Week in Sports: Huelbig propels North past Roselle

Game of the Week: Roselle Rams @ Middletown North – Boys Basketball, Dec. 30

Last Friday proved to be a great start to the holiday weekend for the Middletown North basketball team. The Lions steamrolled the previously undefeated team of Roselle High School Abraham Clark by a final score of 74-56 to record their fourth consecutive win. North’s Jason Huelbig led all scorers with 24 points, while receiving help from Tim Frawley, who recorded 16 points of his own. Cody Thompson and Eric Youncofski each chipped in with 13 points. North looks ahead to a two-game road trip starting with a game at Matawan on Jan. 7, and followed by a contest with Howell on Jan. 10.

Athlete of the Week:  Jazmine Davis, Girls Basketball, Monmouth Regional High School

Davis played a pivotal role in each of Monmouth Regional’s past two wins, leading her Falcons to victory over both Freehold Boro and the Matawan Huskies last week. In the home win over Boro on Jan. 3, Davis led all scorers with 14. Three days earlier in the Falcons’ game against Matawan, Davis recorded ten points, falling just short of teammate Georgina Hook’s game-high 14 points.The Falcons are currently 5-2 after losing their first two games of the season and subsequently ripping off five straight victories. Their next challenge comes in the form of Neptune High School on Jan. 9.

Upcoming Game to Watch: Old Bridge @ Red Bank Regional – Ice Hockey, Jan. 10

The Bucs of Red Bank Regional have been on quite a tear of late, as they haven’t suffered a loss . Since then, Regional’s varsity ice hockey team has racked up impressive wins against the likes of Parsippany, , Jackson Liberty, and Ocean Township.The Bucs will take the ice against Old Bridge High School at 2:45 pm on Jan. 10.