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 the time out the Red Hawks clawed their way back to within five, but that was as close as they would get. From that point on the 2-3 zone of the Wolfpack dominated the Red Hawk backcourt except from Mike Ross contributed 7 of his 10 points in the second half.

Senior Forward, Edwin McCracken’s hounding defense caused Ross to lose his composure by fouling out of the game in the fourth quarter. James D’Angelo did a great job keeping his team calm along the course of the game while amounting 12 points in the process. During the game D’Angelo’s favorite target was Junior Forward, Zach Nolan who collected a game high 14 points.

The Wolfpack’s defense was too much for the Red Hawks who suffered a 57-43 defeat. The Wolfpack will face up against Morristown-Beard next Saturday in what should be an epic match up.

Player’s of the Game:
Parsippany: Peter Gonzalez
West Morris: Zach Nolan