Passaic And Kennedy Lose In Jingle Bells Jubilee

Passaic Highschool and Kennedy Highschool both lost their final game of the 1st annual

Jingle Bell Jubilee Tournament sponsored by the Playaz Basketball Club. Passaic lost to St. Peters Prep   59-49 as Prep went on a 12-0 run in the last two minutes of the game after being down 49-47. The Indians held leads as big as 12 points and led 26-17 at the end of the first half. But behind the play of junior Ronald Roberts(24 pts., 16 rebs.,), Prep came out in the second half much more aggressive. Najee Salaam and Tyshawn Pickett led Passaic with 13 and 12 points respectively. Percy Williams also added 12 points for Passaic.

Kennedy loses 46-31

After a great run in the tournament, Kennedy came out flat against Linden Highschool as both teams felt the effects of their semi final loses the night before. The one player who didn’t seem to feel the effects was Linden’s sophomore Romell Bateman as he finished with 16 points and a dominating 20 rebounds. St. Joe’s recruit David Bruce contributed 11 points and 7 rebounds as Linden controlled the boards. Kennedy was led by Daquere Hayes’s 10 points. Asmar Edwards and Shondell Stewart were held to 7 and 2 points. Despite the loss Kennedy showed well in the tournament and looks like the team to beat in the northern N.J. area.

Jubilee Notes: For a first time event, the tournament was well ran by Playaz president Jimmy Salmon and his staff, although having the all tournament team named at halftime of the championship game was a questionable move. Probably could have been pushed to end of game. All in all a big success! Bishop Loughlin won the tournament with a 77-59 win over Plainfield H.S. Jayvaughn Pinkston(30 pts., 14 rebs.) and Trevon Hamlet(15 pts.,8 rebs) led the Lions. Tyrone Johnson(16 pts., 7 rebs) and Anthony Baskerville(16 pts) led Plainfield.

Jubilee All Tournament Team

1. David West Robertson- Eastside    2.Tyshawn Pickett- Passaic     3.Ronald Roberts-St. Peters Prep    4.Asmar Edwards-Kennedy  5. David Bruce- Linden  6.Brandon Frazier- Bish. Loughlin      7. Tyrone Johnson- Plainfield    8.Anthony Baskerville- Plainfield     9.Isaiah Epps- Plainfield   10.most outstanding player: Jayvaughn Pinkston – Bish. Loughlin  11.   sportsman- Trevon Hamlet- Bish. Loughlin                      Most Outstandin Player:  Jayvaughn Pinkston- Bishop Loughlin