In their initial matchup, New Providence jumped all over Summit and never let up – resulting in a 20-point loss. But Coach Simo has the Hilltoppers looking much better as of late – and a rematch felt like it would be a good barometer of how far the team has come. With Joaquin Russell and […]
Summit met Hillside in its season opener, an affair that ended in a buzzer beater and court storming. That game must have left a bad taste in the Comets mouth because Hillside took the rematch by 20, beating Summit 64-44. I was unable to attend this game – see https://highschoolsports.nj.com/game/696547 for full game stats. Myles […]
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Summit takes down Cranford, 58-45
On paper, it looked like this game could go either way. The teams had faced common opponents in New Providence and Chatham. Chatham, which Summit recently beat convincingly, whooped Cranford. New Providence, which Cranford beat twice convincingly, routed Summit. This was a parents-only game, so I wasn’t able to attend! I’m relying on data from […]
It has been a lot of basketball for the Summit Middle School Girls team in the last 10 days. After their game against Warren earlier last week, they beat Branchburg last Friday afternoon 24-7 in a game where the opponent was shorthanded due to illness. The girls did what they were supposed to do in […]
The Hilltoppers came into this game hoping to build on a huge victory over Chatham – by far their best game of the season. Charlie Schaffer continued his strong guard play, leading summit with 8 points in the first 6 minutes. Pope John leaned on their height, grabbing a bunch of offensive boards to take […]
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SUMMIT FROSH / NOVICE SHINE AT NY ARMORY
The Summit 9th graders and Novice”Trackletes” competed at the Frosh/Novice Invitational at the NY Armory on Wednesday night and had numerous outstanding performances and garnering many top 6 finishes. TOP 6 FROSH 55m 4th Place – Keira Borst 5th Place – Mackenzie Matter NOVICE 55m BRONZE – Maddie MacPherson BRONZE – Lucas Kohaut FROSH 55mHH […]
It was the first quarter and too many turnovers that cost the SMS Lady Hilltoppers today as they fell to Warren in the home gym. Warren came out firing and went up 10-2 by the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Summit fought hard the rest of the game, keeping pace for […]
The Boys and Girls Winter Track team had a strong showing at the NJSIAA Group 3 Relay Championships, producing 2 state championship relays, and 3 other scoring relays. The Girls Sprint Medley and Boys 4×800 relays captured the Group 3 State Titles. The Girls SMR consisted of Olivia Piron, Grace Matter, Maddie MacPherson, and Lara […]
With a short bench and facing a strong opponent, the SMS girls basketball team fell short tonight in the Franklin gym in their rescheduled game from the snow-out last Friday. The team got off to a relatively good start, going up 4-1 on two baskets by Charlotte Yarnall in the first 90 seconds of the […]
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Hilltoppers dominate Chatham, 61-39
Summit faced its biggest test of the year traveling to Chatham to take on a tough 6-2 Cougar team. Their record included a 10 point victory over a New Providence squad who drubbed the Hilltoppers earlier in the season. Chatham jumped out to a quick 7-2 lead and it looked like it might be a […]