The Rivalry Continues : Eastside And Kennedy Advance!
Here we go again! The saga continues as Eastside H.S. and Kennedy H.S. meet once more, but this time to advance to the Group 4 Sectional Finals. Kennedy pulled out a 71-66 win a couple weeks earlier but when these teams get it on the last game means nothing, the records mean nothing, it’s just about the next game. Kennedy is the #1 seed while Eastside is seeded #4.
Kennedy Tops Bloomfield 69-51
Shondel Stewart scored 31 points and Asmar Edwards added 16 points and 8 rebounds as Kennedy forced Bloomfield into 23 turnovers and maintained a double figure lead throughout the second half enroute to a 69-51 quarterfinal Group 4 Sectional tournament win. Stewart scored 16 in the first half and the Knights needed everyone of them as Bloomfield battled to cut the lead to 8 points at the half 35-27. Edwards took over in the second half scoring 10 of his 16 points as Kennedy pulled away. Antoine Alexander had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals for the Knights. Bloomfield was led by Na’eem Wooten with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals and Deshawn Jimenez added 12.
Eastside Defeats West Orange 60-49
West Orange came to play and proved to have fight in them. The problem was they had to contend with Karon Abraham and Dave Robertson- West. The dynamic duo combined for 43 of the Ghosts 60 points in their 60-49 Group 4 Sectional quarterfinal win. West also had 15 rebounds on his own as they controlled the backboards. The game was close most of the way but Eastside constantly got big shots from Abraham (22 pts., 5 rebs.) and West (21pts.) and very good point guard play from Bryant Lewis (6 asts., 5 stls.). West Orange stayed in the game primarily due to their 3 point shooting making 9 for the game. Steve Henderson led Orange with 20 points and Rodney Clervil contributed 11 to go with 8 rebounds. Russ Thompson added 10 points and 4 assists for West Orange.
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