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I took an extra night before rolling out the Top 10 and was glad I did. Despite grinding out a victory Tuesday night, Stepinac secured its spot as a top team with double-digit victories over White Plains and Horace Greeley at the Slam Dunk. Kennedy earned an impressive victory over… Read More →

Stepinac’s Conroy Baltimore shoots over Horace Greeley’s Matt Townsend during one of the final games at the Slam Dunk Tournament at the Westchester County Center in White Plains today. Photo by Seth Harrison Stepinac defeated Horace Greeley 61-42 to win the championship game. Look for tournament coverage at Lohud.com and… Read More →

OK, we’re about 15 minutes away from tip-off of the consolation game between Peekskill and Burke Catholic. I’ll have all the live updates for you throughout the day. Here are my specific picks: Burke Catholic 70, Peekskill 66 Stepinac 55, Horace Greeley 47 Mount St. Michael 71, Kennedy 56 What… Read More →

Just a quick heads up for everyone. I’ll post my weekly Top 10 and class-by-class rankings tomorrow instead of today. Obviously, I intend to continue to post them on Thursday nights after the show, but with the Slam Dunk finishing tonight I’m going to wait until the tournament is over…. Read More →

9:50 a.m.: Back at the County Center for Day 2 of the Slam Dunk. Mahopac leads 28-23, thanks, in part, to a technical on the Harrison bench that we learned about to start the second half. Kevin Mallon and Anthony Annunziata led Mahopac with six points apiece as the Indians… Read More →

White Plains’ Alexis Nunez, left, fights for position under the basket with Archbishop Stepinac’s Julian Wright during the Slam Dunk basketball tournament at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Stepinac won 52-40. See more photos of Archbishop Stepinac vs White Plains in the Slam Dunk Basketball Tournament

Horace Greeley’s head coach Dave Fernandes celebrates with his team after beating Albany Academy 67-66 during the Slam Dunk basketball tournament at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. See more photos of Horace Greeley vs Albany Academy at the Slam Dunk Basketball Tournament

12 50 p.m.: OK, so I’m finally situated here at the County Center. Ursuline beat Haldane girls in a challenge game earlier today. Now, it’s Tappan Zee up 28-20 at halftime on Middletown of Section 9. Tahj Vines and Ryan O’Rourke each have eight points. Pat Peterson has seven. Both… Read More →

So after two days of postponements, they will still squeeze in every single game at the County Center. It will be a jam-packed Slam Dunk, and here’s how it will look: Tuesday, Dec. 28 — 10am – Haldane vs. Ursuline (Girls) 12pm – Tappan Zee vs. Middletown (Boys) 2pm –... Read More →

According to tournament organizer Kevin Cook of the County Parks Dept., today’s slate of games have been wiped out because of yesterday’s severe weather. Cook expects an updated schedule to be available later this afternoon.

The bad news: For the second time this season, one of my five picks wasn’t even played. And the Slam Dunk was pushed back until Monday. The good news: I can make up for the lost picks by predicting more games this week. That starts with the Slam Dunk. Here’s… Read More →

I just wanted to remind everyone about our blog post that includes information on local tournaments and/or showcases this season. You can find that post by clicking here. I updated it tonight with the details on Sacred Heart’s upcoming John Volpe Christmas Tournament at Emerson Middle School. The Irish will… Read More →

The two games that were in limbo for this week’s Slam Dunk have been rescheduled. They will both be played Tuesday morning. Ursuline-Haldane girls are on for 10 a.m. The Tappan Zee-Middletown boys will play their challenge game at 12 p.m. Neither, of course, will affect the two boys tournaments… Read More →

Hey everyone. I hope those who celebrate enjoyed their Christmas and those who don’t enjoyed a couple days off. As you know, the Slam Dunk was scheduled to tip tomorrow (Sunday) at the County Center. But the forecast calls for 10 inches or more of snow, so organizers pushed all… Read More →