Kennedy H.S. Paterson,N.J………….Just like last week, the Seton Hall contingent came to Kennedy H.S.to root on and hopefully influence St. Anthony Star Senior Kyle Anderson to lay his college roots on their campus! And just like last week, Anderson more than delivered with a 66-51 win by the Reebok’s Back over the Hudson Hawks! Anderson finished with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists! He needed to do all that as Hudson’s Junior Swingman Reggie Cameron(right) gave the Seton Hall fans dreams of coming back next year to woo him as he scored 32 points in the contest, including 6 “triples” and kept the Hawks in it the entire way! In other action Tyler Ennis(bottom right) scored 13 points and played a great floor game in leading the Gray Bees to a 65-44 win over the Bergen Highwaymen! Chris Jones led Bergen with 22 points! And St. Raymond’s Nkereuwen Okoro 20 points helped offset the Paterson Spirits DeAndre Noble’s 23(left) enroute to a 64-51 victory! The final contest had the Somerset County’s Best beating the Paramus Paladins 47-37 behind the play of Jaren Sina and Dominic Hoffman!  

Paterson,N.J……… Monday’s fall ball action brought more impressive players into the gym at Kennedy Highschool! The array of players tonight was led by Hackensack H.S. sophomore swingman Rashard Figures(right) as he led a squad of Bergen Comets to a 60-48 win over the Sparta Minutemen! In limited minutes Figures scored in double figures and showed why he is becoming a player on the rise in the state, including being looked at as the #1 New Jersey  sophomore by certain online sites! His teammates Chris Myers, Corey Brown and Mershan Monroe also looked good in the contest! Sparta’s 6’7 swingman Cody Wilson(bottom right) showed a nice upside and impressed in the game! Jarret Hall and teammate Abelo Yekeh played well in a Essex Terriors win over the Union City Players 35-27!  Senior Jamal Reed led the Essex County Raiders to a 40-36 win over the Silk City Knights! Sammy Singletary led the Knights on the offensive and defensive end! And in the final contest, the Hawthorne Defenders  pulled off a one point win over the Englewood Force 45-44! Sophomore Alex Thomas(left) was the focal point of Hawthorne’s offense! He is another young player on the rise! Senior Austin Mufananya led Englewood!

Kennedy Highschool, Paterson, N.J………..The talent was flowing at Kennedy Highschool as the Paterson Recreation sponsored Fall League began! Four games were played tonite and each was a heated affair! The highlight of the evening was Top 4 recruit Kyle Anderson getting a surprise as Seton Hall’s fans of about 30 people came out and cheered Anderson’s every move as The Hall are in the final running for Anderson’s service ( along with Florida, St. John’s, Georgetown and U.C.L.A.) and their fans were more than willing to let him know how much they want him! After a slow start Anderson(top right) showed why he is so highly recruited! He led the scoring with 16 and basically controlled the game as his Reebok Back team beat Somerset County’s Best 52-39! Somerset got 19 points from Alabama commit Jaren Sina who drained 5 “triples”! Other games featured Hudson Hawks against Bergen Highwaymen, Paterson Spirits against Paramus Paladins and The Gray Bees pitted against St. Raymonds! The Hawks beat the Highwaymen 78-69 and Mike Young(18pts), Reggie Cameron(16pts), Kavon Stewart(13 pts) and Grant Ellis(13 pts) all scored in double figures  to offset the hot shooting of Chris Jones(left)who scored 30 points and Joel Hernandez’s who scored 17 points! Paramus Paladins beat the Paterson Spirits 28-26 as Kyle Menard scored 24 of Paramus 28 points! Paterson was led by DeAndre Noble’s 13 points! St. Raymonds squeezed by The Gray Bees 53-49 as Daniel Dingle(Bottom Right) scored 17 points, while Tariq Carey led the Gray Bees with 12! Monday’s four games consist of Englewood Force vs. Hawthorne Defenders, Silk City Knights vs. Essex County Raiders, Union City Players vs. Essex Terriors and Bergen Comets vs. Sparta Minutemen!