Passaic County Tech Upends Kennedy Late 69-65!

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!