BASKETBALL

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference boys basketball honors

Morristown Daily Record
Randolph junior Mario Haklaj drives to the basket, guarded by Morristown senior Ashton Pardie.

NJAC-National

First team: Mario Haklaj, Randolph senior; Christian Bornemann, Morris Knolls senior; Will Findlay, Roxbury junior; Christian Cevis, West Morris freshman; Aidan Chao, Parsippany Hills junior; Andrew Fusco, Randolph senior

Second team: Pat Kelly, Randolph senior; Jon Opalewski, Morris Knolls senior; Brandon Lessig, Roxbury senior; Arjun Nagendran, Parsippany Hills senior; Ryan Hillier, West Morris sophomore; Alec Shea, Morris Knolls senior

Honorable mention: Drew Brown, Randolph senior; Dillon Olsen, West Morris junior; Kareem Paton, Morris Knolls senior; Brian Nichols, Roxbury sophomore; Connor Fox, Parsippany Hills junior

Division champ: Randolph

Sportsmanship: Parsippany Hills

Madison sophomore center Andy Christos goes up for a dunk during practice.

NJAC-Liberty

First team: Justin Rodriguez, Morristown-Beard senior; Raphael Castillo, Morristown-Beard senior; Jake Marshall, Mountain Lakes senior; Jake Schicke, Mountain Lakes junior; Andy Christos, Madison junior; Mike Boeckel, Hanover Park senior; Alex Malofienko, Hanover Park junior

Second team: Zach Dees, Morristown-Beard senior; Ryan Russo, Morristown-Beard senior; Jack Baker, Mountain Lakes junior; Wesley Fritch, Dover senior; Sebastian Garcia, Dover senior; Rafael Castro, Dover freshman; Santi Quintero, Madison senior

Honorable mention: Ian Beumee, Morristown-Beard senior; Kyle Junda, Hanover Park sophomore; Ian Magnani, Madison junior; David Ton, Parsippany senior; Ralph Jean-Francois, Parsippany senior; Jake Luzzi, Mountain Lakes junior; Shaun Cave, Dover senior

Division champ: Morristown-Beard

Sportsmanship: Madison

Whippany Park junior forward Nick DiJoseph (right) drives to the basket as Mountain Lakes senior Jack Albregts closes in.

NJAC-Independence

First team: Bobby Lewit, Kinnelon junior; Kamari Scott, Morris Catholic senior; Nate Maquiling, Boonton senior; David Jachera, Pequannock senior; Ryan Hitchcock, Pequannock senior; Robbie Madison, Whippany Park senior; Nick DiJoseph, Whippany Park senior

Second team: Jaylen Davis, Morris Catholic junior; Dylan Cathcart, Kinnelon senior; Chris LaChance, Butler senior; Chimdi Ewenike, Morris Catholic junior; Grant Borovskis, Pequannock junior; Giovanni Rubino, Pequannock junior; Lorenzo Lebrun, Boonton senior

Honorable mention: Drew Slyfield, Kinnelon senior; Justin Brennan, Whippany Park senior; Nick Flanagan, Whippany Park senior; Nick Russo, Butler senior; Gary Thompson, Pequannock junior; Keale Hicks, Boonton freshman

Division champ: Whippany Park and Pequannock

Sportsmanship: Butler

Jefferson's Steve Breeman vs. Kinnelon in a NJSIAA North 1 Group II boys basketball opening-round game. February 27, 2018. Jefferson, NJ.

NJAC-American

First team: Aaron Clarke, Pope John senior; Steve Breeman, Jefferson senior; Jack Cavanaugh, Sparta junior; Andrew Behrendt, Morris Hills senior; Eddie Davis, Pope John junior; Joe Batelli, Jefferson junior

Second team: Dante Joefield, Sparta junior; Di'Andre South, Pope John freshman; Jake Vreeland, Sparta senior; Nick Zullo, Morris Hills senior; Matt Johnson Jefferson sophomore; Marcus Hopkins, Pope John junior

Honorable mention: Ryan Hauk, Mount Olive senior; Cam Mendler, Mount Olive senior; Phil Pydyszewski, Morris Hills senior; Cole Kandel, Jefferson senior; Francisco Paulino-Moto, Pope John sophomore; Aidan Mastandrea, Sparta sophomore

Division champs: Jefferson and Pope John

Sportsmanship: Mount Olive

Chatham guard Mac Bredahl #2 in the paint against Nottingham. Group III boys basketball championship in Piscataway, NJ on Sunday, March 11, 2018.

NJAC-United

First team: Mac Bredahl, Chatham senior; Jack Rooney, Chatham senior; Connor Murphy, Mendham junior; Zach Warech, Montville senior; Jaedon Khubani, Delbarton junior; Steve Leung, Morristown senior

Second team: Chris Conlin, Chatham senior; Kevin Sansone, Mendham senior; Joe Dellostritto, Montville senior; Jerry Jabbour, Delbarton senior; Stephen Bergeman, Morristown junior; Miles Leniw, Delbarton senior

Honorable mention: Marc Tsukroff, Montville senior; Dan Baker, Chatham senior; Tim Ganning, Morristown junior; Danny Murphy, Mendham junior; Gianni Vinci, Delbarton senior

Division champ: Chatham

Sportsmanship: Chatham

 

NJAC-Freedom

First team: Cole Reardon, Hackettstown senior; Luis Arias, Newton senior; Jake Tarabokija, Newton senior; Jelani Awai, Hackettstown senior; Tighe Tubito, High Point junior; Brandon Beady, Lenape Valley senior

Second team: Eddie Omelia, Hackettstown senior; Tyler Gorzycka, Hackettstown sophomore; Thomas Soloman, Newton senior; Jake Heller, Newton senior; Andrew Kali, Lenape Valley senior; Luke Steinman, High Point senior

Honorable mention: Alex Henle, Verno senior; Paul McVeigh, Vernon senior; Jack Quinoa, Hackettstown senior; Jake Liscinsky, High Point junior; Luke Young, Newton senior; Alex Pettineo, Lenape Valley senior

Division champs: Hackettstown and Newton

Sportsmanship: Vernon

NJAC-Colonial

First team: Shawn Falk, Wallkill Valley sophomore; Hunter Rossi, Kittatinny junior; Evan Szkarlatiuk, North Warren junior; Dylan Harlos, Wallkill Valley senior; Raymond Amato, Kittatinny senior; Evan Carter, North Warren senior

Second team: Brian Plath, Kittatinny sophomore; Mason White, Wallkill Valley junior; Paul LiTrenta, Sussex Tech senior; Zane Crum, Wallkill Valley junior; Andrew Van Hook, Kittatinny junior; Justin Collins, North Warren senior

Honorable mention: Tyler Small, Wallkill Valley senior; Jonathan Neuhs, Kittatinny senior; Joshua Hunter, North Warren senior; Andrew Czermak, Sussex Tech junior; Ben Bibeault, Hopatcong junior; Ryan Latella, Hopatcong junior

Division champ: Wallkill Valley

Sportsmanship: Hopatcong