2022-2023 Season Articles: 2nd Place NJAC: American Division, HWS Champs, N1G3 Sectional Finalists
Bailey Chapman Commits to STAC to play bball next year
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/sparta-high-school-student-athlete-baily-chapman-commits-to-play-basketball-at-college
3/21/23 Ally Sweeney NJAC Player of the Year
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/03/njac-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year-and-other-postseason-honors-2022-23.html
3/21/23 Ally Sweeney First Team All-State
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/03/girls-basketball-all-state-first-team-2022-23.html
3/21/23 Ally Sweeney First team group 3, Bailey Chapman 3rd team Group 3
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/03/girls-basketball-all-group-3-teams-2022-23.html
3/21/23 Coach Wille NJAC Coach of the Yearhttps://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/03/njac-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year-and-other-postseason-honors-2022-23.html
1/23 /23 Sparta beats Montville. Sweeney double double 33, 12 and 6 assits NJ.com
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/01/sweeneys-33-points-powers-no-20-sparta-past-montville-girls-basketball-recap.html
1/31/23 Sweeney lights up Blair:
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/ally-sweeney-s-35-points-drives-sparta-girls-basketball-to-beat-blair
1/31/23 NJ.com: Sweeney Scoring Eruption beats Blair
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/02/sweeneys-scoring-eruption-carries-sparta-past-blair-girls-basketball-recap.html
2/1/23 Stat leaders in each division:
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/02/girls-basketball-season-stat-leaders-in-the-njac-through-jan-31.html
2/9/23 Sparta beats PJ 48-47 Bailey Chapman game high 21
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/02/girls-basketball-sparta-edges-out-pope-john-in-key-njac-american-clash.html
2/11/23 Sparta makes it back to HWS for 3rd year in a row (did not have covid year)with win over Voorhees.
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/sparta-girls-basketball-moves-past-voorhees-in-hunterdon-warren-sussex-semi-finals
2/11/23 HWS Semi-s with pics and win over Voorhees. NJ.com
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/02/girls-basketball-photos-voorhees-vs-sparta-in-the-hws-semis-feb-11-2023.html
2/13/23 Senior Night: Brynn Scores 2, Bailey scores 1k, Ally Sweeney back on the floor and the Fab 5 win over Teaneck!
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2023/02/13/nj-girls-basketball-sparta-senior-guard-bailey-chapman-1000-points/69878544007/
2/14/23 Bailey Chapman scores 1000th
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/02/girls-basketball-spartas-chapman-reached-1000-points-in-win-over-teaneck.html
2/17/23 Sparta Girls win HWS for third time! Ally and Mason on all Tourney, Bailey is MVP
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/02/girls-basketball-photos-sparta-vs-pope-john-in-the-hws-tournament-final-feb-17-2023.html
2/17/23 NJ Herald. HWS Three peat!
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2023/02/17/nj-girls-basketball-sparta-beats-pope-john-hunterdon-warren-sussex-final/69904934007/
2/17/23 Tap INTO: Threepeat!
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/sparta-girls-basketball-wins-third-hunterdon-warren-sussex-trophy
2/21 Tap INTO: First round of States N1G3
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/sparta-girls-basketball-takes-down-wayne-valley-advances-in-njsiaa-north-1-group-3-tourney
2/22/23 NJ.com. Sparta #6 upsets N.Highlands #3
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/02/sparta-springs-surprise-at-no-highlands-north-1-group-3-girls-basketball-roundup.html
2/21/23 TAP Into win over N.Highlands
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/sparta-moves-past-northen-highlands-in-the-njsiaa-north-1-group-3-quarterfinals
2/24 NJ.com Win over Old Tappan State Section Semi Finals
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/02/girls-basketball-njsiaa-north-1-group-3-semifinals-no-19-sparta-advances.html
2/24/23 NJ.com Sparta and Teaneck advance
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/02/girls-basketball-njsiaa-north-1-group-3-semifinals-no-19-sparta-advances.html
2/28/23 NJ.com N1G3 prediction and outlook
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/02/girls-basketball-north-1-group-3-final-preview-teaneck-vs-sparta.html
2/28/23 Sparta loses to Teaneck in Sectional Final OT
https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/girls-basketball/2023/03/01/teaneck-nj-girls-basketball-outlasts-sparta-in-sectional-final/69949720007/
2/28/23 TapINTO about last game v. Teaneck and Senior Records
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/sparta-high-school-girls-basketball-successful-season-ends-in-ot-loss-to-teaneck-in-njsiaa-tourney
3/9/23 NJAB All-Star North v South teams NJ.com: Ally and Brynn selected
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/03/girls-basketball-rosters-announced-for-annual-njbca-senior-all-star-game.html
3/12/23 All-Star game, North vs. South
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/03/girls-basketball-photos-njbca-senior-all-star-game-march-12-2023.html
3/20/23 NJAC Honors
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2023/03/09/nj-girls-basketball-northwest-jersey-athletic-conference-honors/69984940007/
2021-2022 Season Articles: NJAC Division Champ,HWS Champs, N1G3 Section Champs, Group 3 State Champs, and Tournament of Champions Semi-Finalists
Top 20 Preview
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/12/njcom-girls-basketball-preseason-top-20-as-the-new-season-tips-off.html
Top Players in NorthWest Preview (Brynn, Ally, Bailey)
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/12/girls-basketball-preview-2021-22-players-to-watch-in-the-northwest-jersey-athletic-conference.html
12/18/21 After RFH first game win.nj.com
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/12/double-doubles-and-suffocating-defense-lift-no-7-sparta-over-no-18-rfh.html
12/18/21 NJ Herald. Bball Preview. Sparta ranked #1 in whole Northwest county.
