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| Matched with Junior through Big Brothers/Big Sisters on June 30, 1997 we have now spent over eight years sharing fantastic moments in his life, from sports and summer camp, to awards and graduations. |
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| Through the Years With Evan 1997 June 30 First meeting July 4 First time out with Evan, a BBQ at my house with Peter and Mary July 12 Attended Yankees/Detroit game at Yankkes Stadium, his first MLB game July 20 Visited the USS Intepid Aug 2 Liberty Science Center Aug. 31 First visit to NBA Offices, meets Willow Bay Sept. 13 Attend first football game to see Evan, he wins 21-0 Sept. 29 First back-to-school night at YCS Oct. Makes YCS Honor Roll Oct. 18 Laser tag in NYC Nov. 1 Visit Radio/TV Museum in NYC Nov. 15 Wins Rec. League All-Star football game 6-0 Nov. 3 Evan's Chiefs tie the Packers 0-0, giving his team the League Championship Nov. 22 Attends Astros Sports Club (NYC), plays soccer and scores 2 goals Dec. 7 Attend NBA Party, Evan is only child allowed and he meets Willow Bay again, Ahmad Rashad, Bob Lanier, and Comissioner David Stern...attend his first hockey game, Flyers/Rangers (4-4 tie) at Madison Square Garden and get Bobby Clarke's autograph Dec. 20 Attend first basketball game to see Evan, a loss 1998 Jan. 2 First time skiing in Poconos with Matt and Jimmy Feb. 7 Attends NBA Jam Session at Jacob Javits Center with Matt and Darlene Feb. 9 Attends his first NBA game..the NBA All-Star game at Madison Square Garden with Matt as I am working for the NBA International Dept. Feb. 14 Plays in first roller hockey game at Astros Sports Club in the Bronx March 28 Visit my hometown of Ocean City, Evan meets my neices and brother Joe March 30 Read at Evan's school with three others for NBA Reading Month May 28-30 Drive Evan to Indianapolis for Game #6 of the Pacers/Bulls series, where he meets Bob Costas and sees Michael Jordan play again...Pacers win 92-89. We drive 700 miles each way and travel through 5 states. Our motel stays in PA/Indiana are his first June 8 Evan's first three weeks at Camp Wildwood approved by Mark Meyer July 25 Evan's first day at Camp Wildwood July 26 Evan (9 years old) hits winning FT (scores 13) in 25-24 10A hoops game, his first at camp Aug 15-17 First Father/Son weekend at Camp Wildwood Sept. 12 Evan's football Giants begin their season with 21-0 win over Bricktown Sept. 19 Attend Mets/Marlins game at Shea Stadium, his first visit there Oct. 3 Our first Website goes ONLINE Oct. 18 Scores first TD on a pass vs. East Orange in 21-12 win Oct. 25 Scores second TD and kicks first-ever PAT in league history, in 35-17 win over Union City Oct. 31 Evan's Giants defeat Union City in football playoffs Nov. 8 Giants 14 Hoboken 13, Giants win League Championship Dec. 13 First Camp Wildwood Reunion in NYC 1999 April 24 Attend Great Adventure amusement park in NJ May 6 Confirm Evan's stay at Camp Cedar for Summer 1999 May 9 Mother's Day, Evan's baseball team erases 10-1 deficit and wins 16-15 May 20, 1999 Evan's baeball team gets no-hitter and wins 11-0 July Evan slides into home with winning run (7-6) for his team's Little League title July 25 Camp Cedar Carnival day, Evan's first at camp Aug. 15 Scores first Color War roller hockey goal in 7-3 victory Aug.19 Wins Most Improved Swimmer Award at Camp Cedar Aug. 20-21 Spends second Father/Son weekend at camp, this time at Cedar Sept. 16 Attends baseball banquet and collects League Championship trophy Sept. 18 Chiefs lose to Cowboys 14-0 Sept. 25 In a 26-14 loss to