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Robertson Win Game on BuzzerBeater from 38 Feet
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to beat South Plainfield on Monday, 62-60. Here it is:
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Boys Basketball Roundup For
Friday,
Jan.
9:
South
Plainfield's
Williams
Celebrates Birthday With 37
RESULTS/SCHEDULE
BLUE
McCarrick 44, Kennedy 29
Spotswood 59, Middlesex 49
Carteret 51, Bishop Ahr 28
GOLD
Wardlaw-Hartridge 51, East Brunswick Tech 40
South River 75, Timothy Christian 35
Perth Amboy Tech 47, South Amboy 36
GMC CROSSOVER
South Plainfield 78, Piscataway Tech 71
NON-CONFERENCE
Lawrenceville Prep 69, Metuchen 44
Jordan
Hankerson
PISCATAWAY — Happy Birthday.
South Plainfield junior guard Lamont Williams celebrated his
birthday in style as he poured in 37 points, including 30 in
the second half, when the Tigers rallied for a 78-71 victory
over Piscataway Tech in a GMC crossover clash in Piscataway on
Friday night.
Williams shot 12 of 17 from the floor overall, including 7 of
10 from 3-point range and 6 of 6 from the foul line.
Williams was held to seven points in the first half when the
Tigers (4-5) trailed 29-12 at one point before trailing 36-30
at the break.
Aziz Austin recorded 26 points, eight assists and four assists
in the loss.
Piscataway Tech (5-3), which also received a 21-point, 4-steal
performance by Letrell West, led by six at the half before
South Plainfield enjoyed a 24-12 third-quarter advantage.
Jordan Hankerson added 10 points for South Plainfield of the
White Division, while Jason Lee and James Alba scored eight
each. Ali Austin added eight points for the Raiders of the
Gold.
CARTERET 51, BISHOP AHR 28
Brandon Gilder
Jaquan
Robertson
CARTERET — Brandon Gilder recorded 21 points and five rebounds
and Jaquan Robertson added 14 points, seven rebounds, four
assists and three blocks as the two upperclassmen led the way.
Carteret (5-2) led 12-10 after one quarter, then held Bishop
Ahr (2-5) to six points in each of the next three quarters in
cruising to the GMC Blue Division victory.
Vincent Montgomery added six points and seven rebounds to the
winning attack, Tom Weiler scored 12 for Bishop Ahr.
SPOTSWOOD 58, MIDDLESEX 49
MIDDLESEX — Eric Dadika scored 28 points to power No. 8
Spotswood, which set the tone with an 18-9 first-quarter
advantage, then held off the Blue Jays from there.
Andrew Fuzesi and Matt Ciaccio added 10 points each for
Spotswood (6-1), which won its sixth straight. Marcus EvansLittle scored 14 for Middlesex (2-5). Vincent Chiera and
Kayshawn Wilson added 11 each.
CARDINAL MCCARRICK 44, KENNEDY 29
SOUTH AMBOY — Ralph Menard scored 17 points to go with seven
rebounds to lead a balanced attack as Cardinal McCarrick, No.
2 in The Authority Sports Top 10, pulled away for its ninth
win against no losses.
McCarrick methodically built a 31-26 lead after three quarters
before holding Kennedy (2-7) to three points in the fourth
quarter.
NyQuan McCombs added 12 points, five assists and four steals
for the winners, Santiago Dervishaj had eight points and six
rebounds and Hodari Bazemore posted seven points and five
rebounds.
SOUTH RIVER 75, TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN 35
SOUTH RIVER — Sean Darrar piled up 18 points, 10 rebounds and
four assists and Zach Torres compiled 15 points and nine
assists as a balanced attack led the Rams to the Gold Division
win.
Mario Nigro chipped in with 11 points and Maurice Lawrence
added six points and 10 rebounds for South River (4-4). Lucas
Page had six points and 10 rebounds for Timothy Christian
(0-7).
PERTH AMBOY TECH 47, SOUTH AMBOY 36
SOUTH AMBOY — Jordan Little scored 24 points and Kyrie Byers
added 13 to lead Perth Amboy Tech to the Gold Division
victory.
Amboy Tech (6-2) led South Amboy (3-6), 36-19 after three
quarters before the Guvs made a run.
Kiere Ford had 16 points and seven rebounds for South Amboy,
Ryan O’Leary added six points and 10 rebounds.
WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE 51, EAST BRUNSWICK TECH 40
EDISON — Mike Newman scored 15 points and John Pohopin added
12 to lead Wardlaw, which built a 26-18 halftime lead. Both
teams are now 4-4.
Noah Westbrook scored 11 points for East Brunswick Tech.
LAWRENCEVILLE PREP 69, METUCHEN 44
METUCHEN — Evan Collier at Artie Flaherty scored 10 points
each for Metuchen, which behind 21-7 after one quarter and
couldn’t recover against its visitors from Mercer County.
Four different players scored in double figures and 10 players
overall for Lawrenceville Prep (6-3). Metuchen fell to 2-4.
Boys Basketball Roundup for
Wednesday, Jan. 7
RESULTS
St. Joseph 52, East Brunswick 36
Dunellen 61, East Brunswick Tech 30
Perth Amboy Tech 56, Piscataway Tech 50
South River 60, Wardlaw 51
Spotswood 51, Kennedy 49
South Amboy 49, Timothy Christian 22
Carteret 46, Middlesex 36
Manasquan 61, Bishop Ahr 52
SPOTSWOOD — Senior guard Marlon Hart scored with two seconds
on the clock to give Spotswood, No. 8 in The Authority Sports
Top 10, a 51-49 victory over John F. Kennedy in a GMC Blue
Division contest on Wednesday.
Matthew
Ciaccio,
Spotswood
Hart, who finished with 18 points and six rebounds, scored 11
of his points in the second half and sophomore center Matt
Ciaccio scored 10 his 12 points when Spotswood (5-1) outscored
Kennedy (2-6), 31-23.
Kush
JFK
Patel,
Ciaccio added 10 rebounds for Spotswood, which has won five
straight, and junior guard Eric Dadika also scored 12 points.
Spotswood outscored Kennedy from the foul line, 13-4.
Kush Patel scored 21 for Kennedy, Wells had 11 and Joe Duffy
nine. A basket by Wells tied the game to set up Hart’s
heroics.
PERTH AMBOY TECH 56, PISCATAWAY 50
Jordan Little
PERTH AMBOY — Jordan Little, a 6-8 senior center, posted a
triple-double with 25 points, 22 rebounds and 10 blocked shots
to lead Perth Amboy Tech to the key GMC Gold Division victory,
leaving both teams at 5-2.
Perth Amboy Tech led 37-35 after three quarters then went from
a man-to-man to a 3-2 zone in the fourth quarter and pulled
away for the victory.
Luis Rodriguez, a 6-4 senior swingman, scored just five
points, but they came in succession on a put-back, then a
corner 3-pointer with 2:00 left to give Amboy Tech the lead
for good.
