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2010 Scarlet Shootout–Analysis

PISCATAWAY, NJ–Last week, GMC Hoops obtained more information on what happened at the 2010 Scarlet Shootout over the weekend at Rutgers University. The GMC had six teams compete in the competition with Colonia getting all the way to the quarterfinal round before losing to Rutgers Prep. The Argonauts also defeated Monroe in the second round en route to a semifinal berth, and eventual loss to Union. Combined, the six GMC teams that competed went 13-14 with North Brunswick and Monroe leading the way.

The Monroe Falcons went 3-1 in the four games that they played. MTHS defeated Westwood in the opening round (81-45), lost to Rutgers Prep (62-56), beat Paterson Eastside in the consolation, and outlasted Mendham in triple overtime (62-61). The Purple Birds had a solid effort over the led by juniors Danny Brix (14 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, and 2.7 assists per game), Ahmid Williams (12.8 points per game and 3.5 assists per game), and Ryan Genevieve (10.5 points per game). Seniors Mike Walp (7.3 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game) and Mike Mahmoud (5.8 points per game and 2.3 assists per game) chipped in as well.

Junior Victor Sorrento, who played with a lot of hustle in the Montgomery Team Camp scrapped for 5.5 points per game, and 4.3 rebounds per game while newcomer Dillon Salva, a transfer from North Brunswick, contributed with 6.3 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per contest. Soon to be sophomore, Ryan Stolte helped out off the bench with 1.3 points per game over the four days. Monroe was nearly 50 percent from three point range alone by going 26 of 57 from beyond the arc for 46 percent. The Purple Birds averaged 65.5 points per contest in the four games played over the two days at Rutgers. Meanwhile, GMC White rival, North Brunswick went 4-2 over the two days as the Raiders did well in the consolation tournament after losing to Hillsborough in the opening round on Saturday.

NBTHS defeated Coolidge from the Washington D.C. area, Morris Hills, New Brunswick, and Trenton Central before losing to Middletown of New York. The Raiders actually reached the final of the consolation tourney before losing. Colonia won its opening round game against Bridgewater-Raritan by 18 points, and then advanced to the quarterfinals by knocking off Paterson Eastside by 9 points. In the Elite Eight game, Colonia had a seven point lead late in the first half against Rutgers Prep before soon to be senior Dave Cole injured his knee. The Argonauts took advantage by outscoring the Patriots by 15 the rest of the way to win by eight. Then, in the consolation game against Raritan, which defeated Piscataway in the opening round, C.J. Gray suffered an injury to his ankle. Both Gray and Cole sat out the rest of the event.

Bishop Ahr competed well in the shootout. In five games, the Trojans went 2-3 with an overtime loss to Bloomfield Tech, and a defeat to Trenton Central while defeating the likes of Medford Tech and Indian Hills. New Brunswick only went 1-4 with a defeat to Morris Hills in the opening round before defeating Medford Tech in the second round. The Zebras would lose their final three games including a defeat to White Division rival, North Brunswick. Piscataway lost two of three games including the opening round defeat to Raritan of Hazlet. The Chiefs also lost to Middletown of New York after defeating Matawan in the opening round. Special thanks to coaches Bob Turco of Monroe, Chris Chiera of Colonia, Dennis O’Keefe of Bishop Ahr, Antoine Allen of New Brunswick, and Eddie Breheney of North Brunswick as well as Dennis Gregory for providing all of the info on this event.

2010 Scarlet Shootout–Results

PISCATAWAY, NJ–On Thursday afternoon, GMC Hoops received information from Dennis Gregory of the Rutgers men’s basketball team, and several of the GMC coaches on what transpired at the 2010 Scarlet Shootout, which took place on the campus of Rutgers University this past weekend (June 12th and 13th). There were seven teams from the Greater Middlesex Conference that participated in this event including: Bishop Ahr, Colonia, Monroe, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Piscataway, and Woodbridge. Originally, Colonia and Monroe were pitted against each other in the first round, but then the schedule was changed so that they faced different opponents. Below are the results from both the Championship and Consolation Tournaments.

