Vernon made a strong push in the second half, outscoring Jefferson 43-34 over the final two quarters. For Vernon, Dylan Heykoop and Dustin Wagner each scored 14 points, with Wagner connecting on two 3-pointers. Dan Decker rounded out Vernon’s double-digit scorers with 12 points.

Brooke Shust scored a game-high 18 points to lead Sparta to a convincing 57-26 victory over Morris Hills in an NJAC-National division matchup on Tuesday. The Spartans (12-5) avenged their earlier season loss to the Scarlet Knights (7-8) with a dominant second-half performance, outscoring Morris Hills 41-8 after halftime.

Kim Mulkey and Co. take down the Aggies in College Station, extend winning streak to four games with the victory.

Cranford (11-6) extended its winning streak to four games and will host Brearley on Thursday at 6 p.m. Watchung Hills (3-9) will face Bound Brook in the preliminary round of the Somerset County Tournament on Thursday.

After the men and women both went 1-1 the week prior, the hope was for bounce-back performances for Austin Peay State University against a couple of Florida teams.

Purdue and Illinois are near the top of the Big Ten college basketball standings: Illini freshman Keaton Wadler leads a win.