Fall 2006 Results
This past Fall 2006 season was a great success! The North Jersey Blast had a total of 9 teams, two at the 5th and 6th grade level, five at the 7th and 8th grade level, and two at the high school level. Below are the results of how each team did. There is also a listing of individual accomplishments. The 8th grade and under players we do not list the names of on our website. Instead, we have their initials listed.
The Black Team (one of our 5th and 6th grade teams, comprised of 9u-10u players), participated in the Hoop Zone League, ranked 4th going into the play-offs, but lost in the first round. The following players had the following individual accomplishments. Some are not listed because they participate on teams that do not have tryouts for their age; everyone makes it.
C.T.: made the Hillsdale Hoops Travel Team
A.D.-S.: Received the MVP award for the Black Team
A.L.
A.M.
M.Me.: Made the Hillsdale Hoops Travel Team and the St. John's Academy Team, Received the Miss Hustle award for the Black Team
C.D.
L.S-C.
C.L.: Received the Best Attitude award for the Black Team
G.N.
E.O. made the St. Peter's CYO Team, made the REGAL (River Edge Girls Athletic League) Travel Team.
M.Mo.: made the Woodcliff Lake Travel Team, made the Woodcliff Middle School Team as a 6th grader, Received the Rookie of the Season award for the Black Team
Practice Player N.M.:
The Red Team (one of our 5th and 6th grade teams, comprised of 9u-11u players), participated in the Hoop Zone League, ranked 1st going into the play-offs and was undefeated in the regular season. They finished season in 2nd place in the championship game. The following players had the following individual accomplishments. Some are not listed because they participate on teams that do not have tryouts for their age; everyone makes it.
M.C.
L.F.: made Verona Suburban Travel Team
A.H.: 2nd Place in Scoring: 57 points
E.L.
A.Sk. Made the St. Therese CYO Team
E.S.
K.S.: Made the St. John's CYO A Team
M.G.: Made the St. John’s Academy JV Team (5th & 6th grade), made the Hillsdale Hoops Travel Team, 4rd Place in Scoring: 27 points
E.B.: 1st Place in Scoring: 59 points
A.Sch.: Made the Hillsdale Hoops Travel Team,
Practice Player A.C.:
The Boys' Team, participated in the Hoop Zone 8th Grade League despite the fact that they had all 7th graders and one 5th grader. They also participated in one tournament. The following players had the following individual accomplishments. Some are not listed because they participate on teams that do not have tryouts for their age; everyone makes it.
R.D.: Made the St. John's Academy Team
J.G.: Made the St. John's Academy Team, made the Hillsdale Hoops Travel Team
T.S.: Made the Our Lady Mother of the Church Team
J.T.: Made the Our Lady of Mercy Team
P.C.:
C.J.: Made the Hillsdale Hoops Travel Team and the YMCA in South Orange, NJ Team
C.D.:
M.B.:
N.M.:
M.G.:
The White Team (consisted of 7th and 8th graders and one 9th grader, comprised of 12u-14u players), participated in both the IYB League and the Hoop Zone League. Ranked 2nd place in the Hoop Zone League and received a bye the first round of the play-offs. They made it to the championship game and placed 2nd. Ranked 4th in the IYB League and won their first play-off game. They lost in the 2nd round of the play-offs, placing 3rd place. The following players had the following individual accomplishments. Some are not listed because they participate on teams that do not have tryouts for their age; everyone makes it.
