As the Basketball Season comes to a close and a lot of the games are one and done, Hoop Journal wants to acknowledge some of the players that have ended their scholastic careers! Some will go on to begin college careers, while others may never put on a team uniform again but they still have made impacts on the Highschool teams that they were associated with!

 

 

 

JETOR BROWN—-EASTSIDE—  Hoop Journal has known Jetor since he was a young baller and has seen him improve his game every season! He has the ability to play on the next level with the big question being what’s the best options for him(  D-1, D-2 or D-3) but his will to be as good as he can is the reason you can’t count him out! He is part of the special young crew that has come out of  the Paterson area so he has a special place in Hoop Journal annals! Not to mention you couldn’t find a finer family in the Browns! Here’s hoping for the best for Jetor in his future endeavors!

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOSH  MARQUEZ—- DEPAUL—– Josh’s season ended Saturday so next year when DePaul plays it will be a funny feeling watching them without him! He has been the fabric of the DePaul team for the past four years and many times their games were predicated on how he played! He became a 1,000 point scorer and will be playing on the Collegiate level! Hoop Journal also has known Josh for many years as he is a product of the Paterson Rec League, the Wayne Pal League and a member of the highly respected Playaz Basketball A.A.U. Club! Like Jetor he is a member of the crew that has played with or against each other since youth  and he also has a strong support group of good family members! Hoop Journal wishes the best for Josh in the future! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISAAC WILLIAMS–PASSAIC COUNTY TECH—- Isaac has probably been known by Hoop Journal the longest of all the kids! He is another member of the Paterson crew that has been part of the basketball scene for the last 8 years! His main attribute is Football, but Basketball has been a big part of his sports career! Isaac was a 1,000 point scorer for Tech and spent the last two years as their go to guy! He will be playing football in College! Isaac has done his ball playing with the Paterson Rec team Positive Impact and also spent some time as a Playaz Club baller! His #3 will be missed by Tech! Hoop Journal wishes Isaac the best in the future!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAHSAAN JOHNSON—-PASSAIC H.S.— Johnson was Passaic’s leading scorer and best player! Was the key to Passaic’s 11 game winning streak during the season! He has the ability to play on the next level and has a few schools looking at him! His season has probably made him an All-Passaic County selection this season! Hoop Journal hopes for nothing but the best in the future for Rahsaan!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOMMY RIVERA—EASTSIDE—–Tommy was as good as they got at the point guard position this year and his ability has many Colleges coming after him! His addition to the Eastside backcourt after playing with St.Patrick last year was key to the Ghost’s success! Hoop Journal hopes for nothing but the best in the future for Tommy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SANDERS GREEN—DEPAUL—-One of the hardest working players in the area Sanders is also a product of the Paterson Rec League and Wayne Pal! He has been looked at by many of the local Colleges and has a drive that will be a plus on the next level! Hoop Journal hopes for nothing but the best in the future for Sanders!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KYLE MENARD—PARAMUS CATHOLIC—- Kyle has been a stud for Paramus Catholic over the last two years! He was the key to Paramus Catholic’s success!His ability will land him on some Collegiate team next year! Hoop Journal hopes nothing but the best for Kyle in the future! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEION OSBOURNE—- DWIGHT ENGLEWOOD——- Keion emerged as one of the best perimeter shooters in the area! He had to play multi positions for Dwight-Englewood this season and was the one player they couldn’t be without! Keion’s has a bright future with plenty of room to grow! Hoop Journal hopes for nothing but the best for Keion in the future!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.J. REED—BERGEN CATHOLIC—- P.J. has had a solid highschool career with Bergen Catholic! The 6’5 Reed has numerous small schools interested in his services on the next level due to his athleticism! Hoop Journal wishes nothing but the best in the future for P.J..

 

 

 

HOOP JOURNAL WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGING MORE SENIORS IN THE COMING WEEKS!!

 

 

 

Monmouth University, Long Branch, N.J……. St. Joseph Metuchen and Roselle Catholic put two Non-Public teams into the Tournament Of Champions Finals with big Semifinal wins!