Kyrie Byers added 13 points, six assists and six rebounds for
Amboy Tech, Noel Garay added 11. Letrell West scored 19 for
Piscataway Tech, Kyle Wider had 12.
ST. JOSEPH 52, EAST BRUNSWICK 36
The Authority Sports was there. We will have a game report,
keys to the game, pictures, videos and Faces in The Crowd
coming later and an All Access St. Joseph video coming
tomorrow morning.
East Brunswick, No. 5 in The Authority Sports Top 10, jumped
to an 11-1 lead before No. 1 St. Joseph rallied behind the
play of Breein Tyree (16 points, six rebounds, six assists)
and Branislav Vujadinovic (11 points, seven rebound). St.
Joe’s played without double-figure scorer and leading
rebounder Marcus Ashamole (sick), but contributions from
others, including reserve Bryce Layne, a 6-8 center, fueled
the victory.
St. Joseph is 6-1, EB 4-2.
Branislav Vujadonovic of St. Joe’s against East Brunswick
(Photo of Cliff Ross)
SOUTH AMBOY 49, TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN 22
PISCATAWAY — Sophomore Ryan O’Leary scored 19 points and
fellow sophomore Julian Munoz had nine to lead a balanced
attack as South Amboy won for the third time in its last four
games.
William Clemons (11), and Josh Decker (10) led Timothy
Christian (0-8). South Amboy improved to 3-5.
SOUTH RIVER 60, WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE 51
Sean Darrar
EDISON — Senior guard Sean Darrar recorded 39 points, five
rebounds and five steals to propel South River.
Darrar, who now has 942 career points, hit seven 3-pointers to
bring his career total to 146.
CARTERET 46, MIDDLESEX 36
MIDDLESEX — Carteret jumped to a 32-21 halftime lead, then
kept the defensive pressure up in its first game in 2015.
Jaquan Robertson led the Ramblers (4-2) with 21 points,
Brandon Gilder added 11. Kayshawn Wilson scored 17 for the
Blue Jayss (2-4), Stew Lester had 10.
DUNELLEN 61, EAST BRUNSWICK TECH 30
Dunellen standouts against
E.B. Tech from left Danny
Russomanno, Tyquan Fowler
and David Johnson (Photo by
John Haley)
DUNELLEN — Dunellen led just 28-22 at halftime before
outscoring the visiting Tigers 33-8 the rest of the way.
Senior guard David Johnson led the Destroyers with 26 points,
Tyquan Fowler added 12 and Danny Russomanno nine.
Dunellen improved to 5-2, a much improved E.B. Tech fell to
4-3.
MANASQUAN 61, BISHOP AHR 52
Anthony Abano
EDISON — Ten different players scored as 6-1 Manasquan pulled
away for the non-conference, road victory.
Anthony Abano scored 18 for Bishop Ahr (2-4), Corey Ciszek
added nine.
A
Mid-Week
GMC
Boys
Basketball Notebook Loaded
With News, Notes, Anecdotes,
Stats And Trivia
The season is just starting to swing into high gear, but it’s
never too early to talk about the GMC Tournament.
This year’s event will have a new twist as ‘Super Sunday,’
always a staple at Middlesex County College, will be held at
New Brunswick High School.
Nothing against New Brunswick High, but MCC was the perfect
venue to watch four games all day with plenty of room to move
about and watch the games from every corner and every angle.
So we’ll see how the new venue works out.
The semifinals will move from MCC to South Brunswick High with
the championship game still waiting the approval from Rutgers.
Securing the date for the final at Rutgers has always been an
issue because of availability. Here’s to hoping the site
remains at RU because in my opinion, that is one of the main
reasons the Middlesex County/GMC Tournament is the classiest
county tournament in the entire state and I have witnessed
them all during my long career as a local and statewide
writer.
The Middlesex County/GMC Tournament championship has been
played on the Rutgers campus ever since the 1969-70 season.
When the tournament began in 1964-65, the final game was
played at Woodbridge High School up until the 1968-69 title
game when Colonia beat South River at WHS before a sold-out
gym, 80-62, as CHS’s first 1,000-point scorer Craig Frank
dropped in 31.
The title game would be sold-out long before the game would
begin.
A long line would be formed all along that corridor leading up
the entrance of the Woodbridge gym as people would be turned
away.
Then, in 1969-70, the game was moved to the Rutgers University
gym affectionately known as ‘The Barn’ located on College Ave.
in New Brunswick.
Bruce Carey’s jumper near the final horn provided the packed
house with a thrill as Perth Amboy knocked off New Brunswick,
62-60.
In 1970-71, I was in the house as a 12-year-old watching my
brother and Metuchen shock future NBA first-round draft pick
Gary Brokaw and New Brunswick, 83-78. Brokaw scored 46.
The final game was played at ‘The Barn’ up until 1978-79 when
it moved to the brand new Rutgers Athletic Center,
affectionately known as ‘The RAC.’
When the games were played at ‘The Barn’ the JV boys final
would be played before the varsity boys final.
When the venue moved from the Rutgers College campus to the
Livingston campus at ‘The RAC,’ the girls varsity would play
before the boys in the title game. It has been that way ever
since.
Up until the early to mid-2000’s, the semifinals and finals
for the boys and girls were both played at ‘The RAC.’
Keith Hughes
Who can ever forget the first year when the GMC was formed in
1985-86 when Keith Hughes of Carteret and Lunearl ‘Earl’
Summers put on a show before 5,500 in the final game at The
RAC with the Ramblers winning 69-67. Hughes dropped in a cool
40, Earl had 28. I thought the roof was going to come off the
place that night.
How about 1989-90 when Ray Mulero of Kennedy was fouled with
no time left on the clock and drained two foul shots to
complete an improbable comeback against Perth Amboy, 54-53.
Okay let me stop because I could go on all day. I have been to
every county final since 1979-80, another classic when Mike
Payne pumped in 33 as Colonia beat Amboy in OT, 64-62.
THE GMCT SCHEDULE
Play-In Round
At Higher Seed
Saturday, Feb. 14
Preliminary Round
At Higher Seed
Tuesday, Feb. 17
First Round
At Higher Seed
Thursday, Feb. 19
Quarterfinals
At New Brunswick H.S.
Sunday, Feb. 22
Semifinals
At South Brunswick H.S.
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Finals
At Rutgers*
Friday, Feb. 27
*-Waiting for approval
TOP 10’S
Just thought this would be interesting to see how different
basketball people think.
Was hoping to get The Star-Ledger’s poll, but they are
releasing their first one tonight (Wednesday).
(Note: these polls are not reflective of Tuesday’s games
(South Brunswick beat North Brunswick, etc.).
JOHN HALEY/THE AUTHORITY SPORTS
Branislav
Vujadinovic,
St. Joe’s
Breein
Tyree,
St. Joseph
Marcus
Ashamole,
Joseph
1. St. Joe’s
2. McCarrick
St.
