BERGEN COUNTY RESULTS: PASCACK HILLS AND HACKENSACK ADVANCE!!

 Northern Highland Regional H.S, Allendale,NJ……. Hoop Journal caught the last two games of the Bergen County Jamboree at Northern Highland H.S. and Hackensack and Pascack Hills both moved on!

 

 

 

 

                                                                  PASCACK  HILLS  60       OLD TAPPAN  58

     The best game of the day pitted two exciting guards head to head and neither disappointed! Pascack Hills Senior guard Brian Horn and Old Tappan’s Junior guard Troy McLaughlin are two of the best in the area, and they showed the crowd at Northern Highlands H.S. just how good they are! Old Tappan led most of the 2nd half and seemed prime to get the win! McLaughlin and Senior Liam Barry were both playing well, but Pascack Hills which is known for it’s never quit attitude did just that! Never Quit! Senior guard Drew Mann’s jumper with 1:14 left tied the game at 58! Old Tappan tried to hold for the last shot, but Sophomore guard Zach Bernstein got a steal with 15 seconds left! This set the stage for Horn(right)! His baseline runner off the glass at thje buzzer gave Hills the improbable 60-58 win! Horn finished with 32 points despite fighting cramps in his legs late in the game! Mann scored 10 points and Senior Andy Kovner added 9 for Pascack Hills! McLaughlin finished with 21 points and Barry had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Old Tappan! 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                         HACKENSACK  88       BERGEN CATHOLIC  66 

 

            Hackensack had 4 players score in double figures and dismantled Bergen Catholic 88-66 much easier than anyone expected! Senior Eugene Marshall  led the comets with 23 points with many coming on great passes from his teammates! Senior Chris Myers scored 14 points and dished out 8 dimes while Junior Rashard Figures had a stat sheet game with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a steal! Sophomore Anthony Uribe came off the bench to score 12 with all coming when the game was in doubt! The comets took a 41-22 lead at the half and kept that type of game the rest of the way! Bergen Catholic was led by Senior P.J. Reed who scored 17 pointsand grabbed 7 rebounds!, while Freshman point guard Gilberto Cue added 15 points!