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Saturday, January 7, 2012

BOYS BASKETBALL:When the game started, HCA ended Leonia's celebration

Leonia's Wilfredo Munoz.

By Rich Barton
NJS.com Staff Writer

LEONIA – There was a celebration on Friday night at Leonia High School a the school's all-time leading scorer, Ahmed Hassan, became the first player in school history to have his number retired. In years past, with an opponent like Hawthorne Christian Academy on the schedule, the celebration might have continued right on through the game with an easy victory against an overwhelmed opponent. But Hawthorne Christian is no longer a stuffed shirt brought in to pad the win/loss column. The defenders continued to be the biggest surprise team in North Jersey this season behind the play of their two bigs, Paul Little and Alex Thomas. Thomas finished two blocks shy of a double-double and Little had a game-high 23 points, including an emphatic dunk that punctuated Hawthorne's Christian's best start in school history with its seventh consecutive win, 53-37, at Leonia High School. MORE...

Leonia's John Watson.

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BOYS BASKETBALL:Dwight-Englewood gets started on its checklist for success

OCTOBER
BOYS SOCCER:Ramsey, the No. 2 seed, present and accounted for

SEPTEMBER
BOYS SOCCER:One goal is all Leonia needs to get by Dwight-Englewood

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