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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

GIRLS BASKETBALL:Gibbs comes up big as Teaneck pulls away from Highlands

Highlands' Jackie Reyneke.

By Rich Barton
NJS.com Staff Writer

ALLENDALE – Heading into this season, Teaneck’s Kayla Gibbs had modest goals. Just being on the varsity bench and logging some minutes sporadically would have been enough to feel like she was part of one of the state’s best teams. But the Teaneck coaching staff saw something different. They saw someone could be a difference maker, so they convinced her on the first day of practice that it was a make-or-break point to get more serious about doing the little things off the court, mainly conditioning, to improve as a player. To her credit, Gibbs came ready to work hard every single day in practice with the feeling that her time would come to be that difference maker. That time came on Tuesday afternoon and her team desperately needed her support. Gibbs, a sophomore, scored a career-high 26 points with 11 of those coming in the fourth quarter as Teaneck put the hammerlock on the top seed in this year’s Bergen County Tournament with 76-63 victory over Northern Highlands in Allendale that was much closer than the final score indicated. “We needed to make something happen in the paint and Kayla has given us that stability,” said Teaneck head coach Shenee Clarke. MORE...

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