Friday, February 25, 2005

McCourtys score St. Joseph its first title since 1982


Devin McCourty scored a season-high 19 points to pace St. Joseph to a 56-36 win over Paramus Catholic in the Jambo final on Thursday night.

HACKENSACK -- Senior leadership can never be discounted, especially when it comes from players who are proven winners. The lineup for the St. Joseph basketball team includes three starters who won three football championships each along with a player many consider Bergen County's best basketball player. These four seniors are the impetus of the Green Knights' success. Throughout the season, the offense for the Green Knights has run through Gerald Inman.
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• 2005 All-Jambo Team

Saturday, February 19, 2005

PC pulls the upset, SJR pulls away in Jambo semifinals


Tyrell McKenzie helped lead Paramus Catholic into the Jambo semis for the first time since 1976.

HACKENSACK -- There will be no repeat champion at the Bergen County Jamboree this season. Third-seeded Paramus Catholic ended Don Bosco Prep's reign in one of Friday night's semifinals at the Rothman Center on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University. The question that popped up after watching Game 2 was: Can anyone beat St. Joseph? We'll have to wait until next Thursday when the NNJIL's Division C will be well represented.

JAMBO SEMIFINALS
• Gueye's 3 seals PC's upset win over defending champion Bosco
• St. Joseph takes Englewood out early

Monday, February 14, 2005

No shots taken, but many made in Jambo quarterfinals

PARAMUS -- Because the photographer who was scheduled to shoot all four games of the Bergen County Jamboree quarterfinals decided to go AWOL without so much as a phone call or email, we have no photos of Sunday's action. But what we do have is Jim McConville, who paints the word picture as well as anyone in the business and he brings you all of the games in fine detail.

• St. Joseph survives a scare from Ramapo
• Don Bosco slips by Westwood for second straight year
• Englewood turns up the tempo against Cliffside Park
• BC gets closer, but Paramus Catholic earns semifinal bid

Monday, February 7, 2005

Blowouts galore at the second day of Jambo's Round of 16


Ramapo's Bill Bronander going up for a layup during the Raiders' win over Demarest.

Ramapo's 17-point win over rival Demarest was the closest thing to a nail-biter at Tenafly High School on Sunday. All of the higher seeds won with Englewood, Bergen Catholic and St. Joseph all cruising to comfortable wins to join Ramapo in next weekend's quarterfinals. The top four seeds have all advanced to the Round of 8 which will take place next Saturday at Paramus High School. Jim McConville brings you today's coverage and will do the same when the tournament resumes next weekend. READ ALL ABOUT IT BELOW...

• Ramapo pulls away from rival Demarest | PICS!
• Bergen Catholic wrestles a win from Cresskill | PICS!
• Englewood runs right by Lyndhurst | PICS!
• St. Joseph's defense too tight for Leonia

Sunday, February 6, 2005

Cliffside and Westwood pull Round of 16 upsets


Tyrell Biggs led defending champion Don Bosco Prep past Pal Park and headlong into a rematch with Westwood, which almost pulled the upset in last season quarterfinal round.

ALLENDALE -- The BCSL-American Division flexed its muscle on Saturday as the first half of the quarterfinal bracket took shape at Northern Highlands High School. Cliffside Park and Westwood, the Nos. 12 and 10 seeds respectively, knocked off two NNJIL teams, Ridgewood and Teaneck, to reach the final 8. Both were there last season and this time around they will be joined by defending champion Don Bosco Prep and Paramus Catholic, the two parochial powers that made short work of their public school opponents. READ ALL ABOUT IT BELOW...

• Cliffside's Emerson turns lemons into lemonade | PICS!
• Pal Park in over its head against Bosco | PICS!
• PC turns track meet into a one team race
• Westwood gets off early against Teaneck

Friday, February 4, 2005

Breaking down the Sweet 16

NORTH JERSEY -- For some schools it is a privilege to be there, for others it is the start of a run to the Rothman Center. The Round of 16 in the Bergen County Jamboree starts up on Saturday and some of the matchups are intriguing. Undefeated and top seeded St. Joseph Regional against No. 16 Leonia? Forget David vs. Goliath, how about Verne Troyer against Yao Ming? READ THE STORY...

Monday, January 31, 2005

Day 1 at the Jambo: A little bit of everything


Jermaine Cushnie and Fair Lawn dominated the boards in their opening round win over Wood-Ridge.

RUTHERFORD -- The first day of the 49th Annual Oscar F. Thompson Memorial Jamboree had a little bit of everything. From one of the highest scoring games in tournament history (Fair Lawn vs. Wood-Ridge) to one where you would have had enough time to keep score with hammer and chisel (Lyndhurst vs. Saddle Brook). There was an overtime game, two lower seeds advancing and a good day for any school that NJS.com Editorial Director Cory Doviak ever attended (Pal Park and Leonia). Want the scoop on Day 1 of the Jambo?
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• Fair Lawn beats Wood-Ridge at its own game | PICS!
• Hassan and Leonia have a coming out party | PICS!
• Pal Park recovers in time to oust Pascack Hills | PICS!
• Lyndhurst grinds one out against Saddle Brook

Friday, January 28, 2005

Seeds announced for 49th Jamboree

By Jim McConville
NJS.com Staff Writer

WALDWICK -- The 49th Oscar F. Thompson Memorial Bergen County Jamboree field was selected on Friday morning and, as expected, St. Joseph Regional was named as the No. 1 seed. The undefeated Green Knights (14-0) head up a 20-team field that begins play with four first round games on Sunday at Felician College. CHECK OUT THE TOURNAMENT DRAW...

LOOKING BACK: 2004 Jambo coverage from start to finish

By Jim McConville NJS.com Staff Writer

By Jim McConville
NJS.com Staff Writer