For years Hoop Journal has bid special farewell’s to individual basketball players who have been an impact on the New Jersey Highschool scene, but more importantly an impact to this site! There has been many top players that have been acknowledged on this site! Fuquan Edwin, Myles Mack, Vaughn Gray, Kyle Anderson, Chris Jones, DeAndre Noble-Haywood and  Kavon Stewart are just a few of the top players that have had special acknowledgement on their basketball careers, but No farewell is as emotional as the farewell to Hudson Catholic’s Reggie Cameron! It is not a secret that Reggie is the nephew of this site provider and while trying to be objective is something that this site tries to take pride in, when you have a relative who you know has given all he can to be a big time player and you have been a big part of his blood, sweat and tears and you see the relative success he has had so far it is easy to let the emotions overtake you! Reggie has been blessed with the opportunity to play with and be around some of the best players in the country, let alone the State! The Players that were mentioned above have all been a teammate of his at some point and have all had some kind of influence on the player he has become! The one tremendous trait about Reggie is his loyalty! When it is said that Reggie is Paterson Rec League family, Positive Impact family, Hackensack Rec League family,Paterson Catholic family, Hudson Catholic family or Playaz Club AAU family it has never been more true about an individual! Reggie has had a fantastic highschool career as he and Kavon went to Hudson Catholic and changed the entire culture of that basketball program, has scored close to 2,000 points (Paterson Catholic and Hudson Catholic)! Leaves Hudson Catholic as the second all-time leading scorer(behind former NBA player Mike O’Koren). Been an accomplished winner with over 100 wins in his career(104-11) and has carried himself with dignity throughout his highschool career! Georgetown is not only getting an outstanding basketball player, but more importantly an outstanding individual! His parents Reggie Sr. and June should be very proud of the person they have raised and on a personal level, Hoop Journal would like to thank Reggie for this tremendous ride throughout not only your basketball career but your life! You have made all of us proud and here’s hoping for nothing but the best in your future!

   Kavon Stewart has defied the odds in a lot of peoples minds! A tough kid coming out the heart of Paterson,N.J. his early immaturity made it seem a foregone conclusion that the streets would get him! But Kavon is proving them wrong! Basketball has been his outlet and it’s his ability to perform that has given him a platform and opportunity to be very successful! As has been mentioned Kavon is also family! Paterson Rec League family, Paterson Catholic family, Hudson Catholic family, Playaz AAU Club family and on another tip adopted Slappy and Cameron family member! Kavon took a chance with his boy Reggie to go to Hudson Catholic after the shutting down of Paterson Catholic and create their own mini legacy! That’s just what he did! 76-11 over the last three years with guys coming and going but him and Reggie being the mainstays! The maturity of Kavon has been the key to everything he is achieving! Now he can still have his moments and every now and then needs to be talked to but the difference is his receptiveness to it! He is a true leader on and off the court now and his Aunt Bernita who has been his true backbone has to be very proud of him! Robert Morris is getting one of the toughest and in this websites opinion the fastest end to end point guard in the State! On a personal note Hoop Journal has known Kavon since he was 10 years old from the day he fed Reggie for their first assist to bucket play and he knows the relationship goes beyond basketball! The support will always be there and a wish for nothing but the best on the next level and the future!

Kennedy H.S., Paterson,N.J…… The first annual Coaches Vs. Cancer All-Star game pitting the best girls and boys from Passaic County against Bergen Counties elite girls and boys took place today and turned out to be a great event,but more importantly raised money and awareness to a very serious cause! The event was organized by Kennedy Highschool coach Jim Ring and he got plenty of support from the Bergen and Passaic County Coaches Association!  Teaneck’s Jerome Smart coached Bergen County,while DePaul’s Ryan Hagen with help from West Milford’s John Finke coached the Passaic County team! After all was said and done the event raised $7,000 dollars

                                                 The Game:    BERGEN COUNTY  118      PASSAIC COUNTY  117

Paramus Catholic’s Kyle Menard’s putback with 3.1 seconds left gave Bergen County a 118-117 win over the Passaic County team! Bergen came back late after trailing by 9 with 2:00 minutes left in the game! Teaneck’s Joel Hernandez was the leading scorer in the contest with 21 points and also pulled down 8 rebounds as many players displayed their talent in the fast paced game! Hackensack’s Chris Myers(right) who was voted player of the game scored 16 points,Teaneck’s Shakir Lindsey scored 12 points and Elmwood Park’s Andre Frasier and WoodRidge’s Gary Whritenour each scored 10! Menard and Teaneck’s Marcus Fulmore scored 9 points apiece! Passaic County was led by DePaul’s Josh Marquez with 20 points,including 5″triples” and DePaul’s Sanders Green with 17 points! Passaic’s Rahsaan Johnson was a demon with 14 points and 15 rebounds, Eastside’s Jetor Brown scored 13 points and Passaic Tech’s Kori Haggie scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Passaic was dominant on the boards!