Bayonne, Evan scores a pair of TDs Oct. 2 Evan scores a TD and adds a PAT in 13-0 win over Jets Oct. 9 In a 12-6 loss to the Rams, Evan scores his 4th TD of season Oct. 16 Chiefs continue losing ways (1-4) with 24-7 loss to Packers Oct. 23 Chiefs rally from 13-0 deficit to tie the Cowboys 13-13, moving their record to 1-4-1 Oct. 30 Chiefs win 18-7 as Evan scores a TD (5th of year), the team finshes 2-4-1, his only losing football season to date Nov. 6 Evan makes second Rec League All-Star game appearance, losing 7-0 2000 Jan. 17 Evan scores 6 points in basketball team's 30-18 victory...they finish season 4-9 Feb. 6 Evan awarded Team MVP trophy at Chiefs football awards ceremony Feb. 16 Visit Evan's YCS school in Jersey City for their Winter World Tour March 26 Evan (11 years old) visits St. Peter's College with me and competes in a pick-up game with college kids April 8 Evan opens baseball season with a North Bergen parade and a 2-0 loss June Evan's baseball team rebounds from opening loss to post a 12-4 record June 22 Evan's METRO team begins Championship Series vs. The Lions Club...they win the first game 8-5 (Evan has RBI double) June 24 Evan's 2-run home-run seals the League Championship for METRO (2nd in a row) June 26 Evan heads to Camp Cedar for year #2, his first full season there, and first time at camp without me (in Taiwan teaching) Sept. Evan returns to the public school system Sept. 9 Evan begins his Eagles football career with a 34-0 win over West New York, and at almost 12 he stadns 5'5' and weighs 123 Sept 16 Eagles take on Bayonne and win 26-13 Sept. 30 Evan and the Eagles crush Union City 25-0, move to 3-0 Oct 7 It's on to 4-0 as the Eagles down Brickton 19-0 Oct. 15 Eagles continue to roll, this time 20-0 over East Orange to move them to 5-0 Oct. 21 Rallying from a 7-0 deficit, Eagles beat Jersey City 13-7 and roll to 6-0 Oct. 29 Eagles 18 Hoboken 0, the perfect season reaches 7-0 Nov. 4 In a rematch for the division crown, Eagles down Hoboken again, 26-20 to move to 8-0 Nov. 12 Eagles finsih 9-0 and win League Championship (3 in 4 seasons), downing Jersey City in North Bergen, 15-12 Dec. 2 Evan's football awards dinner 2001 Feb. 3 Evan's 3rd football Championship dinne, he's awarded "Game Ball" trophy for his standout play in one game June Evan's 3rd summer at Camp Cedar begins, his 4th in Maine July 12 year old Evan leads Cedar to a seond place finish in the 13-and-Under Hoops Tournament Sept. Evan, now 5'10 150 pounds and 13 years old, starts his first year on the Red Raiders with a 3-0 record - he's playing running back and linebacker Nov Following a 7-0-1 regular season, the Red Raiders shockingly lose the Championship game to Union City 26-19 2002 June Evan returns to Camp Cedar for a 4th summer and his 5th overall in Maine July The 13-and-Under Basketball team is lead to the Cedar Tournament title by Evan Sept A second season on the Red Raiders begins with the promise of another strong team - Evan plays running back, linebacker, and some quarterback Nov The Red Raiders roll through another fantastic season, posting a 9-0 record, but, again, fail in the Championship game to Union City (3-year football record: 25-2-1) 2003 Feb Leads North Bergen traveling Rec League team to Tournament Championships at Rahway, NJ and Wayne, NJ March Appears as a model in NYC fashion show, at age 14 Feb. Evan attends Red Raider football awards dinner. Coach Somick: "Evan Rodriguez is an amazing athlete who can do anything. He can run, throw, catch, and scored about 12 TDs this year." March Scores winning basket in Horace Mann's 38-36 