Kennedy Holds Off Passaic County Tech 59-55 !

                              Kennedy shook off the rust and residuals of their Jingle Bell Jubilee championship lost to Passaic H.S. by getting back on track with a workman like 59-55 win over Passaic County Tech.  Tech was coming off a disappointing loss in the Indian Hills Holiday final, losing to St. Joseph H.S. Kennedy showed no effects in the 1st half , building a 36-21 halftime lead behind the play of  senior Shondel Stewart who finished with 25 points and 7 rebounds, senior Daquere Hayes (12pts., 5stls) and junior Dawon Lighty (13 pts., 6rebs.). The Knights went to sleep in the 2nd half as PCT cut the deficit to 2 at 41-39 to end the 3rd. Kennedy committed 9 turnovers in the quarter as sophomore Asaad Hinton (16pts, 4stls) and senior Terrell McDuffie (12pts,5 rebs) led the comeback. Tech also had to overcome the fact that their two top players, junior Brandon James and junior Xavier Nieves both had subpar games. James did manage 7 assists and Nieves hit a couple of 3’s at the end of the game, but Stewart hit 4 free throws late to ice it. Senior Wilson Jiminez finished with 8 points and 8 rebounds for Tech, while senior Jaemille( soldier boy) Barnes provided a big lift for Kennedy coming off the bench to score 7 points and pull down 8 rebounds.                             Kennedy’s Shondell Stewart (The Calculator )