Kennedy’s Rally Falls Short To P.C.T. 65-62!

Paterson……Down by as much as 17 in the 3rd quarter, Kennedy made a valiant comeback but came up short to the Passaic County #1 seed Passaic County Tech! Tech who played without Senior point guard Brandon James(out 3 weeks with torn ligament in thumb) had it’s way early in the game as Junior Shackquiel Scott, Senior Xavier Nieves and Sophomore Isaac Williams helped P.C.T. take control of the game early! But Senior Jhamir White tried to will his squad back into the contest! After trailing by 17 in the 3rd, White began taking the ball to the basket and scoring on an assortment of shots! He and Senior Dawon Lighty put the pressure on Tech offensively and the Kennedy squad picked up the pressure defensively! Kennedy cut the lead to three 61-58, but Nieves steal and assist to Williams and a Williams free throw pushed the lead to 64-58!  Kennedy again fought back as White’s layup cut the lead to 64-62! Williams hit another free throw with 20 seconds left to give Tech a three point lead 65-62! Kennedy tried to set up a three to tie but couldn’t manage a good shot! Scott(pictured) played tough down low scoring 15 points with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots! Nieves finished with 12 points, 5 assists and 13 boards as Tech was a problem throughout the game on the glass! Williams was Tech’s high scorer with 19 and 4 steals! White played a tremendous game scoring a career high 29 points and grabbing 10 rebounds while Lighty added 18 points and 7 boards!