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 […]
Author: Todd Branchflower
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 […]
Categories
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 […]
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 […]
Categories
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 […]
One of the narratives around Summit’s early-season struggles is their inability to generate consistent offense. That narrative evaporated on Saturday, as Summit leapt out to an early 20-pt lead and never looked back. Coach Simo was back on the bench and fired up about the show his Hilltoppers put on. Despite missing key contributors Joaquin […]
Summit took on the Nottingham Northstars on Wednesday afternoon looking to snap a two-game skid. Dave Field was at the helm again and Rhett Grieco got his first start of the season. A slow Hilltopper start combined with hot Nottingham shooting found Summit staring down the barrel of a 10-2 deficit. A Myles Blackley 3 […]
The Hilltoppers tipped off against the neighboring Millburn Millers in the Pete Tierney Memorial Holiday Tournament in Summit. Coach Tim Simo was absent, so longtime assistant Dave Field was at the helm. Myles Blackley opened the scoring on a fast break ignited by his own block. Wes Hellings had back-to-back scores with a corner jumper […]
The Hilltoppers traveled to New Providence looking to build off the momentum from their thrilling come-from-behind win in the season opener. The team was also looking for a measure of revenge, having dropped both matchups to the Pioneers in the 2020-2021 campaign. The Pioneers jumped all over Summit from the opening tip. Full court pressure […]
The 2021-2022 season tipped off at home, with Summit hosting the Hillside Comets in front of a packed – and masked – home crowd. Both teams struggled to generate offense in the early going – neither team scored a point until halfway through the first. Summit didn’t get on the board until freshman Myles Blackley […]