Union County Finals – Plainfield vs. St. Patrick

St. Patrick playing their last game of the season showed why they should be considered the #1 team in the state. Losing 3 games all season by a total of 3 points to National Powers (Findlay Prep of Las Vegas, Nevada (Gilchrist played with one leg) – St. Benedicts of Newark (Gilchrist did not play), and Oak Hill Academy of Virginia (same day discovered they were being investigated by the NJSIAA). All three losses were devastating but not as devastating as the ruling of the NJSIAA to ban the Celtics from State tournament play.

The Celtics played Plainfield like it was their last game and Kyrie “The Magnificent” Irving put on a show. His play was the efficiency performance of the year.

Plainfield did not have the horses to compete with the Mighty Celtics. The Cardinals took on the challenge but suffered their worst defeat of the year.

Looking forward the Cardinals will not face anyone as good as St. Pats for the remainder of the season. Good luck against Watchung Hills. This will be the first game for the Cardinals in defending their Sectional Championship.

The Plainfield Fanatic Efficient 5 for the game
1) St. Patrick – Senior Kyrie Irving – 6’3” {ER – 40}*
Kyrie put on a performance for the ages. Fans in attendance witnessed one of the best guards to ever come out of the Garden State. Kyrie dropped a game high 30 points. Kyrie shot 92% from below the arc (11 for 12), 100% from above the arc (2 for 2), garnished 5 steals, dropped off 3 assists, and 1 rejection while only committing 1 turnover.

2) St. Patrick – Junior Michael Gilchrist – 6’8” {ER – 23}
Michael displayed why Villanova and Kentucky has strong interest in the #1 junior basketball player in the nation. Gilchrist shot 63% from the floor mostly on dunks, 100% from the free throw line, had a game high 4 rejections, grabbed 4 rebounds, picked up 2 steals, and dished 2 assists while committing 0 turnovers.

3) St. Patrick – Junior Derrick Gordon – 6’3” {ER – 19}
The Plainfield native dropped 17 points shooting 67% from the floor. The Western Kentucky commit dropped a game high 4 assists, had 1 rejection and picked up 4 steals to complete an efficient game.

4) Plainfield – Senior Mike Williams – 6’7” {ER – 12}
Mike was perfect from the floor (3 – 3) and perfect from the foul line. Mike also grabbed 4 rebounds and did not commit a turnover.

5) St. Patrick – Junior Jarrel Lane – 6’1” {ER – 11}
On any other team, the Roselle native would be a go to player. Jarrel played the point guard position to near perfect efficiency. Lane hit his only shot attempt, a 3 from 25 feet out, collected 2 steals, and dished out a game high 4 assist (along with Derrick Gordon) while not committing a turnover, which is a rarity for a point guard. Lane completed the day with a 4 – 0 assist to turnover ratio.


The efficiency rating is base on points scored, shooting accuracy, foul shooting accuracy, rebounds, assists, steals, defensive intensity, and assist – turnover ratio.

*Breaks Tyrone Johnson previous efficiency high of 36.