Ramapo College, Mahwah.N.J…. Teaneck became a Three-Peat Champion of the Bergen County Jamboree by defeating arch rival Hackensack 70-55! “Chip” games usually bring out the best in big time players and Senior Joel Hernandez(pictured) played like a big time player! The 6’2 wing scored 28 points,with 18 coming in the 1st half as Teaneck took a 34-18 lead! His play was the catalyst for the Teaneck win! Senior Shakir Lindsey quarterbacked the attack to the tune of 9 assists to go with 13 points as he went 11-14 from the free throwline! Leading 18-16 to end the 1st quarter,the Highwaymen outscored Hackensack 16-2 in the 2nd quarter as they held them without a field goal! Hackensack tried to make it a game in the 2nd half as they cut the lead down to 47-40 in the middle of the 4th, but Teaneck went on a 7-0 run to push the lead back up to 14 and held that margin the rest of the way! Junior Rashard Figures led Hackensack in scoring with 20 points, but had only 5 in the 1st half and never got it going consistently! Senior Jaimik Moore added 14 points and 9 rebounds and Senior Keon Lewis chipped in 10 points for Hackensack! Junior Myles McLeod added 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocked shots and Senior Devaunte Locadia came off the bench to score 8 big points!

Just as it should be! Teaneck and Hackensack have been two of the best teams in the area all year so it’s only fitting that they will be on the court at Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J Thursday to decide the Bergen County Jamboree Champion! Teaneck is trying to Three-Peat as they have won it the last two years! Hackensack is trying to get one for a group that has been together the last three years and are a special group but needs this to justify their status! This is their last opportunity!

THE MATCHUP: 

#1 SEED  TEANECK—– The Highwaymen will go as far as Senior Joel Hernandez(right) and Senior Shakir Lindsey(left) will take them! Teaneck’s role players have gotten better and better throughout the season, particularly Senior Marcus Fulmore, Junior Lavrone Green-Reels, Junior Myles McLeod and Sophomore Ceasar DeJesus but Jerome Smart is a Coach who knows how to utilize his studs so expect clear outs and some isolations for Hernandez and Lindsey to get creative on the floor!

#2 SEED  HACKENSACK—– Hackensack does it just a little bit different than Teaneck in that they think they have more guys that can be the go to guy in certain situations because they are all experienced players! But the reality is the ball needs to be in the hands of either Senior Chris Myers(left) or Junior Rashard Figures(right) in order for the Comets to pull off the win! That’s not to say Senior’s Jaimik Moore, Eugene Marshall and Keon Lewis are not capable but as Hernandez and Lindsey are Teanecks Dudes, Figures and Myers are the Comets Dudes! Coach Aaron Taylor has put his team in a great position to get it done for Hackensack!

St. Peters University, Jersey City, NJ……..The Hudson County Tournament Semis played out as expected as #1 Hudson Catholic and #2 St. Peters Prep move on to the “Chip”!

                                                               #2 SEED ST.PETERS PREP  63       #3 SEED MARIST  53

  St. Peters Prep guard tandem of Senior Trevis Wyche and Junior Austin White combined for 47 points as they beat Marist 63-53 to advance to the Hudson County Championship Saturday! The St. Peters University commit Wyche (right)scored 24 points, dished out 8 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds and White scored 23 points to offset the play of 6’10 Fordham commit Manny Suarez who finished with 25 points,12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots! Marist hung around in the 1st half, trailing 31-27 at the intermission, but in the 3rd quarter down 35-31 a technical foul was handed to Marist and St. Peters Prep took full advantage by converting the free throws and going on a 13-3 run to end the quarter up 48-34! Marist who aren’t very deep in their rotation soon tired out in the 4th and allowed Prep to coast to the victory!

                                         #1 SEED   HUDSON CATHOLIC  69           #4  SEED  BAYONNE 47

    Senior Kavon Stewart(right) scored 15 of his 16 points in the 1st half and Senior’s Reggie Cameron and Kyle McLeggan each added 17 points as Hudson Catholic moved into the Hudson County Championship vs St. Peters Prep! Stewart and McLeggan carried the Hawks in the 1st half as McLeggan. the new Adelphi University commit scored 13 of his points in the 1st half and Hudson took a 37-29 lead at intermission! Bayonne cut the lead to 4 in the 3rd, but Cameron scored 11 straight points,including 3″triples” to give Hudson a 57-42 lead at the end of the 3rd! Stewart added 10 assists and Cameron added 10 rebouinds in the contest! Bayonne was led by Senior Garry Gaston with 14 points and Senior Cancro Biaggio with 10!