High School Sports Saint John Vianney Girls Basketball: High School Team Of The Year by Jason Cordner January 6, 2017 St John Vianney (photo Eric Braun – Shore Sports Network) Winning a state championship is the ultimate goal of any high school sports team. For Saint John Vianney Girls Basketball team, a state title was not enough. The Lady Lancers wanted to win the Tournament of Champions, a true barometer of the best of the best in New Jersey basketball. On March 22, the Lancers ousted Shore Conference rival Manasquan 65-58 in overtime to win the Tournament of Champions. With a 31-1 record, SJV finished #9 in the USA Today Top 25 national rankings. Their lone loss came in a Florida tournament against another Top 10 USA Today team in triple overtime without their leader, Kelly Campbell who had an injury. The Shore Conference is truly one of the best girls basketball conferences in the country and head coach Dawn Karpell and her team proved it during a special season. The Lancers only lost one game all last season, and while it may be hard to replicate that kind of success this season, St. John Vianney is still expected to be the top team in Non-Public A at the end of the season. With their leading scorer and four more seniors back in the mix, the Lancers figure to make another run at postseason glory. Post Views: 2,031 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jason Cordner Latest posts by Jason Cordner (see all) Lebron James Leaves Coca-Cola To Sign With Pepsi - March 22, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season - March 16, 2021 Nike Partners with National Urban League to Promote Employment and Home Ownership for the Black Community - March 15, 2021 Rob Gronkowski Gets In On NFT Collection Movement, Becomes First Athlete To Do So - March 10, 2021 Related TopicsDawn KarpellDouble G Sports AwardsSt. John Vianney 1 Comment 1 Comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Passion For Sports Led Kelly Burke To Career As Broadcaster by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on November 16, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 More in High School Sports Lawmakers in North Dakota Propose a Bill which Restricts Transgender Athletes Lawmakers in North Dakota have proposed a bill that will restrict high school and... Local high school athletic director Tom Kaechele reflects on his career Tom Kaechele always had an interest in sports, but his journey to becoming the... Angelo DeSalvo Enjoys Successful Career in Coaching High School Football Growing up in New Milford, New Jersey, Angelo DeSalvo enjoyed playing a multitude of... Hard work has led to success for John Jacob in high school football Growing up in Roselle Park, New Jersey, John Jacob enjoyed playing baseball and basketball.... Ashton and Brianne-Theisen Eaton Retire Together St. John Vianney Girls Basketball Coach, Dawn Karpell, Voted High School Coach of the Year for 2016