Passaic County Boys Basketball Tournament, First Round: DePaul 79, Eastern Christian 45

Sanders Green scored 15 points as second-seeded DePaul defeated 15th-seeded Eastern Christian, 79-45, in the first round of the Passaic County Tournament in Wayne. Tyler Hoskins hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points for DePaul, which raced to a 30-5 first quarter lead. Josh Marquez had 12 points and Donte Wise added 10 points. Matt Van Grouw connected on five 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 25 points for Eastern Christian. DePaul will host Passaic Valley (No. 7) in the quarterfinals Saturday at Kennedy