Who To Look For In Passaic County Tournament :

 

 

SCHEDULE : at  KENNEDY  HIGHSCHOOL- Saturday  Feb. 13th

 

Eastside H.S.    vs.   Paterson Catholic  H.S.   12:00pm

 

DePaul H.S    vs.    Passaic Valley H.S.  1:30pm

 

Wayne Valley H.S.  vs.  Passaic H.S.  4:00 pm

 

Passaic County Tech.  vs.  Kennedy H.S.  5:30 pm

 

Preview :

 

Eastside will have their hands full trying to stay in the game with this Paterson Catholic team. The guard play of the Cougars is superior and Eastside will not be able to handle PC’s size. 

 

Players To Watch : Eastside – Seniors Terrell Spaulding , Chris Albuquerque , Janif Green and Allen Dantzler (if available- back)……….Paterson Catholic – Seniors  Fuquan Edwin, Jayon James and Jermaine Peart – Juniors Myles Mack and Derrick Randall – Sophomore  Kyle Anderson.

 

 

DePaul and Passaic Valley should be as good as their first meeting, a 60-58 home win for P.V. in overtime. The team that gets it done late in the contest and minimizes it’s mistakes will come out with the ” W”.

 

Players To Watch : DePaul : Seniors Matt Miller , Mike Minarik and Wally Sajime – Sophomore Davon Jacobs-  Freshman Joshua Marquez………….Passaic Valley: Seniors Dom Coiro , Mike Governali, Anthony DiSanti- Junior Nick DiCristino and Dave Clough

 

 

Wayne Valley as always will go as far as Jason Rosenberg and Nick Siljee will take them. Passaic should be able to handle it with superior inside game, but will need guards to play solid.

 

Players To Watch : Wayne Valley –  Seniors  Jason Rosenberg and Nick Siljee  – Junior Tom Larranga…………Passaic – Seniors Tyshon Pickett and Najee Salaam –  Junior Shakir Rhodes and Andre Dixon – Sophomore Naji Mack

 

 

It’s hit or miss for the inconsistent PCT team. At times they seem elite and other times seem uninterested. Hopefully the magnitude of the game will make them bring their A game. Kennedy has been here before and their experience in big games will probably be the difference. Tech played them tough in a 59-55 loss early in the season.

 

Players To Watch : Passaic County Tech – Seniors  Terrell McDuffie and Wilson Jimenez –  Juniors  Xavier Nieves and Brandon James – Sophomore Assad Hinton………..Kennedy – Seniors  Shondell Stewart, Daquere Hayes( if heathy) and Jaemille Barnes – Juniors Dawon Lighty and Zahir Young  – Sophomore Sammy Singletary

 

 

Who To Look For In Bergen County Jamboree:

 

SCHEDULE: at Ramapo College  Sunday Feb.14th

 

 

Indian Hills   vs.   Paramus Catholic  12:00 pm

 

Bergen Catholic   vs.  Teaneck H.S.  2:00 pm

 

Don Bosco Prep   vs.  Old Tappan H.S.  5:00 pm

 

Elmwood Park H.S.  vs.   St. Joseph’s H.S.  7:00 pm

 

 

 

Preview :

 

 

This has the makings of a good one as Indian Hills has the size and athleticism to compete with Paramus Catholic. Andre Blackwood and Justin Harris must step to the challenge for PC. 

 

Players To Watch : Indian Hills :  Seniors Jason Chalmers, Ryan Van Grouw, Chris Torres and Andrew Ballester………… Paramus Catholic : Seniors  Andre Blackwood, Brandon Perez, Eddie Johnson, Aiden Collins and Jordan Wade – Juniors  Justin Harris and Manny Hernandez.

 

 

Bergen Catholic and Teaneck are no secret to each other. Teaneck has the best talent of any team in the Jamboree, but are they willing to get dirty. Bergen seemed to be peaking before their loss to Passaic Valley. Can they shake it off and get back to the solid play of the last few games?

