DePaul Outlasts Bergen Catholic 73-69!

Wayne, N.J…………. Down 31-28 at the half, a sluggish DePaul team needed a spark to start the 2nd half against Bergen Catholic! The spark came from the play of Junior guard Josh Marquez! Marquez(right) was a part of the first 16 points scored by DePaul in the 3rd as he either scored or assisted on each point! His start ignited a big 26-14 3rd quarter which gave DePaul a 54-45 lead to end the stanza! It also brought to life his teammates as Senior Davon Jacobs, Sophomore Juwuan Carter, Senior Max Aronson, Junior Sanders Green and Sophomore Kiy Hester all played key roles the rest of the way in the 73-69 win! Bergen Catholic would not quit and behind the play of Senior Chuck Wingate and strong bench play from Junior Kyle Quiero and Junior John Tsimis they cut the lead to 55-52 when Aronson drained a”triple” to push the score to 58-52! Quiero again cut the lead to 3 as he made a steal and scored on a layup to make it 68-65 with 1:03 left! But Green and Carter knocked down free throws late to seal the game! Marquez finished with 18 points,10 assists,7 rebounds and 3 steals, Jacobs did his thing with 17 points,12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots, and Carter scored 15 points, including hitting a 40 footer at the end of the 3rd! Bergen was led by Wingate with 17 points and 8 rebounds, Senior Rich DeLuca with 13 and Tsimis and Quiero with 11 and 10 points respectively! DEPaul will see if they can take the good feelings to their Passaic County Tournament game against West Milford Saturday! Bergen Catholic will get ready for Tenafly Sunday in the Bergen County Jamboree