the hip hop category.  Excellent job, girls!!

Hope Brown had 15 points and six rebounds for Phillipsburg in a 42-30 victory over North Hunterdon in Phillipsburg.
Sierra Stein added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Lauren Flynn picked up six rebounds. Phillipsburg used a 9-6 third quarter to build a 23-13 lead.
Claudia Maira led North Hunterdon with nine points, all of them coming from 3-point territory.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (30) at Phillipsburg (42) – Girls Basketball North Hunterdon (30) at Phillipsburg (42) – Girls Basketball

​Congratulations to the ​Wrestling team as they defeated Hackettstown 54-22.​

Colin DelSantro scored 15 points and helped North Hunterdon defeat Franklin, 60-34, in Annandale.
Daniel Hett and Michael DelSantro both added 10 points, as North Hunterdon built a 33-13 lead at halftime. Connor Lane capped off the game with an isolated open court dunk.
Franklin got 10 points from Malachi Walker and nine from Cameron Silver.
Source: Lion Athletic News Franklin (34) at North Hunterdon (60) – Boys Basketball Franklin (34) at North Hunterdon (60) – Boys Basketball

Congratulations to Ray Sellaro who won the 1600m at last  night’s Lou Molino Invitational at FDU- Hackensack.  Other medal winners include the Distance Medley team of Ray Sellaro, Eric Moul, Nick Gristina, and Joe Gallo as well as Garret Coyne in the freshman hurdles. Great job Guys!

North 2 Group 4 projected pairings
Source: Lion Athletic News Projected North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 girls basketball bracket, 2016 Projected North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 girls basketball bracket, 2016

Chrissy Weyrauch had 13 points to lead Ridge to a 43-40 victory over North Hunterdon in Annandale.
Sarah Korn Sammy Weyrauch each scored nine points for Ridge.
Claudia Maira had a game-high 18 points for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (40) at Ridge (43) – Girls Basketball North Hunterdon (40) at Ridge (43) – Girls Basketball

John Walton and Michael DelSantro both scored 19 points to lead North Hunterdon to a 77-42 victory over Phillipsburg in Annandale.
North Hunterdon featured a balanced offensive attack as Colin DelSantro scored 16 points and Chris Tywanick had 10 points. Andrew Berger capped off the game with an isolated two-handed dunk.
Chris Mann scored 17 points for Phillipsburg.
Source: Lion Athletic News Phillipsburg (42) at North Hunterdon (77) – Boys Basketball Phillipsburg (42) at North Hunterdon (77) – Boys Basketball

Congratulations to the Girl’s Track & Field 4 by 800 relay team of Anna DiMarcello, Ellie DiMarcello, Angela Kearsley ,and Maddy Wolf as they hit the qualifying standard time for the Penn Relays last night at the Varsity Classic in the New York City Armory last night with an overall time of 9 minutes and 33 seconds.  Great job girls!

Rankings reflect games played through Sunday, Feb. 7.
SKYLAND CONFERENCE 1-Gill St. Bernard’s (16-3)2-Hunterdon Central (17-1)3-Somerville (16-1)4-Montgomery (11-5)5-Ridge (12-5)6-North Hunterdon (10-6)7-Franklin (10-7)8-Rutgers Prep (10-9)9-Warren Hills (12-4)10-Bound Brook (12-6)
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Source: Lion Athletic News Skyland Conference boys basketball rankings, Feb. 9 Skyland Conference boys basketball rankings, Feb. 9