VOTE for the North Jersey Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 5-11

Posted by author January 13, 2025 Basketball

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After another action-packed week of the high school boys basketball season, it’s time to look back on the best performances and vote for the best one.

Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the North Jersey Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.

Voting closes at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Jayden Ayala

Weehawken senior

Ayala guided the streaking Indians (9-0) to a 3-0 week and surpassed 1,000 career points. He averaged 17.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals in wins over Rutherford, Harrison and North Arlington.

Thomas Calabrese

Cliffside Park sophomore

Calabrese led the Red Raiders (6-2) to a 3-0 week to stretch their winning streak to five games. He averaged 22.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals in wins over Ridgefield Park, Clifton and Passaic Charter.

Johnny Chaname

Lyndhurst junior

Chaname drove the Golden Bears (6-6) to a season-turning 4-0 week. He averaged 20.3 points, 4.3 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in victories over Newark Central, North Arlington, Secaucus and Harrison.

Zach Derstine

Wayne Valley sophomore

Derstine towered and powered the Indians (7-3) to a 3-0 week. He averaged 18.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in victories over Passaic County rivals DePaul and Lakeland, as well as Ramsey.

Jason Marasciulo

Ridgefield senior

Marasciulo led the Royals (9-2) to a 4-0 week and surpassed 1,000 career points. He averaged 16.3 points, 16.3 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 5.3 steals in wins over New Milford, Bogota, Leonia and Saddle Brook.

Preston Neuenhaus

Saddle River Day senior

Neuenhaus led the Rebels (6-4) to a 4-0 week to extend their winning streak to five games. He averaged 24.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.8 blocks in wins over Midland Park, Waldwick, Emerson and DePaul.

Jake Polsky

Pascack Hills senior

Polsky spearheaded the Broncos (6-1) to a 3-0 week to extend their winning streak to six games. He averaged 24.3 points, eight rebounds and four steals in victories over Mahwah, Indian Hills and Passaic.

Adrian Rozon

Becton senior

Rozon, who Jan. 3 reached 1,000 career points, led the Wildcats (5-5) to a 3-0 week. He averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 steals in wins over Wallington, Wood-Ridge and Bergen Charter.

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