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Stockton guard Jorge Arroyo posted a double-double with 15 points and 10
rebounds as the New Jersey Athletic Conference Senior All-Stars edged the
Senior All-Star squad from the CUNYAC, 124-122, in the NJAC/CUNYAC Senior
All-Star Challenge at Montclair State’s Panzer Gymnasium on March 26.
For the NJAC, which won its second straight meeting with its
cross-river rivals and now lead the series, 2-1, Reginald Wright of New
Jersey City University had 15 points and eight rebounds. The NJAC, which
won last year’s game 115-113 at College of Staten Island, rallied from a
nine-point deficit midway through the fourth period. The game was played
in four, 12-minute quarters.
Edwin Caceres of City College finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds for
the CUNYAC, which squandered the lead with 7:42 to play in the game. Edgar
Lugo of Lehman College led all scorers with 25 points as the CUNYAC placed
six players in double-figures.
Arroyo, who had 11 points and seven rebounds in the second half was named
the Most Valuable Player for the NJAC Team while Caceres was chosen as the
MVP of the CUNYAC squad.
The CUNYAC took a 103-94 lead as Lugo buried a three-pointer from the
right side, however, the NJAC Team chipped away at the deficit. Kevin
Stokes of Ramapo hit a free throw to cut the lead to five and a Stokes
layup brought NJAC within 108-104 with 5:22 left. Medgar Evers Rhasheen
Perry hit a foul shot to restore the lead to five, but the NJAC scored the
next 10 points to take the lead for good. Tennyson Whitted of Ramapo hit
two free throws to make the score 109-106 and The College of New
Jersey’s Gyl Vaught sank a three to tie the game. The NJAC then took the
lead as Joseph Thomas of NJAC champion Montclair State scored five
straight points for a 114-109 lead with 3:30 to play.
CUNYAC would tie the game one last time at 117-117 with 58 seconds left as
Caceres scored on a layup. But Thomas hit three foul shots to give the
NJAC the lead for good and Arroyo made a fast-break layup for a 122-117
NJAC lead with 25 seconds to go. John Alesi of Baruch hit an off-balance
three with 15 seconds left to make the score 122-120, but Whitted iced the
game for the NJAC with two fouls shots with 10 seconds left. Caceres
scored on a layup at the buzzer for the final margin.
Stokes finished with 20 points for the NJAC while Vaught had 14 points.
Michael Patrick of Lehman had 16 points for the CUNYAC.
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