![]() ![]() We rolled with what we had, and I couldn’t be more proud of this group.” The idea behind the Last Dance was stored in its title, providing New Jersey seniors a chance to don their school’s colors one final time after circumstances beyond their control. Bridgewater-Raritan, everybody thought we were going to lose.” “It was a different guy each game. We (were) the underdog in every single game,” head coach Jason Kalish said after the final game. Pool play in the Upper Morris Regional saw Jefferson top Randolph in a pitcher’s duel (1-0) and an offensive onslaught (11-0). A trio of victories at Skylands Stadium preceded the surprising showing against the Diamonds, including a 5-3 thriller against BridgewaterRaritan that allowed the Falcons to advance to Little Falls. I feel like that really just showed what Jefferson is all about.” Jefferson went 3-1 in their Last Dance showing, the lone blemish being their 3-1 North Region quarterfinal defeat at Yogi Berra Stadium against Don Bosco (labeled the Diamondbacks during their own tournament run). We were still able to make an impact on this entire year through this tournament and play with some of the big dogs and prove that we can hang around with teams like Bosco or beat a team like (BridgewaterRaritan). “We knew going into this season that we could make some noise in the conference that we were in. “You look at some of those names, being in that kind of a crowd, it’s flattering, to be frank,” Johnny Knox said. JTHS was among the final eight teams in the statewide baseball tournament’s North Jersey portion of the bracket. ![]() It’s not often you see the local Falcons in the same group as the aforementioned private school powerhouses, but the Last Dance World Series was a welcome exception. ![]()
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