By Brandon Gould, Richard Greco and Jeremy Schnieder | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Which players made their mark in the first few games of the season?
The boys basketball season is underway and NJ Advance Media has taken a look at the top leaders in a handful of statistical categories this week and featured the players who led the state. Scroll through to see who had a strong week to start the 2017-18 season.
POINTS
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Tony Godwin, North Plainfield, 36 ppg
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Marcellus Earlington, Don Bosco Prep, 35 ppg
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Ray Bethea Jr, Atlantic City, 34 ppg
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Cartier Bowman, Notre Dame, 33 ppg
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Richie Jones, Nottingham, 33 ppg
Alex Lin, Pascack Valley, 33 ppg
Owen Raab, New Egypt, 32 ppg
Ismael Camara, McNair, 30.5 ppg
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Rob Higgins, Middletown North, 30 ppg
Bobby Lewit, Kinnelon, 29 ppg
Julius David, Elizabeth, 28 ppg
Scott Barlow, West Essex, 28 ppg
Jordan McKoy, Dwight-Englewood, 27.5 ppg
Marc Dadika, St. Mary (Ruth.), 27 ppg
Zachary Oree, Arts, 27 ppg
Warren Bethea, Camden Tech, 26.5 ppg
Isaiah Daniels-Porter, Carteret, 26.5 ppg
REBOUNDS
Marc Dadika, St. Mary (Ruth.), 18 rpg
Chris Elwood, Somerville, 18 rpg
D'Angelo Blackmand, Orange, 17 rpg
Carlos Morla, Perth Amboy Tech, 17 rpg
Mike Osbourne, Pennsauken Tech, 16 rpg
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Jawan Roane, Penns Grove, 16 rpg
DE-End McRae, Newark Central, 14 rpg
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Tommy Shover, Palmyra, 14 rpg
DaJuan Jackson-Edwards, Paulsboro, 14 rpg
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Jabri Lateef, Union, 14 rpg
Branden Hogue-Hicks, Hackensack, 14 rpg
Connor Murphy, Mendham, 13.5 rpg
Dylan Bedder, New Providence, 13 rpg
Ryan Flanagan, Manasquan, 13 rpg
Abu Kaikai, Edison, 13 rpg
John Rodriguez, Lyndhurst, 13 rpg
ASSISTS
Russell Ayala, Columbia, 10 apg
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Josh Pierre-Louis, Roselle Catholic, 10 apg
Michael Dunne, Matawan, 8 apg
Nate Suber, Ferris, 7 apg
Christian Cevis, West Morris, 7 apg
Shaun Cave, Dover, 7 apg
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Anthony Burr, New Egypt, 7 apg
Marquis Harris, Paterson Charter, 7 apg
Kito-Kami Lallo, METS Charter, 7 apg
Alquan Dwight, University, 7 apg
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Brandon Ratcliffe, West Deptford, 7 apg
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Jahvon Quinerly, Hudson Catholic, 6.5 apg
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Paul Mulcahy, Gill St. Bernard's, 6.5 apg
BLOCKS
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Nah'Sir Morgan, Atlantic City, 6 bpg
D'Angelo Blackmand, Orange, 6 bpg
Chandler Williams, Hackensack, 6 bpg
Isaac Aguiar, Union City, 5 bpg
Tahjay Moore, New Brunswick, 4 bpg
Steve Samuels, Hillside, 4 bpg
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Paul Woolhouse, North Hunterdon, 4 bpg
Jack Anderson, Middletown South, 4 bpg
Abu Kaikai, Edison, 4 bpg
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Supreme Cook, East Orange, 4 bpg
Wiliam Garth-Hill, West Orange, 4 bpg
Marc Dadika, St. Mary (Ruth.), 4 bpg
Carlos Morla, Perth Amboy Tech, 4 bpg
Justin Brown, Hillsborough, 4 bpg
John Rodriguez, Lyndhurst, 4 bpg
.Steals
Steve Samuels, Hillside, 7 spg
Rockquan Richburg, Snyder, 7 spg
Aamon Sparrow, Somerset Tech, 7 spg
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Tavon Jones, Linden, 6.5 spg
Zaheir Mitchell, Wallington, 6.5 spg
Anthony Garcia, Butler, 6 spg
Tyreek Elliot, Science Park, 6 spg
Johenny Peralta, New Brunswick, 6 spg
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