Englewood Cliffs, N.J……For three quarters the game seemed to be a toss up! Although Dwight-Englewood led most of the game, Cresskill was always in striking distance! Going into the 4th, the score was 37-33 in favor of Dwight-Englewood! Then the basket closed on Cresskill! They could only manage 2 more points in the game as D-E played strong defense and Cresskill could not make a open or contested shot! Dwight-Englewood got a total team effort, led by 6’6 Senior Wes Dickinson! The swingman(right) put together a double-double with an efficient 14 point, 10 rebound effort to go along with 3 assists and 2 blocked shots! He got help from Junior Robbie Zeller and Junior Keion Osbourne! Zeller scored 13 points and was 6 for 6 from the foul line, while Osbourne(left) scored 11 points with 3 “triples”! With D-E taking a 20-19 halftime lead, Dickinson assisted on three”triples” going into the 3rd with Osbourne making two and Sophomore Austin James connecting on the other! The quick run kept Cresskil at a slight distance and gave Dwight-Englewood the opportunity to stay ahead and keep the lead!  Junior Dominick Wilson led Cresskill with 11 points and 6 rebounds and Ryan Feulner added 10 with 3 assists!

   In a series of player profiles Hoop Journal is featuring Sophomore bigman Alex Thomas of Hawthorne Christian! Alex is one of the top up and coming players in the area with a huge upside! His play is going to send people to the small Hawthorne Christian school to watch his development! Already looked at as a potential D1 player, if Alex puts in the work, the sky is the limit!

 

 

 

FUN FACTS:                                     Hgt: 6’7                      Wgt: 206

 

 

NICKNAME: None

 

 

AGE: 15                                               D.O.B.: March 22, 1996

 

 

 

PARENTS:  Regina DeLoach  and   William Thomas

 

 

 

SIBLINGS: None

 

 

 

WHO INSPIRES YOU (NON BASKETBALL): My Mom And Dad

 

 

 

FAVORITE BASKETBALL TEAM:  Miami Heat

 

 

 

FAVORITE BASKETBALL PLAYER:  Dwayne Wade

 

 

 

FAVORITE ALL-TIME SNEAKER:   Any Jordan’s

 

 

 

FAVORITE ARTIST: Soulja Boy

 

 

 

HOTTEST SONG ON IPOD:  Guapin: By Soulja Boy

 

 

 

HIGHSCHOOL GOALS:  To Try And Win Counties and Make 1st Team All-League And 1st Team All- County

 

 

 

FUTURE GOALS:  To Get A Degree And Become A Division 1 College Player

 

 

 

 

SOMETHING PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU: I Go To Church Every Sunday

 

 

 

FAVORITE COLLEGE TEAM: U.S.C.

 

 

 

COLLEGE INTEREST: Kansas, Indiana, St. Joseph’s, Boston U, George Mason

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kean College Union, N.J……Some of the top teams in the State competed in the Scholarship Fund For Inner-City Children( S.F.I.C.) Basketball Festival, including #1 ranked St. Anthony! The Friars and Hudson Catholic won their games easily,while St. Joe’s Metuchen and Seton Hall Prep had a classic battle to the end!

 

 

                                         St. Joseph(Metuchen) 61      Seton Hall Prep  59

 

    This contest pitted #4 ranked Seton Hall Prep against #7 ranked St. Joseph of Metuchen! The game was played at a high level and neither team gave an inch! No lead was as much as 4 and the 4th quarter was a nail biter, especially the final 5:00 minutes! Senior Dan Brix jumper put Joe’s ahead 53-51 with 5:10 left but Senior Kelly Willoughby’s layup tied it up for Prep! Temple commit Quentin DeCosey, who was outstanding throughout hit two free throws to put Joe’s up 55-53 but Hofstra commit Dallas Anglin tied it with a layup and Junior Tom Lacey scored a basket  off a beautiful feed from Junior Spencer Weisz to pull Prep ahead 57-55! But a”triple” by Decosey for Joe’s and a free throw by Weisz evened the score at 58! A free throw by Senior Stephon Mosley put Seton Hall Prep up 59-58 but DeCosey’s short jumper with 18 seconds left put Joe’s up one 60-59 and after a missed Prep shot Brix was fouled with 10 seconds left! He missed the attempt, but 6’10 Freshman Karl Towns pulled down the offensive rebound and Brix then converted the final point from the stripe! A desperation attempt at the end didn’t fall and Joe’s escaped with the win! DeCosey(top right) finished the game with 33 points and 10 rebounds and 5 assists, while Brix and Senior Karim Awad each added 8 points! Towns(left) added 9 boards and two”triples” to the contest! Anglin led Prep with 18 points, Mosley 16 and Weisz 13! 

 

 

 

                                    HUDSON CATHOLIC  84         ST. JOSEPH(MONTVALE)  52

 

             Junior’s Reggie Cameron and Mike Young  each had a double-double in #8 ranked Hudson Catholic’s 84-52 win over St. Joseph of Montvale! Cameron(right) and Young(left) each had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Joe’s had no answer for the duo! Junior Raekwon Kelly added 10 points, while Junior Kavon Stewart added 9 points and 8 assists! Freshman Nassir Barrino added 5 assists and 3 steals to the output! The Hawks led 38-23 at the half and never looked back! St. Joe’s was led by Junior Terrance McNair with 16 points and 3 steals and Senior Dan McKinless with 10 points and 4 assists!

 

 

                                              ST.ANTHONY  77           ROSELLE CATHOLIC 28

 

     The win was expected, but the relative ease wasn’t as the State’s #1 team St. Anthony beat #13 ranked Roselle Catholic 77-28! Roselle played without the services of one of the top Junior’s in the State in 6’8 Tyler Roberson who had to sit 30 days for his transfer! Rivals #2 ranked Senior in the Country Kyle Anderson had another one of his kind of games scoring 20 points, with 9 rebounds,8 dimes and 3 blocked shots! Junior Josh Brown added 14 points and 3 assists, Junior Hallice Cooke scored 11 with 3″triples” and Senior Tariq Carey scored 10 points with 4 dimes! Junior Eddie Harris led Roselle with 7 points while Stoney Brook commit Senior Jameel Warney grabbed 8 boards!