See other Phil Milot Photos from the season at: http://ridgephotos.com/Links.html Coach Taylor's Ridge Red Devil Summer Basketball Camps Session One is On!
"where champions are born"
July 13-17 (boys grades* 3rd thru 9th) July 20-24 (boys grades* 3rd thru 9th) *grades as of Sept 2009
9am to 3pm @ Ridge High gym
Kean Univ. Iron-Man Challenge Saturday July 18th
Ridge (Varsity I) vs St Joe's @ 9am Court #1 (last possible game @ 2:00)
Ridge (Varsity II) vs Middletown No. @ 3:30 (last possible game @ 9:30)
Win and play-on / Lose and Go Home Win 4 games for the Championship!
(that's why its called the Iron-Man Challenge!!) Click on the event in left-hand schedule column for directions.
To play the game is great.... To win the game is greater..... But to love the game is greatest of all.
Ridge Red Devils Finish Busy Weekend
Basking Ridge, NJ 7/13/2009 - Despite cooler temps than normal the last five days the Ridge Red Devils heated up the summer circuit by going 10-3 over a four day period that saw them travel from PA to P-Way to find top comp.
Summer is the time to work on your game and the entire Ridge program participated over the week-end with five teams and 40 players from rising frosh to returning varsity taking part in the Rutgers team camp.
Special thanks goes out to all the coaches, players and parents who helped make it a success.
Camp Note: Ridges' Primetime opponent, Penn Wood, lost in the final of the National Division 59-51 to Gonzaga Prep(DC) out at HoopGroup's Team challenge. St Pat's (Eliz) came in 3rd. (see NorthstarBball's blog below)
The last game that I watched was also the final game of camp. Gonzaga (DC) squared off with Penn Wood (PA) in the National Division title tilt. Gonzaga featured Duke-bound Tyler Thornton ’10 ...Penn Wood was very reliant on Aaron Brown ’11, who played as well today as I’ve ever seen him, as well as William Brown ’10 and Zaahir Allen ’10, for both of whom the same can be said. Shawn Oakman ’11 was good, but not great, and Penn Wood just did not have enough firepower...When it was all said and done, Gonzaga had won the championship 59-51....Aaron Brown dropped 21 and William Brown had 11 for Penn Wood. - Alex Schwartz @ northstarbball.com
Latest 2009-2010 Schedule News:
Breaking News: Ridge @ Seton Hall Prep Tuesday, Feb.16th!
The annual Len Sepanak Holiday Tournament, a staple for area hoop fans for years now, is taking shape with Bloomfield Tech, Irvington and now Rutgers Prep agreeing to participate in the 2009-2010 edition. Also, there's a good chance that Gill, Immaculata and Colonia may join to round it out. Stay tuned!
The much anticipated Ridge Red Devils season opener will be on the road, Friday Dec. 18th 7pm at Warren Hills. Their first home game is on Tues Dec 22nd when the Bridge- water Panthers, a new team on the schedule, pay a visit to the Somerset Hills for the first time. In addition to the Primetime Shootout at the RAC in the middle of Febuary, the Red Devils will play Sun Dec 20th in the Hoop Group Tip- Off Classic at Seton Hall vs an opponent still to be determined. Also, Ridge will play in the Dan Finn Classic Sat Jan 16th at the Armory vs Academy New Church at 4:30pm.
Then on Sat Jan 23rd No2Gr4 perennial power Elizabeth will be the opponent after Ridge accepted an invite to the the annual Coalition for the HomelessTournament at the Dunn Center in Elizabeth.
After 5 years Ridge's Skyland cross-over games will change. No longer are familiar foes, Montgomery, Immaculata and Franklin on the schedule but instead Bridgewater, Hillsboro & Watchung will take their place. That's because this will be the last year teams are configured in the Delaware West division as they had been since the league's inception. Starting next year smaller schools like Voorhees and Warren Hills will be replaced.
fyi: This year's SCT semifinals will be back at Montgomery High and the finals will be played at Franklin High.
Keep it here for the latest scheduling news!
"This Winter will ask, 'What did you do in the summer'?" - Coach K
"The key is not how well each person performs, but how well they perform together." - Vince Lomabardi
The key is not the "will to win" . . . everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important. - Coach Bob Knight
"No one sets out in life or in sports to lose, but few people truly commit to do all the little things necessary to win." - Coach Pete Carril
"Talent wins games, teamwork wins championships." - Michael Jordon
Dan Finn Classic Saturday, January 16, 2010
JERSEY CITY ARMORY
Games to be played
Cardinal McCarrick
vs
Lincoln (JC)
12:00pm
(Boys)
Colts Neck
vs
Shabazz
1:30pm
(Girls)
Jersey City Firemen
vs
Jersey City Police
3:00pm
AcademyNew Church
vs
Ridge High
4:30pm
(Boys)
Paterson Catholic
vs
St. Benedict’s(on MSG)
6:15pm
(Boys)
St. Peter’s Prep
vs
St. Anthony
8:00pm
(Boys)
Primetime Shootout Friday Febuary 12, 2009 at RAC
5:30pm Penn Wood (28-4) (PA) vs. Ridge (25-3) (NJ)
7:30pm St. Patrick’s (NJ) vs. Oak Hill (VA) (on ESPN 2)
9:15pm Plainfield (NJ) vs. St. Joseph’s (Metuchen, NJ)
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Congratulations to our Graduated Seniors!
Ryan Whalen - Villanova University Vince Bellitti - University of Maryland Eric Cosentino - Drew University Alex Bliss - College of William & Mary Dan Zinner - Baylor University Paul Sullivan - Rutgers University
Good Luck!
Courier News Pre-Season '09-'10 Area Top Ten:
1. Plainfield 2. RIDGE 3. Hillsboro 4. Gill St Bernard 5. Piscataway 6. Immaculata 7. Montgomery 8. Scotch-Plains 9. Franklin 10. Bridgewater
______________________________ 2008 Skyland Delaware West 2009
FINAL STANDINGS & RECORDS
Place
Team
League
Overall
1
Ridge
10-0
25-3
2
Phillipsburg
6-4
14-10
3
Voorhees
5-5
12-12
4
Hunterdon Central
4-6
14-8
5
North Hunterdon
3-7
11-13
6
Warren Hills
2-8
13-11
SKYLAND CONFERENCE Delaware West Division Final Conference Scoring Leaders Carl Baptiste, No. Hun 8 173 21.3 Ishaq Pitt, Ridge* 9 180 20.0 Joe Bamford, WarHills 10 152 15.2 Andrew Madlinger, Ridge* 10 147 14.7 Ordel Goldson, WarHills* 10 130 13.3 Alex Kenna, Hunt. Cent. 10 130 13.0 Kyle Hash, Phillipsburg* 10 120 12.9 Ryan Duffy, Phillipsburg 10 126 12.6 Jimmy Ray, Voorhees 10 121 12.1 John King, Phillipsburg 10 119 11.9 Adam Ambielli, Voorhees* 10 112 11.2
