Game 7 Sharks ELITE

Hope all is well with everyone. We have had a solid May and have started off June very strong. Our first tournament after the Jayhawk Invitational was the New Jersey Panthers Shootout in Sparta, NJ. On Saturday, May 15, the Sharks dropped two very close games against very good teams. The morning game was against the New Jersey Hurricanes. The Hurricanes built a sizeable lead towards the end of the game, but the Sharks were able to cut the lead to four with their press. After failing to capitalize on several opportunities, the Sharks went down. The later game was against the host New Jersey Panthers, and the game was tightly contested. Mike Aaman (6'8'', F, 2012, Raritan) was dominant inside scoring in a variety of ways and controlling the board. The Sharks lost another close one where they had several opportunities.

The Sharks came back to Sparta with a vengeance the next morning and beat another Hurricanes team by over thirty points. Jack Donnelly (6'0'', G, 2012, Rumson-Fair Haven) played a major role in putting the Hurricanes away with his scoring on the offensive end and tenacious defense.

On June 5-6, the Sharks went to war in the 17th annual Central Jersey Hawks Shore Shootout. On Saturday, the Sharks found themselves in a very tight game with the Central Jersey Devils. The two teams exchanged leads several times and the game was tied at 62 with only a few seconds remaining. John Martens (6'4'', G/F, 2011, Middletown North) stepped up once again and hit a game-winning three pointer as time expired. Martens had a very strong all around game and Jack Keating (6'6'', F, 2011, Rumson-Fair Haven) was a big part of the victory on both sides of the floor. The Sharks took on the Monmouth Breakers later that evening. Jason Huelbig (6'3'', G, 2012, Middletown North) was able to score easy and early to get his game going. Eric Youncofski (5'9'', G, 2012, Middletown North) helped put the Breakers to rest by easily breaking their second half press.

After a Sunday morning tune up victory versus Brooklyn United, the Sharks run ended in a close championship game loss to GSP. Tim Frawley (6'3'', G/F, 2012, CBA) played a strong game and helped keep the Sharks in it towards the end. The Sharks finished the tournament in second place.

As one can see on the front page, I have posted our schedule for our Jersey City summer league. We are already 33 games into the season and it is looking like we will end up playing close to 70 games; much more than just about every program. Please continue to check the website daily for updates!