Paterson,N.J…………… The beginning of the 2010-11 highschool basketball season is just a few months away but teams are entering fall leagues to prepare. One such league is the fall league sponsored by the Playaz Basketball Club and Paterson Recreation. With many elite players in the area and state, this league has some of the better players and teams around. The league began last Wednesday and will continue through October. They have Monday and Wednesday games at Kennedy Highschool. The Monday teams consist of Paterson Eastside, Passaic County Tech, Hackensack, Paramus Catholic, East Orange Campus, West Milford, Passaic Valley and Elmwood Park. Wednesday night games feature St. Anthony’s, Newark Academy, Nia Prep, Hudson Catholic, Teaneck, Gill St. Bernards, Kennedy and Newark Eastside. That’s an abundance of talent showcasing their ability! This is when established players refine their games, players that have moved to other schools (all the Paterson Catholic players) get accustomed to their new teammates and up and comers prove they will be valuable to their teams for the coming season! Come get a glimpse, as games begin at 7:00pm!

 

Players To Watch :

 

Monday :

 

Paterson Eastside :  DeAndre Noble  jr(pictured), Nassir Crawford  jr, Nashian Brimley sr, Quattier Jackson  soph

 

Passaic County Tech :  Brandon James sr,(pictured)  Xavier  Nieves sr,

 

Hackensack :  Bright Mensah sr, Tariq Bridgeman sr, Chris Meyers soph, Rashard Figures soph, Gene Marshall soph

 

Paramus Catholic :  Justin Harris sr(pictured), Manny Hernandez  sr,  Vaughn Dudley  jr,  Elijah Davis soph, Tommy Riviera  soph,

 

 

East Orange Campus : Mario Moody sr(pictured),  Domonique Depts jr

 

West Milford :  Connor Healy sr

 

Elmwood Park : Ryan Velez sr.( pictured)

 

Passaic Valley :   Nick DiCristino sr,   Olumide Olajide  jr

 

 

 

 

Wednesday :

 

St. Anthony’s :  Myles Mack sr, Kyle Anderson  jr(pictured together), Lucious Jones  jr, Jerome Fricke  jr

 

 Newark Academy :  Jordan Arthur soph.(pictured)

 

 

 

 

Nia Prep : Shaquille Thomas sr

 

 

Hudson Catholic :  Reggie Cameron  soph, (pictured) Kavon Stewart  soph (pictured),  Raekwon Kelly  soph,  Travis Flack  soph

 

 

 

 

Teaneck : Chris Jones  jr, Chris Hargraves  jr,  Aaron Davis sr,

 

 

Gill St. Bernard : Dominick Hoffman  jr,  Jaren Sina  jr

 

 

Kennedy : Dawon Lighty sr(pictured),  Sammy Singletary  jr,  Jamir White sr

 

 

 

 

Newark Eastside :  Tariq Carey jr,  Aaron Boddie  jr 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paterson…….. Myles Mack, St. Anthony’s all everything point guard by way of Paterson Catholic has committed to the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University. The 5’9 guard will join P.C. teammate Derrick Randle for the 2011-12 season. Mack,(pictured right) who transferred to St. Anthony’s after the closing of Paterson Catholic is considered the top guard in his class in the state and ranked the #72 player in the country by Rivals.com. Myles said the difference in Rutgers and the numerous other schools that were offering was the relationship he developed with  Mike Rice, the new Rutgers coach who led Robert Morris University into the N.C.A.A. tournament this past season and his coaching staff. Now he can concentrate on his senior season at Anthony’s and his pursuit of a state” Chip”. Randle,(also pictured) the 6’9 big man who committed earlier in the summer will be at South Kent Prep in Connecticut this upcoming season and also put Rutgers ahead of other teams due to how comfortable he felt with Rice. Mack and Randle’s A.A.U.director Jimmy Salmon of the Playaz Basketball Club said” It’s great that they will be able to spend the next 4 years together and they are very excited! I’m happy for the both of them”

Paterson……. Paterson Catholic’s freshman Reggie Cameron, a Max Preps top 50 player in the class of 2013 has decided to lace them up for the Hawks of Hudson Catholic. In an exclusive interview with Reggie, He said ” I just feel like it was the best fit with Hudson Catholic and I’m excited to play for Coach Nick Mariniello next season”. Cameron had a strong list of schools that he was interested in, including St. Anthony’s, St. Patricks, Don Bosco Prep and St. Benedicts but in the long run chose Coach Mariniello’s young squad.” What he and the kids at Paterson Catholic had to go through was very unfortunate and I sympathize with them all. Fortunately, we are getting a kid who we hope we can build socially, acadamically and athletically. He’s a high character individual who is the kind of player we want in our program” Coach Mariniello said. Reggie’s A.A.U. director Jimmy Salmon of The Playaz Basketball Club also likes Reggie’s decision. ” We have a large number of great coaches in New Jersey and Nick Mariniello is one of the best. He should be a great fit for Reggie and Kavon(Stewart who also is going to Hudson Catholic)” Cameron had moments last year for a tremendous Paterson Catholic team and made the most of his opportunities when called upon. He scored 21 points in a game last year but will always be remembered for his play last year in The City Of Palms Classic in Florida that was won by the Cougars. He helped them comeback against Monteverde when they were down by 20 by hitting a couple of three’s to start the rally and in the finals against Winter Park Florida and Austin Rivers came off the bench in the 4th quarter to knock down another three to tie the game and ignite the Cougars to the Chip! While the 6’6 Cameron had opportunities to go to other places, his father Reggie, put it like this” I feel honestly, it’s extremely hard to turn away from an opportunity to play for a Hall of Fame coach in Bob Hurley and St. Anthony’s and also a powerhouse nationally such as St. Patricks and it was also hard not to go to Don Bosco Prep, a great academic school and close locally, but I feel extremely comfortable with my son’s choice of Hudson Catholic and Coach Nick and him not being afraid to be the beginning of a New!”