New Jersey (Central): Al-Bireh (D2)

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Week 6 3-3 9

They beat a depleted Jarrah team pretty easily. Mike Johnson is doing his thing with 16 points and 8 boards. Aymen (15pts) is also doing massive work on offense, though I’d like to see him go harder on rebounds like he has in previous seasons.
Week 5 2-3 11

Al-Bireh is back on track with a win against a good Beit Jala team, while missing Mike and Shayan. Iyaad had 23 points, while Faizan Ahmed had 14 for himself. Nadeem Khan brought in 10 boards. They simply handled business. 
Week 4 1-3 14

First win coming off a forfeit isn’t ideal, but we take those. 
Week 3 0-3 15

It’s odd seeing a Mairaj led team be winless three games into the season. Mike Johnson (26pts, 7reb, 4stl) is a bright spot on this team. I’m sure once their attendance issues stop being, well, an issue, that they’ll be alright. 
Week 2 0-2 13

A tough outing for Mairaj and his boys, who didn’t seem prepared to play this week. Mike Johnson had 17 points and 5 steals, and was causing havoc for Tubas with his strong defense. Iyaad had a quiet game (11pts, 9reb), and wasn’t attacking the basket like he normally does. With a team like Nazareth coming up, I’m not sure if they’ll find their footing just yet. 
Week 1 0-1 10

A tough loss for Mairaj and his boys. But let’s look at the bright side of things: they were missing Iyaad and Mike Johnson, Aymen had a double-double (18pts, 10reb), and youngin Shayan had 18 points in his long awaited MB debut (my personal LeBron and Bronny). They lost by 2. They’ll be fine, I’m sure of that much.