James D'Angelo was on fire as the Wolfpack slid past West Side.

The number seven seed West Morris Wolfpack and number ten seed West Side Newark Roughriders faced off Monday night in the first round of the state tournament. It was a back and forth game full of excitement, but in the end the Wolfpack pulled away a 58-49 victory.
The Roughriders came out behind the hot hand of Kajh Neely who had West Side’s first six points behind two three pointers. The Wolfpack were forced to take an early timeout with 3:52 left in the first down 11-2. This score did not sit well with captains James D’Angelo and Tim Drzewinski who came out with passion in their eyes. At the end of the first quarter the two leaders pulled within three trailing 17-14.

The Wolfpack run did not stop in the first, but also continued into the second quarter. The game seemed like a three point shoot out for a while, and the competitors were D’Angelo and Neely. Neely won the battle in the first half hitting three three pointers while D’Angelo hit two. The two Wolfpack captains combined for eighteen of the Pack’s twenty eight points in the first half. West Morris also acquired physical minutes from senior captain Ed McCracken who pulled down almost every board for the Wolfpack. Derek Kambour also contributed with two points and good defense. The Roughriders received quality minutes from Demond Taylor who produced four points in the first half. As the seconds dwindled off the clock in the second quarter Chicquell Berger knocked down a three to bring his team within one  ...Read More

West Morris guard Derek Kambour scores an easy two points on Senior Night.

Stemming from last year’s game between West Morris and Mount Olive where the cheering sections spilled out into the parking lot everyone was expecting a loud and intense match up. Yet this year the only team getting excited was the Wolfpack as they grabbed a 69-46 victory over the Marauders.

The game began with a ceremony for all the Wolfpack seniors before their last ever regular season home game in the blue and white uniforms. The seniors met with their parents at mid court and thanked them for four years of support, and each family took a picture with each other in order to remember the upperclassmen’s last game. The Wolfpack starting line up had a different look to it Tuesday night, but it was just as effective. The Wolfpack starting line up consisted of Tim Drezwinski, Ed McCracken, Derek Kambour, Adam Brochu, and Chris Donovan. These seniors played the whole first quarter together, and it looked like they had been playing together for four years as they jumped out to a 15-10 lead after the first quarter.

At the start of the second quarter the trio of junior starters took the floor, and looked as if they had been playing the first quarter as they scorched the nets. D’Angelo, Cabarle, and Nolan combined for thirteen of the Wolfpack’s thirty three points in the first half. It is only right that the seniors out do the juniors on senior night as the five starters provided nineteen points. The other point came from junior Chris Gaudio who knocked down a free th  ...Read More

The West Morris starters rest and regroup while shutting down crosstown rival Mendham.

There was much hype going into the rivalry game between West Morris Mendham and West Morris Central, and Ryan McElwaine’s warm up tape only increased the intensity. Both teams were getting pumped and warming up with severe effort while the cheering sections were going crazy, but the West Morris Wolfpack fans kept on cheering their team to a 68-47 upset victory over the 18-2 Minutemen.

The Wolfpack came out of the gates with everything they had trying to avenge their last blowout loss to Mendham during a winter tournament, and proved to be successful. West Morris Central got off to a 7-0 run to start the game by converting on Mendham misses and turnovers.

After a loose ball Tim Drezwinski dove to the ground, and after obtaining the ball called a time out with 1:08 left in the first and a 9-4 lead. Not only were the Wolfpack playing tough, but also smart. Scoring for the Minutemen was almost non-existent in the first quarter due to a hounding 2-3 zone by the Wolfpack.

As time was expiring to end the first quarter Tom Cabarle drove to the lane, and put up an acrobatic lay-up as the buzzer went off to take a 13-5 lead.

As the second quarter began Mendham’s stars Caleb DeMoss and Tore Vicarisi began to heat up. DeMoss hit a three pointer and Vicarisi had seven points. The two players combined for thirteen of the Minutemen’s twenty two points in the first half. Mendham also received great contribution from and Collin O’Donnel who came off the bench hit  ...Read More

West Morris junior Tom Cabarle slices through Morris Knolls defenders for two points.

The West Morris Wolfpack ran all the way to the finish line behind the dynamic duo of Cabarle and D’Angelo in a 69-62 come from behind victory against the Morris Knolls Golden Eagles.

Both teams started the game strong with high intensity and relentless defense. The West Morris players were barking out commands in their 2-3 zone and the Eagles were causing some trouble with their full court zone press. At the end of the first quarter the Wolfpack lead 19-13, but Knolls was not ready to give up.

The Eagles came out for the second quarter and were firing on all cylinders. Tyler Daniel had the hot hand scoring fourteen points in the first half with help from Bruce Mayo and Niko Kotoulas who combined for eleven. Those three players combined for twenty five of the Eagles twenty nine points in the first half. The Wolfpack were relying heavily on juniors Tom Cabarle and Zach Nolan in the first half who provided seventeen of West Morris’ twenty eight points. Ed McCracken and Tim Drezwinski also provided physical defense and four points. By the end of the second quarter the Eagles had come back to take a 29-28 lead.

Throughout most of their games the Wolfpack have proven to be a second half team and this game was no different. It only took West Morris a minute and half to regain the lead, and caused Morris Knolls to take a time out with 6:29 left in the third trailing by three points. After having only four points in the first half James D’Angelo began to heat up  ...Read More

Wolfpack junior James D'Angelo finger rolls a layup in a big performance against the Parsippany Hills Vikings.

The 10-8 West Morris Wolfpack defeated the 1-15 Parsippany Hills Vikings 77-50 in a game where the Wolfpack received much production from their bench. West Morris jumped out to an early lead, and never looked back.

