Dexter Strickland, St. Patrick's take title
Posted Mar 25, 2009
St. Patrick's of Elizabeth claimed the NJSIAA Boys' Basketball Tournament of Champions trophy for the third time in four years with a 73-57 victory over Science Park of Newark last night at the Izod Center in East Rutherford.
Junior Kyrie Irving scored 26 points for top-seeded St. Patrick's, taking home the game MVP award. Dexter Strickland, who will attend North Carolina in the fall, added 14.
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
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