N.J. hockey Group & conference rankings for Jan. 19

Trailing by seven entering the fourth quarter, Morris Knolls closed on a huge run to take a 34-30 victory over Pope John in Denville.Led by Tessa Simone’s 12 points on the day, the Golden Eagles snapped a two-game slide with the victory to…

Cole Teresky scored 19 points for South River with four rebounds in its 68-44 victory against Wardlaw-Hartridge in Edison.South River (2-11) ends a five-game losing streak with the victory.

Ryan Warner led Randolph with 19 points in its 60-55 win against Mount Olive in Randolph.Randolph (10-5) led 31-29 at halftime against Mount Olive and stretched its lead further with a 16-8 third quarter.

Check out our picks for the three Stars of the Night and a list of stat leaders for all games played on Saturday, Jan. 17-Sunday, Jan. 18.

Before the puck drops on a new week across New Jersey, but let’s look back at the week that was one more time.

It has been 17 years since Roxbury’s girls basketball program earned a single digit seed in the Morris County Tournament.That appears set to change this week for the Gaels.

Bundle up, New Jersey. Two of the coldest nights so far this winter are on the way, thanks to a blast of Arctic air that will be pushing temperatures into the low teens and wind-chill readings into the single digits.

Gianna Castelhano led all scorers with 21 points, helping South River notch a 46-16 victory over Woodbridge Magnet in South River.Now 12-2 on the season, the Rams got back on track after a setback by taking a commanding 25-5 lead at the…