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timely outside shooting allowed the young Bucs, who play as many as four sophomores on the court at any given time, a 43-31 victory over host North Arlington in the William Ferguson Holiday Tournament.
Tournament MVP Connor Cook made four 3-pointers to finish with a game-high 13 points for Belleville which won without top shooter and defender Anthony Valdez. Valdez scored 12 points in the Buccaneers’ 55-38 win over Bergen Tech in the first round.
Cook (19 points in two games) was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Eli Hannon (24 points, 15 rebounds) and Andrey Laquindanum (10 points). Elijah Pickering added 21 points over the two wins and took four charges in the final.
“They’re starting to see that what I said at the beginning of the year is coming to fruition,” Catalano said. “Even in the games that we lost to better teams, we kept the score close because of our defense. They’re locked into that (defensive mindset) for sure.
“They see that when we play defense, we’re going to limit teams.”
For North Arlington, senior Daniel Janosek (13 points, 13 rebounds in two games) and Justin Bunnell (nine points, nine steals, seven assists) earned spots on the All-Tournament Team. The Vikings, who defeated University Charter, 70-24 in the first round, have already matched last season’s win total this season.
LEFT: The Belleville boys basketball team after winning the William Ferguson Holiday Tournament in North Arlington. RIGHT: The Kearny boys basketball team.
Kearny, Nutley girls set for finals showdown
Kearny offense comes alive
After an up-and-down start to the season, Kearny’s up-tempo offense was running all cylinders this week during its Kearny Holiday Tournament.
On Wednesday, the Kardinals overwhelmed Marion P. Thomas Charter, 76-66, in the first round. Then, the next day, Kearny blew out Abundant Life, 68-43, in the title game.
Each victory followed a similar script for Kearny as it used a balanced attack on offense to build an early lead and never look back. In each game, the Kardinals had four players score in double figures and five finish with eight or more points.
Point guard Shamar Bailey, who scored 17 points over the two games, was named Tournament MVP. Bailey was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Matheus Mullins (30 points in the two games) and Jose Escalante (22 points). In addition, Jayden Figuereo scored 28 points in the tournament and Luis Rodriguez had 23
Nutley, which lost to Abundant Life in the opener, bounced back with a 66-40 win over Marion P. Thomas Charter in the consolation game to earn its first victory of the season. Anthony Pinal led the way with 18 points.
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The Kearny and Nutley girls were set to square off in the final of the William Masopust Jr. Holiday Classic in Lodi this past Friday evening, after our deadline for this week.
Kearny, winners of five straight, overwhelmed Harrison, 59-14, in the first round on Tuesday, then defeated Indian Hills, 56-34, in the semifinals on Wednesday. Maci Covello has posted back-to-back double-doubles, totalling 34 points and 22 rebounds in the wins, while Ava Hyams has 41 points, 12 rebounds and eight steals in the tournament.
Nutley defeated Memorial of West New York, 49-17, in the first round, then held off Saddle Brook in the semifinals, 53-43. Sophomore Isabel Riccardi had 14 points and seven rebounds in the opener. In the semifinals, the Maroon Raiders relied on a balanced offensive effort as Riley Sebastiano scored 15 points, Grace Christie had 12 and Lauren Minichini added 10.
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evolve and watched Jimmy wrestle my whole life, I changed,” Toranzo said. “They always wrestled like they were 160, 170 pounds so that inspired me to wrestle just like that. I feel like that’s always worked to my abilities as a big, athletic kid.”
“He is extremely strong for a teenager his size,” said Nutley head coach Mike DiPiano. “He’s extremely, extremely athletic. He’s strong as an ox, fast. He doesn’t wrestle like a heavyweight, he wrestles like a (150 pounder), he can move. So he’s really got the whole package.”
DiPiano compares Toranzo to another all-time great from the area, his younger brother Mike, who won 189 matches and was a multi-time High School All-American at St. Benedict’s.
Despite Toranzo’s early success, the junior is far from satisfied. The two Most Outstanding Wrestlers are merely the start of the lofty goals he has set forth for himself this season.
“I definitely want an undefeated regular season, a district title, a regional title,” Toranzo said. “And I want to go out there and compete at states and place at least top three or top five.”
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