• Scotttie Lewis
  • Bryan Antoine
  • Kahlil Whitney
  • Paul Mulcahy
  • Zach Freemantle
  • Jordan McKoy
  • Al-Amir Dawes
  • Kahlif Battle
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    Scotttie Lewis--Ranney School--One of the most athletic players in the Country, with tremendous upside, the #13 ranked player in the Country by Rivals.com has committed to Florida!
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    Bryan Antoine--Ranney School--Ranked #12 in the Country by Rivals.com, the smooth ,versatile guard who can do it inside and outside has committed to Villanova!
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    Kahlil Whitney--Roselle Catholic--The dynamic, do it all wing has become one of the top players in the Country as his #7 ranking by Rivals.com will attest and has committed to Kentucky!
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    Paul Mulcahy---Gill St.Bernard---A general on the floor with great awareness, the #136 ranked player in the Country by Rivals.com has committed to Rutgers!
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    Zach Freemantle--Bergen Catholic---The 6'9 Power Forward improved game and hard work has catapulted him to the #145 ranked player in the Country Rivals.com and a commitment to Xavier!
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    Jordan McKoy---Dwight-Englewood---the versatile 6'3 wing has become one of the best combo players on the offensive and defensive ends in the State and has committed to Merrimack!
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    Al-Amir Dawes---Lightning quick with the ability to go by on the dribble or pull up from deep, the #142 ranked player in the Country by Rivals.com has committed to Clemson!
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    Kahlif Battle--Trenton Catholic---The #113 ranked player in the Country by Rivals.com can score with the best and has committed to Butler! 

Teaneck Beats Union H.S. 54 – 44!

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Player of the game Kyle Steinbergin of Teaneck and Union H.S. Jon Merceus flank Paterson councilman Anthony Davis

          Senior Kyle Steinbergin scored 21 points, including 5 treys as Teaneck H.S. upended Union H. S. 54 – 44 in a Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge contest. Union cut the deficit to 2 points at the end of the 3rd quarter 36-34.  Senior Travon King took over in the final stanza scoring 8 of his 10 points and collecting 7 of his 10 rebounds. Union was led by Brandon Mitchem with 14 points and Jon Merceus with 11 points and 6 rebounds.

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Green’s Basket Gives Paterson Eastside Win Over Newark East Side 59-57!

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     Senior Janif Green scored the game winning basket with

Education Director Al Moody of Paterson is flanked by Players of the game Janif Green of Paterson Eastside and Kassim Chandler of Newark East Side at Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge

0:0 on the clock as Paterson Eastside shocked Newark East Side 59-57 in a Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge contest. Green finished with 16 points to lead the Ghosts. Paterson Eastside trailed the entire game, at one point by as much as 12 until a layup by Randy Blue tied the game up at 55. After a Newark East Side miss, Marquis Matthews was fouled and converted 2 free throws to give Paterson Eastside it’s first lead of the game with 35 seconds on the clock. Sophomore Kassim Chandler tied the game back up with 2 free throws of his own. That set the stage for Green’s heroics. Chris Albuquerque finished with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks for the Ghost, while Blue added 12 points and 2 steals. Chandler led Newark East Side with 22 points, while 6’5 sophomore Aaron Boddie scored only 6 points but added 8 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 steals for Newark.

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Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge Today!

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               On the day we celebrate Martin Luther King’s Holiday,The Playaz Basketball Club  is holding it’s annual Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge at Eastside Highschool in Paterson, N.J. All proceeds from the event goes to the Haitian Fund to help the people of Haiti after the tragic earthquake.

 

    Schedule:    3:00 –   Kennedy H.S.  vs.  HighTech

                            4:30 –   Teaneck H.S.  vs.  Union H.S.

                            6:00 –    Paterson Eastside H.S.  vs.  Newark Eastside H.S.

                            7:30 –    Paterson Catholic H.S.   vs.   NIA Prep

 

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