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2021/12/15/nj-girls-basketball-morris-sussex-preseason-top-10-rankings/6492906001/
1/2/22 NJ.com vs Manasquan. 34 pictures also
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/01/no-4-manasquan-fends-off-no-11-sparta-for-gritty-bounce-back-win.html
1/6/22 NJ.com NJAC players of the week.
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/01/girls-basketball-northwest-jersey-athletic-conference-players-of-the-week-dec-17-jan-6.html
1/13/22 NJ.com Sparta vs. Jefferson. Luis Torres came to game.
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/01/tough-schedule-pays-dividends-in-no-11-spartas-win-over-jefferson-in-njac-matchup.html
1/19/22 Brynn 1k point night. TapInto
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/mccurry-reaches-1-000-points-as-sparta-girls-basketball-crushes-chatham
1/24/22: Win over Randolph, Pictures included:
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/01/no-11-sparta-defeats-randolph-girls-basketball-recap-photos.html
1/26/22 NJ Herald Top 10 Rankings Morris/Sussex
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/01/26/nj-girls-basketball-morris-sussex-top-10-county-tournaments-begin/6629835001/
1/27/22 TapInto win over Randolph away
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/sparta-girls-basketball-takes-care-of-randolph-on-the-road
1/28/22 NJ Herald. Andrew Tredinnick. Sparta beats PJ and Bailey Chapman has 17 pts!
https://www.njherald.com/sports/
Brynn scores 26 at same game. NJ.com
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/01/girls-basketball-mccurry-scores-26-in-win-for-no-16-sparta.html
Daily Record
https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/01/27/nj-girls-basketball-bailey-chapman-leads-sparta-win-over-pope-john/9240063002/
1/30/22 Win over #4 ranked RBC
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/01/girls-basketball-photos-sparta-at-red-bank-catholic-jan-30-2022.html
2/2/22 NJ.com Stat Leaders:
Brynn points, assists, steals, Ally points and assists, Bailey points, Acker blocks.
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/02/girls-basketball-season-stat-leaders-in-the-njac-through-feb-1.html
2/3/22 Top 20 Nj.com
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/02/njcom-girls-basketball-top-20-feb-3-wild-upsets-shake-up-ranks-as-calendar-turns.html
2/8/22 Win over Gill St. Bernard Nj.com
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/02/no-12-sparta-sprints-past-no-18-gill-st-bernards-from-start-to-finish.html
2/10/22 NJ.com Hardest Top Conferences: NJAC is # 5
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/02/ranking-the-best-girls-basketball-conferences-in-nj-as-regular-season-winds-down.html
2/8/22 Senior Night vs GSB
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/articles/sparta-girls-basketball-wins-big-over-gill-st-bernards-on-2022-senior-night
2/15/22 NJ.com Single best performances in games list for NJAC
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/02/the-best-single-game-performances-in-the-njac-through-feb-14.html
2/26/22 HWS FINALS: Sparta NJ.com
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/02/no-9-sparta-girls-make-adjustments-to-win-second-straight-hwc-championship.html
2/26/22 NJ Herald HWS Finals
https://www.njherald.com/sports/
2/28/22 First Round of N1G3 State #1 Sparta vs. #16 West Essex
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/no-9-sparta-rolls-past-west-essex-in-n1g3-first-round-girls-basketball.html
3/5/22 State Sectional Semi-Final
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/sparta-defeats-pascack-valley-girls-basketball-north-1-group-3-semifinal-round.html
3/7/22 Nj Herald N1G3 State Sectional Championship
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/03/07/sparta-nj-girls-basketball-sectional-title-since-2006-ramapo/9413023002/
