Basketball Recap: James Payne Key Part of Team Effort in Timberwolves Win
By Team Reports
Dec 8, 2025, 2:01pm
Basketball Recap: East Stroudsburg North Timberwolves vs. Pleasant Valley Bears
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but East Stroudsburg North ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 65-63 victory over the Pleasant Valley Bears. For the Timberwolves, this counts as revenge for the 66-52 win the Bears walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
James Payne
| 12/05/25 vs Pleasant Valley | 13 |
| 12/04/25 @ Pocono Mountain West | 3 |
| 01/13/25 vs Pocono Mountain East | 1 |
| 01/10/25 vs Whitehall | 1 |
| 12/05/24 vs Pocono Mountain West | 1 |
East Stroudsburg North's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was James Payne, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Those 13 boards gave Payne a new career-high. Tareem Faison was another key player, going 7-for-13 to rack up 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
The win got East Stroudsburg North back to even at 1-1. As for Pleasant Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
East Stroudsburg North has already played their next game, a 56-53 loss against Louis E. Dieruff on the 6th. As for Pleasant Valley, they will square off against Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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