DiCristina Shoots Passaic Valley Into Finals!

Little Falls……. Senior Nick DiCristina was unconscious in the biggest game of his career! DiCristina(right) led Passaic Valley to a 69-50 win over Wayne Valley by scoring a career high 27 points, including 6″triples” in the 1st half! Passaic Valley jumped to a 9-0 lead and finished the 1st quarter up 15-5 as Senior Elias Logothetis(bottom right) ran the show and put the pressure on Wayne Valley’s defense! He finished the game with 10 points,9 dimes and 3 steals! P.V. stretched the lead to twenty-one by the end of the 1st half 39-18 and even though W.V. continued to battle the game, was never in question! DiCristina hit all his treys in the 1st half, then got himself fouled in the 2nd half going 8 for 8 in the half and 9 for 9 in the game! P.V.’s other players followed suit as Senior Dave Clough and Junior Olumide Onajide each scored 11 points and Senior Tom Gaccione added 8! Wayne Valley was led by Senior Tom Larranaga with 12 points and Sophomore Andrew Keane finished with 10!

NOTES: Hoops Journal would like to recognize the highschool careers of Senior’s Tom Larranaga and Andrew Herasimtchuk! They have been two hard nosed players for Wayne Valley who always gave 100%! Larranaga(right) was an uncanny long range shooter and Herasimtchuk did his damage primarily on the inside! Here’s hoping the best for each player and maybe seeing them on the next level!