Passaic County Boys Basketball Tournament: First Round: Wayne Valley 57, Passaic 43

Tom Larranaga led Wayne Valley (No. 8, 11-7) past Passaic with a 19 point effort. Jay Mustafa (above) had 11 points, 3 steals and 6 assists. Andrew Herasimtschuk added 10 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Keane contributed 9 points and 6 boards.

Wayne Valley avenged a 63-54 regular-season loss to Passaic in a Jan. 6 game.

``The first time we played them, we played their game - up tempo,'' Larranaga said. ``But today, we stuck to our game plan and were patient. We took good shots and the right shots.''

``In practice, we worked on poise and composure.'' Wayne Valley coach Joe Leicht said. `We want to move the ball around and work for the good shot whether it takes one or 15 passes. But the key is to keep moving and get open.''