Drew Hall’s game-high 21 points fueled the Jefferson boys basketball team past Parsippany Hills, 59-45, in the first round of the Morris Knolls Holiday Tournament in Rockaway on Tuesday.
Jefferson jumped out to an early lead, paced by Hall and Jon Kristofferson (13 points), but Par Hills fought back in the second quarter and headed into halftime trailing 26-21.
But an 18-10 run by Jefferson in the third quarter squashed any hopes of a comeback for Par Hills, as the Falcons cruised to their third win of the season.
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Connor Clark led all Par Hills scorers with 12 points.
1234 Final
Jefferson (3-1)
16 10 18 15 59 Parsippany Hills (1-2)
9 12 10 14 45
Girls Basketball Crushes Spotswood
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The Jefferson girls basketball team exploded for 80 points in a Mountain Lakes Tournament opening round matchup with Spotswood (3-1), according to NJ.com.
Kristen Flaherty finished with 15 points, and Kristen Swerzenski and Imani Brown each netted 13 for Jefferson (3-1).
Coming up:
- Ice hockey at Morristown, Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
- Boys basketball vs. Par Hills, Wednesday at noon.
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