The seeds and schedule for the 46th annual Passaic County was released.
The tournament tips off on Satuday January 30 with preliminary round games and action continues through Saturday February 27.
The top four seeds were given byes into the quarterfinals.
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY
PLAY IN GAME
16th seeded Clifton shut down 17th seeded Pompton Lakes 45-35. 5-foot-9 Sr. Delano Dixon dropped in 15.
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Games are scheduled for January 30.
Clifton upset 9th seeded Eastern Christian 59-50. 6-foot-3 Jr. Danny Santiago scored 15.
10th seeded Depaul downed 15th seeded Hawthorne 65-52. 5-foot-10 Fr. Eddie Davis dropped in 20
11th seeded Paterson Charter beat 14th seeded West Milford 64-53. 5-foot-10 Jr. Dazmir Staton tallied 18.
13th seeded Lakeland surprised 12th seeded Hawthorne Christian 47-43. Jr. Boris Beric banged in 14.
OPENING ROUND
Saturday February 6
8th seeded Passaic clipped Clifton 52-47 as 6-foot-7 Jr. Jamir Thomas tallied 26 points and 13 rebounds.
7th seeded Manchester downed Depaul 73-52. 6-foot-7 Sr. Alex Morales notched 25. 6-foot-2 So. Mike Koch had 25 for Depaul.
6th seeded Passaic Valley shut down Paterson Charter 54-33. 5-foot-10 Jr. Tito Ramirez and 6-foot-3 So. Dylan Mulrooney split 28.
5th seeded Passaic Tech eliminated Lakeland 59-52. 5-foot-8 Sr.Yohanly Ortiz scored 22.
QUARTERFINALS
The quarterfinals are set for Saturday February 13, 2016.
At higher seeds
top seeded Wayne Hills doubled up Passaic 84-42. 6-foot-2 Sr. Dorian Hodge had 21.
2nd seeded Paterson Eastside ousted Manchester 64-39. 5-foot-9 Jr. Nhazir Smith scored 21.
3rd seeded Paterson Kennedy eliminated Passaic Valley 56-40. 5-foot-10 Sr. Alphonso Gee scored 18.
4th seeded Wayne Valley beat Passaic Tech 64-51. 6-foot-3 Sr. Nick Goodwin scored 22.
SEMIFINALS
The semifinals are set for Saturday February 20 at Paterson Kennedy
Wayne Valley edged Wayne Hills 47-44. Goodwin scored 17 with 11 rebounds.
Paterson Eastside topped Paterson Kennedy 54-42. Smith tallied 17.
FINAL
February 27, 12:00 at Wayne Valley
Paterson Eastside edged Wayne Valley 49-46. Smith tallied 19. 5-foot-11 Sr. Nick Giuliano scored 20 for Wayne Valley.
LAST SEASON
The championship game was not held and Paterson Eastside was awarded the title because Paterson Kennedy was disqualified due to having an ineligible player sitting on their bench during the semifinals.
NJ HOOPS ALL PASSAIC COUNTY TOURNAMENT TEAM
Nhazir Smith
5-foot-10 Jr.
Paterson Eastside
Nick Giuliano
5-foot-11 Sr.
Wayne Valley
Al-Jumu Johnson
5-foot-9 Jr.
Paterson Eastside
Nick Goodwin
6-foot-3 Sr.
Wayne Valley
Alphonso Gee
5-foot-10 Sr.
Paterson Kennedy
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