A.M.:
R.K.: was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament, scored 2nd most points for the White Team in the IYB League: 78 points, received Honorable Mention in the entire program for placing 4th place in scoring the most points
M.S.: scored 2nd most points for the White Team in the Hoop Zone League: 53 points,
K.M.: Placed 1st in scoring the most points for the White Team in the Hoop Zone league: 89 points, coincidentally, also scored 89 points playing with the White Team in the IYB League, placed 3rd for the most points in the entire program
J.F.: Made the Our Lady of Mercy (PR) Varsity Team, made the Montvale Travel Team, made the Fieldstone School Team
S.C.:
D.M.: was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament, scored 3rd most points for the White Team in the IYB League: 63 points, scored 3rd most points for the White Team in the Hoop Zone League: 52 points,
C.L.: made the Hillsdale Hoops Travel Team, made the George White Middle School Team
The Non-Travel Team (one of our teams for 7th and 8th graders, comprised of 12u-13u players), participated in the Hoop Zone League. The following players had the following individual accomplishments. Some are not listed because they participate on teams that do not have tryouts for their age; everyone makes it.
E.O.: Made the Wyckoff Travel Team, was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament, received the All-Star Award for the Blast Non-Travel Team
L.C.: Made the Woodcliff Lake Travel Team
S.G.:
J.L.: Made the St. John's Academy Team and the Rivervale Travel Team
E.G.: Made the George White School Team, Made the Hillsdale Hoops Travel Team, was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament, received the All-Star Award for the Blast Non-Travel Team
M.R.:
J.V.:
A.M.:
S.T.: Made the Ridge Middle School team, made Mahwah Travel, was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament, received the All-Star Award for the Blast Non-Travel Team
The Gray Team (one of our teams for 7th and 8th graders, comprised of 12u-13u players), participated in the Hoop Zone League. The following players had the following individual accomplishments. Some are not listed because they participate on teams that do not have tryouts for their age; everyone makes it.
C.S.: was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament,
K.N.: Made the Fairlawn Travel Team, was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament, won the All-Star Award for her team
D.B-G.: was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament, won the All-Star Award for her team
B.H.:
M.L.: made the Nutley Travel Team,
J.P.:
K.J.: made St. Mary's CYO (Denville), was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament, Placed 1st in scoring the most points while playing on the Underclassmen High School Team: 30 points.
T.W.: Made the St. John's Academy Varsity Team
M.C.: was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament, won the All-Star Award for her team
M.M.:
The 11u Team (a team for all 7th graders, also included one 6th grader), participated in the Hoop Zone League and ranked 6th going into the play-offs, but lost in the first round. The following players had the following individual accomplishments. Some are not listed because they participate on teams that do not have tryouts for their age; everyone makes it.
A.B., practice player: Made the Harrington Park School Team, made the Harrington Park Travel Team
K.C.: Made the Fairlawn Travel Team, was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament, won the All-Tournament Team Award while playing for Fairlawn in the AHA Tournament, Placed 1st in scoring the most points while playing on the 11u Team and was the highest scorer in the entire program for a second year in a row: 99 points in an 8 game-season (play-offs and scrimmages do not count towards this). Also scored the most points while playing on the Upperclassmen High School Team and came in for 2nd place for the most points in the entire program: 96 in an 8 game season.
K.M.: Made the Ridgewood Traveling Team
S.L.:
J.M.: Made St. Joe's CYO
E.B.: See Red Team Listing for Results
K.R.: Second year in a row winning 2nd place for scoring most points on team: 51 points, was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament,
R.P.: Placed third scoring: 30 points, was selected to participate on the Blast All-Star Team in the Holy Angels Tournament,
M.U.:
J.C.:
M.L. Practice Player: Made the Good Sheppard School Team
L.F. Practice Player: Made the Immaculate Conception CYO Varsity Team
M.V. Practice Player:
The Underclassmen High School Team (included 9th graders and an exceptional 8th grader, comprised of 13u-14u players), participated in the West Orange League, a competitive varsity league with no play-offs.
Anastasia Grottola - 9th grade : Made the Northern Highlands Freshman Team
K.J. - 8th grade : See Gray Team listing.
