Elmwood Park’s David Benavidez is not very long, but his shorter strides didn’t prevent him from becoming one of the top long- and triple-jumpers for the Tigers this season.
Elmwood Park was on the losing side of a numbers game this year. The team was hampered -- in both games and practices -- by having just eight players this season.
Elmwood Park’s Eddie Amparan has made his way into the starting lineup and is picking things up for his team down the final stretch of the regular seaosn.
Due to a lack of numbers, Elmwood Park has had to bring up players from the sophomore team to fill out the varsity roster. Two of those players, Ian Nunez and Khalif Bentley, are making that decision look good.
Elliott Perez has transformed into Elmwood Park’s leading scorer and someone his team can look to for leadership. He’s looking to take those skills and good grades to a local college next year and show what he can do.
Ridgewood hit just 1-of-18 from behind the three-point stripe before halftime but responded by knocking down five straight shots to open the third quarter and cruise to 69-51 victory over Elmwood Park Friday.
Elmwood Park has been hit hard by injuries, but none harder than the one to Jasmine Moctezuma. She’s had to wear a protective mask on her face but it hasn’t slowed her from having a productive season.
Elmwood Park’s sophomore standout Ariana Kelly comes from a tradition of Tiger greatness. Her father, Jim, was a three-sport standout during his high school career at Elmwood Park.