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Wednesday’s games

January
31

Terrence Michalik scored only four points tonight. He came into the game in with 64 for the season.

Yet Michalik, an Albertus Magnus junior, will likely be remembered for making the shot of the season. Tonight, he drained a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to lift the Falcons to an incredible 50-48 win over Hastings.

The “Michalik Miracle” highlighted a great night of games. Lincoln Hall, obviously shocked Briarcliff; Eastchester’s Mickey Abbatiello set the school’s scoring record; and Croton picked up a huge victory.

Here’s a rundown of those games and more:

Edgemont 50, Yonkers 46: Nice comeback win for the Panthers, who trailed in the fourth quarter, to get their record to 5-11. You think their out of the playoff race, right? Not quite. Edgemont is a Class B team in a Class A-dominated league.  You need to either win 40-percent of overall games or 50-percent of games against your conference. Well, the Panthers are 2-3 vs. Class B with one game — against Woodlands on Tuesday. A win and they’re in the playoffs. Yonkers are already in the field in Class A.
Pelham 42, Ardsley 41: This is the third time this season the Pelicans have won without a player scoring in double figures. Only twice all season has anybody scored more than 13 (both Greg Bratone, who had 15 and 18 in those contests). The Pelicans have held a team under 50 points now 10 times. It was the third loss in four games for Ardsley.
Croton-Harmon 64, Byram HIlls 59:
I give this Croton team a ton of credit. It got pushed around in the fourth quarter two days ago against Pleasantville but, with its playoff window closing, comes back and beats a quality Class A team. The Tigers are almost certain to make the Class B playoffs now, which is an accomplishment after starting 3-7. When you have wins over Pleasantville, Lincoln Hall and now Byram, you aren’t a team anyone wants to face in the playoffs. Brandon Sileck had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and scored 14 of his points in the fourth quarter.
Eastchester 69, Rye 55: Mickey Abbatiello played about as good a 10 minutes to start a game as I’ve seen all season and quickly broke the school’s career scoring record. Needing 15 points, he hit 6 of his first 7 shots, including his third 3-pointer, a step-back long ball that passed his brother, Allie, on the all-time list. Abbatiello had 33 points as Eastchester opened up a 42-18 lead midway through the second quarter. The Eagles were flawless. James Bonsall scored 30 in the loss.
Hamilton 48, Solomon Schechter 45: The defending champs kept their playoff hopes alive thanks to a fourth-quarter comeback. Jonathan Schofield scored 17 points for Hamilton, which needs one win with Leake & Watts, Dobbs Ferry, Tuckahoe and Pawling left. Let’s see what this team’s got. Schechter also needs one more with Dobbs Ferry and Tuckahoe left.
Blind Brook 56, Keio 26:
It doesn’t get much better than this from a defensive-standpoint. The Trojans have been doing all season and they actually shut Keio out in the fourth quarter. To do that against another top Class C team proves just how much ahead of the pack Blind Brook really is.
Leake & Watts 80, Children’s Village 52: Statistically, a marvelous game for the Lions. Eric Ferguson had 24 points and nine rebounds; Jeris Dupree had 23 points, 11 rebounds; Dayvon Felder had 22 points, six steals, five rebounds and five assists; and Matthew Solomon grabbed 18 rebounds.

Random thoughts: David Williams scored 23 points and Jean Valuer added 22 as Clark  Academy beat Bronxville. … Pearl River beat rival Nanuet behind 20 points from Eddie McGuinness and 18 from Matt Grossbard. … Fordham Prep lost to Nazareth, 34-30. … Mount St. Michael dominated Farrell. … Marc Miller scored 18 points to lead North Salem in a rout of Haldane. … Brittain Purcelle scored 23 points to lead Irvington past Sleepy Hollow in its first game in 12 days.

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 31st, 2008 at 2:27 am by Kevin Devaney Jr..
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