Passaic County Tournament : Wayne Valley Upsets Passaic H.S. 56-49!

Someone find a college for senior Jason Rosenberg! Not being heavily recruited this guy can flat out play! The 5’9 Rosenberg’s 25 points and 10 assists helped Wayne Valley beat Passaic H.S. 56-49 and advance to the semifinals of the Passaic County Tournament. Although it was an upset, things evened out when Passaic went to battle without the services of 6’4 senior forward Najee Salaam (personal matters) which left 6’4 senior Tyshon Pickett to do a lot of the work by his self. Rosenberg( pictured) either scored or assisted on every basket that Wayne Valley made in the 1st half. Five of his assists went to guard Tom Larranga who made 5 threes enroute to a 17 point effort. Passaic got a stellar performance from Pickett. The forward had 25 points and 9 rebounds. Junior Shakir Rhodes was the only other person in double figures with 12 points,but fouled out late. Valley’s Rosenberg  proved to be too much for the Indians as he controlled the game clock with his masterful ball handling skills when they took an 8 point lead. Passaic lead in the 1st quarter 14-12 but Wayne Valley quickly took the lead and held on the rest of the way. Wayne Valley will now face Kennedy H.S. in the semifinals of the Passaic County Tournament. One more upset and they could be playing at home for the “County Chip”