Paramus Catholic Blasts Bergen Catholic 73-47!

Oradell………….In a rematch of the Bergen Jamboree finals last year, Paramus Catholic not only continued where it left off last year but made a clear statement to a Bergen Catholic squad that felt ready to push the Paladins hard this year! Paramus Catholic held Bergen Catholic to 6 points in the 3rd quarter and scored 21 to open the game wide open! They went on to coast to a 73-47 win! Senior Justin Harris was the best player on the floor, dominating inside with 22 points and 13 rebounds! Bergen had no answer for the 6’8 big man! But the key to the entire game was the relentless defense that P.C. applied to B.C. Led by guards Albert “A.J” Pizon, Manny Hernandez and Vaughn Dudley, they never let the Crusaders guards get comfortable! Pizon(pictured), in particular played a tremendous game scoring 12 points with 5 rebounds and a big 5 steals including a steal and layup to end the assault for a 54-29 lead at the end of the 3rd quarter! After a tough opening day two point win against DePaul, it proved to be a wake up call for P.C. as they were prepared to go at it in the hostile home court of Bergen Catholic from the start! Hernandez added 10 points for P.C.  Bergen was led by Senior Eric Flanagan with 12 points and 6 rebounds and 8 points by Maurice Grant!

NOTES: Transfers, Sophomore point guard Tommy Rivera and Sophomore swingman Elijah Davis are gonna be huge factors for Paramus Catholic this season. Rivera had 7 points and 3 steals even though he was in foul trouble most of the game! Davis was also very active scoring 5 points and grabbing 6 rebounds with 2 steals! Freshman guard Jalen Henriquez came off the bench to score 8 points!

Hoop Journal would like to extend heart felt sympathy to the family of Bergen Catholic legendary coach Chris C.J. Donfield who passed away today. Donfield compiled a 648 – 230 won lost record in his highschool coaching career at Bergen!