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Snyder girls enjoying rebirth with new coach Quinn; North Bergen native Garrison earns NJ state-wide Hall of Fame spot; top fives
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TERRIFIC TIGER – Sophomore guard Jah’nel Lewis is averaging close to 19 points per game for the Snyder girls’ basketball team, which owns an impressive 7-3 record this season
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HALL OF FAME COACH – While he’s currently the head track and field coach at Elmwood Park, Ed Garrison made his mark coaching track and tennis at North Bergen. Garrison was recently elected into the state’s Coaching Association Hall of Fame
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TERRIFIC TIGER – Sophomore guard Jah’nel Lewis is averaging close to 19 points per game for the Snyder girls’ basketball team, which owns an impressive 7-3 record this season
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Lincoln senior guard Toriano Munford
After a brilliant junior season, averaging 15.5 points and five rebounds per game and earning All-Hudson County Third Team honors,
Toriano Munford knew he had to try to improve his game this year.
The 6-foot-3 Lincoln High School do-everything senior was prepared to be more of a factor.
“I felt like I had to step up and play a bigger role this year,” Munford said. “I had to help the team more.”
But with a worldwide pandemic ongoing, it was going to be tough to improve, especially with his Lincoln teammates.
“It was very difficult,” Munford said. “I couldn’t do anything. I had to stay in the house. I watched a lot of basketball, but it wasn’t like playing.”
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Senior Jamling Lama is leading the Secaucus boys’ basketball to a 4-0 record thus far this season
The Secaucus High School boys’ basketball team has done a very good job of keeping up with the more renowned girls’ basketball team.
Both teams are currently undefeated. While the girls own an impressive 7-0 record – one of the wins being the 600
th victory of veteran head coach
John Sterling’s career at both Bogota and for the last 16 years at Secaucus – coach
Tom Curry’s team has managed to dodge the coronavirus shutdowns to post a 4-0 record at press time.
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Union City girls look to be much improved; long-time fixture at St. Anthony games Sears passes; COVID shutdowns ×
Union City junior forward Erika Mercedes
The Union City High School girls’ basketball team won 13 games last year, including a thrilling victory over Livingston in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV playoffs.
Veteran head coach
Carlos Cueto, who had stops at High Tech, Union Hill and Secaucus in his coaching career before settling in with the Soaring Eagles four years ago, has assembled his best roster since coming to Union City.
And to prepare for the coming season, Cueto called upon the wisdom of his former coach, namely legendary Hall of Fame coach
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Lincoln senior forward Toriano Mumford
The Lincoln High School boysâ basketball team won 20 games for a second consecutive season a year ago, advancing all the way to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II semifinals before falling to Holmdel, finishing their season with a stellar 20-7 record.
Lions head coach
Bill Zasowski enters his fifth season having the tough task of trying to rebuild the Lionsâ roster and keep the program as competitive as it always has been.
âWe only have two kids back from last year on the roster,â Zasowski said. âWe have a couple of kids who played football who are playing basketball this year for the first time. We have a couple of freshmen who weâre trying to bring up to speed. But we havenât had the time to get kids ready.â