Teaneck Rules In Jingle Bell Jubilee 65-60!

Jersey City……. Teaneck took control of a close contest in the 4th quarter to pull off the 3rd Annual Jingle Bells Jubilee Holiday Tournament “Chip” with a 65-60 win over a young talented Hudson Catholic squad! Junior Chris Jones#5( the game M.V.P.) and Sophomore Shakir Lindsey#3( the Tournament M.V.P.) led a 4th quarter surge for the Highwaymen that Hudson Catholic couldn’t overcome. Jones two”triples” and  Lindsey’s fearless drives to the bucket proved to be the difference in the game! Jones finished with 20 points, while Lindsey finished with 15 points and 5 assists! Teaneck also got solid contributions from Junior Neville Fincher(10pts), Junior Kris Hargraves(9pts) and Sophomore Joel Hernandez(8pts)! Hudson Catholic actually led at the end of the first three quarters, but couldn’t seal the deal, committing critical turnovers late in the contest! Sophomore Raekwon Kelly led Hudson Catholic with 17 points, while Sophomore Reggie Cameron added 11 and Sophomores Kavon Stewart, Travis Flagg and Junior Mark Wilson all had 8 points apiece!

Consolation Game:  Kennedy  63    Passaic 62   O.T.

In a sloppy, but hard fought game Kennedy sneaked out with a 63-62 victory in overtime, as they had 4 players do most of the scoring getting double figures from each! Junior Sammy Singletary led the scoring with 18 points, while Dawon Lighty(pictured) added 17 points and 10 rebounds! Senior Jhamir White finished with 13 points and 5 steals with Junior Jamar Ellerbee contributing 12! This was a typical Kennedy-Passaic game as neither team would quit and when it looked as if one finally took control, the other team would come roaring back! Passaic got quality performances from Senior Andre Dixon( 15pts,12rebs), Senior Shakir Rhodes(14pts), Junior Denzel Boulware(14pts,7rebs) and Junior Darien Giles(11pts)! No team got as much as a 6 point lead and Passaic had a chance to win it,but couldn’t get a shot off! These two go at it again Tuesday in league play!  

Consolation Game:    Passaic Valley 70       Scotch Plains 58 

  In a minor upset, Passaic Valley beat Scotch Plains 70-58 and left the Jubilee with two impressive wins! Senior guard Nick DiCristina did his thing in the contest, scoring 22 points, including 6″triples”! DiCristina couldn’t have done it without the performances of his teammates, Junior Olamide Onajide#22(13pts,10rebs), Junior Jamir Lennon#4(15pts,4asts), Dave Clough(14pts) and Tom Gaccione#15(6pts,10rebs)! They took a 9 point lead into the 4th quarter and overcame the hot shooting of  Scotch Plains Charles Oliver(28pts) to hold on to the victory!