The date was January 8, 2010 the new decade was just begging and the Falcons and Gaels were sure to start this new year off with a bang!

     In the first half, Jefferson had a lot of practice shooting. The Falcons could not finish around the basket. On the other hand, Roxbury put up over twenty points in the first half. The one real bright spot for Jefferson was the dunk by senior Gavin McCarney in the first quarter. The Gaels out played the Falcons with power and skill.

Going into half time the Falcons were depressed and had to play better in the second half. The results of the second half were that Jefferson improved with shooting and play a little. Roxbury still in the second half played very vigorously with finishing around the basket. The score at the end of the game was Roxbury 58 Jefferson 33.

     The Gaels played very well in the game by working together as a team. This kind of win gives Roxbury a great deal of momentum going into their next games.

     Jefferson could not make the shots when it counted in the game. Also, the Falcons need to learn to not rely on their star player Gavin McCarney in games. This strategy is flawed because everyone has a bad game sooner or later, and if McCarney has a good or bad game it could decide if the Falcons win or lose.

Zachary Arcond passes to Carl Van Glan

     The night was cold and windy, but the heat was about to be turned up inside the J.T.H.S. Freedom Gym. On Tuesday night, the Jefferson Falcons burnt the Hackettstown Tigers  with a final score of 57 to 47 in overtime. 

      The Tigers’ Matthew Reynolds was the first to score in the game with a two point layup. Amar Buljko put up six points for Hackettstown with two and three point shots in the first period. On the Jefferson side, senior Gavin McCarney helped the Falcons keep it close going into the second period by banging in two three- point shots and making a key free throw. Jefferson's unofficial team mascot, "Green Man," helped out as well second period by doing his best to distract Carl Van Glan while attempting two free throws.

 Zachary Arcond did most of the work for the Tigers later in the second period by making three two-pointers and Matthew Reynolds made a two-pointer. Karl Van Glan also scored two for Hackettstown. Jefferson had sixteen points in the second period and four of those points were scored by sophomores Steven Cuccio and Drew Hall, each making two free throws. The other four points for the Falcons were made by layups from Gavin McCarney and Jeffery Oster.

The score at half time was tied at a low of sixteen points, showing how hard fought the game was in the first two periods. The Falcons made four total free throw  ...Read More