Here is how some of the GMC teams did:

Monroe (3-1)

• Beat Westwood, 81-45
• Lost to Rutgers Prep, 62-56
• Beat Paterson Eastside, 57-31
• Beat Mendham, 62-61 3OT

North Brunswick (4-2)

• Lost to Hillsborough
• Defeated Coolidge (DC)
• Defeated Morris Hills
• Defeated New Brunswick
• Defeated Trenton Central
• Lost to Middletown (NY)

New Brunswick (1-4)

• Lost to Morris Hills
• Defeated Medford Tech
• Lost to North Brunswick
• Lost to Asbury Park
• Lost

Piscataway (1-2)

• Lost to Raritan
• Defeated Matawan
• Lost to Middletown (NY)

Colonia (2-1)

• Defeated Bridgewater-Raritan
• Defeated Paterson Eastside
• Lost to Rutgers Prep

Bishop Ahr (2-3)

• Lost to Bloomfield Tech in OT
• Lost to Trenton Central
• Beat Indian Hills
• Beat Medford Tech

Now, here are all the results from the Championship and Consolation brackets:

Championship Tournament–Opening Round

• Rutgers Prep over Roselle Catholic
• Monroe over Westwood
• Paterson Eastside over Franklin
• Colonia over Bridgewater-Raritan
• Raritan over Piscataway
• Immaculata over Matawan
• Mendham over Indian Hills
• Union over Middletown (NY)
• Bloomfield Tech over Bishop Ahr
• Hillhouse (CT) over Trenton Central
• Imhotep (PA) over Asbury Park
• Ridge over Medford Tech
• Morris Hills over New Brunswick
• Coolidge (DC) got a bye
• Hillsborough over New Brunswick

Championship Tournament–Second Round

• Rutgers Prep over Monroe
• Colonia over Paterson Eastside
• Raritan over Immaculata
• Union over Mendham
• Hillhouse (CT) over Bloomfield Tech
• Imhotep (PA) got a bye
• Ridge over Morris Hills
• Hillsborough over Coolidge (DC)

Championship Tournament–Quarterfinals

• Rutgers Prep over Colonia
• Union over Raritan
• Imhotep (PA) over Hillhouse (CT)
• Hillsborough over Ridge

Championship Tournament–Semifinals

• Union over Rutgers Prep
• Imhotep (PA) over Hillsborough

Championship Tournament–Finals

• Union vs. Imhotep (PA)

Consolation Tournament–Opening Round

• Roselle Catholic over Westwood
• Franklin over Bridgewater-Raritan
• Piscataway over Matawan
• Middletown (NY) over Indian Hills
• Trenton Central over Bishop Ahr
• Asbury Park got a bye
• New Brunswick over Medford Tech
• North Brunswick got a bye

Consolation Tournament–Quarterfinals

• Roselle Catholic over Franklin
• Middletown (NY) over Piscataway
• Trenton Central over Asbury Park
• North Brunswick over New Brunswick

Consolation Tournament–Semifinals

• Middletown (NY) over Roselle Catholic
• North Brunswick over Trenton Central

Consolation Tournament–Championship

• Middletown (NY) over North Brunswick

Special thanks to Dennis Gregory of Rutgers as well as Bob Turco of Monroe, Ed Breheney of North Brunswick, and Antoine Allen of New Brunswick for these results.

