Bergen County Jamboree : St. Joseph’s Slow Drags Cresskill 42-33!

Tenafly……….. # 16 seed Cresskill H.S. gave #1 seed St. Joseph’s H.S. problems through three quarters but the Green Knights finally kicked it in gear as senior Tony Efese( pictured ) proved to be the best player on the floor. Efese scored 19 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, blocked 4 shots, had 4 steals and punctuated his effort with 2 fast break two handed dunks in the 4th quarter to help Joe’s pull away late. Cresskill led 10-5 at the end of the 1st and trailed by one 16-15 at the end of the half. They were led by senior Reuben Torenberg who scored all 9 of his points in the 1st half. With the game tied to end the 3rd, Joe’s finally played a quality quarter outscoring Cresskill 17-8 in the 4th led by Efese. Senior Alex Aitkens had 7 points and 5 assists while junior Iyoha Agho also had 7 points with 5 rebounds. Cresskill was led by senior Tom Hasenstab with 10 points.