ST. JOSEPH METUCHEN AND ROSELLE CATHOLIC TO MEET IN T.O.C.”CHIP”!

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Monmouth University, Long Branch, N.J……. St. Joseph Metuchen and Roselle Catholic put two Non-Public teams into the Tournament Of Champions Finals with big Semifinal wins!

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                 ST. JOSEPH METUCHEN  63           ATLANTIC CITY  49

 

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Kentucky commit Junior Karl Towns scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Junior Wade Baldwin added 15 points and 8 rebounds and Junior Marques Townes scored 15 points as St.Joseph Metuchen(Non-Public A) defeated a game Atlantic City(Group 4) 63-49 to reach their first TOC Championship in it’s school”s history! Atlantic City was in it the whole way as it led by two 31-29 at the half and kept the game close all the way to the 4th quarter when Stent on a 14-3 run to take a 55-44 lead with Baldwin accounting for 8 of the points! Junior Dennis White led Atlantic City with 15 points while Senior Dayshawn Reynolds added 14 points! Atlantic City ends it’s season at 30-3 while Joe’s improves to 28-4!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   ROSELLE CATHOLIC  78         NEWARK TECH  64

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   Roselle Catholic(Non-Public B) had five players in double figures and used a 33 point 2nd quarter to jump ahead of Newark Tech(Group 2) and hold on to a 78-64 win to move into the Tournament Of Champions! Sophomore Malachi Richardson(pictured) led the scoring with 21 points, including 4″triples”! Up 15-9 at the end of the 1st quarter Roselle Catholic shot almost 70% from the floor in the 2nd quarter and put up 33 points to take a commanding 48-28 lead at the half! Newark Tech made small runs in the 2nd half ,but the outcome was primarily decided! Senior Hakim Santil scored 13 points with 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Senior Kory Highsmith came off the bench to make three “triples” in the 2nd quarter and finished with 11 points, Syracuse commit Tyler Roberson scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and Freshman guard Asante Gist added 10 points and 3 assists in a balanced attack! Newark Tech was led by Senior Rakwon Kelly with 19 points and Senior Dwayne Murrill with 13 points! Senior Tyreke Sykes added 10 points and 9 rebounds! The Championship will be played at Trenton