1st Team All Efficiency Performance

Top Efficiency Performance of the 2010 – 2011 Season in a Plainfield Game - 1st Team All Efficiency Performance


1) Plainfield – Junior Justin Sears 6’8” {ER-47}**
WOW!!! That explains it all. In order to get a better efficiency rating than some one that put up 41 points (Mendham’s Tori Vicarisi) you must have done a whole lot of other things. Sears gave one of the greatest all-time performances since Kenny Fields (one of my top 5 all time Plainfield players) put up 21 points in 5 minutes against Atlantic City back in 1980! Sears carried the Cardinals Scoring 24 points on 69% shooting from the field. So you may say ho-hum but matched that with a 20-rebound effort (star ledger had him for 26) which 11 were offensive rebounds. This gave Sears his patented double-double performance (a 20 – 20 performance to be more specific) but much more would be needed for the Cardinals to pull this one out. Sears flirted with a triple double and missing it by 3 rejections. Justin smacked away 7 shots (should have been at least 8 – called for a questionable goal tending which sent Coach Lubreski through the ROOF)!!! Justin also picked up 3 steals (one for a coast to coast dunk AND ONE!) and dropped off 1 assist. All this activity and only 2 turnovers for the game – (Did not say he was perfect – LOL!!!).

2) Mendham – Senior Tori Vicarisi 6’4” {ER-35}
What a performance!! I thought I was having a flash back of when Kelly Tripuka (Bloomfield) and Rodney Tucker (Plainfield) were battling in a Sectional playoff game back in 76! Tori gave his best Tripuka impersonation as he dropped an eye popping 41 points! With his dipsy doodle ambidextrous shooting ability, Tori connected for 53% shooting from the floor and 82% shooting from the free throw line. Tori also gave an impressive double-double performance by grabbing 13 rebounds. Tori V finished off his stat line with 3 assists that were beautifully executed back door passes that only Joe Montana could make. Tori’s offensive explosion was impressive! To appreciate his performance you must consider he was giving up nearly 4 inches. On any other opponent he may have hit the half-century mark in points! This is the most points scored against a Cardinal team in recent memory and needs to be verified. Thirst for Knowledge, please verify!

3) Plainfield – Junior Jahmal Lane 6’3” {ER-31}*
Jahmal gave his best performance of his varsity career. In hindsight, Jahmal’s early season nagging injury may be the difference in the Cardinals being 6-0 instead of 4-2. Jahmal Lane is looking much healthier as he scored a career high and game high 18 points. Lane shot 57% below the arc, and shot an impressive 3-3 (100%) from the 3-point line. Lane also contributed with 8 rebounds and a game high 6 rejections. Lane committed only 1 turnover.

4) St. Patrick – Senior Derrick Gordon 6’3” {ER-31}
If Derrick continues to shoot lights out as he exhibited against Plainfield, he will be the 3rd Plainfield native to be named First Team All-State in the last 2 years and the 2nd in his household in the last decade. Plainfield strategy to slow down Michael Gilchrist worked to a point but Derrick took advantage of open shots. Derrick scored a game high 28 points connecting for 50% of his shots below the arc, and sizzling for 83% of his shots from beyond the arc. Derrick continued his hot hand by being perfect from the foul line (4 – 4). Derrick also grabbed 4 rebounds and dished out 4 assists. Derrick had an impressive 4-1 assist to turnover ratio.

5) Pocono Mt. West (Pa) – Senior Tynell Fortune 5’11” {ER-31}
Tynell “Bombs Away” Fortune put on a shooting exhibition from the free throw line and from behind the arc. The Cardinal Fanatic scouting report new Tynell was a high scorer but his exhibition on Saturday brought back bad memories of Nichols of Cherokee in last years State Championship. The only difference Fortune is a much better shooter. Fortune connected on 4 out of 5 treys from well beyond 23 feet to an astonished the Cardinal crowd. Fortune also connected on 10 out of 11 free throws to lead all scorers in the game with 28 points. Fortune also led the Panthers in rebounds (6) and assists (3).