Paterson, N.J……Despite a strong effort from #9 Seed Passaic, Kennedy shook it off and pulled away late 83-60 in a North 1 Group 4 Quarterfinal contest! #1 Seed Kennedy got it done from a lot of players as Senior Jahmali Carnegie scored 17 points, Senior Deishon Harrison 16, Senior Mark Heber finished with 15 points, Sophomore Jay’Quan Briggs added 13 points and Senior Jalen Hargrove chipped in 9 points and 10 rebounds! Passaic cut the lead to 45-38 late in the 3rd, but a layup by Harrison, a put back by Hargrove and a “triple” from Heber gave Kennedy another cushion! Senior Kendall Malloy 23 points and Junior Antrell Monroe 24 points led Passaic!

Ramapo, N.J….. Ramapo came back from a 10 point deficit to defeat River Dell in a 44-36 win in the North 1 Group 3 Quarterfinal contest! River Dell led at the half and went on a 9-0 run between the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd to take a 28-18 lead! After a timeout, Ramapo went on a 9-0 run of it’s own and eventually tied the score at the end of the 3rd quarter at 31! Ramapo finally took the lead for good on a bucket from Senior Max Pernetti to give them a 33-31 lead and they held on the rest of the game! Junior Jason Keith led Ramapo with 14 points and 3 steals! River Dell was led by Mike Sirico with 10 points!

Wayne, N.J…… #5 Seed Wayne Valley exploded for 54 second half points to beat # 12 Seed Paramus and advance in the North 1 Group 3 State Playoffs! With Wayne Valley leading in a close contest at the half 22-21, they came out and Junior Ameer Coubati, Sophomore Drake Flower and Junior Hisham Ali hit consecutive “triples” to start the 3rd quarter and pull out to a 32-21 lead as they finished the quarter leading 52-38! Junior Derek Sandowick caught fire as he scored as he scored 19 points in the 2nd half! Sandowick led the way with 21 points while Flower and Coubati each finished with 19 points! Senior Trevor Bopp led Paramus with 23 points and Senior Robert Uka added 16!