By Mark Kitchin Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball When Whippany Park basketball coach Jeff Kleinbaum took a ride to Rutgers University on Tuesday, he wasn’t just as alumnus checking out the school’s new basketball coach – he was supporting an old teammate. Rutgers hired Eddie Jordan to take over the Scarlet Knights men’s basketball program which had undergone scandal […]
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Morris Catholic’s unique trip
March 28, 2013 
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By Mark Kitchin Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball Can a mid-season bonding weekend help a basketball team during the regular season? Morris Catholic thought it did. The Crusaders thought they built some much needed chemistry on an overnight trip during the first weekend of February. They won four of their last six games after their bus ride to Philadelphia […]
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MCVBB Final Top 10
March 26, 2013 0 Comments
Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball Final top 10 Mount Olive (23-6) – The Marauders earn the honors of the No. 1 team by virtue of their Morris County Tournament title, their first in school history. Mount Olive defeated Chatham 67-54 to earn the honors. They also had a strong run in state play with wins over River Dell […]
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Franz to be inducted in NJSCAA Hall of Fame
March 25, 2013 0 Comments
Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball Morristown-Beard’s Eddie Franz has been named to the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The Crimson coach will be among many coaches of all sports that will be feted in a banquet on Sunday, April 14 at the Pines Manor in Edison. Morristown-Beard varsity coach Eddie Franz will be inducted into the […]
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Morris-Sussex All-Star athletes had a ball
March 22, 2013 0 Comments
By Mark Kitchin Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball MOUNT OLIVE – Most basketball players finish their varsity high school careers with a loss. It makes it all the more satisfying to get on the court one more time after tournament play with a chance to finish a winner or at the very least have some fun. The Morris team […]
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Harris leads Morris to 133-115 triumph in Senior Classic
March 21, 2013 0 Comments
Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball MOUNT OLIVE Randolph’s Ryan Harris scored 24 points to spark the Morris team to a 133-115 victory over Sussex in the Morris-Sussex Senior All-Star Classic on Thursday in a showcase contest at Mount Olive High School. Whippany Park’s Jake Waddon and Roxbury’s Ryan Kelley scored 11 points apiece and all 17 players that dressed […]
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Morris All-Stars ready for battle
March 20, 2013 0 Comments
By Mark Kitchin Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball MOUNT OLIVE — Mount Olive coach Kevin Moore knows the Morris-Sussex Senior All-Star Classic is a fun game but he couldn’t resist telling the Morris County All-Stars what he expects of them. “Anything less then triple digits is unacceptable,’’ Moore told them in no uncertain terms. Chances are going past the […]
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Heeman, Moore take All-Morris County honors
March 19, 2013 0 Comments
By Mark Kitchin MORRIS PLAINS – Mount Olive’s Zach Heeman was named Player of the Year and Mount Olive coach Kevin Moore earned Coach of the Year honors at the Morris County Boys Basketball Coaches Association end-of-the-year banquet on Tuesday at Bretton Woods Inn. Sixteen boys basketball players in all were honored by their coaches […]
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Ithaca loses; Warech, Rossi finish strong
March 17, 2013 0 Comments
Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball Despite a strong late rally Middlebury defeated Ithaca College 73-72 in the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament round of 16 on Saturday in Middlebury, Vt. Former Montville standout Travis Warech led the Ithaca comeback by scoring 19 points. Warech, a senior, also grabbed nine rebounds for the Bombers which finished with a 21-9 […]
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Report: Heeman gives verbal to play football for Rutgers
March 15, 2013 0 Comments
Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball Football recruiting web sites including Scarletnation.com are reporting that Mount Olive’s Zach Heeman has given a verbal commitment to play football at Rutgers University. Heeman the 6-foot-8, 265-pound center, just completed his junior season for the Marauders which finished at 23-6 after falling to Sparta in the North I, Group III sectional semifinals. He […]
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