Patrick School vs Plainfield

A Fanatic Summation of the Patrick School vs. Plainfield

Plainfield – 41

Patrick School - 57

Patrick School early hot perimeter shooting then clutch foul shooting down the stretch did it in for my Cardinals

Where did Plainfield lose this game:

Perimeter shooting – Plainfield shot a dismal 13% from beyond the arc.  The Patrick School was able to connect on 7 shots behind the arc compared to Plainfield’s 1.  This would be an 18-point difference and more than enough to make up the 16-point difference in the final score.

Charity Line – Plainfield shot below their season average from the foul line and only converted 63% of their foul shot.  Patrick School came up big down the stretch connecting on 11 of 12 free throws in the final period alone.  The Patrick School would convert 6 more free throws than Plainfield

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1)      Patrick School - Senior Angel Delgado 6’9” – {ER-18}

The West Virginia Huntington Prep transfer and Bronx, NY native was the pivotal piece for The Patrick School in winning this game.  Delgado shot 63% from the field to score 11-points.  Delgado grabbed a team high 9 rebounds, picked up a game high tying 2 steals (The Patrick School Jalen Hungauz also with 2 steals), dropped off an assist and rejected 1 shot attempt.

2)      Patrick School – Freshman Marcus McLeary 6’4” – {ER-17}

If Marcus can continue his play like what he displayed, his basketball future is bright.  Marcus scored a team high 12 points by shooting 100% from below the arc, 100% from beyond the arc and 80% from the free throw line.  McLeary also grabbed 1 rebound, dropped off an assist and picked up a steal.  McLeary showed skills beyond a freshman by not committing a single turnover for the entire game.

3)      Plainfield – Junior Jachai Simmons 6’7” – {ER-17}

Jachai mid-air contested switching of the hands slam-dunk was phenomenal. Jachai shot 50% from below the arc and was perfect from the foul line.  Jachai grabbed a game high 14 rebounds, picked up a steal and dropped off 2 assists.

4)      Patrick School – Sophomore Bryce Aikens 5’11” – {ER-13}

      The talented Randolph Twp. native shot 100% from below the arc,       40% from beyond the arc and 100% from the free throw line to           score 10 points.  Aiken also grabbed 4 rebounds and dropped 2         assists.

5)      Patrick School – Senior Dupree McBrayer 6’5” – {ER-11}

The New York native shot 50% from below the arc and 71% from the free throw line.  McBrayer also grabbed 4 rebounds, picked up a steal, dropped a game high tying 2 assists and rejected a game high 3 shot attempts.  Kid Dupree had a very Efficient night by only committing 1 turnover for the entire game.

Other Notable Performances

Plainfield – Senior Steve Jones 6’0” – {ER-10}

Jones Jr. shot perfect from the free throw line, grabbed 5 rebounds, picked up a steal, and dropped 1 assist.

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

Governor Livingston vs Plainfield

A Fanatic Summation of the Governor Livingston vs. Plainfield

Plainfield – 51

Governor Livingston - 19

Defense Defense Defense - A solid defensive effort over a 16-minute span opened the game up for Plainfield to pull away for the victory.

Where did Plainfield win this game:

Points in the Paint – Plainfield converted 38 points in the paint giving the Cardinals a 28-point advantage over Governor Livingston in this statistical category.

Sharing the Rock – Plainfield dished out 11 assists as a team.

Interior Defense – Plainfield rejected 8 shot attempts denying a potential 16-points for Governor Livingston.

Turnovers – Plainfield minimized their turnovers committing 9 turnovers for the entire game.

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1)      Plainfield - Senior Clarence Hoover 6’1” – {ER-24}

EUREKA!! No it’s Hoover again.  Clarence shot a very Efficient 88% from below the arc and 50% from beyond the arc to score a game high 20 points.  Hoover filled out his stat sheet by grabbing 3 rebounds, picking up 2 steals, dropping off an assist and rejecting 1 shot attempt.

