Empire State Games '08 (Updated)
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Update, Fri, 4:51 p.m.: Got word a few minutes ago that the Hudson Valley scholastic team knocked off New York City, 82-80, in a rematch of last year’s gold medal game.
Alby Skrelja of Hasting hit a pair of free throws with 2.8 seconds to play to lift Hudson Valley. Travis Wright of New Rochelle had 29 points and Alex Judge of Croton-Harmon added 23. Jonathan Schofield of Hamilton was tremendous defensively.
Big win for HV, which has a good shot at a medal.
Hudson Valley lost to Central last night, 84-68. Wright had 15 points and Jeff Ward of Ossining had 13.
UPDATE, Thurs., 11:17 p.m.: I’m away this weekend in Boston (get ready for next week’s football camps) and wanted to give a quick update on today’s men’s basketball results from up at the Empire State Games in Binghamton.
In the open division, Hudson Valley beat Central, 97-84. Iona College transfers Kashif Pratt and Jonathan Huffman led the way. Huffman had 23 points and Pratt added 20. Former Mamaroneck standout Jason Holmes added 22. Interestingly, former Panas star Laurence Ekperigin had 20 points… for Central.
No word yet on the scholastic division.
The open team is definitely worth keeping an eye on. They have the talent to win gold and I think Pratt and Huffman showed why tonight. They were huge additions and fit right into a team that brought back point guard Brett Harvey (Clarkstown North/Loyola), forward Desmond Quincy-Jones (Rye/Pace) and Ryan Schneider (Lakeland/Marist).
When I spoke to coach Mike McDonnell this week, he raved about how much Holmes had developed and how much bigger Randy Wilson (Peekskill/Pace) had gotten. Wilson apparently has put on 15 pounds of muscle and figures to be a big factor.
Right before the Games, Hudson Valley lost Ryan Williams, a quality shooting guard who signed a pro contract.
McDonnell, who’ll be taking over Sacred Heart this season, also noted that no other Hudson Valley team has medaled three years in a row.
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I guess Coach Thom pull one out against NYC.
Judge can shoot the rock.
Go Hudson Valley.
Nobody cares about the ESGs. Lets get some talk going about the upcoming HS Football Season
You never give enogh props to Jason Holmes of Mamaroneck. Irts always about these other kids. He went to LeMoyne College and scored over 1,000 points and became the all-time steals record holder. Not to mention that he was 1 of the 5 best players in westchester when he graduated. Give credit where credit is do.
Section 1 bball > Section 1 football
or not comparable?
High school football is all anyone wants to talk about. So lets just make every blog a high school football discussion. No one really cares about the ESG's.