Boys Basketball Headlines

• CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Marchiano beats buzzer, St. John's Prep

  February 03, 2010

  Vinny Marchiano was held to just 13 points, but nailed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift St. Edmund Prep to a 45-42 win against St. John’s Prep in a CHSAA A-South...

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  PSAL boys basketball roundup: Hall sparks Jefferson to rout of Transit Tech

  February 02, 2010

  In his return from academic ineligibility, sophomore Thaddeus Hall scored 16 points, leading Thomas Jefferson past Transit Tech, 72-49, in Brooklyn AA boys basketball. Shamel...

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  The High is on the rise

  February 02, 2010

  It’s been six years, but Boys & Girls is back on top of Brooklyn all by itself. The Kangaroos survived a late scare by bitter rival Lincoln, but prevailed, 71-65, in overtime in...

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  Bounced: Mount falls to Iona Prep in controversial ending

  February 02, 2010

  The anticipated CHSAA A-North clash between Mount St. Michael and Iona Prep came down to the wire – literally. Sandro Carissimo’s turnaround jumper as the shot clock expired...

• PSAL boys basketball roundup: Batine's impressive shooting display leads Richmond Hill

  February 02, 2010

  Malik Batine drained nine 3-pointers and scored 38 points, leading Richmond Hill past Queens A East-leading Springfield Gardens, 80-59, in PSAL boys basketball on Monday. Daniel...

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  Harvey's debut is late, but worthwhile

  February 02, 2010

  Seven minutes and nine seconds had elapsed in the fourth quarter with only two players – minus a few stray free throws – in the scorebook. Collegiate and Poly Prep, a battle for...

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  Poly Prep shows improvement against Collegiate, just not enough of it

  February 02, 2010

  Whether it was rallying from an early eight-point deficit or shutting down Collegiate star Will Bartlett for three quarters, Poly Prep showed plenty has changed in the last four...

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  PSAL boys basketball rankings

  February 01, 2010

  The weather drops to bone-chilling temperatures. The wind picks up. It must mean one thing: playoff basketball is right around the corner. Before it’s one-and-done time, however,...

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  New York City boys basketball rankings

  February 01, 2010

  It was another unpredictable week on the hardwood. No. 1 Rice was upset by Holy Cross, but held onto the top spot after Christ the King fell to Bishop Loughlin. In the PSAL,...

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  CHSAA boys basketball rankings

  February 01, 2010

  If the remainder of the CHSAA boys basketball season is anything like the last week in January, it will be a wild ride on the Road to Glens Falls. No. 1 Rice lost its first...

• CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Molloy falls to St. Mary's

  February 01, 2010

  Another Sunday, another disappointing loss for Archbishop Molloy. A week after falling to St. Joseph by the Sea at home, the Stanners were defeated by St. Mary’s (L.I.), 83-61, at...

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  A Hall of a comeback for Bishop Ford

  February 01, 2010

  Matt Hall didn’t know why it was happening, but the Bishop Ford senior guard endured one of the worst scoring slumps of his high-school career through three quarters Sunday night...

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  Trapped: Holy Cross falls to Chaminade

  February 01, 2010

  Coming off two big CHSAA victories, including a stunning upset against No. 1 Rice, and with two tough road games on the horizon this week, Sunday’s non-leaguer against Chaminade...

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  Christ the King crowns St. Peter's Prep

  January 30, 2010

  NEWARK, N.J. – Joe Arbitello has seen his team bounce back from difficult losses all year. They did it after a shocking defeat at Molloy and again in a semifinal loss to...

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  More heartbreak for Cardozo as Judges crumble down the stretch

  January 30, 2010

  The entire Cardozo basketball team stood next to one another at center court at Long Island University’s Wellness Center, one more troubled than the next. The Judges had just...

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  Second-half surge leads St. Ray's over University

  January 30, 2010

  NEWARK, N.J. – Forget Red Bull, its Oliver Antigua who gives the St. Raymond Ravens wings. After losing to Xaverian by 19 Friday night in Brooklyn, St. Ray’s was down by five at...

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  Constructive criticism keys Boys & Girls victory

  January 30, 2010

  As the only female coach in the PSAL’s Class AA boys division, Ruth Lovelace elicits a warm aura. She can intimidate, too. Just ask guards Mike Taylor and Antione Slaughter...

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  Pressure cooks Cardozo as Rice turns up heat late

  January 30, 2010

  Desperate times call for desperate measures. With Rice trailing Cardozo by 19 points late in the third quarter of the SNY Invitational final, coach Mo Hicks opted for the Raiders’...

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  Boys & Girls falls short against another high-profile foe

  January 30, 2010

  Of The Post’s top 10 boys basketball teams, Boys & Girls has faced five of them. Each matchup was there for the taking, the game in the balance in the fourth quarter. The...

• CHSAA boys basketball roundup: McMichael drives Ford over St. Edmund

  January 30, 2010

  Justyn McMichael scored a game-high 31 points, Matt Hall had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Chris Best added 16 points and 12 assists to lead Bishop Ford to a 96-83 win against St...

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  Cross passes follow-up test against Molloy

  January 30, 2010

  When Holy Cross head coach Paul Gilvary was asked about what he said to his players in practice on Wednesday a day after their shocking upset over top-ranked Rice, his response...

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  Divine intervention: McClancy rallies for fallen teammate

  January 30, 2010

  With his team down by 10 points early in the fourth quarter, Brandon Rivera knew Monsignor McClancy needed some extra help. So the senior forward called on his best friend. “The...

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  Cardozo snaps skid and LuHi pays dearly

  January 30, 2010

  Cardozo entered the SNY Invitational Friday night in a tailspin. Losers of two straight and three of five, the Judges found themselves searching for an identity. Whether they...

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  PSAL boys basketball roundup: Stokes' 42 lifts Lincoln past Edison in OT

  January 30, 2010

  Shaquille Stokes scored a career-high 42 points, including a 3-pointer with two seconds left to force overtime, in Lincoln’s 86-72 victory over Thomas Edison in non-league action...

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  Led by its stingy defense and a strong finish, Rice rebounds

  January 30, 2010

  This time, Rice finished with a flourish. Relying on its trademark pressure defense, the Raiders rebounded from a shocking loss to Holy Cross on Tuesday by stifling Boys & Girls,...

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  First-quarter funk befuddles Christ the King

  January 30, 2010

  Christ the King outscored Bishop Loughlin by 20 points over the game’s final three quarters. On most nights, that would be enough for a comfortable Royals victory. Not...

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  Lions roar early, hold on in CK rematch

  January 30, 2010

  The Bishop Loughlin players didn’t take too kindly to Sunday’s loss to Christ the King at home in Fort Greene. It was the fourth time in a row that CK had beaten Loughlin, going...

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  Marchiano marches to his own beat

  January 28, 2010

  At St. Edmund’s Prep, a small co-ed high school on Ocean Ave. in South Brooklyn, there is no question who the big man on campus is. “Everyone knows who Vinny is, whether you’re a...

• Bruns lifts Xavier to un-four-gettable win against Mount

  January 28, 2010

  On June 5, 1999, New York Knicks forward Larry Johnson made one of the most improbable shots in New York basketball history, a 4-point play with 5.7 seconds left that gave the...

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  Improving Poly Prep takes care of Horace Mann, eyes showdown with Collegiate

  January 27, 2010

  It has taken Poly Prep until late January to finally hits its stride, to get comfortable with one another at each end of the floor, to understand where each player is going to be...