Boys Basketball Monday Scoreboard, 12/23/19

Non-Division

St. Rose 54, Point Beach 29

Senior John Beattie scored 17 points and the Purple Roses (1-1) stormed out to a 17-0 lead after one quarter on the way to a one-sided win over the Garnet Gulls (1-1). Junior Tom Turnbach added 11 points for St. Rose.

Score at the Shore Tournament

At Southern

Quarterfinals

(1) Lenape 74, (8) Asbury Park 40

Junior Najer Massie scored a game-high 21 points but it was not enough for the Blue Bishops (0-2) to keep up with the Indians (2-1).

(4) Howell 58, (5) Jackson Liberty 35

Senior Chris Acampora scored 19 points behind five three-pointers and handed out five assists to lead the Rebels (1-1) past the Lions (0-2) and into the Score at the Shore semifinals against top-seeded Lenape.

Sophomore Abdull Al-Shrouf pitched in 15 points and seven assists while senior Cooper Vogel added 12 points for Howell.

(7) Middle Twp. 51, (2) Mainland 49

(3) Southern 43, (6) Colts Neck 28

Junior Jay Silva scored a game-high 21 points and the Rams (3-0) handled the Cougars (0-2) to advance to the semifinals of the Score at the Shore Tournament and improve to 3-0. Senior Will Devane added nine points for Southern while junior Steve Ciccarone led Colts Neck with 10.

Roselle Park Hoopfest

At Roselle Park

Keyport 66, Piscataway Tech 49

Sophomore D.J. Thomson scored a game-high 21 points and senior Chris Johnson added 18 as the Red Raiders (2-0) rolled to a win over Piscataway Tech (0-2) to advance to the tournament championship on Friday against host Roselle Park.