The Maroons come up short to the Braves, in hard fought battle.
OAKLAND—A familiar stage was set as Ridgewood entered the Indian Hills gym to spoil the Braves senior night. Early on, it was obvious that what the Maroons lacked in size, they would make up for in heart. Unfortunately, heart cannot win every game, and Indian Hills beat Ridgewood 66-61. "These games are always a tough pill to swallow," coach Mike Troy said. If the opposing team's size was not intimidating enough, Braves nation came out roaring to support its boys squad. However, in true Maroon fashion, the Ridgewood boys took the floor motivated, scoring five quick points. This offensive surge could only momentarily silence the crowd. Four careless turnovers by Ridgewood and three three-pointers forced Troy to regroup with a timeout. …
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Jack Simmons 16 points could not bolster Ridgewood's main issue—height.
PASSAIC—The home crowd within the Robert Westerfield Gymnasium at Passaic High School seemed comfortable to watch another win for the 14-3 Indians, but the 3-10 Maroons did not get the memo. Although the final score read Passaic 53, Ridgewood 41 the score was not indicative of how close the game truly was. The Maroon's downfall came in the Indians height advantage. Passaic's 6'5'' big men—power forward Tyshon Pickett and center Najec Salzon—towered over the Ridgewood players. This significant height advantage allowed the Indians to consistently pull down rebounds and gain momentum. Both, the Maroons and Indians started the game in a frenetic, almost sloppy pace. Within the first three minutes, both squads had three turnovers and several …
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