Tenafly……….. # 16 seed Cresskill H.S. gave #1 seed St. Joseph’s H.S. problems through three quarters but the Green Knights finally kicked it in gear as senior Tony Efese( pictured ) proved to be the best player on the floor. Efese scored 19 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, blocked 4 shots, had 4 steals and punctuated his effort with 2 fast break two handed dunks in the 4th quarter to help Joe’s pull away late. Cresskill led 10-5 at the end of the 1st and trailed by one 16-15 at the end of the half. They were led by senior Reuben Torenberg who scored all 9 of his points in the 1st half. With the game tied to end the 3rd, Joe’s finally played a quality quarter outscoring Cresskill 17-8 in the 4th led by Efese. Senior Alex Aitkens had 7 points and 5 assists while junior Iyoha Agho also had 7 points with 5 rebounds. Cresskill was led by senior Tom Hasenstab with 10 points.

Tenafly………… Ryan Van Grouw’s 22 points and 9 rebounds and Andrew Ballester’s 15 points and 5 assists led Indian Hills to a relative easy victory over Tenafly H.S. 63-46. Hills, the 12th seed  blew open the game in the 2nd quarter by outscoring  the 5th seeded Tigers 19 – 2. Senior Chris Torres did an outstanding defensive job against Tenafly’s high scoring sophomore Chris Orozco who was hounded most of the game. Most of his 16 points came when the game was already decided. Hill’s led 31-11 at the half and although the Tigers played them even the rest of the way,the contest was a foregone conclusion. Indian Hills got 12 points from senior Jason Chalmers and 6 assists from senior Brian Greer. Tenafly got 10 points from senior Jonathan Fogel and 8points from freshman Steven Sobo.

Hill's Van Grouw and Ballester