MLK Showcase Wrap Ups

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Martin Luther King Memorial Day always brings some of the best moments of the season in some of the storied gyms like the old Don Bosco Tech in Paterson. Let's look at who performed on the day. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1456844' first='Jalen' last='Fleming']</strong> scored an eye popping 43 points to lead Timothy Christian past struggling Sayreville. Fleming is a bruiser under the basket who can also draw defenders away and shoot well in the mid range--He's also adept at drawing fouls and getting to the line. He added 10 boards in the blowout win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a battle of two of the top public school programs in North Jersey, 6'7" Towson commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1456811' first='Tyler' last='Tejada'] </strong>and Teaneck outdueled <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='902757' first='Jalen' last='Robinson']</strong> and Columbia 80-76. Tejada, a versatile forward with an expanding skillset on offense, led the way with 29 points and 11 boards. Tejada has nice moves in the paint and uses his frame to get rebounds and create second chance points. The Tigers have a good one coming down to Baltimore next season. In the loss, Columbia sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2640117' first='Jayden' last='Myers']</strong> continued his fantastic season, scoring 22 in defeat--he's really emerging as a player to watch for the next two years at the Maplewood school. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Playing without scoring machine <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1270515' first='Brandon' last='Dean']</strong>, South Plainfield scored a good, gritty win over a game New Prov team as <strong>Tareak Williams</strong> stepped up on offense and scored 22 points in a 52-46 win over one of the top small schools in Union County. Williams is a senior multi-sport athlete who came into the year with expectations of playing the major support role but showed he can lead a team to victory as the go-to-guy today.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The result of the long weekend came from the Boys from Belmar, as high flying Saint Rose, now playing with its full contingent of eligible transfers, scored the program's biggest win since the mid 2000s by defeating Patrick School 53-49. While the Hodge brothers did the heavy lifting, scoring half the points, it was newly eligible transfers <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1411642' first='Evan' last='Romano']</strong>(Holmdel) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1153991' first='Gio' last='Panzini']</strong>(RBC) who made big plays late to score the marquee victory. Romano gives the Roses another ballhandler with lethal shooting ability and Panzini is a legit 6'5" guard who is another D1 prospect. With <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1411624' first='Peter' last='Mauro']</strong>, the top guard in the state for his class, now driving the bus, the Roses are an overwhelming favorite to win the Shore. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Be on the lookout for the Prep Hoops NJ Podcast for this week, as Joe and Alex are prepping to record! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->