in North Bergen Grammar School League Championship game vs. Anna L. Klein , his first city title in basketball - North Bergen Reporter: "Mayor Sacco said that he was amazed when Rodriguez made a steal and then dunked the ball - and he's only 14 years old." Sacco: "I'll tell you what, when that kid did that, I stood and applauded. It was amazing." June GRADUATES 8th Grade from Horace Mann School July In his 5th summer at Camp Cedar, leads the 15-and-Under hoops team to Camp Cedar Tournament title Sept. 7 North Bergen Reporter's Jim Hague: "...and freshman Evan Rodriguez, who Coach Ascolese vows will become the first freshman to play varsity football at NBHS since Dannis Taibl in the early 70s." Coach Ascolese: "The kid is raw but he's an athlete...he can run very well. He's learning and wil play for us." Sept. 13 Evan's first HS game, they lose 31-0 to St. Peter's Prep HS Sept. 19 The Bruins get Evan his first HS win, 34-7 over Memorial HS Sept. 26 A crushing 7-0 loss to Hudson Catholic HS makes the Bruins 1-2 Oct. 3 Bruins fall to 1-3 after 46-6 loss to Bayonne HS Oct. 10 Bruins rebound with 34-12 win over Snyder HS Oct. 17 After 19-6 win over Union Hill, Bruins stand at 3-3 Oct. 24 Bruins (4-3) win third in a row, 14-7 over Emerson HS Nov. 1 Still on a roll, Bruins crush Lincoln HS 40-0 to improve to 5-3 Nov. 8 In their season finale, Bruins go to Hoboken and win 14-7 - their 5th win in a row and make the playoffs with a 6-3 record Nov. 15 Bruins pummeled in playoff game by Hackensack HS 48-3 to finish season at 6-5 Nov. 21 Hudson Reporter's Jim Hague: "If there was any positive sign that came out of the game it was the play of freshman Evan Rodriguez, who was clearly the best player on the field for the Bruins...after making three consecutive plays he made two eye-popping plays...running down a pair of Hackensack ball carriers on consecutive plays totaling over 100 yards...that's beyong belief. Safe to say the kid has a very bright future." Dec. Begins first High School basketball season and visits Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass with his teammates Dec. 12 In his first ever HS basketball game, Evan scores 20 points in a loss vs. Hoboken Dec. 21 Hudson reporter's Jim Hague: "...and fabulous freshman Evan Rodriguez. a 6'3" manchild who does everything." Coach Barone: "He's the next big-time player for us...we're going to bring him off the bench to start the year because we we wanted to bring him along slowly. But he's talented. He's playing above the rim already." Dec. 21 Plays his first HS hoops victory, this one over Union HS - he scores 12 points 2004 Jan.4 Hudson Reporter 2004 A Look Ahead: "The true rising star is North Bergen's Evan Rodriguez, who made a huge impact as a little used freshman, but will be a chiseled sophomore man-child in 2004." Jan. Bruins basketball gets off to a rocky start, but after a win at Dickenson HS they are 5-7 Feb. 12 His high scoring game of the season, Evan scores 22 points in a furious comeback win vs. Pasckack Hills, NJ HS Feb. 26 Going against one of the top HS teams in the Nation, Evan scores 14 points vs. St. Anthony's of Jersey City in a loss March 2 Evan, Louie, Frances and I see "Little Shop of Horrors" on Broadway in New York City March 30 Evan's first HS basketball dinner where Coach Barrone announces his retirement - team finishes 9-13 June Evan makes a final trip up to Camp Cedar to begin his last summer in Maine, his 6th at Cedar and 7th overall July With a vintage performance in the 15-and-Under Cedar Hoops Tournament finale, Evan scores 26 points, grabs 24 