Ewing’s Lowe is our CVC POY
grad Bram Reynolds’ 1,717 points), will be a much sought-after commodity this summer and next season until he signs with a college.
Lowe, who could very well become the CVC’s alltime
When it came to Colonial Valley Conference boys basketball in the 2013-14 season, Ewing High had the best player in Trey Lowe, while Trenton High had the best team.
That translated into big things as both the Blue Devils and Tornadoes reached their respective state tournament finals before their seasons came to an end.
Some would say 27-5 Ewing did better overall since coach Shelly Dearden’s squad also reached the Mercer County Tournament final, but coach Greg Grant’s 27-3 Trenton club rolled through the regular season undefeated in CVC play and only lost narrowly to St. Joseph’s of Montvale (7673) and Trenton Catholic Academy (60-59 in the MCT semifinals). Linden became the first public school to trip up the Tornadoes, 66-53, in the Group IV state final March 16 at Rutgers University.
Trenton was led by the first team trio of 5-foot6 senior point guard Shaquan Worthy (12.4 points per game), 5-10 senior guard Nazeir McKoy (17.9 ppg) and 6-5 senior forward Brandon George (19 ppg).
Lowe joined the Tornadoes on All-CVC first team by scoring 27.8 ppg this winter. That number was good enough to lead the state and included 891 points, this season alone.
Lowe also ended up as the CVC’s top 3-point shooter with 69 made. The young marksman, who has 1,695 points on his career (placing him second all-time in league scoring behind Princeton High leading scorer in his first or second game next season, was only held below 20 points three times in 2013-14, while helping the Blue Devils reach the Mercer County Tournament final (before losing to Trenton Catholic Academy, 77-62, at Rider University March 1) and the Group III state final (before falling to Newark East Side, 83-56, at Rutgers University March 16). He was named as
All-CVC and All-Area Player of the Year for his feats.
Ewing’s closest call on the way to the state final came against CVC foe Hamilton. Coming off a 4-20 season in 2012-13, the Hornets completely turned around for third-year head coach Jason Malloy to go 17-8. Malloy was named as
Coach of the Year as a reward.
What Malloy and Hamilton would have liked more would have been to advance to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III final had the Hornets been able to hold off Lowe and Ewing in the fourth quarter and then in overtime of their sectional semifinal as the Blue Devils survived, 80-74.
Lawrence’s 6-4 forward Jordan rounded out
All-CVC first team after scoring 16.4 ppg and surpassing 1,000 points. He was one of four CVC players to reach that milestone this season, along with Lowe, Worthy and West Windsor-Plainsboro North’s Juwan Harrison.
Harrison highlighted an equally talented second team, along with Notre Dame senior Chad Preston, Lawrence senior Jahqiel Parkman, Nottingham senior De’Andre Mathis, Steinert senior Nick LaBelle, and Hamilton junior Tyleer Wrenn. senior Glover