SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–On Thursday, GMC Hoops announced its 2008 Fall League Season Honors including GMC Hoops Player of the Week, GMC Profile, and GMC Hoops Game of the Week. Player of the Week Honors went to junior Tyler Osofsky of Spotswood while the GMC Profile focus was given to the Monroe Falcons, and the GMC Hops Game of the Week Award went to both South Brunswick and Spotswood.
Osofsky, the younger brother of former Spotswood graduates Bryan and Nick Osofsky, helped spearhead the Chargers to a 6-2 mark in the recent Rebounds Fall League in Neptune including four straight to end the fall, and quality wins over Asbury Park, Marlboro, Ocean Township, and West Windsor-Plainsboro South. In eight contests at Rebounds, Osofsky connected on at least 15 three pointers including four in the first half of a 50-42 victory over Ocean Township to put the Chargers back on track after losing two straight to the AAU Shore Sharks and South Brunswick. Other players that got consideration were Osofsky’s teammate, Ross Gerhart, Kenny Bland and Myles Reuben of J.P. Stevens, Nnamdi Usuwa, Matt Wagner, and Dave Cole of Colonia, Evan Carberry of Metuchen, Mike Perone, Mike Colacci, and Ryan Farley of Middlesex, Thomas Bennett and Jeff Atkins of Piscataway, and Steve Blish of Monroe.
Speaking of South Brunswick, the Vikings and Chargers combined to put together the GMC Hoops Game of the Week for the fall. This is an honor given to two teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference that compete in a very exciting game. Many of the winners are determined because of the kind of matchup, the significance of the game, or something special that happened in the game itself. In this contest, South Brunswick trailed by 15 points late in the first half, 26-11, but rallied to tie and force overtime, where they won by four, 55-51. The win put both teams at .500 after the Vikes were 0-2 on the fall, and Spotswood had been 2-0. Key players in the Viking victory were Andrew Buckner, Jean Paul Isaacs, and Cody McHugh.
Finally, the Monroe Falcons earned team of the week honors for their efforts at the TBSA Fall League. Entering their final game against Weequahic of Newark, the Falcons had amassed a 6-1 overall record including wins over Bridgewater, Trenton, and Hunterdon Central. The Purple Birds have a good blend of youth and experience with newcomers such as Danny Brix as well as veterans such as Steve Blish, Tim Brix Jr., and Ken Pace Jr. Over the summer, Monroe played in the Elizabeth Summer League, East Brunswick Team Camp, the Eastern Team Camp at TCNJ, the Kean University Ironman Challenge, and the Summer Prime Time Shootout. One of the goals that fourth year head coach Bob Turco has is have all his teams compete in a lot of games during the offseason so that the players can get familiar with other players, and with what is expected.