JANUARY 14 – ORADELL, NJ - In a meeting between two of New Jersey's finest basketball teams, the #4 ranked CBA Colts visited Hoehl Gymnasium for the first time in 10 years to face BC in a BIG JERS Showcase match-up.  Entering the game, #2 BC had not beaten CBA in four attempts with hopes this game would be different.
     Senior Julius Avent started the Crusaders off with BC's first ten points in the first quarter as the Crusaders built a 25-20 lead.  Avent and Jaden Brown continued to lead the Crusaders scoring punch, each finishing with 23 points.  Avent picked up his fourth double-double of the season, dominating the boards with 15 rebounds. 
     Junior guard Alex Mazzella was hot in the second quarter, scoring 7 of his 11 points as BC outscored their guests 29-15 in the second period.  The Colts were able to cut the BC lead to 10 in the third quarter, but BC began to extend their lead heading into the final period. Jaden Brown tied for the game-high with 23 points, but the story of the night was Julius Avent's double-double, finishing with 15 rebounds and 23 points. 
     Sophomore guard Sean Forbes was dynamic throughout the evening contributing 9 points and 7 assists, finishing 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.  Classmate Brandon McMillan (Bridgee) was also a major presence, grabbing the first defensive board of the game, on his way to six on the game.
     Kieran Quinn had his best game as a Crusader scoring 10 points and together with Luka Kuqo and Owen Wucherpfennig (4 points apiece) all played crucial roles in taking away Colt outside shooters' vision with their 6'8 length and tremendous arm-spans.   
     The last two points of the game were a last-minute massive dunk by Avent that was an exclamation point not only on BC's first victory over CBA, but also Avent's 1,000^th Career Point!  Congratulations to Julius on becoming the 19^th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.
 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
CBA (10-2)	20	15	27	13	75
BC (10-1)	23	29	22	18	92

 

PLAYER	2PT	3PT	FTM	FTA	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
Julius Avent	6	2	5	8	23	15	4	4	2
Jaden Brown	7	2	3	3	23	2	4	0	0
Alex Mazzella	4	1	0	0	11	1	5	0	5
Sean Forbes	1	1	4	4	9	1	7	0	0
Jahlil Owusu	3	0	0	0	6	2	2	0	0
Brandon McMillan	1	0	0	0	2	6	3	0	0
Owen Wucherpfennig	1	0	2	2	4	1	1	0	0
Kieran Quinn	2	2	0	0	10	0	0	0	0
Luka Kuqo	0	1	1	2	4	2	1	0	2
Totals:	25	9	15	19	92	30	27	4	9

 
BERGEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 1000 POINT SCORING LIST

RANK	1000 POINT SCORERS	YEAR	POINTS
1	Will Richardson	2022	1579
2	Sean Banks	2003	1519
3	Matt Zona	2020	1236
4	Mark Jerz	1999	1200
5	Declan Wucherpfennig	2025	1186
6	Mike Pedone	1989	1180
7	George Dennerlein	1976	1161
8	Joe Sandberg	2003	1153
9	Zach Freemantle	2019	1152
10	Jim Moye	1974	1125
11	Justin Salem	2015	1114
12	Julian Brown	2022	1105
13	Joe Colletta	1977	1079
14	Robin James	1991	1065
15	Nick Vier	2006	1043
16	Taj-Malik Benning	2017	1024
17	Nadi Beciri	2014	1017
17	Doug Edert	2019	1017
19	Julius Avent	2026	1000