Senior Sammy Singletary went into his game against Clifton needing 13 points to reach the 1,000 point plateau! Kennedy’s dynamic scorer did more than that as he scored 31 points in their 67-61 victory to reach and surpass the scoring mark with ease! Sammy still leads North Jersey in scoring at 23.7 a game! He will need to bring it as his Kennedy squad will meet crosstown rival Eastside in the Semifinals of the Passaic County Tournament! Hoop Journal would like to congratulate Sammy on his tremendous aaccomplishment! 

Hawthorne, N.J…….. Hawthorne Christian struggled early in the game against Saddle River Day, but the 2nd half turned it as they pulled off a 53-44 win over Saddle River Day! the victory clinched the Freedom B League Championship for the Defenders! Down 30-26 at the half, Hawthorne Christian put on more defensive pressure and forced turnovers and got a hot hand out of Senior Nick Aust(right) who made 4″triples” and scored 17 points! Sophomore Alex Thomas scored 15 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and Senior Paul Little added 12 points and 9 boards! Sophomore Jake Hart added 5 steals and was the primary problem on defense for Saddle River Day! Hawthorne Christian continues to have a fairytale season and will try to keep it going this Saturday at the Passaic County Tournament Semifinals! Saddle River Day was led by Senior Dave Rosado with 18 points and 9 rebounds and Senior Kieran Smith with 7 points and 7 rebounds!

West Caldwell, N.J…… Hudson Catholic finished it’s league record at 14-0(19-2 overall) and now prepares for the Hudson County Tournament and the Parochial B State Championship! They ended the regular season by beating North13th St. 99-63! The Hawks go as their big three go and Junior’s Mike Young, Reggie Cameron and Kavon Stewart didn’t disappoint! Young(left) played big all game and finished with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocked shots! Cameron(center) was not far behind as he scored 31 points with 12 rebounds and 2 blocked shots! He made 5″triples” in the game! Then their was Stewart (right)who quarterbacked his way to a 12 point, 16 assists game! The post season starts for Hudson Catholic Wednesday as they meet Secaucus in the first round of the County Tournament! North 13th has a few very good players, particularly Senior forward Ar’tese Harris! He was fearless on his way to a 26 point, 8 rebound effort! Junior Stefon Johnson scored 15 points and Sophomore Marquis Harding added 12 points and 5 assists in the game!