Green’s Basket Gives Paterson Eastside Win Over Newark East Side 59-57!

Education Director Al Moody of Paterson is flanked by Players of the game Janif Green of Paterson Eastside and Kassim Chandler of Newark East Side at Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge

0:0 on the clock as Paterson Eastside shocked Newark East Side 59-57 in a Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge contest. Green finished with 16 points to lead the Ghosts. Paterson Eastside trailed the entire game, at one point by as much as 12 until a layup by Randy Blue tied the game up at 55. After a Newark East Side miss, Marquis Matthews was fouled and converted 2 free throws to give Paterson Eastside it’s first lead of the game with 35 seconds on the clock. Sophomore Kassim Chandler tied the game back up with 2 free throws of his own. That set the stage for Green’s heroics. Chris Albuquerque finished with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks for the Ghost, while Blue added 12 points and 2 steals. Chandler led Newark East Side with 22 points, while 6’5 sophomore Aaron Boddie scored only 6 points but added 8 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 steals for Newark.