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2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Team Stats

EDISON, NJ–On Thursday afternoon, GMC Hoops took all of the results from the games played this summer at the MCC Summer League, and put together the team stats for all 14 teams in the league. These stats are sorted by Point Differential, Total Offense, and Total Defense.

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Team Stats–Point Differential

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Team Stats–Total Offense

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Team Stats–Total Defense

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Analysis

EDISON, NJ–With play completed at the MCC Summer League for almost a week now, GMC Hoops wanted to take some time to look back at what transpired in the league this summer. The site has been covering this league since its initial season back in 2000-01. Out of all the leagues GMC Hoops has covered through the years, the MCC league has been covered the longest. There were 14 teams in the league including ten from the Greater Middlesex Conference if you count the latest addition in Timothy Christian. Eight teams made the playoffs. Four from the GMC, two from the Shore Conference, one from the Skyland Conference, and one from the Union County Conference.

All four non-conference teams qualified for the playoffs, and had a combined record of 29-14. The four GMC schools that qualified ended up with a combined record of 31-12. East Brunswick earned the top seed in the post-season tourney by completing the regular season with an unblemished 9-0 mark. However, the Bears, which were the defending champions, fell to South River, a team it defeated in the finals last summer, in the opening round to finish at 9-1. J.P. Stevens ended the regular season at 6-3 with two of those losses coming in the second week when the varsity squad played at the East Brunswick team camp. The Hawks also lost to South Hunterdon late in the regular season.

However, Stevens put together a solid run through the playoffs with three straight wins including an opening round victory over Perth Amboy Tech, a 50-37 victory over South River in the semifinals, and a 37-32 win over Keyport in the Championship. Winning this league was a positive step for a Hawks team that is going into year two of rebuliding after two seasons where they posted a combined record of 38-15 with the likes of Kenny Bland, Myles Reuben, Nick Pol, and Tahir Swinton. Veterans Mike Reuben and Victor Quan, two reserves on the 2008-09 Hawk squad that went 18-9, lead the team. Reuben earned MVP honors while Quan made several key plays in the victory over Keyport. Marvin Crawford and Brandon Ahmed also play prominently on the squad while Pete Prontinicki will be looking to come back from injury this upcoming winter.

For the second straight year, the South River Rams reached the Final Four of this summer league. The Rams got in as the eighth seed after getting to the Championship game last season. South River was hitting all their shots in the opening round against top seeded East Brunswick, and that propelled them to the semifinals. However, the hot shooting didn’t last as the Rams only went 15 of 45 from the floor including 3 of 21 from three point range against J.P. Stevens. In all fairness to the Rams though, it was the first game of the summer that Nick Boyler, Tim Huff, and Craig Huff all played in after going through the summer baseball season. Xavier Foster and Gavin Campbell struggled though, especially from beyond the arc.

South River played well in a number of games at MCC. First, they opened the season by defeating Timothy Christian in the final seconds. Then, they only lost by one to South Hunterdon (40-39) late in the season on July 6th. They also lost to playoff contenders J.P. Stevens, Keyport, and Roselle Park. Coupled with the play at the Hoop Group Headquarters Spring League, the Rams are off to a good start en route to their first season in the GMC Gold. With a good nucleus returning such as Foster, Campbell, Boyler, Larry Smith, Tyler Harris, Tim and Craig Huff, the Rams are solid contenders for GMC Gold Honors. One of the teams that they will be competing against will be Perth Amboy Tech.

The Patriots had a good summer with a 7-2 mark in the regular season to earn the fourth seed in the playoffs. However, Amboy Tech stumbled in the first round to eventual champion, J.P. Stevens. The Pats have perhaps the best two players in the GMC Gold with Rashad Adams and Malcolm Batts, but they will need to have a solid supporting cast to contribute if they are to overtake South River. The Pats three losses in the league were to teams (East Brunswick, Keyport, and J.P. Stevens) that had a combined record of 28-6. The Pats did beat Gold Division rivals: East Brunswick Tech, South Amboy, Timothy Christian as well as playoff teams such as Keansburg and Roselle Park.

The other six GMC teams that competed at MCC did not make the playoffs including: Monroe, Bishop Ahr, East Brunswick Tech, Sayreville, South Amboy, and Timothy Christian. The squads from Monroe, Bishop Ahr, and Sayreville were mostly JV although occasionally some varsity players did compete such as the case when Monroe and Roselle Park went at it in a very close game that was played on June 29th. That leaves us with East Brunswick Tech, South Amboy, and Timothy Christian. All of these teams will be in the revamped GMC Gold in 2010-11. The Tigers were only 2-7 on the summer, but have some good players returning including Rob Brown, Mike Hardy, Quincy Ross, and Dequan Calimese. They played competitively against the likes of playoff teams such as Amboy Tech (lost 51-39) and Keansburg (lost 21-14). Expect the Tigers to be chasing the likes of South River, Amboy Tech, and Dunellen though.