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                 ST. JOSEPH METUCHEN  63           ATLANTIC CITY  49

 

Kentucky commit Junior Karl Towns scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Junior Wade Baldwin added 15 points and 8 rebounds and Junior Marques Townes scored 15 points as St.Joseph Metuchen(Non-Public A) defeated a game Atlantic City(Group 4) 63-49 to reach their first TOC Championship in it’s school”s history! Atlantic City was in it the whole way as it led by two 31-29 at the half and kept the game close all the way to the 4th quarter when Stent on a 14-3 run to take a 55-44 lead with Baldwin accounting for 8 of the points! Junior Dennis White led Atlantic City with 15 points while Senior Dayshawn Reynolds added 14 points! Atlantic City ends it’s season at 30-3 while Joe’s improves to 28-4!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   ROSELLE CATHOLIC  78         NEWARK TECH  64

   Roselle Catholic(Non-Public B) had five players in double figures and used a 33 point 2nd quarter to jump ahead of Newark Tech(Group 2) and hold on to a 78-64 win to move into the Tournament Of Champions! Sophomore Malachi Richardson(pictured) led the scoring with 21 points, including 4″triples”! Up 15-9 at the end of the 1st quarter Roselle Catholic shot almost 70% from the floor in the 2nd quarter and put up 33 points to take a commanding 48-28 lead at the half! Newark Tech made small runs in the 2nd half ,but the outcome was primarily decided! Senior Hakim Santil scored 13 points with 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Senior Kory Highsmith came off the bench to make three “triples” in the 2nd quarter and finished with 11 points, Syracuse commit Tyler Roberson scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and Freshman guard Asante Gist added 10 points and 3 assists in a balanced attack! Newark Tech was led by Senior Rakwon Kelly with 19 points and Senior Dwayne Murrill with 13 points! Senior Tyreke Sykes added 10 points and 9 rebounds! The Championship will be played at Trenton

 

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY….. In the four Group State Championships, Atlantic City, Newark Eastside, Newark Tech and Point Pleasant Beach all win titles and will move on to the T.O.C.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                          NEWARK TECH  56       MEDFORD TECH  44

               Newark Tech fell behind 16-6 in the 1st quarter and 21-18 at the half to Medford Tech, but turned the game completely around in the 3rd quarter outscoring Medford Tech 24-10 and taking a 42-31 lead on their way to a 56-44 win! Senior Kemoko Turay’s dunk with 6:30 in the 3rd gave Newark Tech a 23-21 lead and they poured it on the rest of the way! Senior Rakwan Kelly led the scoring with 20 points and Senior Dwayne Murrill added 16 to lead Newark Tech to the Group 2 State “Chip”! Newark Tech did a very good job on Medford Tech’s top two players, Junior Elijah Cain and Sophomore Myles Powell holding each to a hard fought 15 points a piece! Turay finished with 8 points, while Tyree Sykes grabbed 12 rebounds!

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                     NEWARK EASTSIDE 60     CAMDEN 54

 

      Newark Eastside was led by their guard play in their 60-54 win over Camden for the Group 3 State Championship! Junior Akbar Hoffman scored 20 points, Senior Steph McNair came off the bench to score 15 points and Junior Ahmad Harrison added 10! It gave Newark Eastside it’s first “Chip” since 2002 when NBA guard Randy Foye was on the team!  McNair’s “triple in the 3rd quarter gave Newark Eastside it’s first lead at 31-28! They would never be behind the rest of the way! Senior Amir Maddred led Camden with 18 points, while Junior Tavaris Headen added 16!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                   ATLANTIC CITY   60    LINDEN   54   OT

In by far the best game of the day Atlantic City and Linden both played championship basketball, especially down the stretch! Each team made play after play and in the end Atlantic City just made a few more as they won back to back Group 4 Championships! A.C.’s backcourt of Junior Isaiah Graves and Senior Dayshawn Reynolds hit big three pointers from long range that keyed the win! Reynolds three sent the game into overtime, while Graves hit two that gave Atlantic City the lead including the biggest basket of overtime! Sophomore Josh Carter was the main weapon for Linden as he scored 21 points including a three point play late in the game which gave Linden a 48-45 lead with less than 40 seconds left before Reynolds shot! Atlantic City held star Junior Quadri Moore who was held to 9 points primarily by Senior Jaleem Montague! Montague scored 12 points himself and grbbed 10 rebounds! Junior Dennis White scored 16 points for Atlantic City!

 

 

 

 

 

                                 POINT PLEASANT BEACH  43    DAYTON  39

  Senior Riley Calzonetti scored 18 points and grabbed 7 rebounds and P.J. Kinneavy scored 9 points and dished out 4 assists to lead Point pleasant Beach to a 43-39 win over Dayton and a Group 3 State Championship! Calzonetti scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half including the layup that gave Point Pleasant Beach a 26-25 lead  It gave Pleasant Beach the lead for good! Dayton was lead by Joe Rogers with 12 points and Senior Elijah Brown with 10 points!