Hoops Journal Final Top 20! Paterson Catholic Tops Our List!

After a long adventurous season, here’s Hoop Journal final Top 20 Passaic and Bergen County Teams!

 

 

1.) Paterson Catholic –      Ranked as high as #6 in the country, this team was the best squad in the area. Won prestigious City Of Palm Tournament in Florida, captured their 3rd straight Passaic County Tournament and finished 28-1 for the year!

 

 

2.) Paramus Catholic – Bergen County Jamboree champs! Co NBIL Division 1 Champions! 

 

 

3.) Kennedy H.S. – Runner up in Passaic County tournament!

 

 

4.) Old Tappan – Won Group 3 North Sectionals! Shared NBIL Division 1 Title with Paramus Catholic!

 

 

5.) Passaic – Seeded #1 in Group 4 North playoffs!

 

 

6.) DePaul – The most surprising team of the year!

 

 

7.) Passaic Valley – Reached semis of Group 3 North playoffs! Runs some of best offensive sets in area!

 

 

8.) Bergen Catholic – Runner up to Paramus Catholic in Bergen Jamboree!

 

 

9.) Don Bosco Prep – Made it to semifinals of Non-Public A North playoffs!

 

 

10.) Teaneck – Runner up in Group 3 North Finals! Co NJTCC Division A Champs!

 

11.) St. Joseph – Reached Semis of Bergen Jamboree! Shared NJTCC Division A title with Teaneck!

 

 

12.) Pequannack – Have to give it to Group 2 North Sectional Champs!

 

 

13.) Indian Hills – Runner up in Group 2 North Sectionals! One of the best teams in years for this school!

 

 

14.) Wayne Valley –   Reached semifinals of Passaic County Tournament! Tough defensive squad!

 

 

15.) Cresskill – Group 1 North Sectional champs!

 

 

16.) West Milford – Reached semi finals of Group 3 North Sectionals!

 

 

17.) Elmwood Park – The BPSL -King Champs!

 

 

18.) Passaic County Tech – Surprising team that brings back their core players!

 

 

19.) Dwight Englewood – Another squad with their top players returning!

 

 

20.) Garfield – Made noise in the Group 2 North playoffs!

 

 

Team Of Year : Paterson Catholic – The 28-1 squad was one of the best in area in years!

 

Surprising Team Of Year : DePaul Catholic – No one expected this team to go 20-6!

 

Defensive Team Of Year : Kennedy – Pressure defense always led to big scoring runs!

 

Offensive Team Of Year : Paterson Catholic – Holding the ball in the 4th quarter kept team from scoring 100 points numerous times!

 

Disappointing Team Of Year : Hackensack and Englewood – Both teams had surprisingly poor seasons  for quality of players!

 

Funnest Team To Watch –  Besides P.C. because of talent, had to be Indian Hills and their crazy crowd!