By MATT TRABOLD TRABS KEEPS TABS Taking Inventory of the Most Improved Teams This Season With this regular season of Section V boys basketball action being seven weeks in the books at the moment with five weeks still to come, the sample size is proper enough for it to be a pretty good time to judge which teams are truly significantly improved from a season ago. There … [Read more...] about Trabs Gabs: Most improved teams this season and another Friday packed with games
Thursday Wrap: Taggart’s night not enough for Knights; Dillon paces Elba
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (6-4) 63 BISHOP KEARNEY (5-5) 64 Kidtrell Blocker finished with a game-high 28 points including the winner in the closing seconds as Bishop Kearney won its second straight game. READ MORE. MCQUAID (7-3) 64 PARK SCHOOL (VI/NYS Class A No. 2) 71 Keonjay Carter fueled Park School (No. 2 NYSSWA Class A) with 24 points, followed by Noah Hutchins with 19 … [Read more...] about Thursday Wrap: Taggart’s night not enough for Knights; Dillon paces Elba
Nazareth’s strong start overpowers St. Joseph’s by the Sea
By JOHN LIKANJE EAST FLATBUSH, N.Y. - Nazareth head coach Dwayne "Tiny" Morton has made the transition from the Public School Athletic League to the Catholic High School Athletic Association. "It's an easy transition right now because it's just basketball," Morton, who coached at Abraham Lincoln High School in Coney Island, Brooklyn, last season, explained. "Most of the … [Read more...] about Nazareth’s strong start overpowers St. Joseph’s by the Sea
Wednesday Wrap: Smith pours in 37 to lead Lyons; Marcus Whitman wins eighth straight
EARLY COLLEGE (1-9) 40 NE DOUGLASS (9-2) 86 NE Douglass (No. 24 NYSSWA Class A) jumped out to a 26-6 lead in the first quarter and nine Panthers added on to that lead throughout the contest. The Panthers' top scorer Adonis Flagler filled the stat sheet once more with 22 points, 13 rebounds, six blocks, and four assists. This was the junior's fourth game topping 20 points. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Wrap: Smith pours in 37 to lead Lyons; Marcus Whitman wins eighth straight
Fordham Prep comes alive in second half to take down All Hallows
By JOHN LIKANJE FORDHAM, N.Y. - Coming into Tuesday evening's matchup, the Fordham Prep Rams were looking for another signature win to catapult them into the last month of the regular season on a good note. Coach Brian Downey's squad had won their three previous games and had already taken down a state-ranked opponent in Iona Prep (No. 18 NYSSWA Class AA) on December 4 … [Read more...] about Fordham Prep comes alive in second half to take down All Hallows