Teaneck 6’3  Senior wing Joel Hernandez is one of the most explosive players in the area! The Division 1 prospect will shoulder most of the load for the Highwaymen this season!Hernandez has a very good mid range jump shot and when he gets to the rim,can finish with authority! Will be looked upon to rebound even more than in the past due to their lack of size! His lists of schools will continue to grow as the season goes on! A bonafide Area Player Of The Year candidate!

FUN FACTS:                 HGT:  6’3                                    WGT:  195

AGE:  17                                          D.O.B.  MAY, 12, 1995

PARENTS:     Johnny Hernandez     and    Ramona Tifa

SIBLINGS:  Ivy Hernandez

WHO INSPIRES YOU(NON BASKETBALL):    My Family

FAVORITE BASKETBALL TEAM:     New York Knicks 

FAVORITE BASKETBALL PLAYER:   Lebron James

FAVORITE ALL-TIME SNEAKER:   Jordan 8’s

FAVORITE ARTIST:  Soldier Boy

HOTTEST SONG ON IPOD:  Chief Keef – Love Sosa

HIGHSCHOOL GOALS:   Win A State Championship

FUTURE GOALS:  Play Basketball Professionally Somewhere

SOMETHING PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU:  I Love Music

FAVORITE COLLEGE TEAM:  UConn

COLLEGE INTEREST:  Hofstra, Robert Morris, L.I.U., Iona, Qunnipiac

Wayne, N.J…….Don Bosco Prep had four players in double figures as they beat Passaic County Tech 60-51! Junior forward Tom Sweeny(right) lead Prep with 15 points and 13 rebounds, Junior guard Paul Jorgensen(left) finished with 14 points and 5 assists, Sophomore Justin Salem scored 12 points, including 3″triples” and Senior Jack Ely added 11! DBP took a early 12-2 lead to start the game and established their halfcourt offense, getting open looks and open cutters! Tech was game and made runs, at one point cutting the lead to 6 behind the play of Senior guard Isaac Williams, Junior forward Brevon Brevard and the offensive rebounding of Senior forward Kori Haggie but Prep always managed to stem the tide! Sweeny’s putback off a missed layup and Jorgensen’s short jumper sealed the deal late in the 4th for Prep!  Tech was led by Williams with 15 points and Brevard with 12! It was Tech’s first lost of  the season and for Prep they seemed to have overcome the buzzer beating lost to Linden by winning two tough games this week against DePaul and P.C.T.!

Hackensack, N.J………….Junior  swingman Rashard Figures(in white) scored 21 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out 5 dimes to lead Hackensack to a 76-61 win over Paramus H.S. Senior point guard Chris Myers(left) added 20 points and 6 dimes, while Senior forward Gene Marshall scored 13 points and pulled down 9 boards to help the Comets maintain control of the game! Myers led the charge in the 1st half scoring 10 of his points as Hackensack took a 42-33 lead! Figures took over in the 2nd half scoring 13 of his total as they took a commanding 60-40 lead going into the 4th quarter! The game was pretty much over in the 4th as Hackensack went to their bench and cruised the rest of the way! Paramus was out manned but has one player who is pretty legit! Senior John Morella(far right)was very impressive scoring 25 points with 6 rebounds! The guard shot 14 of 14 from the foulline and showed a real knack for drawing fouls! The Comets actually went box and one to contain him!