Pleasantville senior Jack Bramswig sank two free throws with 5.8 seconds remaining to lift the second-seeded Panthers to a 42-41 victory over No. 6 Pleasantville. Bramswig responded to a 3-pointer by John Brezovsky that had given Nanuet a 41-40 lead with 24 seconds to play. It were his last points… Read More →
Update, 5:01 p.m.: The game is about to get underway. Update, 5:05 p.m.: Woodlands looks sloppy and nervous. Irvington leads 8-0. Update, 5:08 p.m.: Timeout Woodlands. Irvington is up 10-0 and its fans are rocking. There’s 4:29 left in the quarter and Woodlands does not look good. Update, 5:11 p.m.:... Read More →
The game is underway. Update, 3:15 p.m.: Plasantville leads 9-5 after a 3 by Nolan Robinson. Timeout Nanuet with 3:12 to go in the quarter. Update, 3:24 p.m.: A bucket by John Brezovsky with about 30 seconds left, followed by a charge on Matt Nicolai (drawn by Brezovsky) has tied… Read More →
We’ll see, but here’s a pair of crossed fingers to playing today’s games. The schedule includes: CLASS B —No. 2 Pleasantville vs. No. 6 Nanuet, 3 p.m.Head2head: Pleasantville defeated Nanuet 57-38 on Feb. 1, its 16th of 16 straight wins to start the regular season. Robbie Delle Bovi and Jack… Read More →
Stepinac topped Monsignor Farrell 68-53, but Fordham Prep lost to Cardinal Hayes 59-56 in overtime. Fordham led but Hayes sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into OT, according to the New York Post. What a heartbreaker. Here’s a look at the remaining schedule: Saturday, Feb. 27Quarterfinals… Read More →
As you know, today’s girls games were postponed thanks to weather and the schedule for the rest of Championship Week was reshuffled. I know many of you debated whether or not it was wise to make that decision, but you should know there was no choice. North Salem, Haldane and… Read More →
All four girls games were postponed today due to inclement weather. They were moved to Thursday, crunching the schedule for the weekend. Here’s a look at the result, which will not impact the boys schedule on Wednesday or Friday but will impact it over the weekend: Wednesday —Class B:No. 2… Read More →
All things considered — but especially success over the course of the season, recent results in particular — Valhalla, Blind Brook and Martin Luther King entered Monday as pretty substantial favorites to advance. The most vulnerable team looked like Leake & Watts, which split with Greenburgh Academy in two awfully… Read More →
Update, 8:57 p.m.: We’re about to get underway. Update, 9:08 p.m.: Valhalla is off to a strong start. The Vikings lead 4-0 with 5:24 to play in the quarter. Hamilton has already been whistled for three fouls. James Jensen and LaQuinn Shuler have the baskets for Valhalla. Update, 9:13 p.m.:... Read More →
Update, 7:08 p.m.: There are still a couple minutes left on the clock here at the County Center, plus intros and the anthem. By the time things get underway it’ll be about 50 minutes late. Stay tuned for updates. Update, 7:27 p.m.: Jackson Zuvic and Haldane are off to a… Read More →
Updates, 4:55 p.m.: The second semifinal is about to start. It’ll start about 10 or 15 minutes late. Update, 5:10 p.m.: Despite its record and No. 4 seed, Clark Academy has started the game looking like the far better team. Clark jumped out to a 7-0 lead and now holds… Read More →
Update, 3:07 p.m.: Oh boy, maybe overtime is not in the cards. Leake & Watts just went ahead 12-0 on a layup by Tyrone Johnson. And there are not a lot of people in the building, to say the least. Update, 3:13 p.m.: Greenburgh is on the board after a… Read More →
Well, Championship Week starts today with the Class C and D semifinals at the County Center. Leake & Watts and Greenburgh Academy kick off what should be an incredible week of basketball. I’ll be there with all the updates, scores, stats and news items, so stay tuned here. For all… Read More →
No active player in the section, boy or girl, has played as many games at the County Center as Daquan Brickhouse. In fact, the Peekskill senior has essentially played the maximum number of games there because his team won Section 1 championships all three years and played in every game… Read More →
After paying The Journal News paid a lump sum to broadcast Championship Week in its entirety last year, Section 1’s executive committee has decided to ban live broadcasts from the County Center, beginning tomorrow and throughout the week. If you missed it, my colleague Jake Thomases had the story in… Read More →
