13U go 2-2 @ the Universal Challenge:

The 13U GameTime Cougars are battling some injuries and brought a light roster to the Universal Challenge @ FDU in Hackensack. They split the weekend with a 2-2 record. Their first game against the 13U IYB team was an easy win with AVA SKINNER and ALLI STRAUSS having 13 points a piece.  The GameTime team held the IYB girls to 21 points and brought in 44 of their own for a solid victory. The second game Saturday was against the NJ BLAST. Kelly Svorinic's game high of 13 points was not enough to beat the blast. The gametime cougars lost 31-35, splitting the games for Saturday 1-1. 

Sunday they faced the other NJ BLAST team in the tournament. Our record against the NJ BLAST this season was 0-3 going into this game. The Cougars put a team effort to bring home a win with a final 35-31. Kelly Svorinic had a game high again with 13 points! The final game of the tournament was against the 14U NJ MAVERICKS. Caitlin Roche and Kelly Svorinic brought in 11 points each but the team fell to the Mavericks with a 34-45 final. Kelly Svorinic had 45 points for the weekend in 4 games. Good job COUGARS and GOOD LUCK @ Hershey!

16U go 4-0 @ FDU

The 16 and under girls headed to Hackensack looking to improve their record from the last tournament.They opened the weekend up playing against the New Jersey Lightening, they brought home a win with a 39-33 final score. Karli McMenimen had a game high of 11 points. Later on that day they held on to a 1 point lead with 5 seconds remaining against the QUEENS EXPRESS for a 37-36 win. Again Karli had the game high with 14 points.

Sunday the girls advanced to a 3-0 record against the local River Vale Ravens with a final score of 39-33. The biggest lead of the game was a mere ten points. Their final game sunday was against the Morris Catholic AAU team GARDEN STATERS. The MC Garden Staters held the 16U gametime cougars to only 6 points in the first half. But the girls game back from a 16 point deficit to win BY A BUZZER SHOT hit by ALAN SOUMAS and win 31-28. Kim Douglas, a freshman from Clifton High School had the team high for points with 7. Karli came out with 42 points in 4 games this weekend!

Congratulations!

8-4 for the WEEKEND

Coaches: Janet and Jill Muller try to coach up the 12U TEAM

The GameTime teams went 8-4 as a whole this weekend @ the Universal Basketball Challenge. The 12U team split the weekend 2-2. Thye won their first game verse the LONG ISLAN LIGHTING (32 - 22) Dani Laporta and Cami Didio combined for 12 points in the victory. They then lost their second game verse the NJ STING (32- 24) Dani Laporta's 10 points were not enough to give the COUGARS a WIN their last game Saturday. Maggie Klien had 9 points and Julianne Leshinsky had 7 points.

 Sunday they tipped off against IYB and came up with a BIG WIN  ( 29-25) . Caitlin Roche had the game high of 13 points, Cami Didio had her back with 9 points. The 12U Cougars fell to a 11-4 record after losing their final game of the weekend @ FDU to the NJ BLAST. (Final 40-22). The 12AU team will pick up play again at the end of MAY when they head to MARYLAND for the Charm City Classic.

GameTime Heads to FDU this weekend:

The 16U (4-4), 13U (8-5) and the 12U ( 9-2) head to FDU this weekend to compete in the Universal Basketball Challange Hosted by Universal Sports. This will be the programs 3rd time entering the local tournament.

Schedule:

GIRLS TEAM LISTING 
FOR MAY 16-17
TEAM LIST 
20. LADY KNIGHTS
21. EXPRESS(EDWIN)
22. NJ BLAST 9
23. EXPRESS(LEAH)
24.  MC LIONS 
25. RIVERDALE 9'
26. NYC HEAT 
27. NJ BLAST
28. EXPRESS
29.  AVIATOR ANGELS (JIMMY)
30. QUEENS EXPRESS (ABK)
31. LONG ISLAND LIGHTNING
32. MC LIONS
33. AVIATOR ANGELS (PHIL)
34. GAME TIME COUGARS 12
35. NJ STING
36. NJ BLAST(REGGIE)
37.  IYB 13
38. NJ BLAST
39. GAME TIME COUGARS 
40. NEW JERSEY MAVERICKS
41.  MINUTEMEN
42. IYB
43. QUEENS EXPRESS (CLARISSA)
44. RIVERDALE 
45. NEW JERSEY LIGHTNING
46. ORANGE COUNTY CRUSADERS 
47. MC GARDEN STATERS 
48. GAME TIME COUGARS 


