Eastside Holds On Against Kennedy 62-55!

  Kennedy H.S. Paterson,N.J……The backyard rivalry between Eastside and Kennedy was a good one as we once again threw away the team records! The difference was the play of Eastside Senior Ky’re Jackson(pictured)! He was outstanding with 26 points and 23 rebounds to go with 3 steals and a block! It seemed as if Eastside would make easy work of the Knights as they took a 31-19 lead at the half,  but the Knights outscored the Ghosts 21-14 in the 3rd to cut the lead to 7 and eventually tied it at 47 with 6:57 of the 4th on a layup by Senior Gary Simpson! Kennedy had a chance to go ahead three times and each time could not convert! They got as close as 51-50 when Jackson converted a layup and made two free throws to give Eastside a 55-51 lead with 2:20 left! Extra offensive rebounds and clutch foul shooting, particularly by Junior Jetor Brown got the Ghosts the win! Kennedy got  strong games from Senior Sammy Singletary who scored 18 points, including 2 four point plays and Freshman Donte Wise who continues to impress with 14 points and 6 blocked shots! Senior Kazmeek Mack added 12 points for Kennedy! Brown scored 16 points for Eastside and Senior DeAndre Noble-Haywood added 12 points! Eastside is now 14-1 while Kennedy fell to 8-8!

NOTE: The game was heard on 1500 WGHT AM radio and voted Jackson Players Of Game!