Back: It’s the word that has defined Brian Farrell’s 2011-2012 season with the Hillbilly basketball team. Because of a back injury, he missed the first few weeks of games. Now, however, he has returned to the lineup, and boy oh boy is he back. This past week against Livingston, Nutley, Columbia and Golda Och...
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Brian Farrell and Anthony Huber combined for 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Hillbillies over Golda Och Academy 44-33 yesterday in Verona. The tough Hillbilly defense held Golda Och to just nine points during the second and third quarters en route to the victory, which was their fifteenth win on the season,...
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Verona’s continued success from the free-throw line, along with four scorers in double digits, enabled the Hillbillies to pull off an upset in the first round of the Essex County Tournament against the Livingston Lancers last night in Livingston. In the previous game against Belleville, Verona went a perfect 16 for 16 from the...
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The Verona Hillbillies battled back from an early first-half deficit to top the Buccaneers of Belleville High School 48-39 in first round Essex County Tournament action. Down 14-11 after the first period, the Maroon and White went into the locker room trailing 22-20 at the half. Verona throughout the season has come out firing...
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Both Verona High School basketball teams took on Cedar Grove High School on Tuesday, and both came away victorious. The Verona girls basketball team picked up their third win of the season by defeating Cedar Grove in a hard-fought 30-28 victory. Caroline Mols led the team in scoring with eight points. She also was...
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Brian Farrell dropped in 26 points for the Hillbillies to lead them to 58-44 victory over Montclair Immaculate on Monday. The score was tight early on as both teams knotted at 14 a piece after the first quarter. Verona began to pull ahead in the second quarter, outscoring the Lions 11-4. Farrell, with the...
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The Hillbillies boys basketball team battled back from an early first-quarter deficit to pull out a thrilling 52-49 win at Verona High School on Friday over Fairlawn High School. Down 27-22 at half time, the Maroon and White outscored Fairlawn 14-6 in the third quarter to pull ahead. The teams battled point for point...
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The Verona boys team suffered their fourth loss of the season in a tough game at Morris Knolls High School in an out-of-conference match-up. The Hillbillies fell behind early and were never able to get back on track. Trailing by 10 points after the first quarter, they went into half time down 34-21. Verona...
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The Verona boys basketball team battled back from a nine point first-quarter deficit to top West Essex 37-35. Senior Anthony Huber led the Hillbillies with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Braschi had four rebounds, four assists, four steals and seven points in the effort. The game marked the long-awaited return of Senior Captain...
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The Verona Hillbillies boys basketball team exploded for 23 third-quarter points to win their season opener at home against the Montclair Immaculate Lions 57-47. Senior captains Brian Farrell and Anthony Huber hit for 14 points apiece. Captain Patrick Malanga had eight points aided by two three pointers and sophomore Matt Braschi chipped in with...
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