Newark,N.J…… St. Benedicts, the best team in New Jersey and one of the best in the Country hosted the Peddie School and were their usual outstanding selves as they dismantled Peddie 88-62! Benedict’s trio of Pittsburgh bound Mike Young(right), Syracuse commit Tyler Ennis and Super Soph Isaiah Briscoe proved too much for the Peddie School to handle! Everyone that is accept the Peddie’s DeAndre Noble-Haywood! The Paterson native and Eastside H.S. graduate was a one man gang as he more than held his own! Noble-Haywood(left) scored 37 points in the game on an assortment of moves! The 6’1 guard scored on pull-up jumpers, getting to the rack off the dribble and finishing with authority with a few power dunks! His play was impressive but in this game 3 studs beats one everytime! Young finished with 23 points, Ennis scored 17 points and Briscoe finished with 16 as Bennie’s took a 15 point halftime lead 47-32 and expanded it to 26 at the end of the third 68-42! Peddie also has another local player in Bergenfield native Wes Dickinson(right) who played at Dwight-Englewood and has committed to Dartmouth! Dickinson averages 18 points a game at Peddie, but was held to 6 by the Bennie’s defense! 

NOTES: Just when it seems like St. Benedicts can’t get any stronger, they get another bonafide stud! 2016 prospect Damon Wilson(right) transferred in two weeks ago from Atlanta,Georgia! The southpaw guard showed signs of his game against Peddie,exibiting a sweet stroke from mid range and the ability to put it on the floor! He,along with 6’10 Rodney Miller and Briscoe shows that the future is still very bright for the Gray Bees!

Wayne,NJ….. Wayne Valley jumped on Passaic Valley early and often as they started the game on a 12-0 run and litterally, never looked back on their way to a 61-41! Senior guard Josh Rigolioso(pictured) was hard to handle as he scored 20 points,dished out 4 assists and 3 steals! He got help from Junior Liam Connor chipped in 14 points with 7 rebounds and Senior Andrew Keane finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds! W.V. took a 19 point halftime lead and PV could never get any closer than 13! Passaic Valley’s leading scorer Junior Stefan Minic was held scoreless and didn’t play the second half! Being he’s their only true scorer the Hornets were in for a long day! Junior Mike Cirrincione led Passaic Valley with 17 points and 8 rebounds, while his brother Dan finished with 9! Wayne Valley improved their record to 9-4, while Passaic Valley fell to 9-6!

Montvale,NJ…. St. Joseph’s Basketball team seems to have finally found themselves! After a spirited game against Teaneck where they fell late this Saturday, the Green Knight’s played an inspired game against Don Bosco Prep in defeating them 66-52! Junior Kiy Hester becoming eligible after sitting his 30 days has made Joe’s into more of a cohesive basketball team which was echoed by St. Joe’s Coach Mike Doherty! Hester(right) led the way against Prep by scoring 21 points, grabbing 5 rebounds and getting to the rack at will! When Prep pulled to within one 49-48 on a layup by Junior guard Paul Jorgenson, Hester hit a tough pull up to put them up 51-48! Joe’s never lost the lead! Georgia Tech football commit Ricky Jeune(left) was more than a star wide receiver as he was the backbone of St. Joe’s interior defense making it very tough for Prep’s 6’6 Junior Tom Sweeny who was held to 8 points! Jeune scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds with 8 coming from the offensive end! Junior Quai Jefferson (10 pts)made free throws late for St. Joe’s to help keep Prep at bay! St. Joe’s did a lot of this with their best player Senior Pat Mensah in foul trouble! Senior Sean Kelly, Sophomore Andrew McGuire and Sophomore Patrick Dougherty gave major contributions for Joe’s! Jorgenson led Prep with 14 points and 4 assists, while Sophomore Lonnie Rivera who was impressive finished with 11 points and 8 rebounds! The win will be a huge factor in St. Joseph’s bid to get into the Bergen County Jamboree! Their record now stands at 9-7!