NJIC SMALL SCHOOL TOURNAMENT: PATERSON CHARTER AND SADDLE RIVER DAY ADVANCE!

Secaucus, N.J….The N.J.I.C. Small School Tournament took place at Secaucus Highschool! Paterson Charter and Saddle River Day advance to the Finals!

PATERSON CHARTER 60 GARFIELD 53

Senior Troy Medlock scored 16 points and Senior Marquis Harris added 13 points and was tough on the defensive end to lead Paterson Charter to a 60-53 win! With Charter up two 34-32 Junior Jamir Bellfield came off the bench to give Charter stability as he scored 7 big points in the 3rd quarter to give PC a 44-34 lead over Garfield! Harris pulled off numerous offensive fouls against Garfield which helped stem Boilermaker runs! Senior Sadiki Miller and Senior Zahire Robinson each chipped in 9 points! Senior Elias Chery led Garfield with 19 points and Senior Nakie Graham added 15 points!

SADDLE RIVER 77 DWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD 64

Junior Sebastian Gianotti(#13) scored 23 points and Junior Sean O’Neill(#15) added 18 points to lead Saddle River Day to a 77-64 lead over Dwight-Englewood! D.E. led at the half 36-31, but Saddle River Day outscored them 24-9 in the 3rd quarter! SDR had to overcome the scoring of Sophomore David Mager who finished with 26 points! Senior Connor Cyran added 11 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and Freshman Richard Machado added 9 points and 8 assists for Saddle River Day! Sophomore Jayden Lemond scored 11 points with 8 assists and 8 rebounds for Dwight-Englewood! Saddle River Day will meet Paterson Charter Thursday at Secaucus H.S.