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North Warren Girls Basketball Heads to Tournament Round 2

February 1, 2026

Young woman in black and white uniform jumping with raised basketball over head. — Coach Jay Hill expects great things from Jubilee Leverett this year and next. Photo by Joe Phalon.

North Warren girls basketball prevailed on Saturday with a 49-41 win over Lenape Valley in the first round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament.

They’ll face Hunterdon Central in Flemington Tuesday.

The Patriots girls’ squad rode a winning record into the tournament.

“Yes, the girls have done well. We’re 11 and 7 on the on the year right now,” Hill said, “We’ve played very well on our conference level.”

Young woman with basketball raised in front of her face to take a shot. — Lillian Caraballo has been one of the scoring leaders for the Patriots this season. Photo by Joe Phalon.

They’ve done more than play “very well” in their conference, the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference Colonial Division, where they have an 8-1 record, the stat that really counts.

One of the keys this year is having a roster with five or six different players who can lead the scoring in any particular game, rather that depending on one or maybe two top

“I told them, every day we’re going to have a different lead scorer,” Hill said. “I want different people.”

Handling that job for the Patriots in the Lenape Valley game was Selah Carper with 13 points. The game before that, Jane Cook led the team with 10 points in North Warren’s loss to Mountain Lakes. Against Dover, Lillian Carraballo led the team with 16 points.

Young woman in black uniform with basketball. — Senior Jane Cook is another frequent lead scorer for the Pats. Photo by Joe Phalon.

Rounding out the Gang of Four is junior Jubilee Leverette, who Hill looks forward to help the Pats transition into the next season.

“She can dribble with both hands,” Hill said.

She also let the team in rebounds Saturday with 11, and four steals.

Others putting points on the board included Indira Dosch-Mazure, Sophie Stefankiewiecz and Julia Smith, each with three.

Joe Phalon, Contributing Writer

Contributing Writer

Joe brings decades of journalism experience to the Ridge View Echo, covering everything from local school boards to the U.S. Supreme Court. A former National Law Journal editor and Columbia Law School press officer, he now enjoys telling community stories in Blairstown, where he lives with his wife, Rose, and their two dachshunds.