Wayne……….For Passaic County Tech, they were able to while Passaic Valley wasn,t! P.C.T. was able to get a”W”after a three game losing streak, while P.V. was still trying to find one as they lost their third straight game 65-62! P.V. cut the lead to two with 19 seconds on the clock after being down as much as 14 in the 2nd half! But Xavier Nieves(right)stole the ball in the paint and Isaac Williams(bottom right) made a free throw to force Valley to take a half court shot at the buzzer which bounced off the rim! Williams, a Sophomore guard led the scoring with 22 points, while Xavier Nieves scored 19 points grabbed 8 rebounds and dished off 6 assists! DiCristina led Passaic Valley with 19 points and 6 assists while Tom Gaccione dropped in 16 points and 7 boards and Olumide Onajide scored 15 points and grabbed 6 boards! Passaic Valley will try one more time to get off the losing streak when they face DePaul Tuesday at home!  

In a Series of player Profiles Hoop Journal sat down with Kennedy Highschool’s Senior Dawon Lighty, one of the best long range shooters in the area! Lighty can also put the ball on the floor when he has to! A silent killer, he can score in bunches in a hurry and is a true threat anywhere on the court! He became a 1,000 point scorer this season!

FUN FACTS:      Hgt : 6’2             Wgt:  175

Nickname:  DBO

Age: 17                                          D.O.B.    February 28, 1993

Parents:   Wakina Bellfield   and     Davon Lighty

Siblings:  Jimyah and Nivaeh Lighty

Who Inspires You(non basketball): My Family

Favorite Basketball Team:  Denver Nuggets

Favorite Basketball Player:  Tracey McGrady

Favorite Alltime Sneaker:  Jordan 13

Favorite Artist: Drake

Hottest Song On Ipod: 9am In Dallas: By  Drake

Highschool Goals:  Maintain A 3.0, Be Successful In Basketball,Graduate from College and be a Sports Agent

Something People Would Be Surprised To Know About You: I am a game freak, Love Call Of Duty

Favorite College Team:  Villanova

Schools Interested In You:  Citadel, Rutgers Newark

North Bergen……… Sophomore’s Reggie Cameron,Kavon Stewart and Raekwon Kelly led Hudson Catholic to an easy win over North Bergen 70-47! The victory improved their record to 19-4! Cameron(#2) led the scoring with 21 points and 7 boards, while Stewart(#3) had 12 points and 5 assists and Kelly(#15) finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists! Junior Mark Wilson added 10 points in the game! North Bergen stayed close in the 1st quarter, down only two 17-15 at the end of the stanza! That was about all she wrote as Hudson Catholic’s Sophomore class, including guard Travis Flagg(10pts) is about as good as it gets and each contest they are getting better and better! North Bergen was led by Senior Eddie Garcia with 13 points!