Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference boys basketball coaches' postseason honors

Jane Havsy, Morristown Daily Record
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Matt Gagliardo, of Montville, is shown with the ball,Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Matt Gagliardo, of Montville, is shown with the ball,Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

NJAC-National

First team: Ryan Leskauskas, Chatham senior; Tim Platek, Chatham senior; Matt Gagliardo, Montville senior; Andrew Piombino, Morris Hills senior; Mike Rustad, Morris Knolls senior; Jalani Joseph, Mount Olive senior; Chris DiTrulio, Roxbury junior

Second team: Justin Hanson, Morris Knolls sophomore; Nick Cutlip, Chatham senior; Nick Russo, Montville senior; Justin Clawson, Morris Hills senior; Wil Nicoletti, Mount Olive senior; Matt Collins, Roxbury junior; Cyrus Maclay, Morris Hills junior

Honorable mention: Jay Malatesta, Morris Hills senior; Sam Fallon, Morris Knolls junior; John Guy Kobilarcik, Montville senior; Dan Morton, Chatham senior; Jack Mullery, Mount Olive junior; Ryan Johannessen, Roxbury sophomore

Division champion: Chatham

Zion Baitey, #0 of Morristown makes a shoot against Parsippany Hills in the first half during the NJAC-National boys basketball game in Morristown, Monday January 10th, 2022.
Zion Baitey, #0 of Morristown makes a shoot against Parsippany Hills in the first half during the NJAC-National boys basketball game in Morristown, Monday January 10th, 2022.

NJAC-American

First team: Nate Pluviose, Pope John senior; Mike Ewing, Mendham senior; Lincoln Zimmermann, Delbarton junior; Eli Stoute, West Morris senior; Ryan Kress, Randolph junior; Zion Baitey, Morristown senior; Nick Ryan, Sparta senior

Second team: Luca Cresti, Mendham senior; Michael Van Raaphorst, Delbarton junior; Mike Vaccaro, Delbarton senior; Jack Leonard, West Morris sophomore; Finn Rodgers, Morristown senior; Jack Jenisch, Randolph senior; Finn Mell, Sparta senior

Honorable mention: Chris Galligan, Morristown senior; Nick Modugno, Delbarton senior; Sir Paris Jones, Pope John junior; Brendan Brunnock, Mendham junior; Rocco Albano, Randolph junior; Matt Maresca, Sparta senior; Matt Mancini, West Morris senior

Division champion: West Morris and Delbarton

Pequannock junior guard Karson Culuko celebrates after scoring his 1,000th career point in the third quarter on Feb. 9, 2023.
Pequannock junior guard Karson Culuko celebrates after scoring his 1,000th career point in the third quarter on Feb. 9, 2023.

NJAC-Liberty

First team: Finn Powers, Pequannock senior; Karson Culuko, Pequannock junior; Chris Smith, Hanover Park senior; Michelangelo Oberti, Morris Catholic junior; Nico Dunn, Mountain Lakes senior; Sean Mariani, Madison senior; Jackson Maloney, Madison junior

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Second team: Davide Rossini, Morris Catholic junior; Alex Reyes, Hanover Park junior; Johnny Karpinski, Hanover Park junior; Julio Tatis, Parsippany Hills junior; Simeon Washington, Parsippany Hills junior; Joe Sluck, Mountain Lakes senior; Evan Colao, Madison sophomore

Honorable mention: Braylon Moore, Parsippany Hills junior; Anthony Reyes, Hanover Park junior; Tommy Bland, Madison junior; Jermaine James, Morris Catholic senior; Dylan Tomaskovic, Pequannock sophomore; Nick Shuhet, Mountain Lakes senior

Division champion: Morris Catholic

NJAC-Independence

First team: Nick Canariato, Kinnelon junior; Dylan Charles, Kinnelon junior; Jacyen Burke, Whippany Park senior; Matt Niedermaier, Parsippany senior; Max Masino, Morristown Beard senior; Charlie Hurd, Boonton junior; Evan Correa, Dover senior

Second team: Ethan Volante, Boonton senior; Dylan Wang, Parsippany senior; Shane Kelly, Whippany Park senior; Chris Kelly, Morristown Beard senior; Jace Marone, Kinnelon sophomore; A.J. Piechota, Dover senior; Josh Quiles, Dover junior

Honorable mention: Keith Hughes, Boonton senior; Zach Grande, Kinnelon sophomore; Anthony Pico, Parsippany senior; Micah Liebowitz, Morristown Beard junior; Joey Ciottone, Whippany Park senior; Jordan Ake, Dover senior

Division champion: Kinnelon

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NJAC-Colonial

First team: Alex Fessel, Vernon sophomore; E.J. Mack, Vernon senior; Mike Zoellner, Kittatinny senior; Craig Shipps, North Warren senior; Max Miller, High Point senior; Justyn Hetman, Sussex Tech junior; Ben Jurewicz, Vernon junior

Second team: Elijah Gaskin, Vernon senior; Caedon Jones, Kittatinny senior; Eliot Griner, Sussex Tech junior; Brayden Franko, High Point junior; Christian Otufale, North Warren junior; Jonah Ripley, High Point senior; Elton Maloku, Morris Tech senior

Honorable mention: Jacob Guinta, High Point junior; Jackson Choma, Kittatinny senior; Tyler Pezzino, Morris Tech junior; Jayden McCann, Vernon senior; Luke Stefankiewicz, North Warren junior; Brian Gruber, Sussex Tech sophomore

Division champion: Vernon

The Jefferson bench erupts after Jayson Eisele hit a three point shot late in the second half as Jefferson defeated Montville 56-50 in a dramatic fourth quarter comeback in the Blue & Gold Tournament played at Pequannock on December 27, 2021.
The Jefferson bench erupts after Jayson Eisele hit a three point shot late in the second half as Jefferson defeated Montville 56-50 in a dramatic fourth quarter comeback in the Blue & Gold Tournament played at Pequannock on December 27, 2021.

NJAC-Freedom

First team: Darien Santos, Hackettstown senior; Andrew Carida, Hackettstown senior; Jayson Eisele, Jefferson senior; Jake Studnick, Jefferson senior; Troy Brennan, Lenape Valley senior, Jake Benitz, Newton senior; Shane Nugent, Wallkill Valley senior

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Second team: Travis Osterhout, Jefferson senior; Ethan Almeida, Hackettstown senior; Ryan Greene, Wallkill Valley sophomore; Jacob Mendez, Hackettstown senior; Luke Urbano, Jefferson senior; Gabriel Quarranttey, Lenape Valley junior; Anthony Kali, Lenape Valley junior

Honorable mention: Sean Hall, Hackettstown freshman; Colton Boralsky, Jefferson senior; Dom Lotruglio, Newton senior; Tiberiu Stupar, Hopatcong sophomore; Nate Saranella, Lenape Valley senior; Nick Gibson, Wallkill Valley junior

Division champion: Hackettstown

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