Paterson Charter School, Paterson,N.J…… For the third year in a row Teaneck will be playing in the finals of the Playaz sponsored Jingle Bells Jubilee! They will face Hackensack who also was impressive in their victory!

                                                                             TEANECK  88              NEWARK TECH  60

Shocking was the way to explain how Teaneck jumped on a very good Newark Tech team! The Highwaymen forced turnovers early and took a 13 point lead at 23-10 to end the 1st! The pressure did not stop there as Teaneck continued to force missed shots and ride the scoring of their two studs, Senior Joel Hernandez and Senior Shakir Lindsey! Teaneck took total control of the game and went into the half up 44-22 and never looked back! The impressive aspect of Teaneck’s manhandling of Tech was that while Hernandez and Lindsey did their usual thing, more and more they are getting huge contributions from other players on the team! Senior Marcus Fulmore had an impressive performance as he tried to fill up the stat sheet! Fulmore(pictured) had 12 points 10 rebounds,6 assists and 3 steals to provide needed help for Teaneck! Sophomore Cesar DeJesus, Senior DeVaunte Locadia, Senior Eddie Pena, Junior Myles McLeod and JuniorLavrone Green-Reels all contributed to the win and are starting to prove that Teaneck is more than a two man team! Newark Tech was led by Senior Dwayne Murrill with 20 points and Senior Rakwan Kelly with 13! Lindsey and Hernandez finished with 20 and 19 points respectively!

                                                                             HACKENSACK  70                       IRVINGTON  53

If it was told that high scoring Junior wing Rashard Figures would finish a game with only 4 points, you would assume that Hackensack was in a dog fight or lost the contest! Neither was the case as the Comets rolled past Irvington 70-53 and will meet Teaneck in the “Chip”! Hackensack took a 36-18 halftime lead and just like Teaneck coasted to the victory! While Figures did not put up big scoring numbers he contributed in other ways as he grabbed 8 rebounds,dished out 6 dimes,blocked 2 shots and had 2 steals! The scoring leader was Senior Jaimik Moore(right) who scored 20 points and grabbed 6 boards! Senior Gene Marshall finished with a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds and Senior Chris Myers and Sophomore Anthony Uribe each finished with 10! Irvington was led by Senior Elijah Brown with 15 points and Junior Shakur Juiston finished added a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards!

                                                                                         KENNEDY  54             PASSAIC VALLEY  46

              For a game and three quarters Kennedy looked lifeless! After losing to Newark Tech by 17 the night before, the Knights found themselves down 38-30 heading into the 4th quarter against Passaic Valley! Then finally with 6 minutes left in the 4th Kennedy finally came alive! They cut the lead to one at 44-43 with 4:54 left on a layup by Freshman Alphonso Gee(right) and went ahead for the first time since the 1st half on a steal and assist by Sophomore Aalim Jones(left) to Gee to give them a 45-44 lead! After a free throw by PV’s Junior Stefan Minic gave them a 46-45 lead, two free throws from Senior Hassan Townes and another Jones to Gee connection gave Kennedy a 49-46 lead and they held the Hornets off the scoreboard the rest of the way! Gee scored 9 of his 20 points in the 4th quarter and Jones finished the game with 8 dimes and 4 steals! The win allows Kennedy to play Piscataway Tech for third place on Sunday! Passaic Valley was led by Freshman guard Jihad Wright with 14 points!

                                                                      PISCATAWAY TECH  46               PASSAIC  34

      Piscataway Tech rolled past a sluggish Passaic team behind the play of Junior forward Jordan Lackey with 12 points and 7 rebounds and the 10 points and 9 rebounds from Senior Turell McClendon! Passaic had no player in double figures and was led by Senior Gervon Williams with 7! Star Senior wing Rashaan Johnson was held to 4 points for Passaic! Piscataway Tech never trailed in the game and outrebounded Passaic 35- 20!

