Tuesday Games and Players To Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The week before Christmas is a gift that keeps on giving for Garden State Basketball. Let's look at some of Tuesday's top games, shall we?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Irvington's high scoring senior guard <strong>Sean Agard </strong>and his teammates take on nearby Essex County rivals Bloomfield, who enter at 0-2 and will try to right the ship before Christmas break. Agard had 19 in his last outing and is off to a solid start.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seton Hall Prep, out the gate 2-0, will host Notre Dame HS of Connecticut. Prep has been balanced as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1013099' first='Jackson' last='Bleeker']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='609754' first='Darrius' last='Phillips']</strong>, <strong>Isaiah Shoyombo</strong> and <strong>Shawn Light</strong> have all contributed and are elite athletes. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the top teams in the GMC do battle as 2-0 Colonia takes on 2-0 St Joes of Metuchen at 7PM. Colonia are led by <strong>Jaden Jones</strong>, senior forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1013098' first='Noah' last='Taylor']</strong> and freshman guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1595674' first='Aiden' last='Derkack'].</strong> Saint Joe's counters with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1206549' first='Joshua' last='Ingram']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1153956' first='Jeremy' last='Clayville']</strong>, among others. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top small school game in NJ tonight is between 2-0 Hasbrouck Heights and 2-0 St. Mary's of Rutherford at 7PM. The Aviators come to Rutherford led by talented sophomore<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1466431' first='Josh' last='Rodriguez']</strong> and senior <strong>Jack Baker</strong>. St Mary's features some top 2024s, including <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1153981' first='Luke' last='Gaccione']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1401992' first='LJ' last='Falconi']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1153992' first='Julien' last='Leveille']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union Catholic travels to the Dunn Center to take on defending Group IV Champions Elizabeth at 7PM. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1456836' first='Terrance' last='Wood']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1013102' first='Keyshawn' last='Winchester']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1269722' first='Raheem' last='Williams']</strong> lead the Vikes against <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1153987' first='London' last='Carson']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1017193' first='Augustine' last='McGee']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1153979' first='Jaden' last='Barnett']</strong> and the Minutemen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The marquee matchup of the entire day is at 4PM as Newark East Side travels to Immaculate Conception in Montclair. Anthony Tavares and Bryant Garvin bring a host of talent, including <strong>Quattrell Wilson</strong>, 6'7" sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1472516' first='David' last='Ekhelar']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='933715' first='Nasir' last='Wheeler']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1150278' first='Sutan' last='Fitzpatrick']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1407084' first='Amir' last='Abdullah']</strong> as a backcourt trio. ICHS lines up impressively with 6'6" <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1150465' first='Tavian' last='Pullock']</strong>, impressive junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1050393' first='TJ' last='Robinson']</strong> and freshman <strong>Kole Grandison</strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alex will be at the East Side-IC game and you can follow him @FydSports on Twitter for video and stat updates! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->