3. Colonia
4. South Brunswick
5. East Brunswick
6. Woodbridge
7. North Brunswick
8. Spotswood
9. Monroe
10. Old Bridge
MIKE BECKER/THE HOME NEWS TRIBUNE
(THNT only lists 8 since they also cover parts of Union and
Somerset Counties)
South Brunswick players from
left Terrence Wong, Jack
Engel, Eric Savage
1. St. Joseph
2. Cardinal McCarrick
3. South Brunswick
4. East Brunswick
5. Monroe
6. Old Bridge
7. Colonia
8. North Brunswick
CHRIS BANOS/THE AUTHORITY SPORTS
Colonia starting five, from
left: Brandon Haines, Pat
Nagiub, J.J. Corbett. Chase
Barneys, Jodrell Thompson
1. St. Joe’s
2. Colonia
3. Cardinal McCarrick
4. South Brunswick
5. East Brunswick
6. Monroe
7. Woodbridge
8. North Brunswick
9. Spotswood
10. Perth Amboy
KARL TOWNS SR./THE AUTHORITY SPORTS
Cardinal McCarrick starting
five, from left: Santiago
Dervishaj, Hodari Bazemore,
NyQuan McCombs, Gilberto
Cue, Elijah Mitchell
1. Cardinal McCarrick
2. St. Joseph
3. Colonia
4. South Brunswick
5. East Brunswick
6. North Brunswick
7. Monroe
8. Sayreville
9. Spotswood
10. Piscataway Tech
TRIVIA
There are 10 assistant coaches in the GMC who used to be head
coaches (not necessarily in the GMC). How many can you name?
ACTIVE LEADING SCORERS
Jaquan
Robertson
Sean Darrar
Jaquan Robertson, Carteret 1,083
Sean Darrar, South River 903
David Johnson, Dunellen 887
Artie Flaherty, Metuchen 795
Jordan Little, Perth Amboy Tech 730
Aziz Austin, Piscataway Tech 708
Brandon Gilder, Carteret 682
Zahneer Shuler, Woodbridge 646
Tom Weiler, Bishop Ahr 562
Evan Collier, Metuchen 521
ACTIVE LEADING 3-POINT SHOOTERS
Aziz Austin
Zahneer Shuler
Sean Darrar, South River 139
Aziz Austin, Piscataway Tech 107
Zahneer Shuler, Woodbridge 79
Jaquan Robertson, Carteret 75
Tom Weiler, Bishop Ahr 72
Artie Flaherty, Metuchen 63
IT’S A BRUNSWICK THING
While New Brunswick continues to struggle, North Brunswick
(5-2), East Brunswick (4-1) and South Brunswick (4-2) are
thriving with a combined record of 13-5.
Competing against each other in the Red Division, the
Brunswick’s have spent the early part of the season beating
each other.
North Brunswick, from left, Pranay Bhandare, Kishan
Patel, L.J. Williams, Joe Castellanos, Eric Slade and
Dante Anderson
East Brunswick has beaten North, but lost to South.
North Brunswick has beaten South, but lost to East
South Brunswick has beaten East, but lost to North.
All three Brunswick clashes have been close:
East Brunswick beat North Brunswick, 55-53
South Brunswick beat East Brunswick, 59-56
North Brunswick beat South Brunswick, 58-57
In case you missed it, Joe Castellanos hit a layup with one
second left on Tuesday to lift North Brunswick past South in a
tight game from start all the way to the finish.
SLICK MOVE
Eric Savage of South Brunswick against St. Joe’s:
TEACHER/PUPIL
Andrew Hill
Chris Chiera
When Colonia head coach Chris Chiera walked into the Kennedy
gym on Monday nigh, he saw a sight he had never seen before –
Andrew Hill in green.
When Chiera took over as head coach from Ken Pace at Colonia
in 2005, he has only had one hire – Hill, a heady point guard
at Carteret back in the day who wanted to get into the
coaching ranks.
Hill remained on Chiera’s bench for eight seasons before
taking the Kennedy job this year and was instrumental in the
school winning 128 games during his stay.
“I knew he was ready to become a head coach about four or five
years ago,’’ said Chiera, whose team bested Hill’s, 57-40. “I
would ask him his for advice on the bench, what he thought
about this or that. And he would give it to me even if he
didn’t agree with me. He was always thinking like a head
coach, so I knew he was ready and I couldn’t be happier for
him.’’
Chiera admitted it was strange at first.
“It was strange not seeing him on my bench this season,’’ said
Chiera. “But walking into the gym and seeing him in green was
strange. I busted his chops about his hair cut, which he has
since changed, I rubbed his head and then it was time to play.
He will do a great job over there.’’
STREAKING FALCONS
St. Joseph has won 20 straight GMC Red Division games and 30
straight games against GMC competition.
St. Joseph has won 20 straight GMC Tournament games and is
26-2 in its last 28 GMCT games.
St. Joseph is 16-2 in its last 18 state games with six in a
row.
ST. JOE’S COACH DAVE TURCO BEFORE LAST YEAR’S T O C
FINAL:
TWO SPORT ATHLETE
Matt
Cocorikis,
Monroe
Monroe’s 6-3 senior guard Matt Cocorikis is having one of the
best seasons in the GMC, averaging 19.3 and 8.2 rebounds per
game for the 6-0 Falcons. Cocorikis has made 27 foul shots in
his last two games and is averaging 8.5 free throws made per
game. On the season, Cocorikis is 51 of 58 from the foul line.
Did you know Cocorikis is also the best golfer who plays
basketball? Cocorikis averaged 75 strokes per 72 holes last
spring for the Monroe golf team, finished third in the GMC
Tournament and advanced to The Tournament of Champions.
WATCH THIS DUNK
Sayreville’s Jehyve Floyd:
INJURED
Sayreville’s 6-8 sophomore Jahsim Floyd has missed the last
four games with an injury. He is expected back on Tuesday.
One of North Brunswick’s top players, senior guard Kishan
Patel, returned to the lineup on Tuesday after missing four
games with a foot injury.
TRIVIA ANSWER
Coach/Current School/Head Coach At
John Dolan, Kennedy/Carteret
Jim Lane, Metuchen/Rumson/Monmouth
Rory Levine, Old Bridge/New Brunswick
Ray Newman, Metuchen/Kennedy
Jose Rodriguez, St. Joe’s/Carteret
Mike Delverasano, Spotswood/South River
Lenny Reyes, Woodbridge/Metuchen/South Amboy
Bill Schulte, South Plainfield/South Plainfield
Felix Romero, Perth Amboy Tech/Manasquan (girls)*
Bill Kilduff, St. Joe’s/St. Pius/Absegami/Randolph (twice)**
* Romero, a former player at Perth Amboy Tech, was the head
coach when the Manasquan girls won the T of C in 2012-13.
** Kilduff also coached at Rutgers under Craig Littlepage.
Boys Basketball Roundup For
Monday, Dec. 29: Spotswood,
Monroe, Middlesex, McCarrick
Win Titles
BOUND BROOK — Eric Dadika hit two free throws with 20.6
seconds left to send the game into overtime, then Marlon Hart
hit a 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left as Spotswood beat Bound
Brook 69-66 in the championship game of the Bound Brook
Holiday Tournament on Monday.
