Thursday, May 14, 2009

New Jersey: More than just the Housewives

While many have you have gotten a peak into the lifestyles of New Jersey residents with the latest installment of the Bravo series The Real Housewives it’s important to point out (and rather obvious at that) that not all people from New Jersey act like those ladies. And it’s neither a dig nor out of jealousy that I made that statement, but rather fact. Take for example Jersey City, a very far cry from the suburban sprawl of Franklin Lakes, Montville and Wayne where the show is taped. Instead, the city is filled with gangs and poverty as well as million dollar high rises on the water front. It is with that economic dichotomy where a small catholic high school is located.

Over the past 35 years or so St. Anthony’s has become an institution in New Jersey basketball. There have been countless articles and even a book written about the school and its basketball coach Bob Hurley, who was recently a finalist to join the Basketball Hall of Fame. So it comes as no surprise that a film called The Streets Stop Here was recently produced, highlighting Coach Hurley and his young players. First Cuts has all of the scoop here.

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