NON-PUBLIC B NORTH STATES: #7 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION UPENDS #2 ST. MARY’S(RUTH.) 65-54!

Rutherford,N.J…. Immaculate Conception is better than a #7 seed and they proved it in an impressive road win over #2 seed St. Mary’s(Ruth.).

Sophomore Jalen Carey(right) did it on the offensive end with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and got it done on the defensive end in the 3rd quarter and Sophomore Justin Winston(bottom right) added 20 points and 7 rebounds to spearhead Immaculate’s attack! IC took a 19-18 lead to end the 1st quarter, but St. Mary’s tied it at 21 on a three point play from Senior Naseer Walker! St. Mary’s then took their only lead of the game at 23-21 on a putback by Sophomore Marc Dadika! Immaculate Conception went on a 14-2 run to take a 35-25 lead! St. Mary’s cut the lead at the half to 35-32! IC won the game in the 3rd quarter as they outscored St.Mary’s 14-2 as Carey got the defensive assignment of guarding Senior guard Tim Klarmann and holding him to 2 free throws in the stanza to take a 49-34 lead entering the final quarter! Klarmann finished his Scholastic career with 24 points, including 4″triples”! Walker added 14 points and 8 rebounds for St.Mary’s! Immaculate Conception will meet Dwight-Englewood in the Semi-finals! 

 

FAREWELL NOTES: Gardenstatehoops would like to acknowledge the senior class of St.Mary’s! Klarmann, Walker, Amir Hicks, Brandon Irizarry, Derius Stone and Gregory Cuevas all played their last game in a St. Mary’s uniform! In their time at the school they represented well and won plenty of games! Klarmann, Walker, Hicks and Irizarry all can play on the next level if they find the right school! Tim Klarmann is a flat out baller who finished his career as a 1,000 point scorer and will be a two time All-County player and has proved people wrong constantly about his game! Tim is a throwback player who has the ability to create space to get off his deadly jump shot, which is a credit to a 5’8 guard! Klarmann(right) is without a doubt a College basketball player and he will continue to prove people wrong as he moves on to the next level! Walker is a versatile player who’s improved jumper will up his stock as he looks like he can play the guard position which he didn’t do most of his Highschool career! Hicks is the perfect defensive, playmaking point guard who will be a nice fit for a lot of places, while Irizarry is a strong post defender who is active on the glass and with improved ability to finish down low can also find a school for his talents! Stone is one of the best football players in the area so expect him to be putting it in on the gridiron! Gardenstatehoops would like to congratulate these players and their families on their great highschool careers and much success in the future!