Eric Dadika
Matthew
Ciaccio
Hart (14 points, five rebounds) was chosen as the tourney’s
Most Valuable Player, while Dadika (22 points) and Matt
Ciaccio (10 points, eight rebounds) made the All-Tournament
Team.
Spotswood (3-1) trailed 21-13 after one quarter and 50-43
entering the fourth quarter. Dadika scored 11 of his points in
the fourth quarter and overtime combined.
In OT, Spotswood trailed before Dadika tied it with with two
late free throws, setting up Hart’s winning basket, one step
behind the arc from the right side.
Bound Brook fell to 3-1.
MONROE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
CHAMPIONSHIP
MONROE 67, ALLENTOWN 65
Adam Darwish of
Monroe (Photo by Roy
DeBoer)
MONROE — Senior forward Matt Cocorikis scored nine of his 17
points in the fourth quarter when unbeaten Monroe (4-0)
rallied for the victory in its inaugural holiday tournament.
Matt Cocorikis
Senior forward Adam Darwish came off the bench to score seven
points, which included a big 3-pointer in the closing minutes
and both ends of a one-and-one with 25 seconds left, which
concluded the scoring.
Allentown (3-1) called a timeout with 11 seconds left and got
off a three-pointer near the buzzer, which hit the rim and
bounded away.
Junior point guard Rico Viani also scored 17 and junior
forward Eddie Pinto 11 for the Falcons, who outscored
Allentown 19-14 in the final frame.
KEARNY KARDINAL CLASSIC
CHAMPIONSHIP
CARDINAL MCCARRICK 71, BELLEVILLE 35
KEARNY — Ralph Mennard led four players in double figures with
18 points as No. 5 Cardinal McCarrick, arguably the most
balanced team in the GMC, rolled to the holiday crown.
Cardinal McCarrick starting
five, from left: Santiago
Dervishaj, Hodari Bazemore,
NyQuan McCombs, Gilberto
Cue, Elijah Mitchell
Josh Green added 16 points and five rebounds for unbeaten
McCarrick (5-0), Gilberto Cue chipped in with 14 points, five
assists, four rebounds and three steals and NyQuan McCombs
also scored 15 points, while handing out five assists.
Bellevillle fell to 2-4.
The South Amboy school is off to a 5-0 start for the first
time since 2008-09.
MIKE SHELLO HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
Marcus
Little
Evans-
Stew Lester
CHAMPIONSHIP
MIDDLESEX 58, DUNELLEN 50
DUNELLEN _ Kyle Bogus led a balanced attack with 15 poinsts,
while Marcus Evans-Little and Stewart Lester chipped in with
14 each as Middlesex captured the crown against the host
school.
Middlesex (2-3) built a 48-32 lead after three quarters before
Dunellen (3-1) mounted a rally behind David Johnson, who
finished with 27 points to lead all scorers.
HILLSBOROUGH TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND
L.J. Williams
NORTH BRUNSWICK 62, HILLSBOROUGH 57
HILLSBOROUGH — Senior forward L.J. Williams pumped in 24
points, senior guard Eric Slade added 13 and senior guard
Dante Anderson 11 as No. 4 North Brunswick rallied for the
victory against the host school.
Trailing 44-37 heading to the fourth quarter, North Brunswick
(2-1) outscored Hillsborough (2-1) 25-13 in the final quarter.
Anderson scored all 11 of his points in the second half,
including seven in the final quarter. Williams, who added
seven rebounds, scored six in the fourth frame.
Anderson tied the game for North Brunswick with 2:30 left on a
three-pointer. Joe Castellanos (six points, eight rebounds)
then gave North Brunswick its first lead with a basket and the
Raiders won it from the foul line from there. The Raiders shot
18 of 27 from the line for the game, Hillsborough was 7 of 14.
North Brunswick will play Hunterdon Central for the title on
Tuesday at 7.
MATAWAN TOURNAMENT
CHAMPIONSHIP
MANALAPAN 49, OLD BRIDGE 46
MATAWAN – No. 9 Old Bridge (3-2) made a fourth-quarter rally,
but MVP Kyle Mullen (16 points, 10 rebounds) proved too much
in the title game.
Connor Romano led Old Bridge with 16 points and six rebounds,
Luis Cruz added 12 points and Dante Whipple recorded seven
points and eight rebounds.
CONSOLATION
Jaquan
Robertson
Brandon Gilder
CARTERET 49, EDISON 45
MATAWAN — Senior guard Jaquan Robertson scored eight of his 15
points in the fourth quarter and senior forward Brandon Gilder
scored six of his 14 in the fourth when Carteret outscored
Edison 14-8 to post the victory at Matawan High School.
Carteret (3-2) finished 2-1 in the eight-team tournament and
finished in fifth place, Edison (2-3) finished 1-2.
Al Newcombe
Robertson added eight rebounds for Carteret, which trailed
28-23 at the break before limiting the Eagles to 17 points in
the second half. Brandon Radd led Edison with 14 points, Al
Newcombe added 11 and John Zanfordino 10.
Matt Merz hit two three-pointers and scored six points total
to add to the Carteret attack, while Vincent Montgomery (6
points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal), Amir Alford (6 points, 4
rebounds, 1 steal) and Jemar Jordan (2 points, 2 rebounds, 1
block) also contributed.
SOUTH AMBOY TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND
Sean Darrar
SOUTH RIVER 64, KEANSBURG 51
SOUTH AMBOY — Sean Darrar scored 27 points, while Patrick
Genthe and Antonio Martinez scored 11 each as South River
methodically pulled away from its Shore Conference opponent.
South River, which hit on seven 3-pointers, led by four after
one quarter, by 10 at the half and by 13 after three quarters
as it wore down the Titans.
The Rams will play Henry Hudson in the tourney finale on
Tuesday at 1 p.m.
HENRY HUDSON 52, SOUTH AMBOY 44
SOUTH AMBOY — Despite 18 points from 6-3 sophomore guard Ryan
O’Leary, the Governors (0-4) were beaten by their Monmouth
County opponent.
Henry Hudson (1-1) led just 22-20 at the break before taking
control with an 18-9 third-quarter eruption.
Henry Hudson, from the Shore Conference, will take on South
River in the title game on Tuesday at 1 p.m.
LEN SEPANAK HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
CONSOLATION
SAYREVILLE 59, DELAWARE VALLEY 51
Mike Valentin
Jehyve Floyd
BASKING RIDGE — Senior center Jehyve Floyd posted 25 points,
17 rebounds and five blocks to lead Sayreville (2-2).
Mike Valentin added 13 points and Zach Alessi chipped in with
five points and seven rebounds. Sayreville led 40-27 after
three quarters before Delaware Valley (1-3) made a late run.
Sayreville will play Parsippany Christian in the fifth-place
game on Tuesday at 1 p.m.