2)      Plainfield – Junior Jachai Simmons 6’7” – {ER-14}

The “Dunk Master” is starting to turn heads around the state.  Jachai was perfect from below the arc, which included, you guess it, another slam-dunk!  Simmons grabbed a game high 6 rebounds, picked up a steal, dropped a game high tying 3 assists (Plainfield’s Mike Kirkland also with 3 assists) and rejected 1 shot attempt.  Jachai completed a very Efficient night by not committing any turnovers for the entire game.

3)      Plainfield – Junior Ahmad Baker 6’8” – {ER-12}

The “Rejectonator” added a little asiago cheese to his game.  Baker would reject a game high 5 shot attempts, grab 5 rebounds, pick up a steal and drop 1 assist.  Ahmad had an Efficient night by committing only 1 turnover for the entire game.

4)      Plainfield – Senior Mike Kirkland 6’0” – {ER-10}

Captain “Kirk” was at warp speed on the defensive side of the ball.  Kirkland grabbed 1 rebound, picked up a game high 3 steals and dropped a game high tying 3 assists.  Kirkland finished the game with a respectable 3:1 assist to turnover ratio.

5)      Plainfield – Senior Jordan Sears 6’5” – {ER-7}

Sears was perfect from the foul line, grabbed 5 rebounds and dropped 2 assists.

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

Roselle Catholic vs Plainfield

A Fanatic Summation of the Roselle Catholic vs. Plainfield

Plainfield – 42

Roselle Catholic - 55

Roselle Catholic featured 4 players over 6’8” but Plainfield was able to out rebound the taller team by 8 rebounds but  Plainfield did not take advantage of the rebounding numbers.  Roselle Catholic did use their size to attack the paint, which made the difference in the game.

Surprisingly Plainfield was basically even or had the advantage in every statistical category with the exception of one.

Where did Plainfield lose this game:

Charity Line – Roselle Catholic was able to double the amount of attempted free throws that the Cardinals had.  Roselle Catholic shot a solid 78% from the foul line and scored 25-points.  Plainfield scored 12-points and the difference of scoring from the foul line proved to be the difference in the game.

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1)      Plainfield - Senior Clarence Hoover 6’1” – {ER-30}

Hoover gave his career best Efficiency performance by shooting 67% from below the arc to score a game high 20-points. Hoover had to empty his vacuum bag because it was stuffed with every statistical category.  Hoover grabbed a team high 7 rebounds, picked up a game high tying 4 steals (Roselle Catholic’s Matt Bullock also with 4 steals), and amazingly from his guard position rejected a game high 5 shot attempts that would make the original Block Party Member Jahmal Lane proud.  Hoover completed a very Efficient night against one of the best teams in the state by only committing 1 turnover.

2)      Roselle Catholic – Junior Pierre Sarr 6’8” – {ER-17}

The 6’8” guard shot 86% from the free throw line to score a team high 14 points.  Pierre also grabbed a game high 11 rebounds to garner a double-double effort.  Pierre also picked up a steal and dropped a game high tying 2 assists (Plainfield’s Mike Kirkland and Christan Cook and Roselle Catholic’s Fatir Hines also with 2 assists).

3)      Roselle Catholic – Sophomore Matt Bullock 6’5” – {ER-16}
      Bullock shot an Efficient 100% from the field, grabbed 5 rebounds, picked up a game high tying 4 steals, dropped an assist and rejected 1 shot attempt.

4)      Roselle Catholic – Sophomore Ganlandou Cisse 6’7” – {ER-12}

Ganlandou shot 50% from the field, grabbed 7 rebounds, picked up 1 steal and rejected 1 shot attempt.  Ganlandou completed a very Efficient night by not committing any turnovers for the entire game.

5)      Roselle Catholic – Junior Fatir Hines 6’8” – {ER-11}

Hines shot 100% from the field, grabbed 2 rebounds, dropped off an assist, dropped a game high tying 2 assists and rejected a team high 2 shot attempts.  Hines completed a very Efficient night by not committing any turnovers for the entire game.

