For years Hoop Journal has bid special farewell’s to individual basketball players who have been an impact on the New Jersey Highschool scene, but more importantly an impact to this site! There has been many top players that have been acknowledged on this site! Fuquan Edwin, Myles Mack, Vaughn Gray, Kyle Anderson, Chris Jones, DeAndre Noble-Haywood and  Kavon Stewart are just a few of the top players that have had special acknowledgement on their basketball careers, but No farewell is as emotional as the farewell to Hudson Catholic’s Reggie Cameron! It is not a secret that Reggie is the nephew of this site provider and while trying to be objective is something that this site tries to take pride in, when you have a relative who you know has given all he can to be a big time player and you have been a big part of his blood, sweat and tears and you see the relative success he has had so far it is easy to let the emotions overtake you! Reggie has been blessed with the opportunity to play with and be around some of the best players in the country, let alone the State! The Players that were mentioned above have all been a teammate of his at some point and have all had some kind of influence on the player he has become! The one tremendous trait about Reggie is his loyalty! When it is said that Reggie is Paterson Rec League family, Positive Impact family, Hackensack Rec League family,Paterson Catholic family, Hudson Catholic family or Playaz Club AAU family it has never been more true about an individual! Reggie has had a fantastic highschool career as he and Kavon went to Hudson Catholic and changed the entire culture of that basketball program, has scored close to 2,000 points (Paterson Catholic and Hudson Catholic)! Leaves Hudson Catholic as the second all-time leading scorer(behind former NBA player Mike O’Koren). Been an accomplished winner with over 100 wins in his career(104-11) and has carried himself with dignity throughout his highschool career! Georgetown is not only getting an outstanding basketball player, but more importantly an outstanding individual! His parents Reggie Sr. and June should be very proud of the person they have raised and on a personal level, Hoop Journal would like to thank Reggie for this tremendous ride throughout not only your basketball career but your life! You have made all of us proud and here’s hoping for nothing but the best in your future!

   Kavon Stewart has defied the odds in a lot of peoples minds! A tough kid coming out the heart of Paterson,N.J. his early immaturity made it seem a foregone conclusion that the streets would get him! But Kavon is proving them wrong! Basketball has been his outlet and it’s his ability to perform that has given him a platform and opportunity to be very successful! As has been mentioned Kavon is also family! Paterson Rec League family, Paterson Catholic family, Hudson Catholic family, Playaz AAU Club family and on another tip adopted Slappy and Cameron family member! Kavon took a chance with his boy Reggie to go to Hudson Catholic after the shutting down of Paterson Catholic and create their own mini legacy! That’s just what he did! 76-11 over the last three years with guys coming and going but him and Reggie being the mainstays! The maturity of Kavon has been the key to everything he is achieving! Now he can still have his moments and every now and then needs to be talked to but the difference is his receptiveness to it! He is a true leader on and off the court now and his Aunt Bernita who has been his true backbone has to be very proud of him! Robert Morris is getting one of the toughest and in this websites opinion the fastest end to end point guard in the State! On a personal note Hoop Journal has known Kavon since he was 10 years old from the day he fed Reggie for their first assist to bucket play and he knows the relationship goes beyond basketball! The support will always be there and a wish for nothing but the best on the next level and the future!

St.Anthonys finally got over the hump against rival St.Patricks by earning the North Non-Public B final at Rutgers. Mike Rosario, who’s headed to Rutgers next year, led St. Anthony with 19 points while junior Dominic Cheek added 13 and Tyshawn Taylor chipped in with 10. North Carolina bound junior Dexter Strickland led St. Patrick with 18 points. Paris Bennett added 12.

                                             Don Bosco Loses 64-48

    Don Bosco Prep fell to Immaculata in the North Non-Public A  64-48 final as every shot was contested by a very good defensive Immaculata team. Gamel Mohamed led the winners with 21 points, Jeff Cullinan 15, John Mack 12 points and Theo Riddick added 11. Don Bosco Prep was led by Iona bound Kyle Smythe’s 14 and Brandon Beckford 12. Don Bosco’s Georgio Milligan was held to 6 points.