CONOR MCCADDEN HOLIDAY BULLDOG TOURNAMENT
CONSOLATION
The Metuchen rotation from
left: Danny Flaherty, Thomas
Chalker, Artie Flaherty,
Shae Norris, Evan Collier,
Matt Volpe
METUCHEN 53, NEW BRUNSWICK 52
METUCHEN – Artie Flaherty’s wide open layup as time expired
led a big fourth-comeback as host Metuchen (2-2) prevented New
Brunswick (0-4) from snapping a 28-game losing streak.
Travon Blakely hit two foul shots for New Brunswick with 5.2
seconds remaining to give the Zebras a 52-51 lead.
Metuchen had no timeouts left, but New Brunswick called one to
set up in a 1-3-1 full-court press. Tommy Chalker, whose two
free throws with 40 seconds gave Metuchen a one-point lead,
dribbled to half court and, under pressure, found Flaherty
under the basket all alone.
Flaherty, who came off a back screen to get to the rim, gave
Metuchen its second victory this season with no time left on
the clock.
New Brunswick led 35-28 after three quarters before Metuchen
rallied. Metuchen outscored New Brunswick from the foul line,
19-7 and was 10-for-10 from the line in the fourth quarter.
Evan Collier led a balanced attack for Metuchen with 16
points, Danny Flaherty added 12 and Artie Flaherty 10. New
Brunswick’s Nadier Whitten led all scorers with 21 points.
ANTHONY COTOIA TOURNAMENT
CONSOLATION
Perth
Amboy,
from
Carlos
Done,
Wahrmann, Johnny
left,
Johnny
Jones,
Ethon Diaz, Eddie Griggs
(injured
starter
Nate
Melendez not pictured)
PERTH AMBOY 69, SOUTH PLAINFIELD 60
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Senior guard Carlos Done led four doublefigure scorers with 21 points as Perth Amboy beat fellow GMC
member and host South Plainfield.
Senior forward Nate Melendez added 13 points for Amboy, senior
forward John Wahrmann had 12 and junior guard Ethon Diaz
chipped in with 11.
Lamont Williams led South Plainfield with 24 points, Jordan
Hankerson added 13.
Lamont
Williams
Perth Amboy broke open a close game by outscoring the Tigers
15-10 in the fourth quarter. In the loss, South Plainfield
outshot Perth Amboy 14-4 from the fol line.
Both teams are now 1-3.
Perth Amboy will play the winner of J.P. Stevens vs.
Immaculata for fifth place on Tuesday at 2 p.m. South
Plainfield will play the loser of J.P. Stevens vs. Immaculata
for seventh place on Tuesday at 12.
AL LOBALBO HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
CONSOLATION
Aziz Austin
Letrell West
PISCATAWAY TECH 63, MORRISTOWN-BEARD 49
ELIZABETH — Down 28-15 after one quarter, Piscataway Tech
(3-1) held Morristown-Beard (1-4) to 21 points the rest of the
way to post the victory.
Aziz Austin led a balanced attack with 14 points and 11
rebounds and Letrell West had 14 points and six rebounds. Kyle
Wider chipped in with 12 points, Ali Austin got into the act
with eight points, four assists and three rebounds, Frank
Howard contributed with six points and five boards.
J.P. FLYNN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
Joe Duffy
CONSOLATION
POLY PREP (N.Y.) 50, KENNEDY 48
MORRISTOWN — Despite 19 points from Joe Duffy and 12 from Kush
Patel, the Mustangs lost in the consolation game of the eightteam event at Delbarton High School. Kennedy (1-4) finished
1-2 in the event. Poly Prep is 2-1.
Kennedy led 26-21 at the break, but a 17-8 third-quarter run
shifted the momentum.
NORTH JERSEY TECHNICAL TOURNAMENT
SEMIFINALS
EAST BRUNSWICK 45, WEST CALDWELL TECH 34
BRIDGEWATER — Connor Stratton scored 11 points, Enudy Jimenez
added six points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots and
Silas Stanley chipped in with nine points to lead East
Brunswick Tech. Both teams are 2-1.
The Tigers built a 41-22 lead after three quarters, then
withstood a late rally to post the victory.
East Brunswick Tech will take on Koinonia Academy in the final
on Tuesday at 1.
Boys Basketball Roundup For
Saturday, Dec. 27: Viani,
Salzer Spark Monroe
MONROE — Junior point Ggard Rico Viani led Monroe with 16
points, hitting four three-point goals, as unbeaten Monroe
held off Robbinsville in the first round of the Monroe
Christmas Tournament on Saturday.
Tyler Salzer
Senior forward Tyler Salzer chipped in with 15 points,
including a couple big jumpers late, to help seal the deal.
Anthony Linder for Robbinsville scored 18 big points down low
to lead all scorers.
Monroe jumped to a 19-8 lead after one quarter before
Robbinsville responded with an 17-11 second quarter and the
teams played even from there.
Monroe will play Allentown on Monday 7 in the final.
BRUNSWICK/WINDSOR HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
SOUTH BRUNSWICK 61, WEST WINDSORPLAINBORO NORTH
No. 8 South Brunswick jumped to 23-9 lead as TyJuan Duggar
netted six of his 10 points. Jack Engel then scored 11 of his
21 points during the last quarter to help South Brunswick pull
away. He finished the game with 5 threes.
Eric Savage finished the game with 11 points, nine rebounds
and four assists for South Brunswick, which will play West
Windsor South in the round robin conclusion on Monday at 2:30.
EAST BRUNSWICK 59, WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO SOUTH 47
WEST WINDSOR — The backcourt duo of Matt Ross
(18) and John McHenry (16) combined for 34
points and center Addis Ralph added 10 to lead
No. 3 East Brunswick (3-0) to the round-robin
victory.
It was a game of shifting momentum as East Brunswick led 21-10
after the first quarter before WWPS (0-3) crept to within
30-25 at the break. The host school pulled to within three
points heading into the final quarter before EB held a 22-13
advantage from there.
East Brunswick will play West Windsor-Plainsboro North when
the event continues on Tuesday at 1.
HUDSON RIVER CLASSIC
Noel Garay
PERTH AMBOY TECH 72, BREARLEY 35
JERSEY CITY — Senior center Jordan Little, a 6-8 college
prospect, dominated with 29 points, 22 rebounds and 10 blocks
to lead Perth Amboy Tech (2-1) in the holiday opener at McNair
Academy.
Little hit on 14 field goals and one foul shot. Senior guard
Noel Garay added 17 points, seven assists, six rebounds and
has scored double figures in all three games this season for
the Patriots.
Senior swingman Luis Rodriguez chipped in with 14 points and
six rebounds and junior point guard Kyrie Byers had nine
points.
Jordan Little
Leading 38-26 at the half, Perth Amboy Tech’s man-to-man
defense wore down the Bears (1-2), who scored just nine points
in the second half.
The Patriots will play host McNair in the title game on
Tuesday at 2.
MATAWAN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
OLD BRIDGE 72, TOTTENVILLE 58
MATAWAN — Junior guard Stephen Strom led five players in
double figures as No. 9 Old Bridge improved to 3-1 with the
semifinal-round victory.
Junior guard Connor Romano added 17 points to the wining
attack, sophomore forward Kyle Paris had 13, sophomore forward
Will Osvald 11 and senior forward Dante Whipple 10.
