{"id":9905,"date":"2016-05-25T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/2016\/05\/25\/john-wilson-shines-as-north-hunterdon-knocks-off-ridge-in-n2-g4-tourney-full-coverage\/"},"modified":"2016-05-25T21:24:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T01:24:50","slug":"john-wilson-shines-as-north-hunterdon-knocks-off-ridge-in-n2-g4-tourney-full-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/john-wilson-shines-as-north-hunterdon-knocks-off-ridge-in-n2-g4-tourney-full-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"John Wilson shines as North Hunterdon knocks off Ridge in N2, G4 tourney &#8212; full coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u200b<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2016\/05\/Wilson.jpg\" class=\"local-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9920\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2016\/05\/Wilson-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"Wilson\" width=\"200\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2016\/05\/Wilson-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2016\/05\/Wilson-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2016\/05\/Wilson.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>John Wilson threw nine innings, allowed one run on eight hit and struck out 12 as the Lions knocked off the Red Devils in a thrilling, 3-1, victory in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in Basking Ridge on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">After losing the lead with only one out left in the game, the North Hunterdon High School baseball team looked to a sophomore for the game winning hit in a dramatic extra inning game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2016\/04\/MattBusher-VBB-2016.jpg\" class=\"local-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9406\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2016\/04\/MattBusher-VBB-2016.jpg\" alt=\"MattBusher-VBB-2016\" width=\"76\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a>Sophomore right fielder Matt Busher smacked a two-run single up the middle with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to lead 14th-seeded North Hunterdon to a 3-1 upset victory over third-seeded Ridge in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 tournament on a blazing hot Wednesday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The Lions (16-11) will face 11th-seeded Elizabeth in the quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/highschoolsports.nj.com\/news\/article\/-921207266586508866\/john-wilson-shines-as-north-hunterdon-knocks-off-ridge-in-n2-g4-tourney-full-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">John Wilson shines as North Hunterdon knocks off Ridge in N2, G4 tourney &#8212; full coverage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>VIDEOS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/highschoolsports.nj.com\/news\/article\/-921207266581508879\/watch-matt-busher-hits-a-game-winning-2-rbi-single-for-north-hunterdon\/\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">Matt Busher hits a game-winning 2 RBI single for North Hunterdon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/highschoolsports.nj.com\/news\/article\/-921207266581508878\/watch-matt-roskoski-gives-north-hunterdon-1-0-lead\/\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">Matt Roskoski gives North Hunterdon 1-0 lead<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/highschoolsports.nj.com\/news\/article\/-921207266582508875\/watch-highlights-from-north-hunterdons-state-tournament-win-over-ridge\/\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">Full highlights from North Hunterdon&#8217;s state tournament win over Ridge<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Click <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycentraljersey.com\/story\/sports\/high-school\/baseball\/2016\/05\/25\/baseball-north-hunterdon-upsets-ridge-n2g4-first-round-extra-innings\/84783516\/\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to review the article in MyCentralJersey.com.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bJohn Wilson threw nine innings, allowed one run on eight hit and struck out 12 as the Lions knocked off the Red Devils in a thrilling, 3-1, victory in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament in Basking Ridge on Wednesday. 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