South Amboy went 1-8 with a victory over Timothy Christian late in the summer. The Guvs lost standout Joe Charmello to graduation, and the likes of role players such as Christian Geant, Dan O’Connor, Luke O’Connor, Tim Simko, and Matt Reagan. But have Dustin DeVoe, Michael Zammit as well as some good youngsters coming in. South Amboy is also working hard to build a solid foundation at the lower levels with teams in each of the three divisions over at the Raritan Bay Summer League. The Guvs are looking to Zammit to fill the void left behind by Charmello. South Amboy may go through some short term pain, but the future does look bright. Timothy Christian’s first year in the Gold will be an interesting one.

The Tigers always had a good turnout of players when they played at MCC. Timothy Christian will be a newcomer to the GMC along with fellow former Patriot Conference member, Wardlaw. TCS has done well against the GMC, particularly the Gold Division in recent years. However, at MCC this summer, the Tigers struggled with a 1-8 mark including tough close losses to South River (42-40), South Amboy (36-34), and Sayreville (42-39). However, if it had won those three games, Timothy Christian may have been able to qualify for the playoffs. So, the Tigers will still not be an easy out in the GMC Gold

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Playoff Seeds And Brackets

EDISON, NJ–On Tuesday night, GMC Hoops learned the playoff seeds and brackets for the playoffs in the 2010 Middlesex County College Summer League. This summer, there are eight teams playing in the playoffs. The opening round and semifinal games were played on Tuesday night. Below are the seeds for this year’s tournament.

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Playoff Seeds

1. East Brunswick (9-0)
2. Keyport (8-1)
3. South Hunterdon (8-1)
4. Perth Amboy Tech (7-2)
5. J.P. Stevens (6-3)
6. Keansburg (5-4)
7. Roselle Park (5-4)
8. South River (5-4)

You can also view the complete bracket with all the playoff matchups at bracketmaker.com.

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Final Standings

EDISON, NJ–Here are the final standings in the 2010 Middlesex County College Summer League. This summer, there are a total of 14 teams playing in this league including ten from the GMC. Below are the latest standings in the league.

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League Standings–Final

• East Brunswick (9-0)
• Keyport (8-1)
• South Hunterdon (8-1)
• Perth Amboy Vo-Tech (7-2)
• J.P. Stevens (6-3)
• Roselle Park (5-4)
• South River (5-4)
• Keansburg (4-5)
• Monroe (3-6)
• Bishop Ahr (2-7)
• East Brunswick Vo-Tech (2-7)
• Sayreville (2-7)
• South Amboy (1-8)
• Timothy Christian (1-8)

GMC Hoops will have the playoff seeds, brackets, and first night playoff results posted shortly.

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–All Results–Day Nine–July 13th

EDISON, NJ–On Friday, GMC Hoops traveled over to Middlesex County College, and got the rest of the results from July 13th. Here are all the results from the action from there.

Middlesex County College Summer League–Day Nine–Results–July 13, 2010

• South River 36–Monroe 21
• South Hunterdon 29–Bishop Ahr 22
• Roselle Park 36–South Amboy 31
• Perth Amboy Tech 51–East Brunswick Tech 39
• J.P. Stevens 24–Keansburg 16
• East Brunswick 32–Keyport 29
• Sayreville 42–Timothy Christian 39

GMC Hoops was back out at Middlesex C.C. on Tuesday night for the playoffs, and will post the results shortly.

Middlesex County College Summer League–July 13, 2010

EDISON, NJ–On Tuesday night, GMC Hoops traveled over to Middlesex County College after work to take in all three 8:00 PM round of games from the seventh night of action at the 2010 Middlesex County College Summer League at the Physical Education Center on the main campus of MCC. The site also captured a little bit of action from all three of the 7:00 PM games, which ended late. All six contests involved teams from the Greater Middlesex Conference including South Hunterdon played Bishop Ahr on Court #1, South Amboy battled Roselle Park on Court #2, and Perth Amboy Tech took on East Brunswick Tech on Court #3 at 7:00 PM. Then, at 8:00 PM, J.P. Stevens took on Keansburg on Court #1, Keyport battled East Brunswick on Court #2 in a battle for first place, and in perhaps the best game of the evening, Sayreville faced off against Timothy Christian on Court #3.