Serenity Martin - 9th grade : Made the Immaculate Heart Academy Freshman Team, Placed 3d Place Most Points on the Underclassmen Team: 28 points
Alana Levine - 9th grade : Made the Mahwah Freshman Team
Alexa Caprio - 9th grade : Made the West Milford JV Team
Alexa Hunko - 9th grade : Made the Glen Rock Freshman Team
Lauren Schramm - 9th grade : Made the... , Placed 2nd Place Most Points on the Underclassmen Team: 29 points
Erin Caffrey - 9th grade : Made the
The Upperclassmen High School Team (included 11th and 12th graders, strong 9th and 10th graders, and an exceptional 7th grader, comprised of 11u-17u players), participated in the West Orange League, a competitive varsity league with no play-offs.
Samantha Garabed - 11th grade : Made the Kinnelon High School Varsity Team
Stephanie Cruz - 10th grade : Made the Immaculate Heart Academy Varsity Team
Jackie Stimola - 9th grade : Made the Immaculate Heart Academy Freshman Team
Alison Haegler - 11th grade : Made the Immaculate Heart Academy JV Team
#21 - 9th grade : Made the Immaculate Heart Academy Varsity Team, Scored 3rd Place Most Points on the Upperclassmen High School Team: 37 points
K.C. - 7th grade : See 11u Team listing.
Ali Volant - 9th grade : Made the Immaculate Heart Academy Freshman and JV Teams, Scored 2nd Place Most Points on the Upperclassmen High School Team: 78 points, Tied for 4th Place/Honorable Mention for Most Points in the entire program
Sarah Malmut - 11th grade : Made the Cresskill High School Varsity Team
Laura Malmut - 12th grade : Made the Cresskill High School Varsity Team
Molly Nussbaum - 11th grade : Made the
Cara Rothenberg - 11th grade : Made the
Practice Player Maggie LaRiviere - 9th grade : Made the Immaculate Heart Academy JV Team
Practice Player Alicia Daniele - 9th grade
Hoop Zone League info.: All games are indoors at Hoop Zone. Hoop Zone is a great facility http://www.hoopzone.net/), the schedule is always organized and set for the season. It is also right on Route 4 and easily reachable from the New York and Jersey City areas. You can reach it from Route 17, Route 80, and the Garden State Parkway. Games usually run from mid-September to the week before Thanksgiving in November. This includes 8 regular season games + play-offs. If anything gets behind, playoffs are on Thanksgiving weekend, but not on Thanksgiving.
IYB League info: All games are indoors at the Jewish Community Center in Fair Lawn, NJ. It is a great facility and includes 10 regular season games + play-offs, the schedule is always organized and set for the season. It is a short distance from 208 and route 4. there are 10 regular season games + play-offs. The games usually run from mid-September to the first week in December.
There is 1 practice a week for the first portion of the season (usually 1 1/2-2 months), locations are announced in September (last year we used OLMC in Ridgewood, STM in Midland Park, and 1 practice for each team was at Sports Place in Blauvelt). In addition to the 1 practice a week, there are two optional practices, 1 is a skills and drills workout and the other is a conditioning/speed/agility workout. The reason the practices and workouts end half way into the season is because most winter teams begin practicing then. Some players are on winter teams that practice every day.
Playing time is based on ability, effort, athleticism, attendance, and therefore, playing time is NOT guaranteed. Each team has approximately 8-10 players, with the exception of teams who have a large quantity of players who play multiple sports during the one season. They may have more to accommodate the fact that many players might be... Last fall, the following teams had the following amounts of players: Red - 8, Black - 9, Silver - 8, White - 12 plus 3 practice players.
During the fall season, there is much less of a commitment in comparison to the Spring season. The fall season is a great opportunity to keep your skills fresh before winter tryouts. It is also a great opportunity to be seen by the coaching staff a season before spring tryouts. The more you are seen and the more instruction you receive, the greater your chances are of making the team.
There are a few days of tryouts. You must attend at least 1, but it is suggested that you come to both. If you cannot attend either, please contact us anyway so we can work something out. If you do not attend either, you can NOT qualify for the A team. Please make sure your registration papers are in prior.
More information will be provided about tryouts and the fall season tuition will be announced in June-July.
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