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THOMAS HEROICS LIFT DEPAUL PAST EASTSIDE 59-56 FOR PASSAIC COUNTY TITLE!!

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006 Wayne Valley H.S., Wayne, N.J…. On an incredible Shot from behind halfcourt by Freshman Jordan Thomas(with plaque) at the buzzer in overtime, #2 seed DePaul made a tremendous comeback to defeat  #1 seed Eastside 59-56 to win the Passaic County Championship! Eastside went into the 4th quarter ahead 42-28 and with what seemed to be total control of the game, but DePaul’s pressure defense forced Eastside into turnovers and tied the game at 48 with 3:00 minutes  left on a free throw by Junior Juwaun Carter!  The game was all tie011d up 50 all at the end of regulation! The overtime went 010back and fourth and with DePaul up 56-54 Eastside Senior guard knocked down a short jumper to tie the game with 4 seconds left! That set the stage for Thomas heroics! On a pass from Marquez, Thomas took a couple dribbles and threw up a high shot from behind half court which banked into the basket! The Freshman ended up on his teammates shoulders in jubilation! The win avenged the 61-41 lost in the County Final to Eastside last year! Carter(left) had a big game for DePaul with 27 points and 10 rebounds and Senior Sanders Green finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds! Eastside was led by Brown with 24 points and Senior Thomas Rivera with 9 points and 5 assists!  

SETON HALL PREP WINS ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT OVER NEWARK EASTSIDE 58-47!!

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006Essex County College, Newark, N.J… Freshman Temple Gibbs(right) led 4 Seton Hall players with 16 points as Seton Hall Prep defeated Newark Eastside 58-47! Newark Eastside took a 16-12 lead after the 1st quarter, but Seton Hall outscored them 12-2 in the 2nd quarter and never lost the lead! Senior Spencer Weisz the Princeton recruit scored 13 popints, grabbed 7 rebounds with 2 blocked shots and Senior Tom Lacey added 14 points! Junior Akbar Hoffman led the scoring for Newark Eastside with 18 points! 

HUDSON COUNTY FINAL PREVIEW: #1 HUDSON CATHOLIC VS # 2 ST.PETERS PREP!

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#1 Seed Hudson Catholic will go against # 2 Seed St. Peters Prep for the Hudson County Championship at St. Peters University! This is a repeat of last year’s final which was won by Hudson Catholic!

 

 

 

THE MATCHUP:

 

 

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#1 SEED  HUDSON CATHOLIC——- Hudson Catholic will try to repeat as County Champions after a 37 year drought that was ended last year! Led by Georgetown commit Reggie Cameron(right) the Hawks go into the game with a 26-1 record and are undefeated in the State! Robert Morris recruit Kavon Stewart, Sophomore Nassir Barrino and Senior Jared Hall gives Hudson one of the strongest backcourts in the State! Adelphi recruit Senior Kyle McLeggan, Junior Safee Sabur, Sophomore Adam Traore and Sophomore Sammy Friday man the frontcourt with Cameron! Hudson Catholic’s depth goes as far As Junior guards Med Fofana and JR Lynch have been major contributors throughout the year! 

 

 

 

 

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#2 SEED  ST.PETERS PREP——St. Peters University commit Trevis Wyche(right) will lead Prep in this Championship battle! He and backcourt mate Junior Austin White are the main scorers in their offense! They have won 15 of their last 16 games! Junior Vic Jusino is getting better and better and playing tough upfront! Senior Sean Cummings, Junior Sean Ryan, Junior Matt Halchak and Freshman Najja Hunter will key the frontcourt for St. Peters Prep!