JAM SESSION: Freddy Young Jr. goes in for a dunk in action earlier this season in the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League. Last Monday, Young scored 19 points to help second-seeded YSU defeat seventh-seeded Jefferson Plumbing 68-51 in a quarterfinal matchup as the league playoffs got underway. The quarterfinals will wrap up on July 24 when ninth-seeded SpeedPro plays top-seeded Princeton Supply and third-seeded Lob City faces sixth-seeded J. Majeski Foundation at the Community Park courts. The semifinals are slated for July 26 at the CP courts, starting at 7:30 p.m. The opener of the league’s best-of-three championship series is scheduled for July 29 at 8 p.m. at CP. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

By Bill Alden

Freddy Young Jr. led the way as second-seeded YSU defeated seventh-seeded Jefferson Plumbing 68-51 last Monday in a quarterfinal matchup as the playoffs got underway in the Princeton Recreation Department Men’s Summer Basketball League.

Former Princeton Day School and Trenton Catholic standout guard Young tallied 19 points and another former PDS star, Ethan Garita, chipped in 15 as YSU improved to 7-2. Charlie Gillikin scored 20 points for Jefferson Plumbing in a losing cause.

In other quarterfinal action, fourth-seeded PATH outlasted fifth-seeded Novi Wealth Partners 61-58 in double overtime. There was plenty of drama in the waning seconds of first overtime as a pair of free throws by Jack Daly gave Novi Wealth a two-point point lead but Donald James Imo hit a short jumper at the buzzer on a full-court inbound pass for PATH to force a second overtime. PATH outscored Novi Wealth 4-1 in the second OT to pull out the win and improve to 7-2. Tobias Prall poured in 24 points to lead PATH with Rob Owens contributing 11. Kevin Johnson scored 18 points for Novi Wealth with Phil Worland adding 16.

In a playoff play-in game, ninth-seeded SpeedPro defeated eighth-seeded 1911 Smokehouse 65-58 to earn its first win of the season. Finn Lecky scored 18 points and Tom Mills added 14 for the victors. John Armstead scored 21 points and Juwan Harrison contributed 19 for Smokehouse in a losing cause.

SpeedPro, which improved to 1-8, will face top-seeded Princeton Supply (8-0) in a quarterfinal matchup on July 24. In the other quarterfinal game on July 24, third-seeded Lob City (5-3) will face sixth-seeded J. Majeski Foundation (3-5).

The semifinals are slated for July 26 at the Community Park courts, starting at 7:30 p.m. The opener of the league’s best-of-three championship series is scheduled for July 29 at 8 p.m. at the CP courts.