Bloomfield, N.J…….#6 seed Wayne Valley went to #3 Bloomfield and thoroughly outplayed them in a 59-40 victory to move into the semifinals of the North 1 Group 4 States! Valley went the majority of the game with their five starters! They outrebounded Bloomfield 33-15! Junior Andrew Keane led Wayne Valley with 18 points and 7 rebounds, Senior Scott Arkin who played great scored 12 points with 8 rebounds and 6 assists! Senior Chris Homsi scored 11 points with 7 rebounds, Senior point guard Jay Mustafa(pictured) finished with 9 points, 11 assists and 3 steals, but Senior James Grevenitz may have been the most important player as he scored 9 points and grabbed 5 rebounds but more importantly was the key defensive player in Valley’s diamond and 1 defense! He helped hold Junior Jameel Patterson to 6 points! Junior Isiah Dockett led Bloomfield with 15 points! Wayne Valley will now face rival Passaic Tech in the Semi’s on Saturday!

( Special thanks to Jon Fass of WGHT 1500)!

Jersey City, N.J….. Junior Reggie Cameron scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Junior Mike Young scored 13 points and pulled down 10 boards, Junior Raekwon Kelly scored 12 points and Junior Kavon Stewart(pictured) dished out 12 assists to go along with 6 points and 6 rebounds as Hudson Catholic moved to the semifinals of the North Parochial B states with a 68-37 win over Montclair Kimberley Academy! the #3 seeded Hawks will travel to play Morristown Beard in the semifinal game on Saturday! Senior Max Herrmann scored 15 points and Junior Matt Lane finished with 10 points for Montclair Kimberley Academy! 

Old Tappan,N.J……11th seeded Passaic Valley went into Old Tappan,seeded #3 and played well enough to advance in the North 1 Group 3 States quarterfinal! Senior Olumide Onajide(pictured) was a force for Passaic Valley! The 6’2 forward scored 21 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in the game and was instrumental late when Old Tappan made their final run! After a slow 1st half in which P.V. led 18-17, Senior Jamir Lennon  hit back to back”triples” to start a spurt where Valley finished the 3rd quarter up 33-23! After a couple of drives to the bucket from Senior Jake Kopf, Valley got their biggest lead in the contest 43-26 with over 5 minutes left in the game! But Old Tappan tried to cut into the lead and cut it to 6 on a three point play by Junior Troy McLaughlin, but free throws by Onajide iced the contest! Lennon finished the game with 13 points and 4 assists and Sophomore Stefan Minic added 9! 5’10 Senior Ian Hanley was a big addition for Passaic Valley on the boards as he finished with 8 in the game! Mason Vialonga led Old Tappan with 15 points, McLaughlin added 13 and Senior Dan Brogan finished his career with 9 points! Junior Khalil Whitney grabbed 12 rebounds in the game for Old Tappan! Passaic Valley will meet the winner of the Garfield-West Milford winner friday!