FREEDOM FIGHTERS REVUE!

     Paterson, New Jersey……. The Playaz sponsored Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge had four good contests as St. Peters Prep, Hudson Catholic, Paterson Eastside and Newark Eastside came away with victories!

                                           HUDSON CATHOLIC  44         ROSELLE  CATHOLIC  42

       Junior Mike Young’s basket off an inbounds pass at the buzzer gave Hudson Catholic a thrilling 44-42 win over Roselle Catholic! After Roselle’s Senior Chris Gross made a layup to tie the score with 8 seconds, Hudson kept possession with 1 second left and called the inbounds play! Young(pictured left) finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds and Junior Reggie Cameron added 12 points and 10 rebounds! Stony Brook commit 6’7 Jameel Warney(pictured right) led Roselle Catholic with 16 points and 18 rebounds and Gross finished with 10 points and 5 rebounds! 6’7 Junior Tyler Roberson made his season debut and even though he showed flashes of his brilliance, he got into foul trouble and never got completely in the game! He finished with 3 points and 8 rebounds!

                                           ST. PETERS PREP  68                 NEWARK TECH  51

         Junior Sean Cummings scored 18 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in leading St. Peters Prep to a 68-51 win over Newark Tech! Prep also got impressive games from guards Sophomore Austin White and Sophomore Trevis Wyche! White had 15 points and 5 assists and Wyche had 14 points and 3 dimes! Newark Tech was led by Senior guard Desmond Cotton with all 18 of his points coming in the 2nd half and 6 assists and Junior Jared Hall with 17 points! Cummings(right) and Cotton(left) were chosen players of the game for their respective teams! 

                                        PATERSON EASTSIDE  55        POPE JOHN  44

 Senior DeAndre Noble-Haywood(pictured left) scored 22 points and Senior Ky’re Jackson grabbed 11 rebounds to go with 9 points as Eastside beat Pope John 55-44! Pope John led 26-24 at the end of the 1st half, but the Ghosts defense finally wore them down in the 2nd half! Pope john made a run late, but Senior Nassir Crawford went 6 for 6 down the stretch to help secure the win! Senior Jaquan Bryant(right) led Pope John with 10 points, while Senior Glen Gavan added 9! 

                                               NEWARK EASTSIDE  53               KENNEDY  35

    Senior Aaron Boddie(left) was too much to handle down low for Kennedy in Newark Eastside’s 53-35 win! Boddie scored 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds! Newark Eastside dominated the boards, outrebounding Kennedy 35 to 16! Senior guard Jamal Reid added 8 points and 7 assists for Eastside! Senior Sammy Singletary(right) led Kennedy with 20 points and Hassan townes scored 5 points, but was active all over the floor defensively with 4 steals! Junior Ismael Sanogo was busy for Newark Eastside with 9 points and 7 boards and 6’7 Sophomore Abdul Lewis came off the bench to score 10 points!