I was off the grid last night, so let’s catch up. Here’s a recap of yesterday’s events and today’s early results for Mount Vernon and Rye at their holiday tournaments: • New Rochelle beat Kennedy 56-55 Thursday in the consolation game of the Slam Dunk. Senior Kirkland Ottey (pictured left) rebounded… Read More →
I won’t be out at the County Center for tonight’s game. I have some plans with my wife and won’t be able to attend. My colleagues Mike Dougherty and Rob Cristino will have the coverage. The consolation game will be interesting. It’ll be tough, but I think Kennedy can win…. Read More →
Day 3 at the Slam Dunk presented a series of highlights and lowlights for local teams. Here’s a look at the dirty details… • New Rochelle was stunned just before the final buzzer, falling 57-55 to Kingston in a game the Huguenots absolutely should not have lost in regulation. They… Read More →
A lot of great competition up and down the coast today for local teams, not to mention a few close to home. Here’s a look at what’s going on, and, rest assured, I’ll update it throughout the day… Neumann-Goretti (Pa.) 65, Mount Vernon 61: In the quarterfinals of the STOP-DWI… Read More →
The day started with a wild one between Brewster and Mamaroneck that was probably the second best game of the week. It was pretty chippy at the end. Mamaroneck senior Matt Mezansky – a player who has emerged as one of the top guards in Westchester – was whistled for… Read More →
Here’s a look at Tuesday’s action at the Slam Dunk: • Tyler Sayre tipped in a key put back with under 30 seconds to play and was named tournament MVP after dropping 26 points in Albertus Magnus’ 64-60 victory over Byram Hills in the first of two Slam Dunk finals. It… Read More →
In addition to the Slam Dunk, here’s a roundup on a few more of tonight’s games: Bishop Gormon (Nev.) 81, Rye 33: At the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Rye started strong against the No. 9-ranked team in the latest USA Today Super 25. The Garnets trailed just… Read More →
So I went one for two yesterday on the tournament games, picking Byram but missing on Albertus. So…after picking White Plains to win it, I’ll stick with Byram tonight. Albertus might have the better starting five, but it’s close. But it’s Byram that has the stronger bench right now, so… Read More →
The Slam Dunk resumes today at noon, but the main event will be tonight’s 8 p.m. championship game between two teams quite familiar with winning at the County Center. The reigning Class A and Class B champs both won on Monday to advance to the first of two boys’ finals…. Read More →
Monday’s schedule Challenge game: Croton-Harmon 53, Yonkers 24 Albertus Magnus 59, White Plains 53 Byram Hills 66, Poughkeepsie 56 GAME RECAPS Croton-Harmon 53, Yonkers 24: At the County Center, Ian Thom had 15 points, four rebounds and three assists to earn MVP honors for the Tigers, who led 15-2 after… Read More →
I hope everyone had a great holiday. Mine officially ended around 12:05 this afternoon when I arrived at the County Center for the beginning of the Slam Dunk. We had a nice spread in the paper this morning outlining key story lines for this week’s tournament. On the girls side,... Read More →
Right now, Mount Vernon is the consensus No. 1 team in the area. Our new poll asks, who’s No. 2? I’ve provided 12 choices in the poll on the right. Vote away!
As you could probably tell, I was M.I.A. last night. I spent the evening out with my wife. I came home in time to catch the final few minutes of West Virginia-Baylor, which, judging by the chatter on Twitter last night, quite a few of you saw as well. Baylor,... Read More →
In case you missed it Thursday, here’s my story on former New Rochelle football star Jordan Lucas, one of last year’s first-team Journal News all-stars. I ran into Lucas on Saturday at White Plains. He was home from Worcester Academy, where he led the team with 14 touchdowns in his… Read More →
One of the surprise teams so far in Section 1 has been the Pleasantville Panthers. We all know how good they were in 2009 and 2010 when the were hard-luck runner-ups to Lincoln Hall and Woodlands. After a very tough season, Chris Welsh took over and his new team has… Read More →
