Ramapo College………..Junior star Vaughn Gray(#5) was his usual self in scoring 22 points, grabbing 5 rebounds and getting 3 steals, but the 56-48 Prep victory had a lot to do with Gray’s supporting cast. Sophomore’s Jemal Mosley and Leonte Carroo(Mosley #15 pictured with Carroo) came off the bench to provide scoring and defensive energy in this hard fought contest. Old Tappan is one of the better teams at finding a way to get good looks in their offensive sets and the formula seemed to be working until Gray and his mates picked up the intensity in the 2nd half and forced Old Tappan to speed up and eventually tire out. Mosley finished with 13 points and 5 assists, while Carroo helped out with 8 points and 6 rebounds. Old Tappan was led by junior Shane McLaughlin with 12 points and Tim Brophy with 9. Senior Thomas Messina was held to 8 points by DBP.

Ramapo College…………. Down 30-29 at the half, then trailing by 11 in the middle of the 3rd quarter Paramus Catholic faced a true gut check. What they did was answer the call in their 66-58 win over Indian Hills H.S. Paramus Catholic overcame a box and one defense implemented  on senior Andre Blackwood to finally figure it out by going inside to 6’7 big man Justin Harris(pictured in black) which  freed up Blackwood from the perimeter. The two players combined for 24 second half points as P.C. took the lead at 48-46 by the end of the quarter. Indian Hills played a great 1st half, holding Blackwood scoreless behind the defensive pressure of senior Chris Torres. Paramus Catholic’s junior Manny Hernandez( #44) kept them in the game by scoring all of his 11 points in the 1st half. P.C. then put second half pressure to cause Indian Hills into some turnovers and rushed shots. Harris scored 12 of his 14 points in the 2nd half and added 14 rebounds. Blackwood finished with 12 points and 4 assists. Senior Eddie Johnson added 10 points. Senior Johnberry Badio came away with some big rebounds down the stretch for Paramus Catholic. Indian Hills was led by Jason Chalmers with 14 points and 6 rebounds and Andrew Ballester’s 16 points.

   Ramapo College ………………St. Joseph’s Kai Dominguez found it early and his shooting led to an easy win against Elmwood Park 59-41 to advance to the semifinals of the Bergen County Jamboree. Dominguez(pictured in white) scored 22 points, including  4 three pointers and grabbed 12 rebounds. He hit his first trey of the game and helped St.Joe’s. take a 17-11 1st quarter lead. Senior Tony Efese took over in the 2nd half, scoring 11 of his 17 points as St. Joe’s stretched the lead out to 49-33 to end the 3rd quarter. It was all but over after that. Elmwood Park does have two bright spots in 6’7 senior Ryan Belisle (11 pts, 8 rebs.,pictured top left) and senior Ryan Velez (18 pts) who maybe one of the most improved players in the area.