West Orange, N.J…….. The second day of the HoopGroup Tipoff Showcase took a big turn as the one unexpected win came from Rutgers Prep, who over took the much talked about Hudson Catholic team as they came from 17 points down in the first half to pull off a 44-43 win! Senior Mike Klinger scored 15 points including the game deciding free throws and Senior Greg Grippo added 12 points as the Argonauts played with a nothing to lose attitude and found a way to win! Junior Mike Young finished with 9 points and 10 boards, Junior Reggie Cameron scored 9 points with 9 rebounds and Senior Grant Ellis added 9 points on 3″ triples” for Hudson Catholic who never got anyone to step up late in the contest! In the best game by an individual, Senior Chris Jones put his team on his shoulders and Teaneck rode him home in their tough 53-49 win over St. Joseph of Metuchen! Jones(pictured) scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Junior Joel Hernandez made a crucial 4 point play knocking down a”triple” and getting fouled on the play to put Teaneck up three and Junior Shakir Lindsey iced it with 4 free throws late! Temple commit Quentin DeCosey scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Freshman Carl Towns finished with 15 points and 10 boards! St. Anthony Senior Jerome Frink scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and U.C.L.A. commit Kyle Anderson scored 14 points and 8 boards as they overcame a game Trenton Catholic team 53-33! Freshman Malachi Richardson led Trenton Catholic with 12 points! Junior guard Tyler Ennis scored 17 points and 5 thefts as St. Benedicts won handily over Roselle Catholic 70-48! The Hun School outpaced Paramus Catholic 58-41 as Senior Bo McKinley scored 16 points, Senior Will Kelly added 10 points,6 rebounds and 6 blocks and Senior Rashid Epps scored 12 points! Freshman Marquel Sheffield led Paramus Catholic with 16 points and Sophomore Jalen Hernandez added 12! 

Kennedy H.S. Paterson, N.J…….. A great way to start the season! In a hard fought contest Passaic County Tech behind Senior Shackquiel Scott’s(right) double-double and  Senior Aazaad Hinton’s(left) play late overcame an 18 point deficit to defeat Kennedy H.S. 69-65! Kennedy got off to a fast start as Senior Gary Simpson led the Knights to a 25-10 1st quarter lead! Tech was struggling making a basket and turning the ball over! Kennedy also introduced freshman point guard Aalim Jones to the lineup! The 5’7 Jones ran the show efficiently as the Knights took a 43-36 lead into the 2nd half! Kennedy again came out fast in the 3rd as Senior Sammy Singletary took over the scoring as they again went ahead by double figures! Then Tech woke up at the end of the 3rd! Senior Jarred Sykes put back closed the gap to a 56-50 to end the stanza! P.C.T. finally tied the score on a Isaac Williams to Scott alley-oop! Seconds later,Hinton’s steal gave them their first lead of the game 62-60 with 4:44 left in the game! After Simpson tied the game Williams and Hinton made plays to seal it! Tech had five players in double figures as Scott finished with 12 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots, Kori Haggie came off the bench to score 12 points and grab 9 rebounds, Hinton scored 11 points with 6 steals, Sykes finished with 10 points and 9 rebounds and Williams scored 10 points with 3 assists and 2 steals! Kennedy was led by Singletary with 21 points and Simpson with 20! Jones finished the game with 9 dimes and Shaquille Brewington finished with 9 points for Kennedy!

Wayne, N.J……….Senior Davon Jacobs (right)scored 19 of his 21 points in the 2nd half and Junior Josh Marquez scored 18 points and dished 5 dimes as DePaul beat an out manned Paramus Catholic 73-57! Jacobs added 8 rebounds and 4 blocked shots to his total! Junior Sanders Green came off the bench to score 11 points and Sophomore Kiy Hester added 10! DePaul took a 31-25 halftime lead into the 3rd quarter and then scored 21 more points to take a 52-40 lead! Paramus Catholic’s trying to find some offense until the eligibility of transfers Kyle Minard, Mike Alford and Anthony Rafes after they sit their 30 days! In the meantime, Senior Vaughn Dudley, Sophomore Jalen Hernandez and Freshman Marquel Sheffield will try to hold the fort! Each finished with 12 points with Dudley and Sheffield also grabbing 8 rebounds apiece!