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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

Passaic2          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

Tenafly3          3

Pascack Valley1          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 Park1          3

 

NJIC

COLONIAL DIVISION

Garfield            9          0

Manchester      9          1

Glen Rock        7          2

Pompton Lakes            5          4

Lodi     4          6

Elmwood Park3          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

Becton3          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 Charter0          9

 

PATRIOT DIVISION

Cresskill           10        0

Bogota7          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