Kyle Craig
- Jan 16, 2018
PHILLIPSBURG BOYS BASKETBALL BEATS EASTON FOR 1ST TIME IN OVER A DECADE
Phillipsburg High School needed a win over Easton, badly. The boys basketball team delivered on Saturday night. The Stateliners, ranked sixth by lehighvalleylive, clawed their way to a 49-42 victory over the No. 5 Red Rovers at Easton Area Middle School. It’s the program’s first victory over Easton in more than a decade, and it’s the first varsity win of any kind for the Stateliners against their archrival this school year. “This rivalry game is unbelievable,” first-year Phil
Kyle Craig
- Jan 12, 2018
PHILLIPSBURG BASKETBALL STAYS COOL AT STRIPE IN WILD WIN
The Phillipsburg and North Hunterdon boys basketball teams had a frantic, up-and-down contest on Thursday night. But, it was a steady, cool hand from the foul line that preserved a Stateliners victory. Visiting Phillipsburg, ranked sixth by lehighvalleylive, defeated the No. 3 Lions 76-70 in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division contest. The Lions (4-4) trailed by 17 points in the second half but narrowed the deficit to four when senior Xander Braun sank two free throws to ma
Kyle Craig
- Jan 8, 2018
THESE BOYS BASKETBALL HONOREES SPARKED WINNING EFFORTS THIS WEEK
New Jersey Star of the Week Sr. G/F Chris Mann, Phillipsburg Mann scored 25 points, including the 1,000th of his career, as the Stateliners defeated Watchung Hills 58-56 in overtime. He is the ninth Stateliners boy to reach the milestone.
Corky Blake
- Jan 8, 2018
PHILLIPSBURG'S MANN HITS 1,000 POINTS DURING OT VICTORY
Phillipsburg High School senior Chris Mannachieved a milestone and the Stateliners earned a dramatic victory on Saturday afternoon. Mann became the ninth Phillipsburg boy to reach the 1,000-point plateau during the boys basketball team's 58-56 overtime victory over Watchung Hills. The Army West Point recruit achieved the feat with a turnaround jumper in the third quarter. He finished with 25 points and now has 1,012 in his career. PHILLIPSBURG BOYS BASKETBALL
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