                     SUNDAY SCHEDULE:                KENNEDY  VS. PISCATAWAY  4:00pm

                                                                                  NEWARK TECH   VS.  IRVINGTON   5:30pm

                                                                                 TEANECK VS. HACKENSACK   7:00pm

Paterson Charter School, Paterson, NJ….. The Playaz sponsored Jingle Bells Jubilee Tournament began with opening game action and in the contests Teaneck, Hackensack, Newark Tech and Irvington all came out victorious:

                                                          TEANECK   64           PASSAIC VALLEY   45

Senior Joel Hernandez(right) scored 26 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and Senior Shakir Lindsey added 19 points as Teaneck cruised to a 64-45 win over Passaic Valley! Hernandez scored 16 of his points in the 1st half and Teaneck took complete control in the 3rd, building a 50-32 lead at the end of the quarter! Teaneck got good efforts from Senior Eddie Pena, Sophomore Cesar DeJesus and Junior Myles McLeod who snatched 10 rebounds! Passaic Valley was led by Junior Stefan Minic with 16 points and Sophomore Shawn Ulrich with 10 points and 8 rebounds! 

                                                                        HACKENSACK  64               PASSAIC  55

            Junior Rashard Figures(right) scored 23 points and had four steals to lead Hackensack to a 64-55 win over Passaic! He needed to play exceptional to offset the play of Passaic Senior wing Rashaan Johnson who finished with 21 points and 11 boards! Hackensack held a comfortable lead going into the 4th quarter, but got a scare late as Passaic cut the lead to 8 with 1:51 left in the game but Hackensack Senior Keon Lewis bucket plus a foul sealed it and took away any chance for a miraculous comeback! Lewis finished with 10 points while Sophomore Anthony Uribe added 8 points and Senior Gene Marshall added 6 points and 10 rebounds! Senior Gervon Williams  contributed 12 points and 6 rebounds for Passaic! 

                                                                               NEWARK TECH  72        KENNEDY  55

    In a dominating performance Newark Tech took control of the game early and never looked back as they beat Kennedy 72-55! The Terriors led by as much as 24 points as they went into the 4th with a 56-32 lead! Senior Dwayne Murill(right) scored 20 points, Senior Rakwan Kelly(left) scored 17 points with 7 rebounds and 3 steals and Junior Tyree Sykes finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds! Newark Tech’s size was a problem for the Knights as they were usually limited to one shot and could not compete on the glass as Tech held a 46-24 rebounding edge! Senior Hassan Townes led Kennedy with 24 points!

                                                          IRVINGTON  47                      PISCATAWAY TECH  32

          Senior guard Elijah Brown(right) scored 15 points and handed out 4 assists to lead Irvington to a 47-32 win over Piscataway Tech! Junior Shakur Juiston added 10 points and 10 rebounds and two monstrous putback dunks! Irvington never trailed in the game!Junior jordan Lackey led Piscataway with 13 points!

Teaneck will meet Newark Tech and Hackensack will go against Irvington in the Semifinal games!

 Oakland, N.J……. Senior Greg Kozar and Senior Matt Busch each went 3 for 4 at the foul line down the stretch to hold off St. Joseph and take a 51-49 victory In the Indian Hills Holiday Tournament! In a close game the entire way Kozar(pictured) led the way scoring 18 points and hitting a big “triple” to give Mahwah the lead at 43-40 with 1:21 in the 4th! The 1st half ended tied at 27, while the 3rd quarter ended with the game tied at 37! Mahwah and St. Joe’s each needed the win as both teams have started the season slow! They both came in with 1-3 records and each played desperate to the point where they were pressing to make things happen! Senior forward Mike Leniw chipped in 13 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for the Thunderbirds! St. Joe’s was led by Senior Pat Mensah with 16 points and Sophomore Andrew McGuire with 9 points! Senior Ricky Jeune did a good job on the boards grabbing 11! Joe’s has 6 Sophomore’s on their roster and are in a rebuilding mode! Mahwah has a veteran roster and are more in the now as they have 7 Seniors on their roster!

                                                      DEPAUL  81                          CHRIST THE KING( NEWARK)  36

       Senior Sanders Green scored 21 points and went 9 for 11 from the free throw line and Junior Juwaun Carter and Senior Josh Marquez scored their 19 and 17 points respectively in the 1st half as DePaul blewout a young Christ The King team 81-36! Carter and Marquez sat the 2nd half of the game as it was already well in hand! The Indian Hills- North Bergen game was postponed til Thursday night at 8:30 due to inclement weather!