Tenafly Highschool’s dynamic scorer Chris Orozco has verbally committed to attend New Hampshire University! He choose them over Central Connecticut, Hartford and Siena! Orozco is a 6’3 guard who has the ability to put it on the floor and is a strong perimeter shooter! His specialty may be his ability to get to the foul line! Chris has a legitimate chance to be a 2,000 point scorer by the end of his senior season! Orozco was impressed with the family atmosphere of the school, which he feels is alot like his highschool! Hoop Journal would like to congratulate Orozco and his family on his decision and wish nothing but the best in the future!

Kennedy H.S. Paterson, N.J……The game of the night featured the Bergen Comets and the Essex Terriors! The regular season in fallball league has a sudden death rule in which first team to go up 2 wins, in other words first basket wins! In this game, Essex ran a play and got Senior Yekeh Abel(right) a layup to end the contest 38-36 in overtime! Junior Jared Hall and Abelo each led the Terriors with 8 points! Bergen’s Gene Marshall finished with 18 points and Sophomore Rashard Figures added 11 points! In other action, the Silk City Knights defeated the Sparta Minutemen 63-49! Senior Sammy Singletary led the Knights with 14 points while Jamaar Ellerbee added 12 points! Senior Jaquan Bryant led the Minutemen with 15 points! Senior Paul Little scored 10 points and Sophomore Alex Thomas added 9 as the Hawthorne Defenders sneaked pass the Union City Players  36-33! Savon Williams led Union City with 14 points! Senior Aaron Boddie and Senior Jamal Reed each scored 11 points to help the Essex County Raiders defeat the Englewood Force!

Haverford School, Philadelphia, Pa………Friend Central’s Amile Jefferson came out the gate fast for Philly only to be matched by Seton Hall Prep’s Dallas Anglin for Jersey as the the 1st quarter ended in a 22 all tie! It was all Philly the rest of the way as Jefferson continued his high caliber play and got Constitution’s Savon Goodman and Boy’s Latin’s and Boston University commit Maurice Watson  to bring their games to the party with him as they combined for 66 points in a 98-74 win! While Anglin, the Hofstra University commit continued to play well the only real help he got came from St. Anthony and U.C.L.A. commit Kyle Anderson and new Miami University commit Melvin Johnson! Jefferson finished with 28 points and 8 boards, Goodman added 23 points and 6 rebounds and Watson finished with 15 points, 9 assists and 4 steals! Anglin finished with 25 points and 4 dimes while Anderson added 11 points,7 boards and 7 assists! Johnson showed up in the second half straight from his Miami visit to score 11 points in a short span! Philly also got 13 points from Constitution’s Daquan Walker and 12 points from Academy New Church’s Marcus Gilbert! Jefferson(right) and Anglin(pictured with J.R. Smith and Wayne Ellington) were voted M.V.P.’s of the game for their respective teams!