Jalen Carey

by Andrew Garda garda@montclairlocal.news ROSELLE — A roller coaster week for the Immaculate Conception High School boys basketball team ended in a somewhat disappointing fashion Saturday afternoon with a 92-63 loss to top-seeded Roselle Catholic in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Non-Public B tournament. T...

by Andrew Garda garda@montclairlocal.news ROSELLE — Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug, or at least so goes the saying. Sometimes you, the bug and the windshield all get crushed under some tank treads. T...

by ANDREW GARDA garda@montclairlocal.news JERSEY CITY — Before the Immaculate Conception High School boys basketball team destroyed Hudson Catholic on the court in the fourth quarter of the Lions' 60-49 win in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Non-Public B quarterfinals Thursday night, senior Jalen Carey and sophomore Zion Bethea played a different type of game to warm up. "...

by Andrew Garda garda@montclairlocal.news CALDWELL — Immaculate Conception’s Jalen Carey is the type of player you want with the ball in his hands at the closing moments of a tight basketball game. So it should come as no surprise that Carey was crashing the lane and drawing a foul with just under a second left in the Lions’ game against the Patrick School Tuesday night. It should als...

by Andrew Garda garda@montclairlocal.news WEST ORANGE — Third time was very much the charm for the Immaculate Conception boys basketball team when it came to Seton Hall Prep. The Pirates had edged the Lions twice in the regular season, with IC collapsing in the third quarter on opening day and again in the fourth quarter of their rematch on Jan. 18. ...

by Andrew Garda garda@montclairlocal.news NEWARK — Bad habits are tough to break, and even the best teams can struggle to shake them. So in some ways, it shouldn’t be a surprise to see Immaculate Catholic’s boys basketball team stumble in an 82-77 loss against a talented Newark East Side team. Even coming o...

by Andrew Garda garda@montclairlocal.news Talking to the coaches after Immaculate Conceptions’ 78-65 win over Montclair High School on Thursday, Dec. 21, you might have been confused as to which basketball team had ended up with the victory. I...

by Andrew Garda garda@montclairlocal.news PATERSON — It’s a new year, and Immaculate Conception’s boys basketball team has a new message. They want everyone to know that the Lions have arrived, and they drove that home with a roaring 69-61 win over powerhouse Ranney. “It shows tha...

by Andrew Garda garda@montclairlocal.news Talking to the coaches after Immaculate Conceptions’ 78-65 win over Montclair High School on Thursday, Dec. 21, you might have been confused as to which basketball team had ended up with the victory. I...

by Andrew Garda garda@montclairlocal.news CALDWELL—A good comeback can be the highlight of a sports story. But you need to fall behind before you can come back, and sometimes the deficit is too much to overcome. That was the case on Friday, when the Immaculate Conception boys basketball team fell to Seton Hall Prep, 61-58, after SHP went on an 18-6 run to close the third quarter, including scorin