2010 Scarlet Shootout–Opening Round Matchups Involving GMC Teams

PISCATAWAY, NJ–On Thursday afternoon, GMC Hoops received information including the teams participating and the conferences involved in the upcoming Scarlet Shootout, which is scheduled to take place this weekend at Rutgers University. Seven teams from the Greater Middlesex Conference are expected to compete in this two-day event including: Bishop Ahr, Colonia, Monroe, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Piscataway, and Woodbridge. Below are the first round matchups involving these teams:

• Colonia vs. Monroe–Game #2–June 12th @ 9:00 AM–Court #2
• Piscataway vs. Raritan–Game #5–June 12th @ 10:15 AM–Court #1
• Bishop Ahr vs. Bloomfield Tech–Game #17–June 12th @ 1:45 PM–Court #1
• Woodbridge vs. Linden–Game #20–June 12th @ 1:45 PM–Court #4
• New Brunswick vs. Morris Hills–Game #22–June 12th @ 3:00 PM–Court #2
• North Brunswick vs. Hillsborough–Game #24–June 12th @ 3:00 PM–Court #4

Special thanks to Monroe boys basketball head coach, Bob Turco for all the info. GMC Hoops will try to get info from the folks at Rutgers over the course of this weekend.

2010 Scarlet Shootout–Conferences Represented

PISCATAWAY, NJ–As mentioned previously, there are 32 teams participating in this year’s Elizabeth Summer League including four from the Greater Middlesex Conference. There are four conferences in total with teams in this league. Here are the conference represented.

• Greater Middlesex Conference
• Skyland Conference
• Shore Conference
• Colonial Valley Conference
• Burlington County Scholastic League
• Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference
• Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
• Super Essex Conference
• Patriot Conference
• DCIAA
• Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association
• New York Section 1 Conference 2
• Southern Connecticut League

GMC Hoops plans to cover this league as much as possible this summer. However, there are always a lot of different leagues and time is limited.

2010 Scarlet Shootout–Teams

PISCATAWAY, NJ–On Thursday afternoon, GMC Hoops received information on the upcoming Scarlet Shootout, which is scheduled to take place this weekend at Rutgers University. It is a team tournament that involves squads from all over New Jersey as well as other states such as Connecticut, District of Columbia, New York, and Pennsylvania. In total there are 32 teams competing including seven teams from the Greater Middlesex Conference. Special thanks to Monroe boys basketball head coach, Bob Turco for providing the information on this event. See all the teams listed below:

• Asbury Park
• Bishop Ahr
• Bloomfield Tech
• Bridgewater-Raritan
• Colonia
• Coolidge (DC)
• Franklin
• Hanover Park
• Hillhouse (CT)
• Hillsborough
• Immaculata
• Imotep (PA)
• Indian Hills
• Linden
• Medford Tech
• Mendham
• Middletown (NY)
• Monroe
• Morris Hills
• New Brunswick
• New Rochelle (NY)
• North Brunswick
• Paterson Eastside
• Piscataway
• Raritan
• Ridge
• Roselle Catholic
• Rutgers Prep
• Trenton Central
• Union
• Westwood
• Woodbridge

GMC Hoops may not be able to get out to any of the action for this event due to his work schedule, but will try to get results from the folks at Rutgers.

2009 Scarlet Shootout–Results

PISCATAWAY, NJ–Over the weekend, GMC Hoops was unable to get out to the Rutgers Athletic Center near the Livingston Campus of Rutgers University to take in games in the inaugural Scarlet Shootout, but did manage to get some of the results from Matt Bloom, Rutgers Men’s Basketball Basketball Operations Coordinator. Of the five teams from the GMC that competed, Monroe got the farthest in this team tournament by reaching the Elite Eight before losing to Linden. In the final, Ridge lost to Paterson Eastside by a final score of 52-41. Below are some of the key results from this weekend’s action.

Scarlet Shootout–Elite Eight

• Paterson-Eastside defeated Rutherford
• Trenton Central defeated American Heritage (FL)
• Ridge defeated Middletown (NY)
• Linden defeated Monroe

Scarlet Shootout–Final Four

• Paterson-Eastside defeated Trenton Central
• Ridge defeated Linden

Scarlet Shootout–Championship

• Paterson Eastside 52 - Ridge 41

GMC Hoops thanks Matt Bloom for getting us these results.

