Bergen County Jamboree Final Four: Teaneck, Hackensack, Pascack Valley And Don Bosco Prep!
Ramapo College………..The Bergen County Jamboree Quarterfinals had a little bit of everything! A game winning shot, a big upset, a great individual 4th quarter and a strong team effort! So with that, Hackensack, Pascack Valley, Don Bosco Prep and Teaneck will all play next Sunday at Ramapo College in the semifinals:
Hackensack 59 Pascack Hills 55
In the best and most exciting game of the day, Hackensa
ck put an end to Pascack Hills undefeated record as Sophomore Chris Myer’s layup from the left side with 2 seconds on the clock lifted the Comets to a 59-55 win over the Cowboys! Pascack Hills and Hackensack went back and fourth going nip and tuck as Hackensack took an 11 point lead in the 3rd quarter only to see Pascack Hills cut the lead to 43-41 at the end of the quarter! The Cowboys then took a 3 point lead late in the 4th and watched The Comets come back! Senior Bright Mensah(9 points and pictured bottom) wh
o battled so hard he got big cut in face stole a cross court pass with 45 seconds on the clock which set the stage for Myers(top right)! He ran the clock down and crossed over to his left where he put up a runner over an out stretched hand for the go ahead and game winning basket! After Pascack Hills threw the ball away, Freshman Rashard Figures who also had a huge game finished the scoring with 2 free throws for the final score! Figures(middle right) was outstandin
g from the perimeter leading Hackensack in scoring with 22 points, including a big fade away”triple”from the top of the key! Myers finished with 11 points and 5 assists! Pascack Hills who now fall to 20-1 was led by Senior Chet Palumbo with 19 points and Senior Steve Zurich who added 10 points and 12 rebounds!
Pascack Valley 60 Paramus Catholic 50
With the score tied at the half at 20, most people wo
uld think that it would be defending Jamboree champion Paramus Catholic that would come out in the 2nd half ready to go! Instead it was Pascack Valley that brought the intensity as they got their offense together and pulled out a surprising 60-50 win over P.C. Senior Eric Buchsbaum(right) led P.V. with 25 points, 11 coming from the foul line and Senior Matt Miele(bottom right) who scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds! Para
mus Catholic could never get a rhythm in the game as foul trouble did nothing to help their cause! P.V. took control of the game at the end of the 3rd 38-30 and went up by as much as 16 in the 4th! Sophomore Elijah Davis and Senior Manny Hernandez each gave a strong effort in the loss with 18 and 16 points a piece and Hernandez’s 7 steals!
Don Bosco Prep 58 Tenafly 48
Don Bosco Prep took an early 13-2 lead to end the 1st,
then Tenafly got themselves together to make a game out of it! After going at it for three quarters Prep took a one point lead 27-26 into the 4th!Each team was looking for someone to step up and Prep got him in Junior guard Jemal Mosley! The 6’0 Mosley(on right) scored 19 of his 26 points in the 4th quarter enroute to Prep’s 58-48 win over Tenafly! D.B.P. scored more points in the 4th than they did the entire game! Mosley had his way off the dribble and when he didn’t get it done Junior Leonte Carroo(on left) helped out including two breakaway dunks as he finished the contest with 18 points himself! Tenafly was led by Junior Chris Orozco and Sophomore Steve Sobo with 15 points a piece!
Teaneck 63 Old Tappan 42
Teaneck Junior Chris Jones and Sophomore Joel Hern
andez combined for 33 points as Teaneck took a 14-9 1st quarter lead and never looked back in a 63-42 win over Old Tappan! Jones finished with 17 points while Hernandez(pictured) finished with 16 points and 8 rebounds! Old Tappan was led by Senior point guard Shane McLaughlin who scored 20 points and grabbed 5 rebounds! Junior Dan Brogan added 10 for Old Tappan!
NOTES: Teaneck will meet Hackensack while Pascack Valley goes against Don Bosco Prep next Sunday at Ramapo College!
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