Plainfield Cardinals Basketball

Monday, December 22, 2014

1st Team All Efficiency 2013 – 2014 Season

Top Efficiency Performance of the 2013 – 2014 Season in a Plainfield Game – 1st Team All Efficiency

1) Plainfield – Senior Clarence Hoover – 6’1” {ER-41} vs Roselle Catholic
To get a 40+ Efficiency rating you have put yourself in an elite class.  DeAndre Bembry (St. Joseph University), Justin Sears (Yale University), Jerome Frink (Florida International University) and Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers) are the only players in 4 years of record keeping to break the 40+ Efficiency Rating.  Hoover did just that with a miracle 14-point 3 steal 4th period performance that was done in a 5-minute stretch.  This is comparable to Kenny Fields 21-point 4th period outburst against Atlantic City back in 1980!  Jo Jo shot 73% from below the arc, 38% from 3-point land and 86% from the free throw line to score a game high 37-points.  Hoover stuffed the stat sheet by grabbing 5 rebounds, picked up a game high tying 4 steals (Roselle Catholic’s Asante Gist also with 4 steals) and dropped a team high 5 assists.

2) Plainfield – Junior Jachai Simmons – 6’7” {ER-32} vs Central
Mr. Dunketeer shot an efficient 64% from below the arc to score 15 points.  Jachai completed the double double by grabbing a game high 16 rebounds of which 7 were offensive rebounds. Simmons completed his Efficiency player of the game performance by picking up 2 steals, dropping a team high 3 assists and rejecting a game high 4 shot attempts. Mr. Dunketeer 180’ double pump Dominique Wilkins like between the legs Slam Dunk had even the opponent fans cheering.

3) Linden – Senior Quadri Moore – 6’9” {ER-25} vs Plainfield
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.

4) Patrick School – Senior Angel Delgado – 6’9” {ER-23} vs Plainfield
Angel was a stat stuffer in this game.  Delgado shot 67% from the field, 100% from the free throw line, grabbed a game high 13 rebounds, picked up 1 steal, dished 1 assist and rejected a game high 2 shot attempts.

5) Plainfield – Junior Ahmad Baker – 6’8” {ER-22} vs East Orange Campus
“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.

5) 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.

Saturday, December 20, 2014

2nd Team All Efficiency 2013 – 2014 Season

Top Efficiency Performance of the 2013 – 2014 Season in a Plainfield Game – 2nd Team All Efficiency

6) Plainfield – Senior Jordan Sears – 6’6” {ER-22} vs Ridge
J. Sears played his best game as a Plainfield Cardinal and hopes to carry this performance over to the Cardinals of Wesleyan University (Connecticut) next year.  Sears dropped a game high 18-points on 44% shooting from below the arc, a Mercury hot 100% from beyond the arc and 80% from the free throw line.  Sears added to his stat line by grabbing 4 rebounds and dropping a game high 5 assists.  Sears completed his most Efficient game of his Plainfield High School career by having an impressive 5:1 assist to turnover ratio.

7) Roselle Catholic – Junior Kameron David – 5’11” {ER-22} vs Plainfield
KD scored 17-points on 50% shooting below the arc, a Planet Venus 80% from the 3-point line and 75% from the free throw line.  Kameron also grabbed 1 rebound and picked up 2 steals.  KD had an Efficiently impressive 2:0 assist to turnover ratio.

8) Gill St. Bernard – Sophomore Tyus Battle – 6’5” {ER-22} vs Plainfield
Ty Battle scored a game high 21 points on 50% shooting from beyond the arc and 100% shooting from the free throw line.  Battle also grabbed 6 rebounds, picked up 2 steals and dropped off a game high 4 assists.

9) Hillsborough – Senior James Smith – 6’0” {ER-22} vs Plainfield
J Smith shot 63% from the field and 100% from the foul line to score a game high 20 points.  Smith also grabbed 2 rebounds and dropped a game high 4 assists.

10) Union – Junior Jordan Roberson – 6’6” {ER-21} vs Plainfield

Jordan (I’m not Tyler) Roberson played like his elder 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.