rebounds, and leads Cedar to the title, his 3rd in a row in Cedar Hoops Tournaments - he is also named Tournament MVP Aug. 10 Makes his first and last speech at Camp Cedar Chapel, thanking the Hackers and his bunkmates for 6 great years together in Casco, Maine Sept. 19 Hudson Reporter's Jim Hague: "Sophomore Evan Rodriguez (6'3" 195) is an eye-popping talent on both sides of the ball. The youngster has a chance to develop into one of the finest all-around players in the history of the scool." Coach Ascolese: "He's just a born athlete, you don't teach that. He's just a tremendous athlete. He's going to get the ball this year." Sept. 17 Evan's sophomore football season begins (he starts at safety/running back) with a win at Memorial HS, 32-6 Sept. 24 Game #2 and another win vs.Hudson Catholic (20-14) Oct. 1 A 55-yard TD run vs. Emerson powers the Bruins to a 25-14 win, and a 3-0 record - Evan amasses 107 yeards on just 6 carries Oct. 7 NB 55 Ferris HS 7 - Evan scores three TDs (4 on season), a 23-yard run, a 81-yard second-half kickoff return, and a 25-yard run - adds an INT Oct. 15 The Bruins run over Lincoln HS 38-8, with Evan scoring 2 more TDs (6 on season), a 2-yard plunge anda 76-yard second-half kickoff return Oct. 22 In the season's biggest game, St. Peter's Prep (6-0) defeat the Bruins (5-0), 17-7 Oct. 29 Still reeling from their St. Peter's loss, the Bruins drop a 22-21 decison in Bayonne as Evan leaves the game in the first half with a hip injury Nov. 6 NB trounces Snyder HS 59-0 with Evan scoring 2 TDs (8 on season) on runs of 53 and 33 yards - he adds his second INT of the season Nov. 13 Jersey Journal's Mike Rowan: "Evan Rodriguez is the big playmaker in the secondary and has made over 70 tackles." Coach Ascolese: "He gets a great jump on the ball and has speed." Nov. 14 The Bruins are no match for powerful Morristown HS as they lose 27-6 in the State Playoffs - Evan scores his 9th TD of the season with a 70-yard punt return in the first half Nov. 19-20 We visited Penn State University to watch the PSU/Lehigh hoops game and the PSU/Michigan State football game, where Evan is treated as a "prospect" and given the opportunity to go onto the field for pre-game warmups Nov. 22 Evan is named to the ALL-HCIAA First Football Team Safety by area coaches Nov. 26 Evan closes out his second HS football season vs. Hoboken HS with three INT and a rushing TD in their 26-14 win...and is now 38-10-1 in his last 5 football seasons Dec. 7 Mother Frances, Evan and I attend the ALL-HCIAA Football Team dinner to honor Evan Dec. 11 Evan's North Bergen hoops season begins with scrimmages vs. Atlantic City and Lakewood High Schools in AC Dec. 17 The 2004-05 Hoops non-league schedule begins with an 89-78 win at Hoboken, Evan scores 18 points Dec. 22 Evan and I go to see LeBron James and the Cavaliers lose to the NJ Nets 92-90 at the Continental Airlines Arena Dec. 23 On the road in a driving rain storm just before Christmas, the Bruins blow a lead and lose 82-75 at Sayreville, Evan scores just 6 points Dec. 28 At the James Kay Holiday Tournament ay Hackensack HS, the Bruins beat host Hackensack as Evan drops 19 points Dec. 29 On Day Two, the Bruins rebound from a 30-14 deficit after one quarter to beat Passaic HS 79-70 - Evan is injured on a dunk but scores 13 and grabs 8 rebounds - he is quoted in the Bergen Record newspaper as saying, "We came out messed up." Team loses final the next day vs. Teaneck. 