Passaic County Tournament: #6 Hawthorne Christian Blows Out #11 Passaic 57-35!

Hawthorne,New Jersey…..The question coming into this contest was whether Hawthorne Christian’s backcourt could handle Passaic’s pressure and take care of the basketball! Well the#6 seed Defenders answered that question with flying colors as they not only handled it but thoroughly outplayed the #11 seeded Passaic’s guards in their 57-35 win! Senior Nick Aust, Junior Jake Hart and Sophomore Chris Aust along with Senior Jamari Moss were near flawless in controlling the rock which gave Hawthorne Christian’s frontcourt a chance to take control in the middle! Senior Paul Little(right) and Sophomore Alex Thomas could not be stopped as Little scored 15 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Thomas scored 14 points with 10 boards and 5 assists! Hawthorne Christian took a 33-18 lead into the half and did not let up in the 2nd half! They outrebounded Passaic 34-18 and Nick Aust(left) in particular made them pay by knocking down perimeter shots as he scored 13 points with 3″triples”! The lone bright spot for Passaic was Junior Rahsaan Johnson who scored 18 points and grabbed 7 rebounds! Hawthorne Christian will meet Wayne Valley in the quarterfinals next week!