{"id":2309,"date":"2021-03-05T20:46:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2021-03-05T20:47:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:47:09","slug":"sports-wrap-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/05\/sports-wrap-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By William Hathaway<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week is almost all about basketball. Locally, the East Side boys\u2019 basketball team defeated Orange 64-59, while Montclair Immaculate beat Prestige Prep 71-56, and DePaul beat West Orange 73-55. In Newark, University got by Central 75-71 in a great game, while East Orange defeated West Side 57-40.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In girls\u2019 basketball action, Montclair handled Weequahic 60-35, Central squeezed Orange 53-28, Caldwell beat Newark Tech 55-42, and Hudson Catholic got a 53-37 win over East Orange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turning to college basketball, the Seton Hall men\u2019s basketball crew is 13-10 and on the NCAA Tournament bubble after a tough loss 61-52 at Butler. The Pirates will go on the road to St. John\u2019s, with a 10-7 record in the Big East Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the women\u2019s basketball team had a recent game with the Red Storm, and won 59-43 on the road. The SHU ladies are now 14-6 this year. 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