Middle school basketball tournament winners
HARDYSTON. Team trophies were awarded to first, second, third and fourth place.
| 27 Feb 2024 | 07:11
The Sparta Middle School girls team placed first. At right is the coach, Amy Tripold. (Photos provided)
The Sussex Middle School team placed first. At left is the coach, Marc Posey.
Hardyston Township Middle School hosted its 42nd annual Basketball Tournament from Feb. 12 to Feb. 16.
The tournament included boys and girls teams from Andover, Byram, Frankford, Franklin, Green Hills, Hardyston, Kittatinny, Lafayette, Newton, Northwest Christian, Ogdensburg, Sparta, Stanhope, Sussex Charter, Sussex Christian, Sussex, Sussex Charter and Vernon.
Team trophies were awarded to first, second, third and fourth place.
Trophies also were awarded to students selected as All County Team Players and Most Valuable Player.
Boys
1st place: Sussex
2nd place: Sparta
3rd place: Hardyston
4th place: Green Hills
Girls
1st place: Sparta
2nd place: Byram
3rd place: Ogdensburg
4th place: Northwest Christian
All County Team
Nick Braga of Sussex
Izzy VanWinkle of Sparta
Jake Willenborg of Sparta
Samantha Williams of Byram
Evan Cotter of Green Hills
Jordyn Trinkleback of Ogdensburg
Nolan Murray of Hardyston
Brooke Meara of Northwest Christian
Most Valuable Players
Matthew Shepherd of Sussex
Natalija Novkovic of Sparta
Participating coaches selected the players for these awards.
CORRECTION: The third- and fourth-place boys teams were incorrect in an earlier version of this article. We regret the error.