BERGEN COUNTY JAMBOREE RESULTS: #1 TEANECK VS. #2 HACKENSACK IN FINAL!!
Ramapo College, Mahwah, N.J…… In the Bergen County Jamboree #1 Teaneck and #2 Hackensack will get it on in the Finals!
#2 HACKENSACK 64 #6 ST. JOSEPH 58
St. Joseph came to win and for 3 and a half quarters they were primed to make it happen! But Hackensack woke up just in time! Junior Rashard Figures(right) scored 19 of his 20 points in the 2nd half and Senior Chris Myers(left) scored on a three point play with 4:42 to play that gave the Comets a 52-49 lead!Hackensack picked up the defensive pressure in the 4th and Joe’s did not do a good job of handling it! St. Joseph guard Kiy Hester did an outstanding job defending Figures in the 1st half but Rashard got it going in the 2nd half! He also contributed 5 assists! Myers who scored 12 points also dished out 7 assists and his alley- oop to Figures late in the 4th was a game breaker! Senior Jaimik Moore scored a couple late buckets and finished with 13 points and 6 rebounds!St. Joseph’s was led by Senior Pat Mensah with 15 points and 8 rebounds, while Hester and Junior Quai Jefferson each had 9 points in the game!
#1 TEANECK 73 #20 ST. MARY 51
St. Mary fought hard and went into the 2nd half leading 31-29! With Senior Joel Hernandez playing in his first game after coming off an ankle injury Teaneck was out of sync and needed someone to step up until they could get into an offensive rhythm! That someone was Junior guard Lavrone Green-Reels! Green-Reels(right) came off the bench to score 23 points, including 5″triples”! His play kept Teaneck close until they got it together in the 2nd half as the Highwaymen went on a 20-1 run in the 3rd to take complete control of the game! Hernandez took over as he finished with 20 points and 7 rebounds! Senior Shakir Lindsey had 5 steals and 10 points as Teaneck held St. Mary scoreless for 6:00 minutes of the 3rd quarter! Senior point guard Shawn Johnson finished with 15 points to lead St.Mary! Senior Connor Cuccinelli finished with 13 points and 7 rebounds and Junior Keith Bacote scored 11 points for St. Mary!