Sparta earned the top seed in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament. Sparta is 12-1 and has won 11 straight games. It is led by Jack Cavanaugh, Dante Joefield, Aidan Mastandrea, Alex Podolski and Cam Riley. Hunterdon Central was seeded second and, along with Sparta, will receive a bye into the quarterfinals. Third-seeded Phillipsburg, fourth-seeded Delaware Valley, fifth-seeded Hackettstown, sixth-seeded Wallkill Valley, seventh-seeded Kittatinny and eighth-seeded Warren Hil

Phillipsburg High School’s boys basketball team handled Ridge for a 59-34 home victory during Skyland Conference Raritan Division play on Friday night. Richie Manigault paced the Stateliners (7-5) with 23 points. Bryce Feddeman added 15 points. Mike Zema led Ridge with 14 points. Kyle Craig may be reached at kcraig@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @KyleCraigSports. Find Lehigh Valley high school sports on Facebook.