Lenape 51, Hopatcong 50 Lenape Valley erased a 14-5 deficit after eight minutes to edge Hopatcong 51-50 in a SCIL boys’ basketball game. Chris Ciampaglio buried a three-pointer at the buzzer to complete the comeback to finish with 14 points. Teammate Keith Flaherty shared team-high honors, netting 14 points while pulling down eight rebounds. Vernon 61, Newton 47 Trailing 39-38 entering the fourth quarter, Vernon went on a 23-8 run down the stretch to defeat Newton 61-47. Nick Sires topped a quartet of Vikings in double figures with 14 points. Jeff Moen and Jeremy Palmieri dumped 11 points each into the basket and Charles Drinkard finished with 10 as the Vikings upped their record to 23-8. Vernon 62, Lenape 49 Two days earlier, the Vikings toppled Lenape Valley 62-49. Rich Fazio came off the bench to score 17 points, including all 15 of Vernon’s points in the second quarter to keep the Vikings in contention, as they trailed 30-24 at the intermission. Fazio was chosen the Vernon Athlete of the Week. High Point 65, Kittatinny 63 High Point edged Kittatinny 65-63 by eliminating a 50-44 deficit entering the fourth quarter. Erik Caton topped all scorers with 31 points including eight treys. Caton was chosen the High Point Athlete of the Week while his senior classmate Mike Klaus chipped in with a 16-point effort. Ryan Carroll topped the Cougars, pumping 24 points through the iron, including six three pointers. His teammate Josh Reed finished with 21 points Jefferson 53, Pope John 43 Jefferson went on a 23-14 run in the third quarter to pull out to a 39-29 lead with eight minutes remaining as the Falcons defeated Pope John 53-43. B.J. Stokes ignited the surge, scoring 11 of his 19 points in the third quarter. Quemal Seji finished with 15 points and Jay Kabshura added 10. Jefferson 73, Kittatinny 57 Stokes scored a game-high 25 points in a 73-57 triumph over Kittatinny on Wednesday and was chosen the SCIL Player of the Week as well as the Jefferson Athlete of the Week. For up-to-date SCIL boys’ basketball standings, visit sussexcountyinterscholasticleague.com.