Paterson……… Hackensack, Paramus Catholic, Eastside and East Orange Campus reached the Final Four of the Monday night Fallball, while St. Anthony’s, Teaneck, Gill St. Bernard and Nia Prep reached the Wednesday night version of the Final Four. All games will be played on Wednesday starting at 5:30pm when Hackensack plays Eastside and Paramus Catholic goes against East Orange Campus. Then at 6:30pm St. Anthony’s goes against Gill St. Bernards and Teaneck will face Nia Prep. Hackensack defeated Elmwood Park 60-53 and will be led by Senior Tariq Bridgeman and Sophomore Rashad Figures who had a big game with 19 points. Eastside upended Passaic Valley 51-41 and will be led by Senior David Burgos. Paramus Catholic who beat Passaic County Tech 61-45  will be led by Senior Justin Harris(pictured), Senior Manny Hernandez and Junior Vaughn Dudley. East Orange which moved on by defeating West Milford 61-22 will be led by Wagner University recruit Mario Moody.

                    A strong St. Anthony’s team who easily defeated Kennedy 67-23 will be led by former Paterson Catholic players Myles Mack and Kyle Anderson as well as Jerome Frink and Lucious Jones. The pesky Gill St. Bernard who overcame a 22 point deficit to win 51-46 will be led by Junior’s Dom Hoffman and Alex Mottola and Sophomore Jaren Sina. Teaneck defeated Newark Tech 55-47 and will look for Junior Chris Jones and Kris Hargraves as well as Senior Aaron Davis to lead them. Nia Prep who took out a young Hudson Catholic team 51-40 is led by Shaquille Thomas!( small pic) The Chip for both will be played at 8:00pm the same night. All games at Kennedy Highschool! 

New York…….. Took a ride to New York and witnessed Highschool Jim Couch Sophomore AllStar game at Baruch College between New Jersey( yes, New Jersey) and New England All Stars featuring 6’8 sophomore Karon Iverson ranked as high as # 2 in the country.Iverson is silky smooth with great athleticism. Jersey, coached by Ossie Osbourne brought along highly recruited players Jaren Sina( Gill St. Bernard), Reggie Cameron( Hudson Catholic) and Mike Young( St. Benedicts) to compete. The New England team pulled it off 53-49 as Iverson scored 22 points to offset Cameron’s 18{far right) and Paramus Catholic H.S. Elijah Davis 12(right). Jersey lost a 10 point lead in the 3rd quarter. It was a great game for the fans!

New York………. In the I.S.8 Quarters The Playaz defeated Boys & Girls H.S. 85-77 behind the play of Rutgers bound Myles Mack,(left) who scored 29 points and 6’8 Kyle Anderson  who added 24 points. Boys & Girls Mike Taylor who’s also committed to Rutgers led his squad with 16.

Paterson………Last year point guard Brandon James(left) and swingman Xavier Nieves(right) had breakout years to establish themselves as two of the best players in the Passaic and Bergen County area. James made 1st team All County and Nieves 2nd team last year! Now as seniors they will try to take Passaic County Tech to an elite status in the area. Judging by their Fall ball play, they will definitely need help, but with Paterson Catholic out of the picture things are up for grabs and this one -two punch is as good as any! They will need to incorporate their teammates into the flow of the games better, but by season time that should be rectified!