The name of the school may have changed, but the boys basketball program hasn't. The Patrick School, formerly known as Saint Patrick's out of Elizabeth, NJ, still has the Division I type athletes, and national recognition.

Some of those type of players were on display last Sunday in the second game of the 18th annual Lehigh Valley Hoop Group Showcase event held at Parkland High School.

Parkland (13-4) held firm and battled until the end, but just could not match the size and shooting of the Celtics in an 81-65 defeat.

"We knew their personnel and how big and talented they were," said head coach Andy Stephens. "I thought our guys fought until the very end of the game and competed with an excellent basketball team. That game was very fast and that should help prepare us for anything we may see down the road here in 2013."

The Patrick School held quite a size advantage over the Trojans, and used that to shoot over defenders, and control the glass on each end of the court.

The Celtics (14-3) are ranked No. 6 in New Jersey according to the latest Star-Ledger poll. They hit 30 of 52 shots from the field and were 9-of-17 from three-point range, including four in the second half from Chris Regus (20 points).

DeAndre Bembry, a 6-foot-6 forward commited to play at Saint Joseph's University next year, showed off for a crowd that included his future coach Phil Martelli with 20 points, featuring two highlight-reel dunks.

Parkland's MVP of the game, Austin Beidelman, made sure the Trojans kept their heads up and didn't quit until the final whistle. His 26 points was a game-high.

"They're a great team, you got to give them that," Beidelman said. "They're ranked in the country for a reason. They have great players and are very competitive. I thought we competed on both ends of the floor, which we were really happy about. But this was a tough game."

The Patrick School second-year head coach Chris Chavannes came away with some compliments for the Trojans, and the Lehigh Valley, afterward.

"We always enjoy coming up here," Chavannes said. "They [Parkland] are well-coached and they play very hard. They compete from start to finish. They hurt us with a variety of things, including back-doors and running their set plays. They stay within themselves."

Chavannes has seen some great teams in his two seasons. The Celtics compete in tournaments from New York down to North Carolina.

This experience can only help Parkland as it tries to reach its goals of competing in districts and the state tournament.

Outside of Beidelman, the Trojans received balanced scoring from Nick Rindock (11), Justin Zajko (9), Jimmy Hahn (8) and Nick Selvaggi (8).