HERE’S THE MATCHUP: Plainfield vs. St.Anthony(T.O.C. CHIP)

Monmouth University……….After a long tough season, it boils down to this! Plainfield, the Group 3 State Champs against St. Anthony, the Non-Public B State Champs and #1 Team in the country for the Tournament of Champions at the Izod Center monday! Plainfield got there by giving it to Non-Public A champion St. Augustine 50-40! Junior Dijon Allen-Jordan(right)led Plainfield with 13 points and 9 rebounds, Junior Sekou Harris(left), though not shooting as well as usual added 11 points and 7 assists and Junior Jahmal Lane came off the bench to score 12 points and add 7 boards! The game wasn’t as close as the score as Plainfield was in command the entire contest and held Marist bound point guard Isaiah Morton to 10 points on 3 of 20 from the floor! They led at the half 18-10 in a slow 1st half, but took complete control in the 3rd, leading 34-17 at the end of the quarter! St. Augustine finished the season 28-3, while Plainfield who are playing at a high level are at 21-8! St. Anthony beat Newark Central,the Group 2 State champions 55-39 in a game which was close most of the way,but still seemed well in hand! After being in foul trouble early, Junior Kyle Anderson(right) scored 15 points and helped St. Anthony take over the game 43-29 to end the 3rd! Senior Lucious Harris also scored 15 points and grabbed 7 rebounds and Rutgers recruit Myles Mack(left) added 13 points, with 3 assists and 3 steals! Senior Patrick Cole led Newark Central with 13 points and 6 rebounds! St. Anthony is one game away from becoming the mythical #1 team in the country! Only the hard nose play of Plainfield is in the way!