Matthew McCormack dribbles as a Bloomfield player defends.
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team went 1-1 to finish runner-up in the Glen Ridge Holiday tournament.
The Ridgers cruised to a 66-33 win over Mountain Lakes on Dec. 29 in the first game of the tournament. Senior Jacob Javier had 15 points, seven assists and three rebounds; junior Ryan Law had 14 points, six rebounds and two assists; and senior Liam Cooney added eight points, four steals, three rebounds and two assists to lead the Ridgers. Senior Matthew McCormack had five points, three assists and two steals; junior Jayraj Pasricha, junior Max Pockriss and freshman Jack Trevenen each hit a three-pointer; and sophomore Tyler Kamil added two points and three rebounds.
The Ridgers fell to Bloomfield 53-49 in overtime in the final on Dec. 30. Law had 18 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocks; senior Liam Feder and McCormack each had 11 points; Cooney added four points and Pasricha contributed four points. Bloomfield moved to 6-1.
The Ridgers bounced back to defeat Passaic Charter 67-53 on Jan. 3 at GRHS to improve to 4-2. Law posted 20 points, 15 rebounds and four assists; senior Luke Renoff had 12 points on four three-pointers; Feder had 16 points, 10 rebounds and three assists; Cooney had 10 points with two three-pointers and two rebounds; McCormack had seven points and four assists; and Javier contributed two points, seven rebounds and five assists.
The Ridgers will host East Orange Campus on Jan. 8 at 4 p.m. and host North Star Academy on Jan. 13 at 4 p.m.
Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
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