The game started with the Wolfpack heading out to an early lead, and with the Wolfpack’s junior guard, James D’Angelo, showcasing his talent with a perfect behind the back pass to senior Tim Drezwinski for an easy two. This play awarded the Wolfpack with much momentum, and the Vikings were forced to take a tie out with 2:40 left in the first. By the end of the first quarter the Wolfpack amounted a staggering 20-6 lead.

Going into the second quarter the Wolfpack were just not satisfied enough. They came out just as hot as in the first, and put up fifteen of their thirty five points in the second behind Junior, Tom Cabarle, who amounted eight of his ten points in the first half.

Par Hills began to get their offense going behind Greg Depugh and John Jablonka who accounted for twelve of the Vikings 18 points in the first half. Maso Cotton contributed with four points and Tyler Piecuch with two. At half the Wolfpack lead 35-18.

As the third quarter began West Morris’s bench began to produce. Senior guard, Derek Kambour, allotted six points, while starter, Ed McCraken, contributed four. As good as the Wolfpack offense was their defense was even better. West Morris received sparks from Ryan McElwaine and Adam Brochu who produced two blocks and  ...Read More

In every March Madness Tournament a 10 seed upsets a 7, but in the second round of the MCT the West Morris Wolfpack could not keep the streak alive. The Wolfpack suffered a 37-36 defeat to the Crimson Tide of Morristown-Beard on a last minute shot by Jiyon Ruffin.

From the beginning of the game it looked as if the upset would take place with West Morris starting of on a 5-0 run, but the Crimson Tide quickly regained the lead to take a 11-6 lead to end the first quarter.

As the Wolfpack switched from their 2-3 zone to a man to man defense to start the second.  Al Jones and Josh Brown began to heat up, and combined for 14 of the Tide’s 27 points in the first half. James D’Angelo and Zach Nolan kept the Wolfpack within six going 5-6 from the field for twelve of the team’s 21 points in the first half.

As the second half began West Morris went on a 6-0 run behind their 2-3 zone and forced Mo-Beard to call a time out with 5:59 in the third. The Wolfpack kept chipping away with help from captain, Tim Drezwinski who produced 4 points and forced many turnovers. The Wolfpack’s run caused a 32-32 tie going into the fourth quarter.

At the start of the fourth quarter both teams were determined to play Delbarton in the next round, and stepped up their defense. Scoring was almost non-existent until the last two minutes of the game.

Cabarle hit back to back lay-ups to put the Tide down by four. Mo-Beard answered back with a quick basket by Marlon Bas  ...Read More

Delbarton's Tom Killian blasted by WMC for 29 points.

Delbarton came out of the gates firing, took the lead, and never looked back in decisive game against rival West Morris Central. West Morris fought hard the entire game, but could not up end the Green Wave who took home a 55-48 victory.

The Wolfpack were slow to start the game, and appeared not ready for the Green Wave’s full court pressure. The zone press of the Delbarton caused many turnovers and lead to easy baskets for the Green Wave. As good as Delbarton’s defense was their offense was even better. Delbarton’s dynamic duo of Dean Brierly and Tom Killian contributed for 17 of their teams 27 points in the first half.

West Morris guards Derek Kambour and Chris Gaudio were the bright spots for the Wolfpack in the first contributed with high intensity defense and 8 of the teams 16 points.

As the second half whistle blew West Morris came out with high energy. They were hitting on all cylinders in the second half, and brought the differential to within five with 3:45 left in the third.

Delbarton came out of the time out and answered quickly with a three pointer by Killian, and the Green Wave regained the momentum.

From that point on the Wolfpack kept fighting behind their captains James D’Angelo and Tim Drzewinski. D’Angelo had 16 of his 18 points in the second half while Drzewinski produced 6 points.

Down the stretch Killian proved to be too much hitting back to back threes and finishing the night with a game high 29 points  ...Read More

The 3-13 Parsippany Red Hawks came out strong against the 8-6 West Morris Central Wolfpack on Saturday January 30, 2010 in a preliminary round of the Morris County Boys Basketball Tournament.  The first half looked as if the MCT was going to turn things around for the Red Hawks but the Wolfpack was able to slow things down and come out with the 57-43 win.

The 1st half presented a back and forth game with high intensity. Each team was pushing the ball down the court, and scoring a majority of the points off the break. The Wolfpack received a scare when junior shooting guard, Tom Cabarle, picked up his third foul due to a charge.

Senior guard, Derek Kambour, replaced Cabarle on the court and it was as if a starter had never left. Kambour contributed with 4 points, and relentless defense. As good as the Wolfpack defense was playing they had no answer for Parsippany’s Manny Uduh and Peter Gonzalez. Uduh and Gonzalez combined for 20 of the teams 26 points in Parsippany’s 24-26 point lead at the half.

West Morris made the most of their half time by scheming an defensive adjustment. The Wolfpack came out in a 2-3 zone that caught the Red Hawks by surprise.

The relentless defense by the Wolfpack caused three consecutive turnovers, two by senior leader Tim Drzewinski, who received two easy lay-ups and contributed to a 4 point Wolfpack lead. The three turnovers caused Parsippany to call a time out with 6:52 in the third.

After th  ...Read More

We are currently perfecting our new publication using Boy’s and Girl’s Lacrosse as our lead sports for West Morris. However we will soon be opening our recruiting doors to cover additional sports. If you are interested in joining in the fun of being a part of the world of sports journalism and making a difference for your school, please contact Barry Buchanan at buchanan@wmchs.org and tell him that you would like to interview for one of our roles.

This is a terrific way to get great experience in the world of sports journalism and photography and while putting something very tangible on your college resume. It involves a commitment, like any team, but is a lot of fun!

Sincerely yours,

George Muha (aka Unruly)
Conference Director
Iron Hills Sports Conference of the HSjox.com network.