2005 Jan. 28 Bruins beat the Hillers of Union Hill to take over County lead. Feb. 1 Trailing by 17 in the third quarter at St. Peter's Prep, Bruins rebound for last-second, 67-65 win. Evan scores 14, including a pair of treys, team 14-3. Feb. 4 In front of largest home crowd of season, Senior Night, Bruins blow 22 point lead vs. Memorial and fail to lock up regular season league title. Feb. 5 Evan, Frances, Louie and I attend Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament in Lyndhurst, NJ. Feb. 20 Bruins lose half-time lead and fall in the County Playoffs to St. Peter's Prep. Feb. 21 Evan receives invitations to football camps at Rutgers, Boston College, and Penn State. Mar. 2 Evan scores 8 points as the STATE PLAYOFFS begin with NB's 65-51 win vs. Randolph. Mar. 4 In a vintage performance, Evan scores 13 points, adds 12 rebounds and 7 assists, in NB's 92-82 win vs. Paterson Eastside. Mar. 7 NB falls to Ridgewood 69-58 as Evan scores 14 points in this Group 4 Sectional Final game. He finishes with an 11.7 scoring average in 3 games. April 14 The Bruins basketball team is honored with a special dinner (in North Bergen) for a fine season (19-7). April 29 Evan and his football team celebrate their successful (7-4) football season with a special team dinner at La Fortuna in Fairview, NJ. Evan is awarded Outstanding Defensive Back by Linebacker Coach Ascolese June 26-29 Evan attends Penn State University's football camp in State College, PA and is an immediate standout August Evan begins his third pre-season High School football camp as the team's new starting quarterback. Sept. 17 Evan starts his first game at QBand leads NB to a 49-0 win over Memrial, including his 75 yard punt return Sept. 24 Another week and another punt return, this one for 63 yards in NB's 37-7 win over Hudson Catholic Sept. 30 Evan throws his first TD pass, 56 yards to Frankie Almanzar and rushed for an 8 yard TD (third total on season) Oct. 7 NB stomps Ferris 47-6, Evan has a 65 yard punt return, a 68 yard TD pass, a 20 yard TD pass, and a 35 yard TD run Oct. 15 Evan leads a huge rout, 68-6 over Lincoln, with 3 TD passes (6 on season) Oct. 22 St. Peter's foils the perfect season as NB loses 12-0. Oct. 28 NB rebounds with a 21-0 win over Bayonne, as Evan throws his 7th TD pass on the season, 15 yards to Chris Macias. Nov. 4 NB piles it on vs. Snyder, winning 62-6 as Evan adds his 8th TD pass, and a 40 yard punt return (his 4th of the season) Nov. 6 Evan is stabbed in the neck in West New York, NJ Nov. 11 Just five days after the stabbing, Evan scores NB's 2 TDs in their 31-14 State Playoff loss to Vernon. Nov. 25 In a disappointing end to his first season at QB, NB blows a 13-0 lead to lose at Hoboken, 14-13...they finish the season at 7-3. Nov. 25 Evan ends the season with over 800 yards passing, 8 TD passes, over 400 yards rushing, 4 rushing TDs and 4 punt return TDs Dec. 15 Evan is named Hudson County Defensive Player of the Year by the Coaches - makes Hudson County First Team Defense and Second Team Offense Dec. 16 Hudson Reporter names Evan ot the All-Area First Team Defense and runner-up for Hudson County MVP Dec. 16 Evan leads NB to an opening basketball game victory vs. Hoboken, 78-73 - he scores 8, and adds 10 assists, 7 rebounds, 4 steals Dec. 18 The Newark Star-Ledger names Evan All-Hudson County First Team Defense, and All Group Four First Team Defense, All-State Third Team Defense Dec. 20 In game #2, Evan drops 20 points on University Charter HS in NB's 88-67 win. Dec. 22 An early Christmas present as Evan is named an AP Second Team Defense selection at Safety Dec. 27-30 North Bergen drops 2 of 3 at Xmas tournament ,the lone win is vs. Union where Evan scores 20 2006 Jan. 3 In their 61-55 