South Hunterdon Edges Bishop Ahr For Eighth Straight Win, 29-22

South Hunterdon continued its winning ways by edging Bishop Ahr in a 7:00 PM game on Court #1. The Eagles, which dropped their opening day game against J.P. Stevens, has since won eight straight. South Hunterdon had a 26-14 lead with 10:29 to go. Bishop Ahr went on an 8-3 run the rest of the way, but the Eagles wouldn’t let the Trojans get any closer in a 29-22 victory. South Hunterdon is now 8-1 on the summer, and will likely lock up the third seed while Bishop Ahr drops to 2-7.

Roselle Park Downs South Amboy, 36-31

Roselle Park enhanced their chances to getting the sixth seed in the playoffs with a hard fought win over a South Amboy team that was playing with renewed confidence after defeating Timothy Christian on Thursday night (36-34). The Panthers were leading by a 30-27 score with 3:04 left, and increased that lead to four with two of the next three points for a 32-28 score at the 1:06 mark. South Amboy made a free throw, and then Mike Zammit scored on a layup at the 29 second mark to pull within one at 32-31. However, the Guvs weren’t able to get any closer as Roselle Park made two foul shots with 20 seconds to go, and then another two foul shots with eight seconds left after South Amboy turned the ball over at the 10 second mark.

Perth Amboy Tech Locks Up Fourth Seed By Defeating E.B. Tech, 51-39

Perth Amboy Tech most likely locked up the fourth seed in the playoffs thanks to a 51-39 victory over East Brunswick Tech in a battle between two Gold Division teams. The Patriots led 44-33 with 7:15 left, and East Brunswick Tech got the deficit down to single digits less a minute later with a three pointer from the right corner to make the score, 44-36 at the 6:16 mark. The Pats then got field goals at the six minute and four minute marks for a 48-36 lead before Mike Hardy drew a foul underneath, and made one of two from the charity stripe for a 48-37 Amboy Tech lead with 3:19 to go. Rashad Adams got that point back by making one of two from the charity stripe for a 49-37 lead with 1:24 left. The Tigers then made two free throws at the 1:03 mark, but couldn’t get any closer as the Patriots won 51-39. Amboy Tech won its fourth straight to improve to 7-2 on the summer at MCC while E.B. Tech dropped to 2-7. .

J.P. Stevens Defeats Keansburg In Low Scoring Affair, 24-16

The Hawks of J.P. Stevens likely locked up the fifth seed when the playoffs begin on July 20th as they defeated the Titans of Keansburg by the score of 24-16 in a low scoring affair played on Court #1 at 8:00 PM on Tuesday night. Stevens limited Keansburg to only three points in the entire first half, and withstood a rally by the Titans in the second half that closed the gap to six points on two occasions. JPS jumped out to a 7-0 lead over the first 4:07 of the first half before a timeout was called. Following the stoppage, the Hawks scored seven of the last ten points of the half for a 14-3 lead at the intermisson.

In the second half, the offenses remained dormant for the first nine minutes as Stevens scored the only three points of the stretch for a 17-3 lead. The Hawks made one of two foul shots for a 18-3 lead at the 10:42 mark. Keansburg then went on a 9-0 run over the next 4:08 to pull within six. The Titans made a three pointer at the 8:46 mark to spark the run, and despite a block on a layup attempt by Stevens at the 8:01 mark, they got closer with another three from the left corner at the 7:21 mark, and a traditional three point play at the 6:34 mark to pull within 18-12.

J.P. Stevens turned to one of its veteran players as Mike Reuben came up with two huge scores to help preserve the lead. Reuben came up with a steal for a layin at the 4:26 mark for a 20-12 lead. Then, after Keansburg netted two free throws with just under four minutes to play, Reuben scored on a tip-in off his own miss at the 2:38 mark for a 22-14 lead. Both teams scored a basket the rest of the way for the 24-16 final. With the victory, Stevens improved to 6-3 on the summer while Keansburg dropped to 4-5.

East Brunswick Prevails In Battle Of Unbeatens, 32-29

This was the battle between the two goliaths as unbeaten East Brunswick took on undefeated Keyport in a battle that would determine the top seed in next week’s playoffs at MCC. East Brunswick, the defending champion of the MCC Summer League battled tooth and nail with Keyport, and ultimately prevailed. Guided by varsity head coach, Bo Henning, the Bears fell behind at the half by one point, but outscored the Red Raiders by four points over the final 20 minutes to pull out the three point victory.

