Asbury Park 35
Plainfield 68
Plainfield scored 30 field goals below the arc while Asbury Park scored 11. This gave Plainfield a 38 point advantage. Asbury Park scored 3 3-pointers compared to Plainfield’s 1 3-pointer. This gave Asbury Park a 6 point advantage in the 3-point category which narrowed the Cardinal point advantage to 32 points. Plainfield connected on 5 free throws compared to Asbury Park’s 4 thus giving the Cardinals a 1 point advantage from the charity stripe and the total difference of 33 points for the game.
Where did the Cardinals win this game? The Cardinals defensive efforts have been improving as the season progresses. The defensive effort of Delano Mullings was crucial for the Group 3 state championship and continues to pay big dividends. Plainfield continues to force teams to shoot from the perimeter. Combine the interior defense of Denzel Christian, Justin Sears, and Dii’Jon Allen-Jordan (44 rebounds for the Cardinals compared to 17 rebounds for the Bishops of Asbury Park) with the on the ball harassing defense of Mullings, Allen Brown, and Sekou Harris, the Cardinals continue to limit offensive sets and opportunities of their opponents. The Red Birds continue to work the ball in the paint on the offensive end. This was evident in the perimeter shot attempts. Asbury Park took 20 3-point shot attempts compared to the Cardinals 6. The biggest advantage in this game was in the paint. Jahmal Lane provided the spark off the bench by penetrating the quick handed defense of Asbury Park to drop 12 points on nifty drives along with 6 rebounds. Of the 55 shot attempts made by the Cardinals, 49 of them were from below the arc. The Cardinals made 61% of those attempts
Cardinal Fanatic Efficient 5
1) Plainfield – Sophomore Denzel Christian 6’6” {ER-23}
The sophomore continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Denzel scored 8 points (just missed a double-double performance by one field goal) from the floor at a 75% clip. Denzel controlled the glass with 13 rebounds. Denzel committed only 1 turnover for the entire game.
2) Plainfield – Junior Justin Sears 6’8” {ER-22}
Sears also missed a double-double by one field goal as he dropped 8 points. Sears controlled the glass by grabbing a game high 14 rebounds, picked up a game high 4 steals, and rejected a game high 2 shots. Sears committed only 1 turnover for the entire game
3) Plainfield – Junior Dii’Jon Allen-Jordan 6’6” {ER-19}
Dii’Jon “Dunkadelic” Allen-Jordan continues to strive for Rock Star Status. His high flying act has the crowd up on their feet on every fast break. Allen-Jordan continues to extend his total basketball repertoire on both ends of the floor. Dr. Dunkadelic dropped 11 points on a very efficient 83% shooting from the floor. Dii’Jon added to his stat line by grabbing 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and 1 rejection. His stat line should have been even more impressive but his over aggressive defensive efforts put him on the bench with foul troubles. By the way Allen-Jordan only committed 1 turnover for the entire game.
4) Plainfield – Junior Chad Lewis 6’4” {ER-11}
The football standout came in to finish off the job. Chad controlled the boards and was perfect from the floor in a short period of time. But his efforts actually helped the Cardinals increase the lead. The 220 lb tight end scored 6 points and grabbed 4 rebounds to tighten up any loose ends.
5) Plainfield – Junior Sekou Harris 6’0” {ER-9}
Sekou “Trey Swish” finished off a sweep for the Cardinals in the efficiency department. The sharp shooting guard scored a team high 13 points on 75% shooting from below the arc. Sekou also dropped a team high tying 3 assists (Delano Mullings also with 3 assists).
The efficiency rating is base on points scored, shooting accuracy, foul shooting accuracy, rebounds, assists, steals, defensive intensity, and assist – turnover ratio.
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