Bergen County Jamboree: Bergen Catholic Beats Teaneck 27-25!( Yes, 27-25!)

Ramapo College………………. This is not a typo and it’s actually a true statement! Bergen Catholic and Teaneck H.S., two of the best programs for years played in the quarterfinals of the Bergen County Jamboree and gave us a 27-25 game. Oh yeah, Bergen Catholic shocked the Jamboree defending champs! Believe it or not the game was actually pretty exciting, being that a 2 point lead could look insurmountable in the eyes of both teams. Teaneck held the lead at the end of the 1st half 16-12 and the end of the 3rd 20-19 but the reality is they seemed to play right into the hands of what Bergen Catholic wanted, a low scoring grind it out game. It didn’t help that Teaneck played without the services of 6’3 senior Travon King (personal reasons)and that was a problem as Bergen Catholic out rebounded the Highwayman 27 -15. The biggest rebound coming with 23 seconds on the clock as junior Maurice Grant(pictured) became the hero as he grabbed a missed shot and went back up to give Bergen the lead 27-25. Teaneck never got a real good shot offat the end. Junior Mark Richards led B.C. with 9 points and 11 rebounds and Grant finished with 6 points and 6 rebounds. Teaneck got 7 points and 4 assists  from Owen Barnes, who fouled out late in the game and was key to them not winning. Senior Jonathan Blue finished with 6 points  and 6 rebounds. Senior sharp shooter Kyle Steinbergin was held to 2 points.