The Hillbillies girls’ basketball team left Newark yesterday after pulling out a thrilling come-from-behind victory over West Side High School. Trailing the Rough Riders 19-16 at halftime, the Hillbillies outscored the ‘riders 15-11 in the third quarter to pull ahead 31-30. In an eight-minute span in the fourth quarter, the teams exploded for 35...
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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 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 boys basketball team pulled out an exciting 52-48 overtime win against the Ridgers of Glen Ridge High School on Tuesday. Down 16-8 after the first quarter, the teams traded points in the second and the Hillbillies went into the half trailing 31-24. Things turned around for the Maroon and White in the...
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The Hillbillies boys basketball record fell to 5-3 with a 42-36 defeat at the hands of the Nutley Raiders on Saturday. Tied at 17 apiece at half time, Verona was outscored 25-19 in the second half. Anthony Huber had 13 points for the Maroon and White and Alex Kaslander had 11. Matt Braschi, Dean...
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The Verona Hillbillies boys basketball team moved their record to 5-2 with 43-34 win on Thursday over Newark Arts High School. Senior Captain Anthony Huber and sophomore Luke Weiss led the team scoring with 12 points and combined for 23 rebounds. Captain Packy Malanga had eight points and three steals. While sophomores Matt Braschi...
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Senior captain Patrick Malanga led the Hillbillies to a 37-25 victory over Caldwell High School in game one of the West Essex Holiday Tournament. Up at the half 16-11 Verona dumped in 15 points in the third quarter on the way to their third win of the season. Malanga scored 12 points aided by...
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The Hillbillies’ girls basketball team has had a rough start to its 2011-2012 season, dropping games to Cedar Grove and Jonathan Dayton high schools before topping Caldwell in the Caldwell College tournament last night. Through it all, senior Julieanne Mascera has remained a consistent leader on the court. She had nine points against Cedar Grove, and...
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Verona High School seniors Julieanne Mascera and Carolyn Mols combined for 17 points but that wasn’t enough for the Hillbillies to overcome an early deficit against the Panthers of Cedar Grove. Down by 12 points at half time, the Hillbillies exploded for fifteen third-quarter points but the Panthers were able to keep pace and...
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