Niles Haliburton

Matawan junior Niles Haliburton is the Week 3 Orthopaedic Institute Player of the Week, as voted by the SSN readers.

For the fourth time in six home games this year, Matawan went down to the wire to win on its home floor, this time capturing the Huskies Holiday Classic title with a win over Old Bridge.

Playing for a fallen-but-fighting teammate, Matawan overcame a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to upset No. 5 Neptune on opening night.