Gabriel Strassman of West Orange hit 21 out of 25 foul shots to secure himself a first-place win in the Elks Hoop Shoot Boys 8-9 Division at the State Championship on Feb. 14 in South Plainfield.
Gabriel Strassman, the West Orange Elks Hoop Shoot champion and New Jersey North Central District Champion, won the Elks Hoop Shoot Boys 8-9 Division at the State Championship. WEST ORANGE -- Gabriel Strassman of West Orange hit 21 out of 25 foul shots to secure himself a first-place win in the Elks Hoop Shoot Boys 8-9 Division at the State Championship on Feb. 14 in South Plainfield.
He will now represent New Jersey at the Northeast Central Region 5 Hoop Shoot Semi-Finals which will take place March 19 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Strassman, a fourth grade student at St. Cloud Elementary School, qualified for the state championship by first winning the local Elks Hoop Shoot contest at Roosevelt Middle School over Thanksgiving break.
He advanced to the New Jersey North District contest where he hit 20 out of 25 foul shots to get him to the state tournament.
A win at the Semi-Finals in Pennsylvania would advance him to the Hoop Shoot National Finals in Chicago in April.
For more information on the contest, visit elks.org/hoopshoot.
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