COACHES VS. CANCER BERGEN VS. PASSAIC ALL-STAR GAME! BERGEN WINS 118-117!!

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Kennedy H.S., Paterson,N.J…… The first annual Coaches Vs. Cancer All-Star game pitting the best girls and boys from Passaic Co003unty against Bergen Counties elite girls and boys took place today and turned out to be a great event,but more importantly raised money and awareness to a very serious cause! The event was organized by Kennedy Highschool coach Jim Ring and he got plenty of support from the Bergen and Passaic County Coaches Association!  Teaneck’s Jerome Smart coached Bergen County,while DePaul’s Ryan Hagen with help from West Milford’s John Finke coached the Passaic County team! After all was said and done the event raised $7,000 dollars

 

 

 

 

                                                 The Game:    BERGEN COUNTY  118      PASSAIC COUNTY  117

 

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Paramus Catholic’s Kyle Menard’s putback with 3.1 seconds left gave Bergen County a 118-117 win over the Passaic County team! Bergen came back late after trailing by 9 with 2:00 minutes left in the game! Teaneck’s Joel Hernandez was the leading scorer in the contest with 21 points and also pulled down 8 rebounds as many players displayed their talent in the fast paced game! Hackensack’s Chris Myers(right) who was voted player of the game scored 16 points,Teaneck’s Shakir Lindsey scored 12 points and Elmwood Park’s Andre Frasier and WoodRidge’s Gary Whritenour each scored 10! Menard and Teaneck’s Marcus Fulmore scored 9 points apiece! Passaic County was led by DePaul’s Josh Marquez with 20 points,including 5″triples” and DePaul’s Sanders Green with 17 points! Passaic’s Rahsaan Johnson was a demon with 14 points and 15 rebounds, Eastside’s Jetor Brown scored 13 points and Passaic Tech’s Kori Haggie scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Passaic was dominant on the boards!