Hackensack stuns Queen Of Peace 69-66
It all came tumbling down for Queen Of Peace as a night playing to the crowd and having their way with the Hackensack Comets became a shocking and humbling experience. Sophmore guard Alex George drilled a three pointer with 11 seconds on the clock and Keon Williams steal with 3 seconds sealed the deal as Hackensack H.S. overcame being down for most of the game to pull off a mini miracle by beating Queen Of Peace H.S. 69-66 and will now face Don Bosco Prep H.S. in the finals of the Bergen County Jamboree.The game seemed well in hand for Q.P. as they led from the beginning of the second quarter til the final score.
Eastside cruises by Wayne Valley 77-58
Eastside will now get its shot! The Ghosts,behind four players in double figures will face Paterson Catholic H.S. in the finals of the Passaic County Tournament as they manhandled Wayne Valley H.S. 77-58. David Robinson led a balanced attack with 20 points and 7 rebounds as tough full court pressure defense proved to be too much for W.V.Bryant Lewis(15pts) Karon Abraham(10pts) and Kumar Davis(10pts,7rebs.) all scored in double figures but the constant on the ball defense ,particularly by Lewis and Abraham against super soph point guard Jason Rosenberg eventually wore them down.
Paterson Catholic routs Kennedy 75-45
Paterson Catholic showed why this years Passaic County Tournament is their’s to lose. Led by Seton Hall bound guard Jordan Theodore the Cougars had moments of brilliance against a Kennedy team thats been very good throughout the year but could not get off today. Theodore scored 21 pts. on an assortment of and 1 type moves as well as dish off 6 assists and add three steals. He had plenty of help as Fuquan Edwin (16pts,6rebs,3stls) Jayon James (11pts,5asts,2blks) Trevor Clemmings (9pts,8rebs,4blks) Wayne Mack (9pts,6asts,3stls) and Lance Brown (8pts,2stls) all contributed to a thorough beatdown.