(Photo by Phil Milot)
Skyland Delaware West Conference Champs: 2007-08, 2008-09
NJSIAA State Playoffs: 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
Somerset County Finalists: 2007-08, 2008-09
North 2 Group 4 Semifinalist: 2008-09
Len Sepanack Champs: 2008-09
"Shoot for the moon and if you miss you'll still be among the stars."
- Les Brown
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Congratulations Ridge Red Devil Football
Skyland Conference Champions!
Scoring 3 touchdowns (and a 2pt conversion) in
the last 8mins to secure a thrilling 34-28 victory over
the Cougars of Montgomery on Friday night, Ridge
beat out Immaculata for the Conference Crown! WOW!
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Saturday Tip-Off (Dec. 19) |
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12:00 pm |
Union |
vs. |
St. Joe's Metuchen |
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1:40 pm |
Linden |
vs. |
Ridge |
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3:20 pm |
Don Bosco |
vs. |
Lincoln NY |
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5:00 pm |
St. Pat's |
vs. |
Gill St. Bernard's |
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6:40 pm |
Columbia |
vs. |
Seton Hall Prep |
Schedule for Week of 11/2
(only four weeks til start of season!)
Mon 11/2: Speed&Agility 6:00 / open gym 7:00 -8:30
Tues 11/3: weight train 3:00 - 4:00
Weds 11/4: Speed&Agility 6:00 / open gym 7:00 - 8:30
Thu 11/5: Schools Closed - NJEA Convention
Fri 11/6 : Schools Closed - Football home vs Montgomery
Sat 11/7: Varsity shoot-around 10:30am (?)
Sun. 11/8: Hoop Heaven games
Ridge Varsity will be participating in this....
Pre Season Fall Slamfest Basketball Tournament
November 14/15, 2009
The Basketball Season is here!
Get your season started at the 10th annual
Fall Slamfest Games played at
Newark Academy (Livingston) & Wayne PAL (Wayne)
Ridge High School
2009-10 Boys Basketball
Try-Outs Schedule
Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
Nov 27th Nov 28th Nov 29th Nov 30th
Frosh: OG 3-5:00 NG 3-5:00 OG 4:30-6 NG 2:30-4:30
JV/Soph: NG 3-5:00 OG 3-5:00 OG 3-4:30 NG 2:30-4:30
Jrs/Srs 1st: NG 1:00-3:00 NG 1:00-3:00 NG 12-3:00 NG 4:00-6:30
2nd: NG 4:30-6:00 NG 4:30-6:00 DNA DNA
*Freshman and sophomores may be invited to other tryouts after observation.
Final Team Selection*
Freshman: Tuesday December 1st after practice
Junior Varsity: Tuesday December 1st after practice
Varsity: Tuesday December 1st after practice
Weds. Dec. 2nd 7pm Mandatory Parent Meeting!
*After final selections players may move from level to level.
First Scrimmage: Sat. Dec. 5th vs. So. Plainfield @ home 2:00
Ridge Red Devils 2009-10 Team Preview
Last season's Ridge team was ranked in the Star-Ledger Top 20 every week,
getting as high as #8 and finishing the season at #14. Red Devil fans were
thrilled by the exciting end to end action all winter long, proving that great
sports entertainment does not have to cost alot.
Coming off a 2007-08 campaign that saw the Red Devils win the Skyland
West Conference and finish with a 17-8 overall record, Mark Taylor's crew
wasted little time making a statement in the 2008-09 campaign.
Facing the defending No2Gr4 state-champs Piscatway in the finals of the
Len Sepanack Tournament, Ridge 'arrived' by defeating the Chiefs on its
way to a 25-3 record and the #1 seed in the No2Gr4 state play-offs.
Mark Taylor
hopes to build on that success with three of last year's starters
and his sixth man back from that record setting season a year ago.
Led by three-year starter Nick Cefalo at the point, Ridge has an experienced
big-time mvp performer at the helm who can score as well as distribute.
Joining him in the back-court will be four-year letterwinner and 3-point
specialist Andrew Madlinger who comes into the season 201 points shy of
1,000 for his career.
The third returning starter is wing Christian Frisoli who is battle tested and ready
to continue where he left off last year as one of Coach Taylor's most
reliable go-to performers.
Also returning for the Devils will be last year's sixth man Conor Skea
and Tom Gambino. Both will add muscle, toughness and rebounding
strength to the interior while Skea is able to pop out and knock down shots
on the perimeter, Gambino can post-up and get put-backs on the interior.
