Happy Holidays

Best wishes and happy holidays to everyone who supported the Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball blog this past year. The season has just begun and there are plenty of thrills and excitement awaiting in the future. Have a safe and happy holiday season – Mark

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Penn State’s Oliver wants to create headaches for opponents now

By Mark Kitchin Billy Oliver never fully understood why his head would not stop pounding. He’s just glad that after a couple of debilitating seasons as a spectator his chronic headaches are gone for good and it’s a load off his mind. Now the former Chatham High standout is looking forward to accomplishing his desires […]

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Check out a new blog for a spring sport

By Mark Kitchin It is a little known fact that before Dr. James Naismith was inventing the indoor sport we all love, he tried several different sports and one of them was lacrosse. That experiment didn’t work out. Eventually it forced him to nail peach baskets to opposite ends of the gym and the rest is history. Those sports have been linked together […]

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Tobin Sets Hopatcong Scoring Record

                                                  Hopatcong’s Matt Tobin By Mark Kitchin Hopatcong’s Matt Tobin set a new Hopatcong High School career scoring record with his 39-point performance in Tuesday’s 74-34 victory over Wallkill Valley. Tobin surpassed his father Dennis Tobin to set the record which now stands at 2,112 points. Matt Tobin needed 18 going into the contest to […]

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Delbarton Deflates Mendham with Defense

By Mark Kitchin The Delbarton defense had a dilemma on Tuesday. Should the players put all their efforts in stopping Mendham’s top scorer Tore Vicarisi, or should they focus on shutting down the Minutemen’s surrounding cast? The Green Wave opted to limit Vicarisi’s teammates. The result was a satisfying 52-43 victory in Morristown. Dean Brierley […]

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Parsippany Breaks Losing Slump with 46-39 Triumph

By Mark Kitchin  It’s never too late to get a winning streak started. Mustapha “Yankie” Haruna scored 18 points and Michael Ross scored 15 points including seven in the fourth quarter to lift Parsippany to a 46-39 victory over Boonton in a make-up game held at Parsippany High on Monday. Parsippany utilized full-court pressure in […]

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Mendham Sits Atop Inaugural MCVBB Top 10 List

MCVBB top 10 List for February 14. Mendham (14-4)   – Pequannock’s loss puts the Minutemen back on top. Delbarton (14-6) – The Green Wave played exceptionally well against Madison in MCT. West Morris (15-5) – James D’Angelo’s 29 pushed the Highlanders past Mo-Beard. Roxbury (13-5) – Dispatched Morristown in Saturday’s MCT quarters. Mount Olive (14-5) […]

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Vicarisi, O’Donnell Help Defending Champion Mendham Soar

Mountain Lakes’ Tim LaBeau and Mendham’s Colin O’Donnell battle for the ball in Saturday’s MCT contest. By Mark Kitchin Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball Colin O’Donnell has been a perimeter standout for the Mendham basketball team this year. On Saturday he showed that he’s not afraid to take it to the glass too. The senior guard scored 17 points […]

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Hot Highlanders Advance in MCT

                               James D’Angelo drives to the hoop in West Morris’ MCT win on Saturday. By Mark Kitchin Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball Going into the Morris County Tournament the West Morris players felt that they were better than the 10th seed they were given. On Saturday James D’Angelo and the rest of the Highlanders proved themselves worthy. D’Angelo scored […]

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Brierley, Dunleavy Secure Delbarton Victory

         Madison’s Aaron Fant scores an early basket but Delbarton prevailed in MCT action on Saturday By Mark Kitchin Morriscountyvarsityboysbasketball Kevin Dunleavy knows his role on the Delbarton basketball team. By the end of the game Madison knew it, too. Dunleavy, a senior guard, came off the bench and scored 13 points as well played […]

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