The two teams went back and forth over the first 5:43 as the game was tied at 7-7. A little over a minute later, Keyport netted a three pointer for a 10-7 lead at the 13:10 mark. Over the next 2:58, East Brunswick scored five of the next seven points to tie the score at 12-12 with 10:12 to play in the first half. The Score remained tied for the next four minutes as neither team was able to score. Both teams eventually got on the board over the next 3:28 for a 14-14 tie at the 2:44 mark. EB then took the lead on a basket while being fouled, but missed the bonus free throw for a traditional three point play at the 1:55 mark. Keyport then took the one point lead at the half with a three pointer at the 35 second mark that made the score, 17-16 at the intermission.

In the second half, East Brunswick outscored Keyport by a 12-10 margin over the first 18 minutes of the period for a tenuous 28-27 lead. The Bears then had a chance to go up further, but misfired on two foul shots at the 1:26 mark. However, Keyport couldn’t take advantage thanks to the EB defense, which drew a charge at the 1:18 mark. East Brunswick then made one of two from the line with 53 seconds remaining for a 29-27 lead. The Red Raiders still had a chance to tie, but failed to score thanks to a three second violation with 28 seconds to go. The Bears then added a foul shot for a 30-27 before a timeout was called with 19 seconds to go.

Keyport made two foul shots with seven seconds to go to pull within one again at 30-29, but the Bears got those points back with two foul shots at the four second mark for a 32-29 lead. The Raiders were unable to tie the game as East Brunswick remained unbeatean at 9-0 with the hard fought, 32-29 victory. Keyport, likely the two seed when the playoffs begin on Tuesday, dropped to 8-1.

Wojcik’s Jumper At Buzzer Lifts Sayreville Past Timothy Christian, 42-39

As usual, we saved the best for last as Sayreville and Timothy Christian went at it in a very competitive game between two teams at the bottom of the standings at MCC. Both teams entered this game at 1-7 with Sayreville defeating South Amboy for its only win while Timothy Christian lost to the Guvs last week. Both of those games were decided by two points. TCS took a 20-13 lead at the half before Sayreville rallied in the second half behind the play of Danny Wojcik, Justin Luna, and E.J. Perez for a 42-39 victory. Wojcik connected on a three pointer at the buzzer for the victory.

The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead, and had a chance to go up by more, but Wojcik came up with a block on a layup attempt at the 18:32 mark. TCS did evenutally score though to go up 4-0 with 17:53 to play in the first half. Luna got the Bombers going with a score in the low post for a 4-2 TCS lead. Timothy Christian then netted two free throws at the 15:15 mark, and got a field goal at the 14:40 mark for a 8-2 lead. On the ropes early, Sayreville rallied with a three by Wojcik from the left wing at the 13:55 mark for a 8-5 TCS lead. Wojcik then made a nice entry pass to Luna in the left low block for a hook shot, and a 8-7 Tigers lead with 13:01 left.

Timothy Christian scored the next five points including a layup underneath at the 11:23 mark, and a three pointer at the 10:35 mark for a 13-7 lead. Luna then scored on an offensive rebound and follow at the 9:21 mark for a 13-9 TCS lead before Dan Decker drove by Wojcik for a layup, and a 15-9 lead with 8:20 left in the first half. The Tigers and Bombers exchanged scores for a 17-11 TCS lead at the 3:04 mark. Decker put TCS up by eight at 19-11 with two free throws at the 2:31 mark, and the Tigers made one of two from the line with 10 seconds to go for a 20-11 lead. In a harbinger of things to come though, Wojcik connected on a pull-up jumper to end the half after E.J. Perez picked up a steal to set up the score for a 20-13 Timothy Christian lead at the intermission.

The second half started with the Tigers still in control. Over the first 12 minutes of the second period, Timothy Christian outscored Sayreville by a 12-9 margin for a 32-22 lead. The Bombers began to chip away at the deficit though. First with a short jumper from the right low block at the 6:24 mark, and then with a runner that banked in at the 4:55 mark for a 32-26 score. After a TCS timeout with 4:52 left, the Tigers got a layup off an inbounds play for a 34-26 lead. Almost a minute and a half later, the Tigers got a layup underneath for a seemingly commanding 36-26 lead with under three and a half minutes to play, but the Bombers fought back with a 13-0 spurt to actually take the lead with 24 seconds left.

