Bloomfield,NJ….. For three quarters and a half Bloomfield had played the perfect game! They hit open shots, did not turn the ball over and did a great defensive job on Georgetown commit Reggie Cameron! Being faced guarded and doubled whenever he touched the ball, Hudson needed to find an answer! They found it in two of their young players, Sophomore forward Adam Traore and Sophomore guard Nassir Barrino spurred Hudson Catholic’s come from behind win! Down 11 with 2:58 in the 4th Barrino and Traore made key steals and buckets in the Hawks final run! Each hit a “triple late and Traore’s offensive rebound and old fashioned “and one” put Hudson up for the first time in the game 51-50! Cameron’s two free throws and Robert Morris bound Kavon Stewart one put the finishing touch on the game! Traore(pictured right) finished with 15 points and 9 rebounds! Barrino(left) and Stewart had 11 and Cameron was held to 10 points and 9 rebounds! Bloomfield who probably played it’s most solid game of the year got good games from Senior wing Jameel Patterson who scored 15 points, Junior Isaiah Dockett who scored 10 points and Senior Jordan Arthur who had 9 points, 8 rebounds and was also a problem on the defensive end!

PASSAIC COUNTY SEEDINGS!

SOME PLAYERS TO WATCH

1.)  EASTSIDE—  TOMMY RIVERA  SR. -GUARD   JETOR BROWN  SR.-GUARD    ASEM JOHNSON SOPH-FORWARD

2.)  DEPAUL—   JOSH MARQUEZ  SR.–GUARD    JUWAUN CARTER JR.– GUARD    SANDERS GREEN  SR.–FORWARD

3.)  KENNEDY— HASSAN TOWNES  SR–GUARD   ALPHONSO GEE  FR.— GUARD

4.)  PASSAIC—-  RASHAAN JOHNSON  SR.–FORWARD    GERVON WILLIAMS  SR.–GUARD

5.)  PASSAIC TECH— ISAAC WILLIAMS  SR.— GUARD     ZAHEEM BEAL  JR.— GUARD

6.)  WAYNE VALLEY— ANDREW KEANE  SR.— FORWARD    JOSH RIGOGLIOSO  SR—GUARD

7.)  PASSAIC VALLEY— STEFAN MINIC  JR—FORWARD       JIHAD WRIGHT  FR.–GUARD

8.)  HAWTHORNE CHRISTIAN—- ALEX THOMAS  JR.—CENTER     JAKE HART JR.—GUARD

9.)  LAKELAND—– PETCO LJUSIC  JR.—CENTER      IAN ROHDE   SR.—-FORWARD

10.) WAYNE HILLS—- SCOTT WILLS JR.–GUARD    ARRIS HUNT  SR.—FORWARD

11.)  MANCHESTER— JAMIR WILLIAMS  SR.–GUARD     JEVON RAWLS  JR— GUARD

12.)  CLIFTON—

13.)  WEST MILFORD— MIKE OTERO  SOPH.–GUARD   LUKE BASKET  JR.–GUARD

14.) POMPTON LAKES — DREW RAYFORD

15.) EASTERN CHRISTIAN– MATT VANGROUW  SR.–FORWARD     CLEVELAND MCDANIELS  SR—FORWARD

16,) HAWTHORNE–   PHIL HABIB        

Old Tappan,NJ….. Old Tappan was on the perennial bubble for a Bergen County Jamboree selection! They needed another victory to secure a birth! Thanks to Junior Troy McLaughlin the Golden Knights will again be participating in the Tournament! McLaughlin was the go to guy for Old Tappan as he scored 29 points, dished out 6 assists and 3 steals! Bergenfield is a scrappy team that can be frustrating to play as evidenced by the fact that they had beaten Old Tappan earlier in the season and was never out of this one! They led 10-9 at the end of the 1st quarter and was only down one when with no seconds left before the half they committed a foul on a desperation three by Senior Danny Jablonski! It was a key moment as Jablonski made all three free throws to give Old Tappan a 24-20 lead at the half! They rode the momentum in the 3rd scoring 25 points in the quarter,led by McLaughlin to go ahead 49-38 to end the quarter! The Bears did fight back to close the gap to 63-60 with 28.5 left in the game on a layup by Tim Toloso, but McLaughlin and Jablonski each hit a free throw to ice it! Jablonski finished with 13 points! Bergenfield was led by Junior Anthony Clarke with 16 points and Junior Josh Molina with 12! Jamboree seedings will be out Friday!