OLD TAPPAN SEALS JAMBOREE BIRTH! BEAT BERGENFIELD 66-60!

Old Tappan,NJ….. Old Tappan was on the perennial bubble for a Bergen County Jamboree selection! They needed another victory to secure a birth! Thanks to Junior Troy McLaughlin the Golden Knights will again be participating in the Tournament! McLaughlin was the go to guy for Old Tappan as he scored 29 points, dished out 6 assists and 3 steals! Bergenfield is a scrappy team that can be frustrating to play as evidenced by the fact that they had beaten Old Tappan earlier in the season and was never out of this one! They led 10-9 at the end of the 1st quarter and was only down one when with no seconds left before the half they committed a foul on a desperation three by Senior Danny Jablonski! It was a key moment as Jablonski made all three free throws to give Old Tappan a 24-20 lead at the half! They rode the momentum in the 3rd scoring 25 points in the quarter,led by McLaughlin to go ahead 49-38 to end the quarter! The Bears did fight back to close the gap to 63-60 with 28.5 left in the game on a layup by Tim Toloso, but McLaughlin and Jablonski each hit a free throw to ice it! Jablonski finished with 13 points! Bergenfield was led by Junior Anthony Clarke with 16 points and Junior Josh Molina with 12! Jamboree seedings will be out Friday!