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Knight steps up role for Bordentown girls basketball by JuStIn FeIL Ciara Knight is taking on a new challenge this year of being a more prominent leader for the Bordentown Regional High School girls basketball team. The junior point guard has been helped by last year’s far bigger change when a midseason promotion put her in the starting lineup. “I was really glad to be moving up, but it was scary at first,” Knight said. “Not only moving to the starter position, but moving in as a point guard. That was super new to me, but I like to take things on like that as a challenge and I think I did a very good job last year.” Knight is using last year’s experience to help run the offense for the Scotties, who got their year off to a strong start. A tight 42-39 win over Lower Cape May after falling behind, 12-4, in the first quarter pushed Bordentown to 7-3 through their first 10 games. “We’ve been doing great and working together as a team,” Knight said. “We have a great group of girls this year, and I feel like we’ve been really using
our skills to work together and win a lot of games this season.” The win was their fi fth in six games after a 2-2 start while solidifying their roles. The fast start was expected by Bill Lloyd. “We brought back a lot of starters, so my expectations were high for this group,” said the Scotties head coach. “I have a good group of seniors this year, a hard-working group. They all get along and that’s really important. But they had such a great season last year and only graduated two seniors so we were bringing back our major contributors. So my expectations are high and so far, other than that Palmyra game, they’ve met all the expectations that I had.” The Scotties started ahead of last year with more advanced concepts and play execution because they had so much returning experience. They look to build on their good start with a chance to avenge their 41-34 loss to Palmyra in Burlington County Scholastic League action Feb. 3. Knight is looking forward to seeing the improvements for the second See KnIGht, Page 10
Committee member Eric Holliday, center, is sworn in as mayor of Bordentown Township by Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop on Jan. 4, 2025. Holding the bible is Ellen Benowitz. (Facebook photo.)
Holliday the new township mayor Retired corrections officer also eyes Assembly run by JOe eManSKI Bordentown Township elected a new mayor last month when Eric Holliday was chosen for the position. Holliday, who ran successfully for a new three-year term on the Bordentown Township Commit-
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tee last November, was sworn in as mayor by Steven Fulop at the Jan. 4 committee reorganization meeting. Also sworn in to a three-year term on the committee was Kelly Lozito. Holliday and Lozito ran unopposed for seats on the five-member committee in November’s election. Sen. Troy Singleton, Assemblywoman Carol Murphy and Sheriff James Kostoplis administered the oaths of office for committee.
The committee then chose Holliday as mayor and Eugene Fuzy deputy mayor for 2025. Fuzy served as township mayor in 2024. The presence of Fulop was noteworthy. The Jersey City mayor is running for the Democratic nomination in this year’s gubernatorial race, and has received Holliday’s endorsement. Holliday, in turn, has received Fulop’s endorsement as See MayOr, Page 6
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