Passaic Valley Advances With 56-47 Win Over Old Tappan!

Old Tappan,N.J……11th seeded Passaic Valley went into Old Tappan,seeded #3 and played well enough to advance in the North 1 Group 3 States quarterfinal! Senior Olumide Onajide(pictured) was a force for Passaic Valley! The 6’2 forward scored 21 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in the game and was instrumental late when Old Tappan made their final run! After a slow 1st half in which P.V. led 18-17, Senior Jamir Lennon  hit back to back”triples” to start a spurt where Valley finished the 3rd quarter up 33-23! After a couple of drives to the bucket from Senior Jake Kopf, Valley got their biggest lead in the contest 43-26 with over 5 minutes left in the game! But Old Tappan tried to cut into the lead and cut it to 6 on a three point play by Junior Troy McLaughlin, but free throws by Onajide iced the contest! Lennon finished the game with 13 points and 4 assists and Sophomore Stefan Minic added 9! 5’10 Senior Ian Hanley was a big addition for Passaic Valley on the boards as he finished with 8 in the game! Mason Vialonga led Old Tappan with 15 points, McLaughlin added 13 and Senior Dan Brogan finished his career with 9 points! Junior Khalil Whitney grabbed 12 rebounds in the game for Old Tappan! Passaic Valley will meet the winner of the Garfield-West Milford winner friday!