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Brandon Barker voted North Jersey Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 15-21

After four days of voting, Fair Lawn senior guard Brandon Barker has been selected as the North Jersey Boys Basketball Player of the Week.

Barker paced Fair Lawn (3-0) to a 3-0 week to stretch their winning streak to 12 games. He averaged 21.3 points, five rebounds, five assists, and two steals in wins over West Milford, Paramus and Bergenfield.

Here were the other nominees:

Giovanny Figueroa

Paterson Charter sophomore guard

Figueroa piloted Paterson Charter (12-2) to a 4-0 week. He averaged 9.5 points, 6.3 assists, 5.5 steals and 3.0 rebounds, with victories over Newark Central, Manchester, Garfield, and Hackensack in overtime.

Niko Gomez

Paramus Catholic senior guard

Gomez paced the Paladins (7-9) to a 2-1 win that featured wins over Indian Hills and Passaic Tech. He averaged 19.0 points and 4.3 rebounds, with 13 points and eight boards in a 53-47 win over Passaic Tech.

Johnny Jackson

Ridgewood sophomore guard

Jackson led the Maroons (7-6) to a 2-0 week to keep them in contention for a Bergen Jamboree at-large bid. He averaged 26.5 points, four rebounds and four steals in victories over St. Joseph and Passaic.

Noah Pagan

Lakeland junior forward

Pagan paced the Lancers (6-8) to a 2-1 week by averaging a double-double. He averaged 17.0 points and 15.0 rebounds, starting with 16 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks in a 59-50 win over Passaic Valley.

Jayden Rivera

Clifton sophomore guard

Rivera guided the Mustangs (13-3) to a 3-0 week that extended their winning streak to five. He averaged 12.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals in wins over Passaic Tech, Passaic Charter and Bloomfield.

Peyton Seals

Ramapo junior guard

Seals led the Green Raiders (16-1) to a 3-0 week, with wins over Hackensack, Wayne Valley and Linden. He averaged 13.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists, with 18 points, four assists and two boards in a 52-42 win over Linden.

Z’yaire Simmons

Kennedy sophomore G/F

Simmons guided the young Knights (5-7) to a 2-1 week, capped by a 50-44 win over Dwight-Englewood. He had three double-doubles and averaged 13.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 3.0 blocks.

Results

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