St. Joseph hosts Don Bosco tonight and in one of several key North Jersey boys basketball games for teams chasing division titles.
Don Bosco, ranked No. 2 in The Record Top 25, defeated No. 3 St. Joseph last month, 66-53, in this Big North United Division rivalry, and both are tied for first in the division.
Key matchups:
Big North United: No. 2 Don Bosco (13-3, 4-1) at No. 3 St. Joseph (12-3, 4-1)
Big North Freedom: No. 9 Hackensack (11-6, 3-3) at No. 17 Northern Highlands (10-3, 5-1)
NJIC Colonial: No. 21 Garfield (13-2, 9-0) at No. 18 Manchester (13-2, 9-1)
NJIC Meadowlands: No. 22 St. Mary (14-3, 9-0) at No. 25 Wood-Ridge (11-5, 4-4)
NJIC Patriot: Bogota (9-6, 7-3) at No. 13 Cresskill (15-1, 10-0)
Below are standings for the Big North and NJIC through Wednesday, based on results reported to The Record:
Boys Basketball Standings
(Through Wednesday, Feb. 4)
BIG NORTH
UNITED DIVISION
Don Bosco      4         1
St. Joseph       4         1
Bergen Catholic           3         2
DePaul            1         4
Paramus Catholic         0         4
LIBERTY DIVISION
Eastside           5         0
Kennedy         4         1
Passaic Tech   3         3
Passaic2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4
Bergen Tech    2         4
Clifton 1         5
FREEDOM DIVISION
Ramapo          6         0
Northern Highlands      5         1
Hackensack    3         3
Ridgewood      3         3
Paramus          1         5
Indian Hills      0         6
INDEPENDENCE DIVISION
West Milford   5         1
Passaic Valley 4         2
Wayne Valley  4         2
Fair Lawn        2         4
Wayne Hills     2         4
Lakeland         1         5
NATIONAL DIVISION
Teaneck          6         0
Bergenfield      5         1
Old Tappan     3         3
Tenafly3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3
Pascack Valley1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5
Demarest         0         6
PATRIOT DIVISION
Ramsey           4         0
Mahwah          2         2
Pascack Hills   2         2
River Dell        2         2
Westwood      0         4
AMERICAN DIVISION
Dwight Morrow           3         0
Cliffside Park   3         1
Fort Lee          1         2
Dumont           1         3
Ridgefield Park1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3
NJIC
COLONIAL DIVISION
Garfield           9         0
Manchester     9         1
Glen Rock       7         2
Pompton Lakes           5         4
Lodi    4         6
Elmwood Park3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5
Rutherford       3         6
Eastern Christian          1         8
Hawthorne      0         9
MEADOWLANDS DIVISION
St. Mary          9         0
Weehawken    7         2
Hasbrouck Heights      5         3
North Arlington           5         5
Wood-Ridge   4         4
Paterson Charter         4         5
Becton3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6
Saddle Brook  2         7
Wallington       1         8
LIBERTY DIVISION
Dwight-Englewood      8         0
Ridgefield        7         1
Harrison          6         3
Queen of Peace           5         4
Secaucus         4         4
New Milford   4         5
Leonia 2         5
Lyndhurst        1         6
Bergen Charter0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9
PATRIOT DIVISION
Cresskill          10       0
Bogota7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3
Hawthorne Christian    6         4
Palisades Park 5         4
Saddle River Day        5         5
Midland Park  4         5
Park Ridge      3         5
Waldwick        2         8
Emerson          1         9