Other note worthy performances

Roselle Catholic – Sophomore Asante Gist 5’11” - {ER-10}

Gist shot 50% from below the arc and 80% from the free throw line to score 13-points.  Gist also dropped 1 assist and picked up 1 steal.  Asante completed an Efficient night by only committing one turnover for the entire game.

Plainfield – Sophomore Jaleel Simmons 6’4” – {ER-10}

Simmons shot 40% from the field, grabbed 3 rebounds, picked up a steal and rejected 2 shot attempts.  Jaleel completed a very Efficient night by not committing a turnover for the entire game.

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

Plainfield vs Union

A Fanatic Summation of the Plainfield vs. Union Game

Union – 44

Plainfield - 53

Plainfield interior defensive proved to be pivotal.  The altering and defending of shot attempts in the paint was the difference in this game

Where did Plainfield win this game:

Perimeter Defense – Union shot 13% from beyond the arc.  Union would shoot 2 of 15 from three point range.

Interior Defense – Union shot 30% in the paint.  Plainfield had 6 different players with at least 1 rejection.  Plainfield finished the game with 10 rejections and 14 steals as a team.  Jachai Simmons 4 steals led the way.

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1)      Plainfield - Senior Clarence Hoover 6’1” – {ER-27}

Hoover shot 63% from below the arc, 50% from 3-point range and 100% from the free-throw line to score a game high 22 points.  Hoover stuffed the stat sheet with 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist and 2 rejections.

2)      Union – Junior Jordan Roberson 6’6” – {ER-21}

Jordan (I’m not Tyler) Roberson played like his elder Syracuse University statesman.  Roberson scored 12-points on 83% shooting from below the arc and 100% shooting from the free throw line.  JR grabbed 8 rebounds and picked up 2 steals.

3)      Plainfield – Junior Ahmad Baker 6’8” – {ER-18}

      The “Rejectonator” added extra pickles to his game tonight.  Baker shot 50% from the floor, grabbed a         team high 9 rebounds, picked up 2 steals, dropped off an assist and the “Rejectonator” blocked a game       high 3 shot attempts.

4)      Union – Senior Tevin Service 6’4” – {ER-14}

Tevin scored a team high 13-points on 50% shooting below the arc and 80% shooting from the charity line.  Service grabbed 6 rebounds, picked up 1 steal and dropped off one assist.

5)      Plainfield – Senior Jordan Sears 6’6” – {ER-12}

"Mr. An 1" knocked down 83% of his free throws to score 12-points.  Sears also grabbed 2 rebounds, picked up 2 steals, dropped off 1 assist and accepted his invitation to the block party by rejecting 2 shot attempts. 

Other note worthy performances

Union – Senior TJ McNair 6’3” - {ER-10}

McNair used his girth to grab a game high 10 rebounds, picked up 1 steal, dropped a game high 2 assists and rejected one shot attempt.

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

Linden vs Plainfield

A Fanatic Summation of the Linden vs. Plainfield Game

Plainfield – 34

Linden - 61

Linden defensive effort proved to be too much for the Cardinals to handle.  Linden picked up 15 steals and held Plainfield to 34% shooting from the field.

Where did Plainfield lose this game:

Turnovers:  Plainfield turned the ball over 18 times.  If you want to turn something bad into something positive, the majority of the turnovers were forced.  3 turnovers were unforced which means that it was more the effort exalted by Linden more than the carelessness of the Cardinals handling of the ball.  Credit goes out to Linden.

Assists – After sharing the ball well in their 3 consecutive victories, Plainfield could only muster 4 assists.  As Clyde Frazier would say, the ball moves faster than the defender.

Perimeter Defense – Linden shot 40% from beyond the arc.  Linden accounted for 24 points from 3-point land.  Minus those 3-point makes, the Cardinals would be within 3-points.

