The Run Is Over For Eastside 64-61

They were gallant and they were tough and for three quarters it looked like Eastside was gonna move to the finals of the Group 4 championship at Rutgers. The Ghosts however, couldn’t complete the job as Piscataway Highschool finally pulled ahead in the fourth quarter and held on to a 64-61win. Bryant Lewis three point attempt to tie the game bounced off the rim at the buzzer to end any hope. 6’6″ senior J.D. Griggs,who’s headed to Iowa University on a football scholarship, led P-Way with 20 points,14 rebounds,3 blocks and altered many shots throughout the game. Omar Smith added 16 points and 8 rebounds. Eastside was led by Karon Abraham with 21 points, Antoine Alexander’s 16 points and 4 steals and David Robertson’s 9 points. James White and Bryan Waluk made freethrows down the stretch to clinch the game for Piscataway. Eastside used their pressure defense to take a 49-45 lead into the last quarter,but they were outscored 20 to 12 to finish out the game. Piscataway’s size advantage came into play late in the contest