North Star Academy unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 67-58 to the Montclair Mounties on Tuesday.
North Star Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Johnny Mayers Ii, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 21 points and six rebounds, and Tajee Carter, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Johan Encarnacion, who posted eight points.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Star Academy will head out to challenge Bloomfield at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Montclair, they will venture away from home to take on Science Park at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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