The 2018/19 Warren Rec Basketball Champions have been crowned for the Freshmen-Sophomore and Junior-Senior Divisions. Watchung Hills Regional High School teachers Joe Ascolese and Jon Bedi have been running this successful program for over ten years.
Rutgers is the 2019 Freshmen-Sophomore Warren Rec Basketball Champion. Team members include Justin Drews, Frankie Gaffney, Adam Cardoza, Luke Malfetti, Justin Defuria, Nikhil Mavinkirve, Christian Beisler, Blake Kominsky and Gene Chung. Rutgers defeated Stanford 61-48 for the Championship! Congratulations to both teams a well-played season.
UNC is the 2019 Junior-Senior Rec Basketball Champion. Team members include Ben Ant, Brad Pinho, John Seyda, James McKenna, Andrew Martins, Chris Meireles, Brendan Langenauer, Sebastian Leon, Evan Bujnowski, and Kevin Ryan. Undefeated #1 Seed UNC held off #2 Miami 55-53 in a very competitive back-and-forth championship game which came down to the wire with Miami missing a potential game tying shot with under a second left in the game. Congrats to both teams on a fun and exciting season!
Submitted by Amanda Altavilla