SCHEDULE

ALL GAMES AT FDU TEANECK   ROTHMAN CENTER

SATURDAY MAY 16 
 
 TIME      COURT 1     COURT 2     COURT 3      COURT 4 
940 AM      21  -  25        20  -  29          37  -  39        33  -  36
1050 AM    22  -  24        40  -  42          61  - 63            X
1200 PM    23  -  25        36  -  39          37  -  38        31  -  33
110  PM     27  -  29        22  -  26          40  -  43        45  -  46
215  PM     38  -  42        33  -  35          31  -  34        20  -  30
320  PM     23  -  26        45  -  48          43  -  44        46  -  47
430  PM     27  -  30        34  -  35          62  -  66           X
540  PM         X              43  -  48          44  -  47           X


SUNDAY MAY 17

TIME         COURT 1     COURT 2     COURT  3       COURT  4   
900 AM       20  -  27         38  -  39           25  -  26         
1010 AM     30  -  32          44 -  48           61  -  63
1115 AM     22  -  25         42  -  46            43  -  45          26  -  27
1220 PM     20  -  23          39  -  40           35  -  38          31  -  32
130  PM      22  -  23          47  -  48          44  -  46           42  -  43
240 PM       30  -  31          35  -  36          40  -  41           34  -  37
350   PM           X              45  -  47           62 -  64               X 
500   PM           X              34  -  36           37  -  41              X 
 

Paulus To Play Football At Syracuse

After four years as Duke’s point guard, Greg Paulus is headed back home–to play football.

The upstate New York product announced Thursday that he will use a fifth year of NCAA eligibility to play quarterback at Syracuse, where he will likely attend the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The 2005 Gatorade National Player of the Year in football said he preferred Syracuse because of its proximity to his home and because it represented a chance to play at a high level.

“Syracuse has a lot of great things about it,” Paulus said. “With me being from there, you grow up in a culture and understand that there are a lot of great opportunities out there. After taking my visit and a few other visits, my gut and my heart were just telling me… that was the best place for me.”

In the past month, Paulus visited Michigan, Nebraska and Syracuse before opting to play for head coach Doug Marrone. Paulus enters a precarious quarterback situation, and he might be able to make an impact immediately. He will compete for the starting job with redshirt freshman Ryan Nassib and senior Cameron Dantley, neither of whom is an established quarterback.

Paulus, who grew up about five minutes from  Syracuse’s campus, said Marrone made no guarantees or promises about playing time, and that he is looking forward to the opportunity to get back into football shape and break into Marrone’s pro-style offense.

“It’s something where, I guess, you don’t know the future,” Paulus said. “I want to help Syracuse, I want to come back home and make a positive difference, an impact. My objective is to help the team and to help Syracuse. Whatever Coach Marrone would like me to do, then that’s what I’ll do.”

Paulus said he will return to Syracuse in the next two days and begin to file the paperwork required to attain an NCAA waiver and formally apply for graduate school. Duke does not have a graduate communications school, which is one of the prerequisites for getting the waiver.

Paulus said he received interest from about two dozen football teams, and that there were some chances to continue his basketball career, but he couldn’t resist the urge to get back on the gridiron any longer.

“It got me thinking, got me throwing again, and once I got doing that, the itch and the desire came back, and it’s something that I’m  really excited about,” he said. “To have this opportunity, where I love two sports, and to be able to do them both at the college level,  it’s something that is pretty nique and special and I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to do that.”

11U SQUEAK BY

Monday Night the 11U squeaked by the EDGE, out of River Edge NJ with a score of 18-14 advancing their record to 5-1. The defense was tight from both teams making it a low scoring game, Dana Shulman had a game high of 6 points, Carly Comito and Ali Funtsch backed Dana up with their 8 points combined. 

The 11U team is a very young squad with a lot of potentially, they are ultimately forming into the GAMETIME system with the pressure defense converting into their transition offense. Morgan Bade plays a huge role as a starter and pressuring the offense into committing a turnover. 

8 out of the 13 gametime cougar 11U players are returning players who have been playing with us all season long. This year we are entering the team into two NJ AAU Tournaments, they will head to the PALADINS SHOOT OUT the first week in JUNE, then they wrap up their season @ the Vivian Stringer AAU Tournament down @ Rutgers University June 20th - 21st.

