Passaic County Tech Holds Off Passaic 49-46!

Wayne……..Senior Xavier Nieves scored 14 points and Sophomore Isaac Williams made two free throws with 12.2 seconds in the game to give Passaic County Tech a 49-46 win over Passaic in a North1 Group4 State playooff game! Sophomore Isaac Williams put Tech ahead 45-44 on a layup, but Passaic’s Senior Shakir Rhodes made a layup to put Passaic up 46-45! Nieves(right) then made a layup to put Tech back ahead 47-46! Tech Junior Assaad Hinton then played tough defense to force a turnover and Sophomore Isaac Williams connected on the two free throws to make it 49-46! Rhodes desperation three went off the glass and Tech held on and will play Kennedy Wednesday! Rhodes led Passaic with 14 points! Kennedy beat Morris Knolls 64-47 behind Dawon Lighty’s 24 points to advance to the next round!