MANCHESTER GETS PAST ELMWOOD PARK 90-87!!!

Haledon, NJ……In a game with plenty of offense Manchester came into the game in second place in the BPSL and went against Elmwood Park, who was the top team in the league! When it was over it was all tied up for first place as Manchester defeated Elmwood Park 90-87! Senior Jamir Williams(right) scored 33 points and dished out 5 assists and Senior Nazmi Malqui(bottom) added a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds as Manchester grabbed a 30-22 lead at the end of the 1st quarter and extended the lead to as much as 20 in the 2nd half! Elmwood Park would not go away as they made a valiant comeback behind their big three of Senior Andre Frasier, Senior Nick Smith and Junior Veshawn Polite! Frasier finished with 35 points, Polite 22 points and 10 rebounds and Smith 19 points as they pulled to within 4! But a late play from Sophomore Asante Dyer to Junior Isaiah Bracey for a layup put the Falcons up 6 with a little more than a minute left! Sophomore Jevon Rawls who was in foul trouble early controlled the game for Manchester in the 2nd half and made the right plays! He finished with 6 assists, 5 in the second half! Manchester will meet Glen rock in their next contest, while Elmwood Park will go up against Pompton Lakes as the league title will go down to the wire!