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Sunday, January 15, 2012

BOYS BASKETBALL:Tenafly's supporting cast takes lead role in win over Dwight-Englewood

Dwight-Englewood's Wesley Dickinson (35).

By Cory K. Doviak
NJS.com Editorial Director

ENGLEWOOD – Chris Orozco’s status as one of the handful of best players in Bergen County is beyond the debate. The Tenafly senior guard who will play at Division 1 New Hampshire University and is a 30-point night just waiting to happen in any given game. But when Tenafly is at its best as a team is when the Tigers are not a one-man show and when the supporting cast takes a lead role. The obvious comparison is the last two Saturdays. Last week, Orozco piled up 33 points, but no other Tiger scored more than eight in a two-point loss to a quality out of league opponent in Pascack Hills. This week, in the Public vs. Private High School Challenge at Dwight Morrow High School, Orozco was the third of three Tigers to finish in double figures as Tenafly handed Dwight-Englewood its first loss of the season, 52-45. Marco Baratta scored a team-high 14 points on his way to Player of the Game honors for Tenafly, Steve Sobo, just no starting to round into form after an ankle injury during football season forced him to miss the first six games of the season, added 12 points and Kyle Hioki (8 points) made two 3-pointers as part of a balanced attack. MORE...

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