Plainfield vs Paramus Catholic

A Fanatic Summation of the Plainfield vs. Paramus Catholic Game

Plainfield won their 3rd consecutive game by defeating Paramus Catholic 55 – 36.

3-point Shooting – Plainfield +6
Plainfield connected on 3 three pointers compared to Paramus Catholic’s 1.  Plainfield’s Wade Brown connected on a game high 2 3-pointers made.

Assists – Even
Both teams dished out 6 assists.  Plainfield’s Denzel Johnson dished out a game high 3 assists.

Steals – Paramus Catholic +17
Had to do a double check in this statistical category.  Anytime a team has a double-digit advantage in steals, they should be on the winning side of the column.  Paramus Catholic picked up 25 steals compared to Plainfield’s 8.  Paramus Catholic’s Jabril Peppers picked up a game high 7 steals.

Turnovers – Paramus Catholic +20
A 20+-possession advantage is a major advantage.  Paramus Catholic turned the ball over 15 times compared to Plainfield’s season high 35 turnovers.

Free Throw Shooting – Plainfield +1
Plainfield scored 14 points from the free bee-line while Paramus Catholic scored 13.
Based on turnovers and steals, Paramus Catholic should have won this game by at least 20 points.  The following statistical categories are where the Cardinals were able to win.

Block Shots – Plainfield +9
This was a decisive statistical advantage for Plainfield.  Plainfield was able to turn away a potential 18 points.  Plainfield rejected 9 shot attempts while Paramus rejected 0 shot attempts.

Points in the Paint – Plainfield +12
Plainfield connected on 16 field goals below the arc/in the paint compared to 10 by Paramus Catholic.

Rebounds – Plainfield +26
Another major decisive statistical advantage was the domination of the boards.  This erased the turnover disparity. Plainfield grabbed 42 rebounds while Paramus Catholic grabbed 16 rebounds.

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1) Plainfield – Sophomore Ahmad Baker 6’8” – {ER-19}
Ahmad was perfect from the field, grabbed 7 rebounds, picked up a steal and rejected 3 shot attempts.

2) Paramus Catholic – Senior Kyle Menard 6’5” – {ER-18}
If Kyle did not sit out the first period of play he may have earned Efficiency Player of the Game.  Menard scored a game high 26 points on 54% shooting from below the arc and 90% shooting from the free throw line.  Menard also picked up 3 steals

3) Plainfield – Sophomore Jachai Simmons 6’6” – {ER-14}
Jachai “I Can Fly” Simmons is starting to bring flashbacks of Dr. Dunkadelic.  The high flyer shot 100% from the free throw line and 64% from below the arc to score a team high 15 points.  Mr. Fly grabbed 5 rebounds, picked up a steal and dished out an assist.

4) Plainfield – Senior Denzel Christian 6’6” – {ER-11}
Christian shot 75% from the free throw line, grabbed a game high 8 rebounds, picked up a steal, dished out an assist and rejected a game high 5 shot attempts.

5) Paramus Catholic – Senior Kareem Coston 6’0” – {ER-11}
Kareem shot 67% from below the arc, grabbed 1 rebound, picked up 5 steals, and dished out a team high tying 2 assists (Jabril Peppers also with 2 assists).


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