3/7/22 NJ.com N1G3 championship
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/no-9-sparta-holds-off-no-11-ramapos-rally-to-win-1st-sectional-title-since-2006.html
3/9/22 NJ Herald State Semi-Final vs Chatham
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/03/09/nj-girls-basketball-ally-sweeney-sparta-defeat-chatham-group-3-semifinal/9424521002/
3/9/22 G3 Semis Ally Sweeney Buzzer Beater NJ.com
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/ally-sweeneys-buzzer-beater-over-chatham-sends-no-9-sparta-to-group-3-final.html
3/9/22 Daily Record
https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/03/09/nj-girls-basketball-ally-sweeney-sparta-defeat-chatham-group-3-semifinal/9424521002/
3/13/22 Group 3 State Champions nj.com
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/watch-no-8-sparta-celebrates-its-1st-state-title-since-2001.html
3/14/22 Seeding of the last Tournament of Champions
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/tournament-of-champions-seeds-and-bracket-in-girls-basketball-2022.html
3/14/22 NJ Herald Group 3 State Champions v Mainland
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/03/13/nj-girls-basketball-sparta-grabs-group-3-title-win-over-mainladn/7003765001/
3/14/22NJ.com Article on winning the State champs. And what it means v Mainland
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/no-8-sparta-trounces-no-14-mainland-to-win-1st-state-title-since-2001.html
3/14/22 The Press of Atlantic City
https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/sparta-beats-mainland-regional-for-state-group-iii-title/article_c8cb9256-a314-11ec-9dd8-3794c590b02e.html
3/14/22 NJ.com Meet the TOC Teams. The last 6 teams.
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/meet-the-girls-basketball-2022-tournament-of-champions-field.html
3/15/22 Daily Record All Conference Teams
https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/03/14/nj-girls-basketball-northwest-jersey-athletic-conference-postseason-honors/6999364001/
3/16/22 TOC ¼ Finals NJ.com v Westfield
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/girls-basketball-tournament-of-champions-live-updates-results-and-coverage.html
3/16/22 TOC ¼ Finals v Westfield NJ Herald
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/03/16/nj-girls-basketball-sparta-westfield-tournament-champions/7050964001/
3/18/22 TOC Semi Final loss to SJV NJ Herald
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/03/18/nj-girls-basketball-sparta-falls-st-john-vianney-toc-semifinals/7078516001/
3/18/22 TOC Nj.com Sparta #8 loses to SJV
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/no-1-sjv-gets-past-no-8-sparta-heads-to-toc-final-with-a-win-away-from-immortality.html
3/19/22 NJ Herald
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/03/18/nj-girls-basketball-sparta-falls-st-john-vianney-toc-semifinals/7078516001/
3/23/22 NJ Herald Morris/Sussex Team Rankings. Sparta takes the #1 spot
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/03/23/nj-girls-basketball-final-morris-sussex-top-10-2021-22-season/9453646002/
3/29/22 NJ.com Top 20 rankings, Sparta comes in at #5
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/njcoms-final-girls-basketball-top-20-for-2021-22.html
3/30/22 NJ.com First Team ALL-STATE and Third Team ALL-STATE (Brynn and Ally)
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/njcoms-all-state-third-team-girls-basketball-selections-2021-22.html
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/njcoms-all-state-first-team-girls-basketball-selections-2021-22.html
3/30/22 NJ.com ALL- GROUP 3 Teams
1st team Ally and Brynn
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/njcoms-all-group-3-girls-basketball-selections-2021-22.html
2nd Team Alexa Acker
3/30/22 NJ.com NJAC Player of the Year, Team of the Year and Coach of the Year.