 

Players To Watch :  Teaneck – Seniors  Kyle Steinbergin , Jonathan Blue, Owen Barnes and Travon King – Juniors Branden Davis, Daquan Russ and Justin Hodge………..Bergen Catholic : Seniors  Sean McGuire and Doug Rigg (if healthy)   Juniors Mark Richards, Eric Flanagan and Maurice Grant –  Sophomore Charles Wingate

 

 

Don Bosco Prep and Old Tappan should be a good one. Old Tappan has been playing well all year and Shane McLaughlin has gotten healthier. Prep seems to have finally gotten it together and Vaughn Gray is on a roll.

 

Players To Watch:   Old Tappan :  Senior Thomas Messina  and Junior Shane McLaughlin…….. Don Bosco Prep :  Junior Vaughn Gray, Gary Nova and Selwyn Maxwell –  Sophomores Mike Tobey, Leonte Carroo and Jemal Mosley

 

 

Just when it looks like St. Joseph is ready to be got they pull off a win like Tuesday against Passaic H.S. and you realize this is a strong character team and you must bring your best effort. We’ll see if Elmwood Park is ready to accept the challenge.

 

Players To Watch : St. Joseph : Seniors Kai Dominguez, Tony Efese, Alex Aitkens, Mike Marchman and Greg Torchon– Junior Iyoha Agho……….. Elmwood Park – Seniors Ryan Belisle and Ryan Velez 

 

 

 

In a series of player profiles,Hoops Journal sat with Paterson Catholic’s Derrick Randall who is probably the best interior defensive player and shot blocker in the area, if not the state. Derrick’s athleticism will lead him to a major D-1 college.

 

 

Fun Facts :   HGT: 6’9             WGT: 220 

 

 

Nickname :  “D”  

 

 

AGE: 18          D.O.B. : September 21,1991

 

 

Parents :  Brian Randall Sr.   and    Diana McClain

 

 

SIBLINGS :  Brian      Christina     Lisa      Adrian     Antonio

 

 

 

Who Inspires You (non basketball) : Grandmother

 

 

Favorite Basketball Team :  Los Angeles Lakers

 

 

Favorite Basketball Player :  Manu Ginobli – Spurs

 

 

 

Favorite Alltime Sneaker : Nike Air Force

 

 

Favorite Artist :  Eminem

 

 

Hottest Song On Ipod : Tie Me Down – By – New Boyz

 

 

 

Highschool Goals :  To Get My Diploma and win the States

 

 

 

Future Goals :  Graduate From College

 

 

 

Something People Would Be Surprised To Know About You :  I Can Do a Back flip

 

 

 

Favorite College Team : Pittsburgh University

 

 

 

What Schools Are  You Interested In Or Are Interested In You :  Most Big East, A.C.C. and Atlantic 10 schools

 

 

    

Little Falls………… When you watch Passaic Valley you realize right away that they are a well coached team and their starting five unit is ready to do whatever it takes to get a win. Bergen Catholic came in  feeling good about themselves after a 72-39 beat down of Cliffside Park in the Bergen County Jamboree , but P.V. made things difficult in their 64-58 win against Bergen. The Hornets had balanced scoring with 4 people in double figures led by the play of senior guard Dom Coiro (pictured ) who scored 17 points and controlled the game throughout, dishing out 6 dimes and accounting for 3 steals. Dave Clough added 15 points and 6 boards, while Mike Governali ( 11 pts) and Anthony DiSanti (11 pts, 7 rebs) completed the other double figure scorers. Guard Nick DiCristino was a point away with 9 and also added 6 rebounds and 3 assists. The balance proved to be too much for the Crusaders. Leading by one entering the 4th quarter PV pulled ahead late as Coiro and Di Cristino made plays late. BC got 14 points out of junior Eric Flanagan and 13 from junior Mark Richards and a surprising 12 on 4 treys from junior Steve Ferrari. Bergen Catholic will meet Teaneck H.S. in the quaterfinals of the Jamboree on Sunday at Ramapo College, while Passaic Valley gets it on Saturday against DePaul Catholic at Kennedy H.S. in the Passaic county quarterfinals.

Note: Passaic Valley’s 2-3 zone is one of the best in the area, moving around well enough to get to the three shooters and still able to get back in the paint. It’s their bread and butter! Bergen hit 8 three’s but they have the fortune of having two players with outstanding range ( Flanagan and Ferrari ) and they hit them from two and three feet behind the arc.