Wojcik sparked the rally with a three point play at the 2:49 mark for a 36-29 TCS lead. Luna then followed that with a steal for a layup at the two minute mark for a 36-31 Timothy Christian lead. The Bombers continued to fight back with fullcourt pressure, and tight defense that created more opportunities including a three pointer from the right wing at the 1:31 mark to close the gap to two at 36-34. Perez then tied the game up at 36-36 with a steal for a layup with 1:28 to play. Following a Timothy Christian timeout with 1:22 left, the Tigers turned the ball over with an offensive foul at the 1:13 mark. Luna then put the Bombers in front with one of two from the foul line at the 54 second mark. Following a Sayreville timeout with 31 seconds left, the Bombers went up by three as they capped the run with two more free throws for a 39-36 advantage.

Timothy Christian woke up from its 3:18 scoring drought though with a three pointer by Decker at the eight second mark to tie the score at 39-39. However, Wojcik connected on a three pointer from the left wing as time ran out for the 42-39 win. With the victory, Sayreville enters its final game of the summer with a 2-7 record while Timothy Christian drops to 1-8.

GMC Hoops plans to be back out at Middlesex County College next Tuesday night for the semifinal round of the playoffs.

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Playoff Schedule

EDISON, NJ–On Tuesday night, GMC Hoops traveled over to Middlesex County College, and got the playoff schedule for the MCC Summer League. The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs.

Middlesex County College Summer League–Playoff Schedule–July 20th

• Quarterfinals–Game #1–Seed #2 vs. Seed #7, 5:00 PM–Court #1
• Quarterfinals–Game #2–Seed #3 vs. Seed #6, 5:00 PM–Court #2
• Quarterfinals–Game #3–Seed #1 vs. Seed #8, 6:00 PM–Court #1
• Quarterfinals–Game #4–Seed #4 vs. Seed #5, 6:00 PM–Court #2
• Semifinals–Game #1–Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game #1, 7:00 PM–Court #1
• Semifinals–Game #2–Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game #3, 8:00 PM–Court #1

Middlesex County College Summer League–Playoff Schedule–July 22nd

• Championship–Winner of Semifinal Game #1 vs. Winner of Semifinal Game #2, 6:00 PM–Main Court

GMC Hoops will have the playoff seeds, brackets and the final standings posted later this week.

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Some Results–Day Nine–July 13th

EDISON, NJ–On Tuesday night, GMC Hoops traveled over to Middlesex County College to take in action from the 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM rounds of games, and got the results from six the games played on Thursday night. Here are the results from the six games.

Middlesex County College Summer League–Day Nine–Some Results–July 13, 2010

• South Hunterdon 29–Bishop Ahr 22
• Roselle Park 36–South Amboy 31
• Perth Amboy Tech 51–East Brunswick Tech 39
• J.P. Stevens 24–Keansburg 16
• East Brunswick 32–Keyport 29
• Sayreville 42–Timothy Christian 39

GMC Hoops plans to have a summary on Tuesday night’s action in the blog soon.

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Standings–Week Four

EDISON, NJ–Here are the week four standings in the 2010 Middlesex County College Summer League following play on the eighth night of action on July 8th. This summer, there are a total of 14 teams playing in this league. Below are the latest standings in the league.

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League Standings–Week Four

• East Brunswick (8-0)
• Keyport (8-0)
• South Hunterdon (7-1)
• Perth Amboy Vo-Tech (6-2)
• J.P. Stevens (5-3)
• Roselle Park (4-4)
• Keansburg (4-4)
• South River (4-4)
• Monroe (3-5)
• Bishop Ahr (2-6)
• East Brunswick Vo-Tech (2-6)
• Sayreville (1-7)
• South Amboy (1-7)
• Timothy Christian (1-7)

GMC Hoops will be back out at Middlesex on Tuesday night.

2010 Middlesex County College Summer League–Results–Day Eight–July 8th

EDISON, NJ–On Monday night, GMC Hoops traveled over to Middlesex County College, and got the results from the games played on Thursday night. Here are the results from all seven games.

Middlesex County College Summer League–Day Eight–Results–July 8, 2010

• South Amboy 36–Timothy Christian 34
• Monroe 48–East Brunswick Tech 39
• East Brunswick 42–Keansburg 17
• South River 46–Bishop Ahr 33
• Keyport 38–Roselle Park 21
• Perth Amboy Tech 43–Sayreville 36
• South Hunterdon 38–J.P. Stevens 29

GMC Hoops plans to be back out at Middlesex on Tuesday night for the 8:00 PM round of games.