Youngsters Excel at JEM Classic
The 5th Annual JEM Classic featured the top rising freshman in the northeast. The three game slate featured a girls game, a NJ All Star game and a Regional All Star Game.
In the Regional contest the North Team outscored the South Team 126-101. 5-foot-10 Roselle Catholic frosh Aaron Clarke buried 5 treys and had 19 points and was named MVP. 5-foot-11 Middle Township Fr. Corey Greer was one of three players with 15 points (but the lone NJ Hooper) for the South squad.
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in the Garden State Showdown the Orange Team edged the Blue Team 74-73 on a basket at the buzzer from 6-foot-1 Linden Tavon Jones. Jones picked off a pass at midcourt and got to the rack and finished over a defender as time expired. Jones finished with 25 points and was MVP.
More on the top prospects at the JEM Classic over the next few days on NJHoops.com
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