Paterson………In a fun filled night of basketball the 2010 Paterson Fallball League sponsored by The Paterson Recreation and Playaz Basketball Club crowned it’s champions for Monday night and Wednesday night leagues:

                              Wednesday Night Champs!     St. Anthony’s 58          Nia Prep 50

       St. Anthony’s pulled off the chip by beating Nia Prep 58-50 in a physical contest. 5’8 Rutgers recruit Myles Mack led the Friars with 10 points and 5 assists. He had plenty of help as 6’8 Kyle Anderson( 13 pts), Lucious Jones and Jerome Frink all contributed to the win. Nia Prep was no joke as they led a majority of the game behind 6’7 Cincinnati recruit Shaquille Thomas(15 pts) and Kelvin Amayo( 14 pts). Anthony’s locked down on the defensive end and slowly neutralized Nia’s fast pace. Once the game became more half court St. Anthony’s took control. Mack(pictured left) was the M.V.P. in the contest, while Thomas (right) was chosen player of the game for Prep. St. Anthony’s reached the Chip by defeating Gill St. Bernard 64 – 41 as Mack led the scoring with 15 and Frink added 11. They overcame the shooting of 5’10 junior Alex Mottola who finished with 19 points, including 3 treys. Nia Prep advanced to final game by beating Teaneck 67 – 55. Thomas was the high scorer in the contest with 17, while Amayo added 14. Teaneck was led by Junior Chris Jones with 13 and Senior Aaron Davis  with 11. 

                                      Monday Night Champs!   Paramus Catholic  58        Hackensack  55

       Sophomore Tommy Rivera’s two free throws with 10 seconds left iced the game for Paramus Catholic 58 – 55 in a contest that was not decided until a missed three by Hackensack as time expired. 6’7 Senior Justin Harris established a strong post presence scoring 24 points with most coming from the interior on drop steps and catch and lays from guard penetration and Sophomore Elijah Davis backed up Harris by scoring 17 points. The game was back and forth as Hackensack’s Senior Tariq Bridgeman( 14 pts) and Sophomore Rashad Figures(17 pts) kept answering Paramus Catholic runs. Both teams played tenacious defense. Hackensack was led on the defensive end by Senior Bright Mensah and Sophomores Chris Myers and Gene Marshall while P.C. was led on that end of the floor by Rivera, Senior Manny Hernandez and Junior Vaughn Dudley. Harris(pictured right) and Bridgeman( left)each walked away with Player of The Game honors. Hackensack reached the finals on a 51 – 41 win over Eastside. Bridgeman led the scoring with 16, while Eastside was led by Senior point guard Dave Burgos with 15. Paramus Catholic got there by cruising by East Orange 51 – 27. Harris led the game in scoring with 18 and Davis added 10. Wagner recruit Mario Moody led E.O. with 11.

Paterson……… Hackensack, Paramus Catholic, Eastside and East Orange Campus reached the Final Four of the Monday night Fallball, while St. Anthony’s, Teaneck, Gill St. Bernard and Nia Prep reached the Wednesday night version of the Final Four. All games will be played on Wednesday starting at 5:30pm when Hackensack plays Eastside and Paramus Catholic goes against East Orange Campus. Then at 6:30pm St. Anthony’s goes against Gill St. Bernards and Teaneck will face Nia Prep. Hackensack defeated Elmwood Park 60-53 and will be led by Senior Tariq Bridgeman and Sophomore Rashad Figures who had a big game with 19 points. Eastside upended Passaic Valley 51-41 and will be led by Senior David Burgos. Paramus Catholic who beat Passaic County Tech 61-45  will be led by Senior Justin Harris(pictured), Senior Manny Hernandez and Junior Vaughn Dudley. East Orange which moved on by defeating West Milford 61-22 will be led by Wagner University recruit Mario Moody.

                    A strong St. Anthony’s team who easily defeated Kennedy 67-23 will be led by former Paterson Catholic players Myles Mack and Kyle Anderson as well as Jerome Frink and Lucious Jones. The pesky Gill St. Bernard who overcame a 22 point deficit to win 51-46 will be led by Junior’s Dom Hoffman and Alex Mottola and Sophomore Jaren Sina. Teaneck defeated Newark Tech 55-47 and will look for Junior Chris Jones and Kris Hargraves as well as Senior Aaron Davis to lead them. Nia Prep who took out a young Hudson Catholic team 51-40 is led by Shaquille Thomas!( small pic) The Chip for both will be played at 8:00pm the same night. All games at Kennedy Highschool! 

New York…….. Took a ride to New York and witnessed Highschool Jim Couch Sophomore AllStar game at Baruch College between New Jersey( yes, New Jersey) and New England All Stars featuring 6’8 sophomore Karon Iverson ranked as high as # 2 in the country.Iverson is silky smooth with great athleticism. Jersey, coached by Ossie Osbourne brought along highly recruited players Jaren Sina( Gill St. Bernard), Reggie Cameron( Hudson Catholic) and Mike Young( St. Benedicts) to compete. The New England team pulled it off 53-49 as Iverson scored 22 points to offset Cameron’s 18{far right) and Paramus Catholic H.S. Elijah Davis 12(right). Jersey lost a 10 point lead in the 3rd quarter. It was a great game for the fans!

New York………. In the I.S.8 Quarters The Playaz defeated Boys & Girls H.S. 85-77 behind the play of Rutgers bound Myles Mack,(left) who scored 29 points and 6’8 Kyle Anderson  who added 24 points. Boys & Girls Mike Taylor who’s also committed to Rutgers led his squad with 16.