Teaneck’s Rally Comes Up Short In 62-60 Loss to Plainfield!

East Orange……..Down by as much as 16 points late in the 3rd quarter, Teaneck made a valiant effort in trying to come back, actually having a chance to tie at the end before falling to Plainfield 62-60 in the North 1 Group 3 Championship! For most of the game Junior guard Sekou Harris was a problem for Teaneck! His speed and dribble game was creating for his Plainfield teammates and he was finishing at the bucket! But Teaneck is resilient and when it seemed like their was no chance the Highwaymen found a way! Going with a team of guards, they started full court pressure defense and found themselves cutting the lead down quickly behind Shakir Lindsey, Chris Hargraves, Anthony Upshaw and Duquan Russ! At the same time Plainfield would find Junior Dijon Allen Jordan for layups and dunks which help them keep the lead! Teaneck had cut it to five 47-42 at the end of the 3rd, but Plainfield again built the lead up to 9! Justin Sears(13pts,11rebs), Allen Brown, Harris(top right) and Sekou all went to the line late as Teaneck had to foul to lengthen the game! Plainfield seemed to finally get it to the point where they could breathe a little after Bown made one of two free throws to give them a 5 point lead with 5 seconds left! But Sophomore Joel Hernandez hit a corner “triple” and Teaneck called time with 2 seconds remaining in the game down 62-60! Teaneck drew an offensive foul without the ball being inbounded as they drew it off a Plainfield player! Unfortunately the front end of the one and one was missed and Jordan grabbed the rebound to clinch it for Plainfield! Sekou finished with 19 points and 3 assists, while Jordan(bottom right) finished with 18 and 6 rebounds! Junior Chris Jones led the Teaneck scoring with 16 points and 5 rebounds! Hernandez and Senior Danta Davis each scored 10 points!

NOTES:  Hoops Journal would like to acknowledge the Highschool careers of Senior’s Duquan Russ, Danta Davis(pictured) and Anthony Upshaw! The three Musketeers gave Teaneck it’s fire power and energy when the Highwaymen needed it! These guys are starters for most teams in the area, but sacrificed their games for the betterment of the team! They showed the reason that Teaneck became so successful this season! Due to the unselfishness of these players! Here’s hoping the best for the three in their pursuit on the next level!