Wayne Valley H.S., Wayne, N.J…… Senior DeAndre Noble Haywood and Eastside was not going to let what happened to them last year happen again! Last year the Ghosts let the County title slip away to Kennedy Highschool, but this year they were focused from the beginning to the end of the game as they beat DePaul 61-41! It marked Eastside’s 8th title and first one since 2004! Noble-Haywood(1500 WGHT player of game) scored 15 of his 26 points in the 1st half as nothing came less than 12 feet from the basket! The game was tight for two quarters as Eastside held a 27-21 halftime lead but scored the first 5 points of the 3rd quarter to take an 11 point lead! They then went up 37-23 on a”triple” from Junior Jetor Brown(9pts) and made DePaul chase the rest of the contest! Senior Ky’re Jackson didn’t put up big numbers but finished with 9 points and 9 rebounds and did a good job on DePaul Senior Davon Jacobs! Sophomore Juwuan Carter showed he will be a player to be reckoned with stepping up on the big stage to have 17 points,6 rebounds,4 steals and a breakaway dunk that tied the score early at 16 for DePaul! Junior Josh Marquez finished with 16 points for DePaul and Jacobs was held to 7 but grabbed 10 rebounds! 

Pompton Lakes H.S. has had a tough year this season, but one person who can not be blamed is Senior Larry Gelok! His perseverance has enabled him to reach the 1,000 point plateau! Gelok got his mark against Hawthorne Christian Friday! Gelok is an outstanding athlete who has been a positive for the Cardinals program the last few years! He is also an outstanding football player! Hoop Journal would like to congratulate Larry on his tremendous  accomplishment! (pictured with Gelok, Coaches Ryan McCleary and Mike McCarthy)

Ramapo College, Mahwah,N.J…… Don Bosco Prep played well! They limited their turnovers and played tough defense, but Teaneck is just good! That good! Just when it looks like  a team has Teaneck(right) figured out another player takes the stage! With Don Bosco Prep making a concerted effort to neutralize Senior Chris Jones, Junior’s Shakir Lindsey and Joel Hernandez took up the slack! Hernandez scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Lindsey had 13 points and 7 assists and was a hand full the entire contest for Don Bosco Prep! The game was exciting all the way through as Prep took an early lead ending the 1st quarter ahead 16-13! Teaneck finally tied the game at 22 on free throws from Hernandez(bottom picture), who made his presence felt in the quarter and took the lead on a layup from reserve Junior Devante Locadia to make it 24-22 with 5:05 left in the quarter! They went into the half up 30-28! For Prep, Senior Jemal Mosley was the problem for Teaneck as he knocked down jumpers and beat people to the basket for layups! After an even 3rd quarter in which Teaneck lead 44-42, the 4th quarter was winning time! With 6:53 left in the quarter Mosley gave Prep it’s last lead 45-44, but Locadia made his biggest shot of his Teaneck season, knocking down a “triple” to give the Highwaymen a 47-45 lead! With 2:33 left Prep closed the gap 56-53 on a Mosley layup! That’s when with 1:05 left in the contest Jones stepped up putting back a missed layup to give Teaneck a 58-53 lead! Senior Siddiq Patterson then made a steal and converted on two free throws and Junior Neville Fincher threw a power dunk to clinch the deal! Jones finished with 14 points and Fincher who played well finished with 11 points,3 rebounds and 3 blocked shots! Mosley played great in defeat scoring 26 points with 5 assists and at times singlehandedly kept Prep close! Missed free throws cost Don Bosco as they shot only 8 for 14  from the fouline and Teaneck was 12 for 16! Teaneck now holds the record for most Jamboree titles with 10 “Chips”!