Brynn McCurry, Sparta, and Cath Wille
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/njac-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year-and-other-postseason-honors-2021-22.html
3/30/22 NJ.com Stat Leaders of the State
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/girls-basketball-statewide-season-stat-leaders-for-2021-22.html
3/30/22 NJ.com Stat Leaders of the NJAC
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2022/03/girls-basketball-season-stat-leaders-in-the-njac-for-the-2021-22-season.html
4/28/22 TapINTO: The Town Council and Mayor David Smith honor the team with proclamation
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/sparta-high-school-2022-girls-basketball-champs-honored-at-township-council-meeting
5/7/22 NJ Herald 2022 Awards:
Sparta = Team of the Year, Brynn McCurry = Player of the Year, Ally and Bailey = 1st Team, Alexa Acker = 2nd team, Cath Wille= Coach of the year
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/05/07/girls-basketball-2022-all-herald-honors-first-and-second-teams/7413121001/
2020-2021: NJAC American Champs (No HWS tourney, No States due to Covid)
2020 Recap: Top 5 sporting events Nj Herald
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/12/30/greater-sussex-county-nj-top-sports-moments-2020-part-two/4060537001/
2021 Nj.com highlights
1/27/21 vs Morristown. Nj.com link
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/01/girls-basketball-results-links-and-featured-coverage-for-wednesday-jan-27.html
1/29/21 vs. Montville NJ.com link
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/01/stellar-sophomore-brynn-mccurry-lifts-no-20-sparta-in-win-over-montville.html
1/29/21 Player of the Week (Brynn McCurry for Northwest conference)
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/01/players-of-the-week-in-all-15-nj-girls-basketball-conferences-jan-29.html
2/2 NJ.com Takeaways and observations from week 1
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/02/takeaways-observations-from-the-opening-week-of-the-2021-girls-basketball-season.html
2/16 NJ.com Luis Torres. Triple OT win over Montville Article
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/02/no-18-sparta-outlasts-montville-in-triple-overtime-thriller-to-remain-unbeaten.html
2/16 Tap Into
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/sparta-high-school-girls-basketball-remains-undefeated-after-triple-ot-win-against-montville
2/20/21 Win over PJ. NJ Herald
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2021/02/20/sparta-nj-girls-basketball-defeats-pope-john-brynn-mccurry-strong-game/4516694001/
Beating PJ on 2/20/21
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/02/girls-basketball-no-20-sparta-hands-no-19-pope-john-1st-loss-of-season.html
2/24/21 Rankings week 4
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2021/02/24/nj-girls-basketball-morris-sussex-rankings-after-week-4/4540378001/
2/25/21 NJ.com Top 25: Sparta moves from 18 to 20 to #16 in the state.
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/02/njcom-girls-basketball-top-20-feb-25-stunning-upsets-dictates-late-season-changes.html
2/27/21 Brynn McCurry Triple Double
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/02/girls-basketball-brynn-mccurry-records-triple-double-in-no-16-spartas-win-over-north-warren.html
3/1/21 Buzzer Beater over Randolph
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/03/no-16-sparta-comes-from-behind-to-defeat-randolph-on-brynn-mccurrys-buzzer-beater.html
3/3/21 nJ Herald NJAC clinch
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2021/03/03/sparta-girls-basketball-defeats-pope-john-win-outright-division-title-2021-nj/6912397002/
3/3 NJ Herald Video of Ally Sweeney talking about win over PJ: Sealing the Division
https://www.njherald.com/videos/sports/2021/03/04/spartas-ally-sweeney-talks-her-teams-55-42-win-over-pope-john/6917278002/
3/4/21 Sparta #16 beats #14 IHA
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/03/no-16-sparta-over-no-14-immaculate-heart-girls-basketball-recap.html
3/4/21 Rankings week of March 4th. Sparta at #16
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/03/njcom-girls-basketball-top-20-march-4-upsets-guide-shakeup-ahead-of-championship-games.html
3/7/21 Top 50 scorers this week
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/03/top-50-daily-girls-basketball-stat-leaders-for-saturday-march-6.html
3/7/21 NJ.com North 1, Group 3 Power Points: Sparta @ #1
https://highschoolsports.nj.com/girlsbasketball/powerpoints/season/2020-2021?section=North%20Jersey,%20Section%201&group=Group%203
3/8/21 Stat Leaders for the NJAC on nj.com
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/03/girls-basketball-final-season-stat-leaders-in-the-northwest-jersey-athletic-conference-2021.html
3/8/21 Jenny Derricks Article
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/sparta/sections/sports/articles/sparta-girls-basketball-finishes-winning-season-with-rout-over-ridge
3/6/21 IHA Game photos
https://www.njherald.com/picture-gallery/sports/high-school/girls-basketball/2021/03/05/girls-basketball-sparta-beats-immaculate-heart-academy/4588150001//
3/11/21 NJ.com Final Team rankings Sparta finishes #13
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/03/final-ranking-the-top-30-girls-basketball-teams-in-2021.html
3/24/21 NJ.com Team of the Year: Sparta, Coach of the Year: Cath Wille, First Team: Ally and Brynn: HM: Alexa A. Bailey c. and Mason M.
https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/03/northwest-jersey-athletic-conference-2021-girls-basketball-player-of-the-year-all-conference-more.html
BVM Sports 3/30/21
https://bvmsports.com/2021/03/30/lady-spartans-get-multiple-recognitions-during-shortened-two-month-basketball-season/
3/30/21 NJ Herald: POY Brynn McCurry: Team of the Year and Coach of the year:Ally and Brynn 1st team: Alexa Acker 2nd team
https://www.njherald.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2021/03/30/nj-basketball-2021-all-herald-girls-player-team-coach-year/7047150002/
