Phillipsburg boys basketball team hung tough with a very good Pocono Mountain West team on Sunday morning in a Round of 16 game in SportsFest's A'Town Throwdown tournament at Cedar Beach in Allentown. The Stateliners' strong showing against the Stellar tournament champion was even more impressive since they were missing four of their usual starters because they were playing in AAU tournaments. "We brought two JV kids here to play against a team like Pocono Mountain West. It w

Of the 49 varsity boys basketball teams involved in the 2016 Stellar Catch a Rising Star Showcase, just six will be playing on all four days. Phillipsburg is one of them. Playing four days at Stellar means playing on Sunday. And for the first time in program history, the Stateliners will do just that. Phillipsburg posted a pair of quality wins Saturday at Parkland High School, first a 48-47 comeback win over Quakertown and then a 70-45 run-and-gun win over Allento survive and

The Phillipsburg boys basketball team of last year may not have come out on top of Thursday night’s game. The one that took the court on the first night of the Stellar Catch a Rising Star Tournament did. The Stateliners trailed early but put together a late run to fend off Saucon Valley67-62 on a steamy night at Cedar Beach Park. “We would have lost a game like that last year, easily” second-year coach Eric Jacobs said. “... Now, when the games are tight, we don’t fall into a