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“We played both of those teams close,” Mosca said. “I think we’re playing really well now. We weren’t playing well in the beginning of the season, but we turned things around.”

The Golden Bears are now playing for a higher seed in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group II playoffs. They are currently projected to be a No. 5 seed and getting a home game in the playoffs, a total rarity. They also have a shot of qualifying for the Bergen County Tournament, another goal.

Mosca is the father of six children. He also added another role to his resume, that being the mayor of Rochelle Park, where he resides. Mosca took office Jan. 2 and he has already presided over three council meetings.

“I like it,” Mosca said. “I didn’t know if I’d like it, but I really do. I’m a people person and I’m getting to meet new people. I didn’t want to be a mayor with everything in place, so we’re in the process of hiring some new people and getting them into place. It’s been exciting.”

But that’s a brutal schedule, especially with six kids at home.

“It is a lot, with school and coaching and the six kids,” Mosca said. “It’s tough, but I can schedule it all out. We have practices and games right after school. Most of my stuff with my kids is at night. So is my mayor stuff.”

For now, it’s the first milestone of perhaps others.

“It’s really great,” Mosca said. “I told them it was fun to win 100 with them, The girls are very close and fun to coach. There is no drama.”

How can there be drama when there’s no time to do anything else?

Photo courtesy of Perrin Mosca

Lyndhurst head girls’ basketball coach Perrin Mosca celebrates with his team, who honored their coach with signs for Mosca’s 100th win as the head coach of the Golden Bears.

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KEARNY – Ava Hyams is a rare breed of a girls’ high school basketball player.

The Kearny High School junior has played a variety of positions for the Kardinals this season, seeing time at forward, off-guard and currently point guard.

More importantly, Hyams provides everything for the Kards, leading the team in points (202), rebounds (129), assists (53) and steals (41). It’s very unique to have one player lead his/her team in all four statistical categories.

And get this? Her head coach, Jody Hill, believes that the best is yet to come from her talented junior.

“I think Ava is just coming into her own now,” Hill said. “I think it’s a little later than what we would have liked. We were put a little bit behind the eight-ball a little early on.”

The Kardinals were delayed by a COVID-19 shutdown, forcing the team to the sidelines for three weeks right as the season just began.

“We then tried Ava out at a few positions,” Hill said. “But she’s our best scorer and our best shooter. We could post her up in the paint. She was our player with the most experience because she plays basketball all year round.”

Hyams didn’t seem to mind the shift in positions.

“At first, I was a little concerned,” Hyams said. “I was a little worried. I think I’m more of an off-guard. That’s where I play AAU. I had worked a lot on my shot over the summer. I felt like I was growing as a player. So I just soaked in all of my basketball experiences and using them to my advantage.”

Hyams embraced the role of being the team’s main point guard and ball handler.

“I can pick up the role of being the point guard pretty easily,” Hyams said. “We don’t have another ball handler. I do take a lot of pride in being able to play anywhere.”

Recently, Hyams has been doing anything and everything to help the Kardinals win. Kearny currently owns a 9-6 record with two straight wins under their belts.

Hyams had a season-high 15 rebounds and six assists in a loss to Hudson Catholic, then followed it up with 18 points,

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