Good Luck to the 11U GAMETIME TEAM!

Featured Player of the Week

 

                      Players Name: DANA SHULMAN                       

 

Players Jersey Number: 10

 

Age Group/Team: 11U

 

Coach: JENNY JURJEVIC

 

Birth Day: OCTOBER 20, 1996

 

Home Town: HILLSDALE, NJ

 

School: GEORGE G. WHITE MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

Grade Started Playing Basketball: 1^ST

 

Favorite Basketball Player: SHAQUILLE ONEAL

 

Favorite Basketball Team: CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

 

Favorite Quote: Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships - Michael Jordan 

Most Memorable Basketball Memory: Scored 30 points in one of her rec games in the 07-08 winter season for Hillsdale Rec. 

Women’s Basketball Summer League

Bergen County, New Jersey

Session (1) June 9th - June 30th
Session (2) July 7th - July 28th

Days: Tuesday and Thursday

Times: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Team Fee $700

Free Agent $100

Signups:

* First come, first serve. Signup at YJCC Front Desk or MAIL registration and fee. Signup is complete when team registration form, $700 is turned into the YJCC front desk. Please keep your receipt for your records.

Start date(s):

Session (1) June 9^{th, 2009}

Session (2) July 7^th, 2009

For more information call

Jenny Jurjevic
Athletic Director
Bergen YJCC
605 Pascack Rd.
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
(201) 666-6610 ext. 235
(201) 664-7518 - fax
jjurjevic@yjcc.org. 

Please make checks payable to: Bergen YJCC, 605 Pascack Rd.
Township of Washington, NJ 07676

Forms:

Team Registration Form:  Must be complete with captain name(s) and contact information, roster information, at our Front Desk.

 

The (4-1) 11U GameTime Cougars

The 11U Cougars have won their last (3) games in the Hoop Dreams spring league. Friday, May 1st they came off a big win over Park Ridge with a final of 24-14. Dana Shulman had a game high and a season high thus far with 16 points. Monday, May 4th they tipped off against the NCMP Hoopsters and only gave up 5 points! The Cougars closed out with 32 points (final 32-5). Morgan Bade had the game high with 9 points. In two games DANA SHULMAN, a sixth grader from Hillsdale has brought in 24 points!

Congratulation to the 11U roster and GOOD LUCK this weekend!

13U Come To Compete!

The 13U opened the Rockland Royals Rumble this weekend with a 50 to 25 win over the Westchester Hoopers Saturday morning. Cate Slepian led the team with 12 points for the game. The wrapped up saturday with a nail biter against the New Rochelle Future Stars. They battled back from a 11 point spread early in the second half to pull away with a 3 point victory (44-41). Taylor Farro had a game high of 16 points to help gain the victory. Ava Skinner helped by providing double digits with 11 points. 

Sundays game a big test when they faced the NJ BLAST, the division II state champions. The GameTime Cougars already fell to the Blast late in April in the NJ STATE TOURNAMENT after a 3 game wining streak. The Cougars kept the lead for most of the game and AVA SKINNERS game high of 17 points was not enough as they fell 36-39 against the BLAST. They quickly bounced back that afternoon with a W full of team effort over the Shooting Stars. The final was 44 - 39. Ava Skinner has another game high of 13 points and Cate Slepian backed the show with a solid 12 points. Skinner had 45 points for the 4 game weekend. Over All a great weekend!

Rockland Roylas Rumble:

The 12U Gametime Cougars stop at the FAMOUS new city diner for some EATS:

The 12U girls went 3-1 this weekend @ the well renown Rockland Royals Rumble, in Rockland County, NY.

Saturday they defeated the Hudson Valley Nights and the Rye Brook Rebels.

Sunday they were handed their second loss this season from the Gym Ratz. They had a chance to tie with a desperation shot at the end of the game with 1.5 seconds left, but fell short with a missed shot and losing by a total of 3 points. Lesko's 14 points were just not enough to pull away. They ended the tournament Sunday afternoon with a victory over the Westchester Hoopers. They pulled away this weekend with a 3-1 record and an over all 8-2 record. 

The 12U roster will have off until the end of the month where they will head to Maryland for the Charm City Shoot Out.