TEANECK SHOCKED BY NEWARK EASTSIDE 39-35!
East Orange Campus, East Orange,N.J….. If someone was told Teaneck held a team to 39 points it would be a foregone conclusion that the Highwaymen had won! No one would believe that they Lost, but because they could only muster 35 points themselves they fell to Newark Eastside 39-35! Teaneck which had been a superior shooting team throughout the year could not make shots! They were so bad that they did not score in the 1st quarter falling behind 11-0! Senior Joel Hernandez who averages over 23 points a game was held to 5 points and fellow All-County player Shakir Lindsey was just as bad with 6 points! With their dynamic duo struggling Teaneck was in trouble the entire game! Senior Will Joyce(right) led Newark Eastside with 13 points and 8 reboundswhile Junior Akbar Hoffman chipped in 9 points with 3 steals! give Newark Eastside credit as they were up in the Teaneck players faces! Junior Ishmael Sonago scored 8 points and grabbed 8 rebounds,while Junior Abdul Lewis grabbed a game high 10 rebounds! Teaneck was led by Senior Devaunte Locadia with 9 points and Senior Eddie Pena with 7 points! Newark Eastside will play Camden Sunday at Rutgers University!