Old Bridge jumped to a 20-11 lead after one quarter and held
off every challenge from there from its Staten Island
opponent, which fell to 1-1.
Old Bridge will play Manalapan in the tourney final on Monday
at 4.
EDISON 45, MATER DEI 29
MATAWAN — Senior guard Al Newcombe led a balanced charge with
14 points and five rebounds and sophomore guard Justin Turner
scored 11 points to lead Edison (2-2) past its Monmouth County
opponent in a
Al Newcombe,
14 for Edison.
consolation-round tilt.
Senior center Ishmael Treadwell chipped into the win with
eight points and eight rebounds, while junior guard Brandon
Radd posted six points, five assists and three steals. Mater
Dei fell to 0-2.
Edison will play Carteret for fifth place on Monday at 12.
CARTERET 67, COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND H.S. 54
MATAWAN — Senior Jaquan Robertson’s 21 points and Vincent
Montgomery’s 14 points and 12
Jaquan
Robertson
Vincent
Montgomery
rebounds propelled Carteret to the consolation-round decision.
Brandon Gilder added 11 points to the attack for Carteret
(2-2). Also contributing were Jemar Jordan (8 points, 6
rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block), Amir Alford (6 points, 6
rebounds, 1 steal), Victor Spencer (4 points) and Matt Merz (3
points, 1 rebound, 1 steal).
Carteret finished the game with 40 rebounds (15 offensive/25
defensive).
The Ramblers led 24-19 at the lead at the half before breaking
the game open in the third quarter.
Carteret will play Edison for fifth place on Monday at 12.
RED BANK HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
ST. JOSEPH 81, MONMOUTH REGIONAL 33
RED BANK — Junior guard Breein Tyree led a balanced barrage
with 23 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds as No. 1 St.
Joseph rolled.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
Junior guard Branislav Vujadinoic added 17 points, eight
rebounds and eight assists for St. Joseph (2-0), which played
its first game since opening night. Senior forward Marcus
Ashamole chipped in with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Bryce
Lane had nine points.
St. Joseph will play Middletown
semifinals on Sunday 5.
North
in
the
tourney
Zaire Robinson
MIDDLETOWN NORTH 50, WOODBRIDGE 39
RED BANK — Middletown North (2-1) jumped to a 16-6 lead and
never trailed in this first-round contest.
No. 6 Woodbridge (1-2) crept to within 23-16 at halftime, but
Middletown North pulled ahead by 14 before the Barrons made a
brief run in the fourth quarter.
Zaire Robinson scored 14 for Woodbridge, Zahneer Shuler added
12.
Woodbridge will play Monmouth Regional in a consolation game
on Sunday at 12:30.
KEARNY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
CARDINAL MCCARRICK 69, KEARNY 44
KEARNY — Gilberto Cue led four different players in double
figures with 14 points as No. 5
Gilberto Cue
McCarrick improved to 4-0 with the first-round victory.
Cue added seven assists and four steals, NyQuan McCombs posted
12 points and five steals, Hodari Bazemore chipped in with 12
points and five rebounds and Ralph Menard registered 11 points
and nine rebounds.
McCarrick jumped to a 19-6 lead after one quarter before
Kearny (2-2) closed the gap to 35-31 at halftime. But an 18-3
third-quarter assault proved to be difference for McCarrick.
Cardinal McCarrick will play Belleville in the title game on
Monday at 5.
MIKE SHELLO HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
MIDDLESEX 62, HIGHLAND PARK 26
DUNELLEN — Zack Cerebe scored 13 and Ryan Coke added 12 as a
balanced attack led Middlesex (1-2) to the first-round
victory. The Owls fell to 0-3.
Zack Cerebe,
Middlesex
Middlesex will play Dunellen in the final on Monday at 7.
Highland Park will take on Manville in the conso at 4.
DUNELLEN 65, MANVILLE 27
DUNELLEN — Danny Russomanno posted a double-double with 16
points and 13 rebounds as host Dunellen (3-0)
Danny
Russomanno
rolled to the finals.
David Johnson added 13 points and Yianna Garris 10 for
Dunellen, which will play Middlesex in the title game on
Monday at 7.
WARDLAW RAMS HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
KEYPORT 67, WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE 53
EDISON — Despite 19 points from Mike Newman, 11 from Garrett
Racz and 10 from Nick Palko, the Rams (2-2) fell in the
consolation game.
After Keyport opened up an early lead, the Rams found their
offensive rhythm to take a one-point lead (15-14) at the end
of the first quarter, which they retained until the fourminute mark of the second quarter, when they led 22-21. At
that point, the Red Raiders mounted an offensive surge,
establishing a 38-24 lead at the half.
The Rams got the score as close as seven points, but no closer
in the fourth quarter as Keyport held on for the win.
The Red Raiders were paced by senior center Travis Alverez (18
points), freshman forward Jay Hanson (10 points), and senior
guard Anthony Fernandez, who set the tone by scoring 10 of the
team’s 14 first-quarter points, and wound up with 16 points on
the day.
The All-Tournament Team:
Anthony Fernandez, Keyport
Jared Vuz, North Warren
J. Radvany, Princeton Day School
Garrett Racz, Wardlaw-Hartridge
*Nate Szkarlatiuk, North Warren
*MVP
CONOR MCCADDEN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
BERNARDS 52, METUCHEN 34
METUCHEN — Bernards outscored the host school 32-14 over the
middle periods to pull away in the first-round contest.
In a game which did not feature a double-figure scorer,
Metuchen was led by Artie Flaherty’s nine points and Evan
Collier’s eight.
Metuchen will play New Brunswick in the consolation game on
Monday at 12.
Al LOBALBO HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
ST. MARY’S (ELIZ.) 86, PISCATAWAY TECH 42
ELIZABETH — Dontay Julius had 20 points for host St. Mary’s
and Frank Rokins added 17 points and 16 rebounds in the firstround contest.
Kyle Wider scored 11 for Piscataway Tech, which will play
Morristown Beard in the consolation on Monday at 5:30.
GLEN RIDGE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
Tom
Weiler,
Bishop Ahr
MILLBURN 43, BISHOP AHR 42
GLEN RIDGE — Senior guard Max Jacobs converted two free throws
with 18 seconds remaining to give Millburn (1-2) the openinground victory. Jacobs led all scorers with 20 points while
also pulling down 7 rebounds along with 4 steals and 2
assists.
Tom Weiler led Bishop Ahr (1-2) with 12 points, Anthony Abano
had 10 and Patrick Astarita had nine.
JOE SILVER HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
RANDOLPH 50, PISCATAWAY 44
HILLSIDE — Piscataway (0-2) led 27-21 at the half before the
Morris County school (2-1) held the Chiefs to 17 points in the
second half.
Piscataway will play Marion P. Charter in a consolation on
Sunday at 2.
J.P. FLYNN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
MENDHAM 45, JFK-ISELIN 31
MENDHAM — Kennedy (1-3) led 13-12 after one quarter, but
scored just 18 points the rest of the game in falling in the
semifinals.