loss to Lincoln, Evan has 17 points and 7 rebounds...team is now 3-3. Jan.6 NB beats Bayonne (the first of what will be three times), as Evan adds 16 points. Jan. 10 In a showdown with Memorial, NB prevails 86-73, a modest 6 points and 8 assists for Evan. Jan. 12 Evan makes his first public speech as he accepts the Hudson County Coaches' Defensive Player of the Year Award at the Landmark in Rutherford, NJ Jan. 13 SPP gets smoked by NB, 75-46, as Evan scores 21, adds 8 assits and 4 blocks. The team is now 6-3. Jan. 16 NB holds on to beat Snyder 58-46 as Evan dunks twice and scores 12 points. Jan. 20 NB outlasts Dickinson for a 57-53 win, Evan gets 18 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Jan. 23 and 25 Out with the flu, Evan misses games vs. Emerson and Hudson Catholic. Jan. 27 Back on the court, Evan knocks down 20 points in NB's 82-67 win vs. Marist. The team is rolling towards first place at 10-4. Jan. 30 Hackensack comes to NB and loses 88-74, with Evan adding 12 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Jan. 31 Just 4 points for Evan in limited time as NB easily beats Ferris 70-41. Feb. 3 It a bitterly fought game, Union Hill beats NB 88-85 with Evan scoring 21 points and handing out 5 assists. Feb. 7 Another SPP beatdown as NB cruises to a 13-5 record with their 77-60 win - Evan does NOT play due to a 1-game suspension for argument with a coach. Feb. 10 Memorial proves no match for the NB boys as the game is a lopsided 75-43 win, Evan gets 14 points. Feb. 14 Round 2 with Bayonne, NB wins 63-52 with Evan getting his FIRST TRIPLE DOUBLE...14 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Feb. 15 A tough back-to-back game vs. Lincoln, but NB wins on the road, 50-49 as Evan dunks three times at gets a career high 26 points. Feb. 15 NB finishes the regular season with 2 wins vs. Bayonne, but a game behind in the standings with their 16-5 record overall. Evan avg. 14.7 pts/8 rebs game. Feb. 20 The County Playoffs begin and NB crushes Marist 68-44 - Evan gets just 6 points in limited minutes. Feb. 23 Round Two vs. Union Hill and this time NB pulls it out, winning 64-61 in a rockin' NB gym, Evan scoring just 7 points because of foul trouble. Feb. 25 A date the guys will never forget...NB 50 Bayonne 48 Hudson County Coviello CHAMPIONS! Evan is named game MVP with 12 points and 9 rebs, the first County Title for NB in boys' hoops since 1977! Mar. 1 STATE PLAYOFFS begin and NB pulls a HUGE upset with their convincing 65-56 at Paterson Kennedy! Evan matches up vs. heavily-recruited Rashod Bishop and scores 14 points, grabs 11 rebounds, makes 7 steals and dishes out 4 assists. An amazing performance!' Overall, Evan now 3-1 in State Playoff games. Mar. 3 In Round Three in the Battle vs. Union Hill, UH gets a put-back basket at the buzzer to beat NB 59-57. Evan scores just 6 points because of limited time due to foul trouble. The team ends the season 20-6. Evan winds up averaging 9 points in the two state playoff games. Two year state playoff record is 3-2, with now a career total of 55 points in 5 games for a 10.1 average. Mar. 4 Coach Wilkens drives Evan up to UCONN for an unofficial visit - Evan is lukewarm to the campus. Mar. 20 Tom Lemming and his crew snap Evan's picture at Paterson Catholic and promise to do an ionterview with him for Prep Football Report, his magazine. Mar. 27 I picked up Evan and we went to the NJ DMV for his driving permit. Mar. 27 Hudson Reporter names Evan as a member of their All-Area THIRD TEAM for basketball. Apr. 1 Evan and I visit the University of Maryland and he is very impressed, with