Men's Basketball Starts 2023 With A Win Over Sussex, 67-56

Newton, NJ - The Brookdale men's basketball team started 2023 as they left it in 2022, undefeated. The Jersey Blues took their 14th consecutive win over the Sussex County Community College Skylanders, 67-56, in a conference matchup.

The Blues had to scrape some rust off a bit after their slow start to the tightly contested first half. Brookdale allowed the Skylanders back in the game after several double digit leads until the second half when sophomore guard, Josiah Basket, hit back-toback three's, finishing with 11 points total to push the Blues ahead comfortably.

Including Basket's 11, Brookdale had a total of four players in double figures which was led by sophomore point guard, Andre Wells, with 13 points. Sophomore forward, Niles Halliburton, also contributed 13 points. The double-double of the afternoon came from freshman forward, Darnell Askew, who finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. In addition, sophomore guard/forward, Ronn Flood Jr. grabbed nine rebounds to help in the win.

The 14-0 Jersey Blues will host the RCSJ - Cumberland Dukes next on Tuesday, January 17th, at 7:00pm.

Photo above courtesy of Tom Smith