BERGEN COUNTY JAMBOREE FINAL: SALEM LEADS BERGEN CATHOLIC TO 66-44 WIN OVER TEANECK!!

Ramapo U, Mahwah,N.J…….The Bergen County Jamboree night belonged to Senior Justin Salem as he led Bergen Catholic to it’s first Championship since 2003! Salem(left) scored a game high 29 points with 5″triples” and was a problem for Teaneck the entire night! Senior and St.Joe’s commit PierFrancisco Oliva added 13 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocked shots, not to mention altering other shots as his length also gave Teaneck problems! With Salem and Oliva being matchup problems Bergen Catholic added another dimension as Sophomore Taj Benning became the x-factor in the game by scoring 12 points, pulling down 5 rebounds, blocking 3 shots and being the primary defender on Teaneck’s star guard Leondre Washington! He helped hold Washington, who could never get off to 12 points with only 2 points coming in the 2nd half as Bergen made every shot difficult for him! With the game still in doubt at the half and B.C. holding a 28-26 lead, Bergen Catholic cranked up the D and held Teaneck to 18 second half points! Salem scored 14 after intermission, while Oliva scored 10 of his points after the half! Teaneck came up short in trying to win the Bergen Jamboree for the 5th straight year! Freshman Ja’Quaye James added 10 points and Senior Tyler Dearing added 9 points for Teaneck!