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1)      Linden - Senior Quadri Moore 6’9” – {ER-25}

Quad shot 63% overall from the field which included 60% in the paint and 67% when Quad stepped back behind the arc.  Quadri shot 83% from the free throw line to score a game high tying 17-points (Linden’s Juwan Jones also with 17-points).  Moore also grabbed a game high tying 6 rebounds (Plainfield’s Jordan Sears also with 6 rebounds), 3 steals, 1 assist and a game high 2 rejections.  Quadri completed an Efficient night by committing only 1 turnover for the entire game.

2)      Linden – Junior Juwan Jones 6’2” – {ER-14}

JJ shot 50% overall from the field which included 60% in the paint and 43% from behind the arc to score a game high tying 17-points.  Jones picked up 1 rebound, 2 steals and dropped off 1 assist.

3)      Linden – Junior Otis Livingston 5’11” – {ER-12}

The one time Plainfield resident who played is early years of ball through the Plainfield Recreation Program played a solid point.  Otis shot 75% from below the arc and was perfect from the foul line to score 8 points.  Otis also grabbed 4 rebounds and dropped off 1 assist.  Otis from his point guard position completed a very Efficient night by not committing a turnover for the entire game.

4)      Plainfield – Junior Jachai Simmons 6’7” – {ER-11}

Simmons shot 67% overall from the field which included 50% in the paint and perfect from beyond the arc.  Simmons was also perfect from the free throw line to score 9 points for the game.  Simmons grabbed 4 rebounds and dropped off an assist

5)      Linden – Junior Juwan Dolbrice 6’0” – {ER-10}

Dolbrice did not score a point but his other statistical efforts were key for the Tigers victory.  JD grabbed 2 rebounds, picked up a game high 6 steals and dropped off a game high 3 assists.  Dolbrice finished with an impressive 3:1 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.

East Orange Campus vs Plainfield

A Fanatic Summation of the East Orange Campus vs. Plainfield Game

Plainfield – 64

East Orange Campus - 47

Plainfield defensive effort, board work and points in the paint proved to be the difference for the Cardinals 3^rd consecutive victory.

Where did Plainfield win this game:

Block Shot Attempts:  Plainfield rejected 5 shot attempts

Assists – Plainfield shared the ball very well dropping 13 assists.

Steals – Plainfield gained 5 more possession than East Orange Campus by picking up 9 steals.

Rebounds – Plainfield gained a 15-rebound advantage over East Orange Campus by grabbing 31 rebounds.

Points in the Paint – Plainfield was able to score 32 points in the paint compared to East Orange Campus’s 16 points.

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1)      Plainfield - Senior Steve Jones Jr. 6’0” – {ER-22}

Junior Jones shot a lukewarm 67% from below the arc and a Mercury hot 100% from deep to score 14 points.  JJ grabbed 5 rebounds, picked up 1 steal and dropped off 1 assist.  Jones finished an Efficient night by committing only 1 turnover.

2)      Plainfield – Junior Ahmad Baker 6’8” – {ER-22}

“The Rejectonator” is now available at your local fast food drive up window.  Baker rejected a game high 4 shot attempts.  Baker missed a double-double performance by one field goal and 1 rebound.  Baker grabbed a game high 9 rebounds and dropped off 1 assist.  Baker finished an Efficient night by committing only 1 turnover. “Today was more of a rebounding game for me. I am working on getting my reps in.  My stroke is feeling better”, Ahmad Baker commented

3)      Plainfield – Senior Jordan Sears 6’6” – {ER-21}

Sears earned MVP honors by shooting 60% below the arc, 40% from beyond the arc and 75% from the free throw line to score a game high 21-points.  Sears also grabbed 3 rebounds, picked a game high tying 2 steals (Plainfield’s Mike Kirkland, East Orange Campus’s Marquise Kendal and Aaron Broxton also with 2 steals), dropped a game high 4 assists and rejected 1 shot attempt to fill up the stat sheet. “Trying to find my open stroke. It was all my teammates.  Jachai got me the ball, Ahmad got me the ball”, Jordan Sears expressed after the game.