Coach Solazzo mentioning to us they are "real close" to offering a scolarship. Apr. 1 Evan is named to the Jersey Journal Hudson County FIRST TEAM for basketball. Apr. 2 Evan drives us both to Rutgers (and back) where we attend the Rivals.com Junior Day. Apr. 2 Newark Star-Ledger names Evan to All-Hudson Coutny THIRD TEAM for basketball. Apr. 3 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY offers Evan his FIRST full scholarship. Apr. 5 Evan and his Bruins teammates celebrate their championship basketball season at a special dinner. Apr. 10 Evan and I visit TEMPLE UNIVERSITY and following practice Head Coach Al Golden offers Evan his SECOND scholarship. Apr. 11 Evan spends his first session at PARISI SPEED SCHOOL in preparation for the ELITE combine. Apr. 24 UCONN visits Evan at NBHS. May 1 Coach A at NBHS is visited by MICHIGAN STATE, PENN STATE, RUTGERS, FLORIDA STATE. May 1 Coach Mark D'Onofria (ex NBHS star) visits Evan from TEMPLE as does CINCINNATI Defensive Coordinator Pat Narduzzi. May 1 Evan attends the ELITE Combine and performs well for over 200 college coaches. May 4 UIVERSITY OF IOWA visits Evan at NBHS. May 8 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY recruiter Coach Robinson visits Evan at NBHS. May 14 RIVALS.COM names Evan NJ's TOP DEFENSIVE BACK in the Class of 2007. May 19 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY'S recruiter Coach Fisher calls me to speak about Evan. June 10 Evan calls to say UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH has given him his THIRD official scholarship offer. June 19-22 Evan and five teammates attend BOSTON COLLEGE'S Football Camp in Boston. June 29 Evan is custom-fitted for his new IMPACT shoulder pads in Mountain Springs, NJ. Sept. National Rankings for Evan: RIVALS.com #1 NJ DB, SCOUT.com #2 NJ DB, ESPN #2 NJ DB, McCarthy Report #1 NJ DB, Newark Star Ledger #2 NJ DB, NJVARSITY.com and SCARLETNATION.com #1 NJ DB. Sept. 14 The US Army offically nominates Evan for the the Nationally-televised All-America game. Sept. 15 Evan scores three TDs (2 rushing, 63, 36 yrds, and fumble recovery TD) in 44-0 vs. Lincoln in his Senior Season home opener. Sept. 15 WEST VIRGINA OFFERS! After the first quarter vs. Lincoln, visiting WV Tight Ends Coach Herb Hand calls from sideline to say Evan is offered a full scholarship. It is his 4th official offer, and the most prestigious so far as WVU is 3-0 and ranked #5 Nationally. Sept. 21 Evan turns 18! 2007 Feb. 7 Evan OFFICIALLY SIGNS LOI to attend WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY! March 5 Bruins lose 86-85 in OT in the North I Group IV Sectional Finals, Evan scores 21 points and grabs 11 boards in his final High School game. His 4-year career record finishes at 66-33. March 16 Evan named 2nd Team All-Coviello HCIAA in basketball. |
| TOTAL 77-21-3 1996 North Bergen Chiefs 6-0-0^ 1997 North Bergen Chiefs 6-1-1^ 1998 North Bergen Giants 10-0^ 1999 North Bergen Chiefs 2-4-1 2000 North Bergen Eagles 9-0^ 2001 North Bergen Red Raiders 7-1-1+ 2002 North Bergen Red Raiders 9-1+ 2003 North Bergen Bruins 6-5* 2004 North Bergen Bruins 7-4* 2005 North Bergen Bruins 7-3* 2006 North Bergen Bruins 8-2* ^League Champions +Lost Championship * Lost State Playoffs |
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| Nov. 19-20, 2004: Evan is treated as a Penn State University Football prospect on our vist to campus, where we have the chance to tailgate with Camp Cedar counselors Jared Fried and Keith Benjamin before PSU's romp over Michigan State. |
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