NORTH 1 GROUP 4 SECTIONAL FINAL: KENNEDY WINS FIRST “CHIP” SINCE”98″!

Paterson, N.J….. #1 Seed Kennedy came out with a purpose and was not to be denied as they jumped on #3 Seed Ridgewood early and never let up, winning going away 74-44 and in the process became the first Knight’s team to win the North 1 Group 4 Sectional Title since 1998! Senior Deishon Harrison led the way for Kennedy with 23 points, 5 assists and 4 steals and Senior Mark Heber scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half as Kennedy exploded to a 43-18 halftime lead! Ridgewood scored the first 4 points of the game, but behind Sophomore Jay’Quan Briggs and Heber Kennedy erased the small lead quickly and extended it to 24-12 after the first quarter! Briggs finished with 10 points, 8 of them coming in the first half! Senior Jared Powers led Ridgewood with 16 points and Senior Tristan Wennersten added 12 points and 8 rebounds! Kennedy will face Elizabeth at the Dunn Center in Elizabeth on Thursday!