Stepp Oziegbe scored 12 for Kennedy, Brian Kenez had 15 points
and eight boards for Mendham (3-1).
JFK will play Poly Prep of New York in the fifth-place game on
Monday at 5.
LEN SEPANAK HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
RIDGE 54, SAYREVILLE 44
BASKING RIDGE — Score only. Ridge advanced to the semifinals
and improved to 2-0. No. 7 Sayreville fell to 1-2.
Boys Basketball Roundup For
Monday, Dec. 22: Ciaccio
Powers Spotswood
CARTERET — Sophomore center Matthew Ciaccio scored 22 points,
including 10 from the foul line, to lead Spotswood to a 56-50
GMC Blue Division road victory over Carteret on Monday night.
Marlon Hart
Matthew
Ciaccio
Ciacco added 11 rebounds and five assists and was 10 of 12
from the foul line for the Chargers, ranked No. 10 in The
Authority Sports Top 10.
Spotswood (1-1), which also received a 12-point effort from
Marlon Hart, led 20-9 after one quarter. Carteret (1-1) then
rallied for a two-point lead with 1:16 left in the game on a
3-pointer by Brandon Gilder. But foul shots down the stretch
by Spotswood, coupled with back-to-back turnovers by Carteret,
allowed the Chargers to pull away for the six-point ‘W’.
Spotswood outscored Carteret from the foul line, 15-6.
Amir Alford led Carteret with 15 points, Jaquan Robertson
added 12 and Gilder finished with 10.
“We have such a young team, we start two sophomores, two
juniors and our first guy off the bench is a freshman, but
they grew up tonight,” said Spotswood coach Steve Mate. “The
first night (a loss to McCarrick) we were out of sorts, but
tonight, the kids played hearts out and I was proud of them.
“Carteret came back on us and I knew they would make a run,
but our kids dug down and were able to held them off.”
METUCHEN 51, MIDDLESEX 50
METUCHEN — Senior guard/forward Shae Norris nailed a short
corner jumper as time expired to lead Metuchen in the GMC Blue
Division thriller.
The Metuchen rotation from
left: Danny Flaherty, Thomas
Chalker, Artie Flaherty,
Shae Norris, Evan Collier,
Matt Volpe
Metuchen (1-1) led by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter
before Middlesex (0-2) went on an 8-0 and eventually claimed a
one-point lead.
Artie Flaherty led Metuchen with 14 points, Norris finished
with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Evan Collier chipped
in with eight points and five rebounds. Kayshawn Wilson scored
18 for Middlesex.
CARDINAL MCCARRICK 56, BISHOP AHR 32
EDISON _ No. 7 Cardinal McCarrick once again used a balanced
attack to raise its record to 3-0 under rookie head coach Ben
Gamble, including 2-0 in the GMC Blue Division.
Cardinal McCarrick starting
five, from left: Santiago
Dervishaj, Hodari Bazemore,
NyQuan McCombs, Gilberto
Cue, Elijah Mitchell
Ralph Menard was the scoring leader this time for the Eagles
as he racked up 15 points. Santiago Dervishaj and NyQuan
McCombs added 10 each, while Josh Green scored nine.
Tom Weiler scored 18 to lead Bishop Ahr (1-1).
McCarrick, which outscored Bishop Ah from the foul line 14-5,
led by three after one quarter, by nine at half and by 14
after three quarters as it kept the pressure on.
EDISON 54, NEW BRUNSWICK 38
NEW BRUNSWICK — Al Newcombe scored 14 points, including nine
from the foul line, as Edison (1-1) posted the GMC, White
Division road victory.
Al Newcombe,
Edison.
John Zandorfino added 13 points for Edison and Justin Turner
posted 11. Maurice Ffrench scored 10 for New Brunswick (0-2).
After a 6-6 deadlock heading to the second quarter, Edison
outscored the Zebras 34-13 over the middle quarters to seize
control.
EAST BRUNSWICK TECH 61, SOUTH AMBOY 55
EAST BRUNSWICK — Connor Stratton scored 18 points and Silas
Stanley added 14 to lead East Brunswick to its first Gold
Division win in two seasons.
The Tigers had to outscore South Amboy 22-12 in the fourth
quarter to pull away.
Ryan O’Leary pumped in 18 for South Amboy, Tim Kales added 12.
PISCATAWAY TECH 53, HIGHLAND PARK 27
HIGHLAND PARK — Aziz Austin turned in his second straight allaround effort with 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and
three steals to power Piscatwaway Tech (2-0) to the GMC Gold
Division victory.
Highland Park (0-2) led 10-6 after one quarter before Austin
and Piscataway Tech outscored the Owls, 47-17, the rest of the
way.
Hussein Hussein added nine points for the winners and Letrell
West scored eight. Nasir Boykins and Will Jacob-Perez scored
nine each for Highland Park.
SHORE 64, KENNEDY 45
ISELIN — Shore Regional came out smoking and led 20-9 after
one quarter to set the tone.
Stepp Oziegbe
Kennedy was only outscored 44-36 over the last three periods,
but the early hole was too much to overcome.
Dan Largey scored 17 and Kevin Bloodgood added 15 for Shore.
Stepp Oziegbe scored 12 to pace Kennedy (0-2), Joseph Francis
added nine and Joe Duffy eight.
WARDLAW 52, TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN 36
EDISON — Nick Palko led a balanced attack with 16 points as
Wardlaw-Haetridge (1-1) got on the board with a GMC Gold
Division win.
John Pohopin added 11 points and Luke Romeo nine for the Rams,
who led 45-22 after three quarters before the young Tigers
made a brief run.
Josh Decker led Timothy Christian with 14 points.
2014-15
Boys
Basketball
Preview: Carteret
HEAD COACH: Herman ‘Mugsy’ White, 6th season, 83-49 record.
Carteret coaching staff,
from left Brian Hennessy,
Herman ‘Mugsy’ White (Head),
Chris Kenney
STAFF:
Chris Kenney: JV/Varsity assistant
Brian Hennessy, Volunteer
LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 15-13
LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: n/a
LAST YEAR’S FRESHMAN RECORD: No freshman team.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP:
Amir Alford (SR., PG, 5-10)
Jaquan Robertson (SR., SG, 6-3), 20.5 ppg., 1,006 career
points, 3rd Team All-County.
Ra’Keem Bennet (SR., G, 5-11)
Brandon Gilder (SR., SF,6-1), 13.3 ppg., 650 career points.
Vincent Montgomery (SR., PF,6-4)
TOP RESERVES:
Amaad Kennedy (JR., C, 6-8)
Jemar Jordan (Soph., SF, 6-3)
Matt Merz (SR., SG, 5-10)
Victor Spencer (JR., SF,6-2)
Kahir Raymond (Soph., PG, 5-10)
James Hart (Soph., G, 5-10)
OTHER PLAYERS:
Ubaldino Velez (SR., G, 5-9)
Denali Byrd (Soph., PF, 6-4)
TRANSFERS IN:
Amaad Kennedy (JR., C, 6-8)
Kahir Raymond (Soph., PG, 5-10)
SCRIMMAGE VS. J.P. STEVENS:
COACH’S COMMENTS:
TEAM STRENGTHS: “Athleticism, experience, speed, depth.”