2009 Scarlet Shootout–Rutgers Still Looking For One More Team To Play

PISCATAWAY, NJ–On Friday night, GMC Hoops received word from Matt Bloom,
Rutgers Men’s Basketball Basketball Operations Coordinator, that he is still looking for one more team to compete in the 2009 Scarlet Shootout, which begins tomorrow. Once again, this is a two day event that will be run like a team tournament. So far there are 31 teams participating including five from the Greater Middlesex Conference. If interested in playing in this event, please contact Matt Bloom at either 732-445-8349 (office), 732-236-0940 (cell), or via e-mail at mbloom@scarletknights.com.

2009 Scarlet Shootout–Opening Round Matchups Involving GMC Teams

PISCATAWAY, NJ–On Friday afternoon, GMC Hoops received information including the teams participating and the schedule for the upcoming Scarlet Shootout, which is scheduled to take place this weekend at Rutgers University. Five teams from the Greater Middlesex Conference are expected to compete in this two-day event including: Bishop Ahr, Monroe, New Brunswick, South Plainfield, and Woodbridge. Below are the first round matchups involving these teams:

• New Brunswick vs. Roselle Catholic–Game #2–June 13th @ 9:00 AM–Court #2
• Woodbridge vs. Point Pleasant Beach–Game #3–June 13th @ 9:00 AM–Court #3
• South Plainfield vs. Trenton Central–Game #8–June 13th @ 10:15 AM–Court #4
• Bishop Ahr vs. Mendham–Game #19–June 13th @ 1:45 PM–Court #3
• Monroe vs. Indian Hills–Game #21–June 13th @ 3:00 PM–Court #1

GMC Hoops will try to get info from the folks at Rutgers over the course of this weekend.

Teams In The 2009 Scarlet Shootout

PISCATAWAY, NJ–On Friday afternoon, GMC Hoops received information on the upcoming Scarlet Shootout, which is scheduled to take place this weekend at Rutgers University. It is a team tournament that involves squads from all over New Jersey as well as other states such as Florida and New York. In total there are 31 teams competing including five teams from the Greater Middlesex Conference. Special thanks to Matt Bloom of Rutgers for providing the information on this event. See all the teams listed below:

• American Heritage (Florida)
• Bishop Ahr
• Bloomfield Tech
• East Orange Campus
• Fort Lee
• Hopatcong
• Indian Hills
• Kearny
• Lakewood
• Linden
• McNair Academy
• Mendham
• Middletown (New York)
• Monroe
• Montgomery
• New Brunswick
• Newark Central
• Paterson Eastside
• Point Pleasant Beach
• Raritan
• Ridge
• Roselle Catholic
• Rutherford
• Shore Regional
• South Plainfield
• Southern Regional
• St. Peter’s (Staten Island)
• Trenton Central
• Westhampton Tech
• William Floyd (Long Island)
• Woodbridge

GMC Hoops may not be able to get out to any of the action for this event due to his work schedule, but will try to get results from the folks at Rutgers.

Rutgers Still Looking For Teams To Play In 1st Annual Scarlet Shootout

PISCATAWAY, NJ–On Thursday morning, GMC Hoops received information from Rutgers University Men’s Basketball Operations Coordinator, Matt Bloom, that Rutgers is still looking for teams to compete in its first ever Scarlet Shootout. The shootout will be a 32 team tournament that will take place on Saturday, June 13th and Sunday, June 14th on the campus of Rutgers University. Here is some of the basic info on the Scarlet Shootout:

• Guaranteed 4 Games on the Rutgers University campus.
• Cost is only $495 per team.
• 2 Certified game officials for each game.
• Skill Development Instruction from the Rutgers Basketball Staff.
• Academic Lectures from Rutgers Administrators.
• Team Rates at local hotels, if you decide to stay nearby.
• Everyone will receive a Camp T-Shirt for participating.

For more information, download the brochure, and please contact either Matt Bloom at either (732)-445-8349 or mbloom@scarletknights.com. GMC Hoops will post more information as it becomes available.