Ridge will be bolstered by returning varsity letter winners, Rob McCarthy,
John Legband and Ryan Gerrity as well as a strong nucleus of newcomers
that add considerable skill and depth to Coach Taylor's tool kit. And as
always with a Taylor coached team, DEFENSE will be the mantra.
Key Early Season Tests
Certainly not looking to ease into the season, Ridge will participate for the first
time in school history in the prestigious Hoop Group Kick-Off Classic at
Kean University on Saturday Dec. 19th at 1:30 against fellow
No2Gr4 power Linden.
This year's Sepanack Holiday tournament continues a trend started by Coach
Taylor four years ago by featuring the best high school teams in the area. This
year you can expect to see Irvington, Piscataway, Immaculata as well as upstart
Gill playing in Basking Ridge.
As was the case last year, the Ridge faithful will have a good idea early on
what type of season to expect. Hope to see you at the games!
16th Annual
Len Sepanack Memorial
Holiday Tournament
@ Ridge High
Sat. Dec 26th Mon. Dec 28th Tue. Dec 29th
12:30: Pway/Irvngtn Colonia/Lata loser 5th / 6th plac
vs. Ridge/Prep loser
6:00: Colonia/Lata Gill (bye) 4pm: Consolation
vs Pway/Irvngtn winner
7:30: Ridge/RUprep Ridge/Prep winner Finals
vs Colonia/Lata winner
Let's Go De-Vils!
Dan Finn Classic
The Sixth Annual
January 16, 2010
Jersey City Armory
Cardinal McCarrick vs. Lincoln (JC) 12:00 PM (Boys)
Colts Neck vs. Shabazz 1:30 PM (Girls)
Jersey City Firemen vs. Jersey City Police 3:00 PM
Academy New Church (PA) vs. Ridge H.S. 4:30 PM (Boys)
Paterson Catholic vs. St. Benedict’s 6:15 PM (Boys)
St. Peter’s Prep vs. St. Anthony 8:00 PM (Boys)
House the Homeless
Basketball Classic
Sat. Jan. 23rd at Elizabeth's Dunn Center
Ridge vs Elizabeth 6:30pm
Elizabeth, NJ - For the 15th year in a row, NJ's best high
school teams will battle for ranking and improved conditions
for local homeless people during the annual 'Elizabeth Coalition
to House the Homeless Basketball Classic' on Sat. Jan. 23rd
at Elizabeth's Dunn Center. This year's triple header will feature
the Red Devils from Basking Ridge, last year's #1 seed in No2Gr4,
facing off against the host school Elizabeth in the 6:30pm time slot.
The Basketball Classic is the major fundraiser for the Coalition,
Union County's frontline organization responding to the needs of
local homeless families and individuals - working families, families
on unemployment, children and those retired or disabled.
The tournament is especially significant at this time as the number
of homeless people spikes up dramatically in this current
economic environment. Tickets will be on sale 2 weeks before
the event or at the gate day of game. Adults $12/Students $6.
Primetime Shootout
@ the RAC
The nation's premiere showcase of the
finest high school basketball talent
The 2010 PrimeTime Shootout will be one of the most
impressive collections of high school talent ever assembled.
• More than 75 Division I top prospects
• 40 All-Americans
• 15 of the top 25 ranked teams in the nation
Friday, February 12, 2010 at Rutgers
5:30 pm: Monroe (NJ) vs. Ridge (NJ)
7:00 pm: Lakewood vs. St. Benedict's (NJ)
8:30 pm: St. Patrick's (NJ) vs. Oak Hill (VA)
10:00 pm: Plainfield (NJ) vs. St. Joseph's (NJ)
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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
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2009 Skyland Delaware West 2010
STANDINGS & RECORDS
| Place |
Team |
League |
Overall |
| 1 |
Ridge |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 2 |
Phillipsburg |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 3 |
Voorhees |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 4 |
Hunterdon Central |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 5 |
North Hunterdon |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 6 |
Warren Hills |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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2009 Skyland Delaware East 2010
| Place |
Team |
League |
Overall |
| 1 |
Immaculata |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 2 |
Hillsborough |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 3 |
Watchung Hills |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 4 |
Franklin |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 5 |
Montgomery |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 6 |
Bridgewater |
0-0 |
0-0 |
View professional photos courtesy of Phil Milot (RHS '10):
http://ridgephotos.com/Links.html
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