TEAM WEAKNESSES: “Bench is very young with limited experience
on a varsity level. Will take time to learn the system and
develop into solid role players.”
OUTLOOK: “With a solid nucleus coming back we should have
improvement with our cohesion this year. Scoring shouldn’t be
much of an issue with potentially two 1,000 point scorers on
the team. Solid play within the interior (rebounding) will be
crucial. If we can defend at a high level we should at least
compete for the division and hopefully go farther in the
county’s and state’s (North Jersey Section 2 Group 3).”
GOALS: “To Compete and defend at a high level every game.
Continue to build on the fundamentals as the season grows.
Focus on the details to become a strong tournament team.”
SCRIMMAGE VS. J.P. STEVENS:
HISTORY:
ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER: Keith Hughes 1,742 points (1983-1986)
1,000-POINT SCORERS
Keith Hughes 1,742 (1986)
Jose Rodriguez 1,227 (2001)
Omar Alston 1,185 (2002)
Corey Lowe 1,178 (1998)
Robert Jackson 1,060 (2009)
Ron Helley 1,035 (1955)
Jacquan Robertson 1,0006 (2015)
Dennis Burney 1,001 (1993)
MOST POINTS ONE GAME
Jose Rodriguez 51 (2000-2001)
Joe Medwick 47 (1929-30)
MOST CAREER 3’S
Jose Rodriguez 137
Willie Negron 132
MOST 3’S IN ONE GAME
Jose Rodriguez 8
COACHES
Francis McCarthy 1927-1934 (8 seasons)
Joe Comba 1934-1942 (8)
Herman Horn 1942-1945 (3)
Joe Comba 1945-1951 (5)
Wes Spewak: 1951-1965 (14)
Howie Rozelle: 1965-69 (4)
Pete Kindzierski: 1969-1978 (9)
Bill Karatz: 1978-1987 (9)
Bob Molarz: 1987-1996 (9)
Dave Turco: 1996-2002 (6)
John Dolan: 2002-2005 (3)
Keith Hughes: 2005-06 (1)
Jose Rodriguez: 2006-2009 (3)
Herman White 2009-2013 (6th)
COACH’S RECORDS
McCarthy (unknown)
Horn: 38-18
Comba: 54-25
Spewak: 104-73 (missing 6 seasons)
Rozelle: 12-50 (missing 1 season)
Kindzierski: 116-93
Karatz: 139-73
Molarz: 108-99
Turco: 116-36
Dolan: 25-39
Hughes: 2-18
Rodriguez: 35-40
White: 83-49
Note: Missing Comba’s first stint (1934-42)
BEST SEASONS
26-4: 1999-00
25-3: 1985-86
23-3: 2001-02
22-4: 1959-60
22-5: 1977-78
22-8: 1987-88
21-5: 2000-01
21-6: 2011-12
21-6: 1982-83
20-2: 1944-45
20-4: 1958-59
20-5: 1978-79
20-8: 2012-13
19-4: 1941-42
19-7: 1975-76
GMC BLUE DIVISION TITLES
1985-86 (tie) (Coach Karatz)
1997-98 (tie) (Turco)
1999-00 (Turco)
2000-01 (Turco)
2001-02 (Turco)
2011-12 (tie) (White)
2012-13 (White)
Note: The GMC was formed in 1985
MIDDLESEX COUNTY/GMC TOURNAMENT TITLES
1985-86 (Karatz)
2001-02 (Turco)
CENTRAL JERSEY SECTIONAL TITLES
1931-32: Central Jersey 2 (McCarthy)
1933-34: Central Jersey 2 (McCarthy)
Harper Perry was a captain on the 1944-45 club.
1944-45: CJ 2 (Horn)
1949-50: CJ 2 (Comba)
1952-53: CJ 1 (Spewak)
1953-54: CJ 1 (Spewak)
1956-57: CJ 1 (Spewak)
1959-60: CJ 2 (Spewak)
1987-88: CJ 2 (Molarz)
1999-00: CJ 2 (Turco)
STATE GROUP TITLES
1933-34: Group 2 (McCarthy)
ALL COUNTY SELECTIONS
(Since 1989-90)
1989-90:
Honorable Mention: Anthony Northington
1991-92:
First Team: Dennis Burney
Honorable Mention: Donnie Smith, Brian Torre
1992-93:
Third Team: Dennis Burney
Honorable Mention: Anthony Rogers, Bob Andrijov
1993-94:
Honorable Mention: Anthony Rogers, Phil Stragapede, Jaime
Poythress
1994-95:
Honorable Mention: Rich Sabosik,
Andujar, Jason Dell’Aquila
Bill
Tharrington,
Sam
1995-96:
Honorable Mention: Rich Sabosik, Damion Stevens, Corey Jones
1996-97:
Honorable Mention: Mike Morton, Damion Stevens
1997-98:
Honorable Mention:Mike Orlando, Marelle White
1998-99:
Honorable Mention: Jose Rodriguez, Mahdi Pettus, Dale Johnson
1999-00:
First Team: Jose Rodriguez
Honorable Mention: John Caldwell, Mahdi Pettus, Omar Alston
2000-01:
First Team: Jose Rodriguez
Second Team: Omar Alston
Honorable Mention: Freddy Hill, Andrew Hill
2001-02:
First Team: Omar Alston
Honorable Mention: Andrew Hill, Wilfredo Fuerte, Lamarr
Morris, Rob Carter
2002-03:
Honorable Mention: Alfredo Rodriguez, Michael Liquori
2003-04:
Honorable Mention: Willie Negron, Mike Collier
2004-05:
Honorable Mention: Kahmell Broughton, Willie Negron
2005-06:
Honorable Mention: Mike Crudup
2006-07:
Honorable Mention: Anthony Basilici, Brian Williams
2007-08:
Third Team: Robert Jackson
Honorable Mention: Brian Williams, Al Tampa, Byron Merricks
2008-09:
Third Team: Robert Jackson
Honorable Mention: Rene Godfrey
2010-11:
Third Team: Avery Carter
2013-14:
Third Team: Jaquan Robertson
Note: I moved on to The Star-Ledger in 2009 and now The
Authority Sports and have discontinued Honorable Mention.
ALL MIDDLESEX COUNTY/GMC TOURNAMENT TEAM
(Began in 1964-65)
1976-77:
L.J. Caldwell
Wiley Tharrington
1977-78:
Bob Charma
1982-83:
Luis Mendoza
1984-85:
Keith Hughes
1985-86:
Gary Smith
Keith Hughes
1987-88:
Corey Lowe
1999-2000:
Jose Rodriguez
John Caldwell
2000-01:
Omar Alston
2001-02:
*Omar Alston
Wilfredo Fuerte
Rob Carter
*-MVP
Thanks to Mike Lynam for his help.