Just as it should be! Teaneck and Hackensack have been two of the best teams in the area all year so it’s only fitting that they will be on the court at Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J Thursday to decide the Bergen County Jamboree Champion! Teaneck is trying to Three-Peat as they have won it the last two years! Hackensack is trying to get one for a group that has been together the last three years and are a special group but needs this to justify their status! This is their last opportunity!

THE MATCHUP: 

#1 SEED  TEANECK—– The Highwaymen will go as far as Senior Joel Hernandez(right) and Senior Shakir Lindsey(left) will take them! Teaneck’s role players have gotten better and better throughout the season, particularly Senior Marcus Fulmore, Junior Lavrone Green-Reels, Junior Myles McLeod and Sophomore Ceasar DeJesus but Jerome Smart is a Coach who knows how to utilize his studs so expect clear outs and some isolations for Hernandez and Lindsey to get creative on the floor!

#2 SEED  HACKENSACK—– Hackensack does it just a little bit different than Teaneck in that they think they have more guys that can be the go to guy in certain situations because they are all experienced players! But the reality is the ball needs to be in the hands of either Senior Chris Myers(left) or Junior Rashard Figures(right) in order for the Comets to pull off the win! That’s not to say Senior’s Jaimik Moore, Eugene Marshall and Keon Lewis are not capable but as Hernandez and Lindsey are Teanecks Dudes, Figures and Myers are the Comets Dudes! Coach Aaron Taylor has put his team in a great position to get it done for Hackensack!

St. Peters University, Jersey City, NJ……..The Hudson County Tournament Semis played out as expected as #1 Hudson Catholic and #2 St. Peters Prep move on to the “Chip”!

                                                               #2 SEED ST.PETERS PREP  63       #3 SEED MARIST  53

  St. Peters Prep guard tandem of Senior Trevis Wyche and Junior Austin White combined for 47 points as they beat Marist 63-53 to advance to the Hudson County Championship Saturday! The St. Peters University commit Wyche (right)scored 24 points, dished out 8 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds and White scored 23 points to offset the play of 6’10 Fordham commit Manny Suarez who finished with 25 points,12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots! Marist hung around in the 1st half, trailing 31-27 at the intermission, but in the 3rd quarter down 35-31 a technical foul was handed to Marist and St. Peters Prep took full advantage by converting the free throws and going on a 13-3 run to end the quarter up 48-34! Marist who aren’t very deep in their rotation soon tired out in the 4th and allowed Prep to coast to the victory!

                                         #1 SEED   HUDSON CATHOLIC  69           #4  SEED  BAYONNE 47

    Senior Kavon Stewart(right) scored 15 of his 16 points in the 1st half and Senior’s Reggie Cameron and Kyle McLeggan each added 17 points as Hudson Catholic moved into the Hudson County Championship vs St. Peters Prep! Stewart and McLeggan carried the Hawks in the 1st half as McLeggan. the new Adelphi University commit scored 13 of his points in the 1st half and Hudson took a 37-29 lead at intermission! Bayonne cut the lead to 4 in the 3rd, but Cameron scored 11 straight points,including 3″triples” to give Hudson a 57-42 lead at the end of the 3rd! Stewart added 10 assists and Cameron added 10 rebouinds in the contest! Bayonne was led by Senior Garry Gaston with 14 points and Senior Cancro Biaggio with 10!

 Hudson Catholic 6’1 Swingman  Kyle McLeggan has decided to play his Collegiate basketball at Division 2 powerhouse Adelphi University! McLeggan had a few offers but liked Adelphi the best particularly the fact that his family can still see him play with it’s close proximity! McLeggan is a superior athlete who has a strong body and can also shoot the rock! Hoop Journal would like to congratulate Kyle, his father Michael McLeggan, mother Teresa Taylor and sisters Jordan McLeggan, Taykor Hart and Yasmine Taylor Hart on his choice and hope for nothing but the best in the future!!