4)      Plainfield – Junior Jachai Simmons 6’7” – {ER-15}

Simmons shot 40% from below the arc and 80% from the free-throw line.  Jachai missed a double double by 1 field goal and 2 rebounds.  Jachai grabbed 8 rebounds, picked up 1 steal and dropped off 2 assists.

5)      East Orange – Sophomore Marquise Kendal 6’3” – {ER-11}

MK shot 67% from below the arc to score a team high 18-points.  Kendal also grabbed 1 rebound and picked up a game high tying 2 steals.

6)      Plainfield – Senior Clarence Hoover 6’1” – {ER-10}

Hoover shot 50% from below the arc, grabbed 1 rebound, picked up 1 steal, and dropped off 1 assist.  Hoover completed a very Efficient night by not committing 1 turnover from his point guard position.

7)      East Orange – Junior Samuel Pierie 6’4” – {ER-10}

Pierie shot 50% from three-point range and 75% from the free throw line.  Samuel also grabbed a rebound.  Pierie had a very Efficient night by not committing a turnover for the entire game.

8)      Plainfield – Senior Mike Kirkland 6’0” – {ER-10}

Mike “The Bod” Kirkland hustle play proved to be pivotal in providing separation in this game.  Kirkland connected on his only shot from the field, grabbed 3 rebounds, picked up a game high tying 2 steals and dropped 2 assists.

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

Kennedy (NY) vs Plainfield

A Fanatic Summation of the Kennedy (NY) vs. Plainfield Game

Plainfield - 52

Kennedy (NY) - 42 

Plainfield swarming defense overcame a poor shooting performance to hold off JFK High School of the Bronx, NY.

Where did Plainfield win this game:

Turnovers – Kennedy (NY) committed 18 turnovers of which 17 was forced.

Steals – Plainfield defensive effort picked up 17 steals.  Plainfield was able to gain 8 more possessions than Kennedy (NY). Jordan Sears and Mike Kirkland combined for 8 steals to help lead Plainfield defensive effort.

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1)      Plainfield - Junior Jachai Simmons 6’7” – {ER-21}

The Dunk Master was at it again as he took a personal vendetta against the rim.  Jachai shot 56% in the paint of which most conversions were of high percentage.  Mr. Dunkateer grabbed a team high 7 rebounds, picked up a game high 7 steals and dropped a game high tying 3 assists (Plainfield’s Jordan Sears also with 3 assists).

2)      Kennedy (NY) – Junior Anthony Cruz 6’4” – {ER-14}

Cruz was not cruising as his hustling play kept Kennedy in the game.  Anthony shot 40% from below the arc and even shot better from beyond the arc at a 50% clip.  Cruz grabbed a game high 9 rebounds and did not commit a single turnover for the entire game.

3)      Plainfield – Senior Clarence Hoover 6’2” – {ER-11}

Hoover shot 57% from below the arc, grabbed 3 rebounds, picked up a steal, dropped off an assist and rejected 1 shot attempt to fill the stat sheet.

4)      Plainfield – Senior Steven Jones Jr. 6’6” – {ER-11}

Mr. Jones shot 75% from below the arc, grabbed 4 rebounds, picked up a steal, and dropped 2 assists.  Jones Jr. only committed 1 turnover for the entire game.

5)      Kennedy (NY) – Senior Talli Kebbah 6’3” – {ER-11}

Talli was perfect from deep and perfect from the charity line.  Talli also grabbed a rebound, picked up a team high tying 2 steals (Isaac Archin also with 2 steals) and dropped 1 assist.

6)      Kennedy (NY) – Senior Darius Webster 5’10” – {ER-10}

Webster shot 40% below the arc against the long arms of Plainfield defenders.  Webster was perfect from deep, grabbed 2 rebounds, dropped 1 assist and rejected 1 shot attempt.  Darius did not commit a turnover for the entire game.

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