Teaneck Group 3 Sectional Champs!

Teaneck………..Teaneck is good! Very good! And they showed Passaic Valley just how good they are in winning the North 1 Group 3 Championship 64-40! After a close 1st quarter in which Teaneck led 13-11, the Highwaymen took complete control of the game by putting defensive pressure on Valley’s guards and giving up only one shot on a possesssion by dominating the boards! Passaic Valley only scored 2 points in the 2nd quarter and that came from the fouline! Sophomore Joel Hernandez, Junior Chris Jones and Senior Danta Davis did the majority of the scoring in the stanza as they took a 31-13 lead into the half! They never looked back, enjoying their largest lead at the end of the 3rd 49-27! Passaic Valley played hard, but could not find a basket as Senior sharp shooter Nick DiCristina could only manage one trey in the contest and only Senior Tom Gaccione reached double figures in the game with 10 points! Teaneck seems to be getting better as their young players keep maturing before your eyes! They are ten deep and get legitimate contributions from each player! Hernandez led the scoring with 20 points and 8 rebounds! Jones(right) scored 16 points and Davis came off the bench to score 17 points and grab 10 rebounds! Senior Dave Clough scored 9 for P.V. and Junior Olumide Onajide finishede with 7 points and 9 rebounds! Teaneck will now face Plainfield for the North Championship Thursday at East Orange Campus!

NOTES: Hoops Journal would like to acknowledge the career’s of Passaic Valley senior’s Nick DiCristina, Dave Clough, Tom Gaccione and Elias Logothetis! When you talk team, Passaic Valley is the ultimate team! And these four players were key to the success that they achieved this season! Some would say”surprising success”! Logothetis played a good point guard this season and Tom Gaccione(left) became a lethal threat from the perimeter! DiCristina(bottom right) and Clough(top right) especially, have had great career’s for the Hornets! Both were a big part of Passaic Valley’s season last year and they came back with the pressure of being leaders this season! They each can play college basketball on some level and here’s hoping they give it a legitmate shot! It’s been a pleasure to cover and meet these four  young men and here’s hoping for the best in the future!