Wayne, N.J…………. Down 31-28 at the half, a sluggish DePaul team needed a spark to start the 2nd half against Bergen Catholic! The spark came from the play of Junior guard Josh Marquez! Marquez(right) was a part of the first 16 points scored by DePaul in the 3rd as he either scored or assisted on each point! His start ignited a big 26-14 3rd quarter which gave DePaul a 54-45 lead to end the stanza! It also brought to life his teammates as Senior Davon Jacobs, Sophomore Juwuan Carter, Senior Max Aronson, Junior Sanders Green and Sophomore Kiy Hester all played key roles the rest of the way in the 73-69 win! Bergen Catholic would not quit and behind the play of Senior Chuck Wingate and strong bench play from Junior Kyle Quiero and Junior John Tsimis they cut the lead to 55-52 when Aronson drained a”triple” to push the score to 58-52! Quiero again cut the lead to 3 as he made a steal and scored on a layup to make it 68-65 with 1:03 left! But Green and Carter knocked down free throws late to seal the game! Marquez finished with 18 points,10 assists,7 rebounds and 3 steals, Jacobs did his thing with 17 points,12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots, and Carter scored 15 points, including hitting a 40 footer at the end of the 3rd! Bergen was led by Wingate with 17 points and 8 rebounds, Senior Rich DeLuca with 13 and Tsimis and Quiero with 11 and 10 points respectively! DEPaul will see if they can take the good feelings to their Passaic County Tournament game against West Milford Saturday! Bergen Catholic will get ready for Tenafly Sunday in the Bergen County Jamboree

Teaneck,N.J…….. The #1 and #2 teams got together tonight and though it was a sloppily played game, Teaneck proved to still be the top dog in the area! On this night point guard Shakir Lindsey(right) was the best player on the floor! Lindsey was a problem for the Ghosts on the offensive and defensive end! He scored 23 points with 5 assists and 5 steals and harrassed Eastside’s guards the entire contest! His contribution was important because Eastside had the game being played at the pace that they wanted as Teaneck could never get out on the fast break and aside from a few gorgeous moves held their leading scorer Senior Chris Jones to 7 points! Eastside’s main problem was turnovers and number of missed layups as Teaneck Junior Neville Fincher blocked two shots, but more importantly altered many more! Eastside cut the lead to 8 in the 3rd but allowed the Highwayman to go on a  10-2 run to end the quarter and build their biggest lead of the game 43-27! Teaneck led in the 1st half 24-15 as Junior Joel Hernandez scored 10 of his 15 points and rocked the crowd with a thunderous dunk in the 3rd! Eastside was led by Senior DeAndre Noble-Haywood with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Junior Jetor Brown added 10! Teaneck improved it’s record to 19 -0 and Eastside fell to 15-2!

Tenafly, N.J……. In the Jamboree games at Tenafly Highschool Teaneck, Tenafly, Hackensack and Teaneck all were victorious:

                                       DWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD  57            PASCACK HILLS  55

    Pascack Hills jumped in front 10-0 early and Dwight Englewood spent the rest of the game chasing! Finally. late in the contest the Bulldogs evened the game before pulling out a 57-55 victory! Senior Wesley Dickinson(pictured) refused to let D-E lose as he scored 23 points,pulled down 10 rebounds and blocked 7 shots and at times brought the ball up the court! Junior Keion Osbourne hit a three with 3:05 left to tie the game at 55, and each team took turns missing shots that would have given them the lead! This went on until there was 17 seconds left in the game and Dickinson’s put back off a missed layup gave them what eventually would be the winning bucket! Pascack Hills got an outstanding game out of Senior Jared Shill who scored 25 points with 7 rebounds and 4 steals! Pascack got the last shot, but Dickinson’s final block clinched the game! Osbourne was big for Dwight Englewood with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals! Dwight Englewood will meet Don Bosco Prep in the Quarters! 

                                           TENAFLY  51               RIDGEWOOD  47

     Senior Chris Orozco scored 20 points and Junior Kyle Hioki(bottom) scored 16 points, including 5 huge”triples” as Tenafly pulled out a tough 51-47 win over Ridgewood! Hioki hit a big three late and Orozco(right) made clutch free throws late to hold the Maroon’s off! Ridgewood took a 38-33 lead into the 4th quarter but could not find the basket until 3:47 seconds left! Senior Stefan Senguin tried to keep Ridgewood in it by hitting a”triple” and getting to the bucket on a layup, but Junior Steve Sabo hit two hit a jump shot late to  give Tenafly a 44-42 game! Senguin finished with 14 points while Senior Evan Bartlik added 13! Ridgewood took a big loss in the game when Senior Alex Cohen hurt his shoulder and could not return! His presence was missed! Tenafly will now meet Bergen Catholic in Quarters!

                                                HACKENSACK  78                      GARFIELD  50

   Sophomore Rashard Figures scored 29 points, including 17 in the 3rd quarter as Hackensack dominated Garfield 78-50! Haclensack’s pressure defense gave Garfield fits as they turned the ball over 13 times in the 1st half! Ahead 39-24 entering the 3rd Hackensack went on a 17-0 run as Figures(right) scored 10 of the points! The lead was doubled in less than 4 minutes! Junior Eugene Marshall added 15 points for the Comets and Junior Chris Myers scored 9 points and dished out 6 assists! Senior Josh LeClerc led Garfield with 18 points and Junior Damon Godbolt added 12 points! Hackensack will meet Paramus Catholic in the Quarters!

                                                           TEANECK  100             LODI  52

      Junior Donat Gashi gave it his all, but an individual was just not going to be enough for Teaneck as they had five players in double figures and coasted to a 100-52 win over Lodi! Gashi made 8″triples” to score 28 points for Lodi, but Senior Chris Jones had 25 points and Junior Joel Hernandez(pictured) scored 24 to lead the Highwayman! Junior Neville Fincher scored 12 points with 7 rebounds and 7 blocked shots, Junior Shakir Lindsey added 12 points and 8 assists and Junior Marcus Fulmore came off the bench and scored 11 points, including 3 “triples”! Teaneck led in the 1st 18-14 as Gashi had 12 of Garfield’s points, but Jones and Hernandez kept the pressure on and Teaneck took a 43-23 lead at the half! Teaneck will now meet Cresskill in the Quarters!