NJHoops.com - Region 19 Juco Results

February 28, 2013

Jay Gomes
NJHoops.com Editor

The Region 19 Junior College semifinals in Division 2 and 3 are being held today at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft.

In the first D-3 semi, Northampton PA came back to defeat Union County College 71-66. The shorthanded Union team played the last :24 seconds with only four players after two players fouled out and another playe was injured in an accident yesterday. Northampton was up 1 at the time.

6-foot So. Dontae Davis led the winners with 22, 17 in the second half. 6-foot-4 So. Zach O'Brien tallied 21 for Union CC.

In the second game in a Division 2 semi, top seeded Essex CC held off Morris CC 68-57 in an all NJ affair. 6-foot-1 Fr. Dion Rogers paced the balanced attack with 16. 5-foot-10 So. Sir Gregory Powell notched 14 for Morris.

In the 3rd game in the second D-2 semi, Mercer CC cruised past Lackawanna PA JC 91-55. 6-foot-10 Chestnut Hill bound So. Filip Sekulic dropped in 26 with 3 treys. 5-foot-10 Fr. Charles Cooley scored 13 for Lackawanna.

In the finale, in a D-3 semi, the home Brookdale CC ousted Camden CC 76-56. 6-foot-4 Fr. Joe Nickerson led the winners with 14 points and 10 rebounds. 6-foot Fr. Laquan Coaxum and 6-foot-3 Fr. James Cooper divided 22 for Camden.

The winners play Saturday for the right to go to the national tournament.

Top prospects at the Regionals on this site over the next few days.

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