Crosgile Leads DePaul Past P.C.T. 62-53

In a preview of Passaic County Tournament play, DePaul Catholic and Passaic County Tech gave a glimpse of whats in store. St. Joseph recruit Justin Crosgile showed why he is so highly touted. The senior from DePaul was a stat sheet stuffer in his teams 62-53 win over a scrappy Passaic County Tech. Crosgile gave his team whatever was needed throughout the game. If they needed buckets, he gave them buckets with 26 points. Need to get on the boards? He provided that with 12, including 6 offensive rebounds. Share the rock? Justin had 6 assists and could have had a few more with a little more alertness from his teammates. And when his team needed defense, he provided it, holding Tech standout Maynard Freeman to 10 points and adding 6 steals. In other words, Crosgile refused to let his team lose this game. Junior Matt Miller contributed 13 points and 7 rebounds and Joe Giacci added 9 rebounds as DePaul dominated the boards 38-22. DePaul led by 2 at the end of the third, but behind Crosgile outscored Tech 22-15 in the 4th. Tech got quality play from sophomores Brandon James (10pts, 4 asts, 3stls.) and Washon Franklin (9pts, 5rebs, 3stls.).