January, 2004

1/31/04 Brooklyn Scout: 'JUCO report from Big Apple Sports.

1/31/04 Tom Karger, Westchester Hawks AAU: 'The Westchester Hawks AAU Basketball Club will be having a meeting on Tuesday, February 3 from 7:30PM to 9:30PM at the Brewster Sports Center for all indivduals interested in coaching for the 2004 AAU basketball season. As the premier AAU basketball program in Westchester, the Hawks are committed to fielding highly competitive girls and boys teams, with a focus towards developing overall basketball skills and team play. We provide the highest quality coaching and professional instruction available, dedicated to the development of each player. Registration for players (ages 10 - 17) will be held at the home of the Hawks, the Brewster Sports Center, a state of the art multi-sports facility in Brewster, NY beginning on Monday, February 2. Tryout dates and times will be provided at the time of registration. For more information, contact Tom Jennings at ststjj@aol.com or Lou Demello at 845-278-2040 or 914-879-7178.'

1/31/04 NJO St. Benedicts 70, Our Savior 58:  J.R. Smith and Alex Galindo combined for 40 points at the Battle by the Bay in Atlantic City as St. Benedicts defeated the Long Island school for the second time in five days.

1/31/04 Newsday: Sebastian Telfair: - Top of the Heap . Nets 49 to set state record in Lincoln's win.

Robeson Stuns No. 1 Grady in Playoff Opener.  And Monroe Gets Rusty Victory.

1/31/04 Daily News: Sebastian the scorer. Telfair's 49 net city record.  And FDA bookworms get easy win.

1/31/04 NY Post: Red hot Sebastian breaks Kenny Anderson's scoring mark.  And Kangaroos finally land KO punch.

1/31/04 Coach Will Stasiuk: 'Last night marked round 1 of the PSAL borough championships. The winners were as follows: Brooklyn (# 8 Robeson upsets # 1 Grady in 2 OT's 87-86, # 2 Lincoln cruises over # 7 Grand St. Campus 107-50, # 3 Boys & Girls over # 6 Susan McKinney 75-68 & # 4 Sheepshead Bay 59 - # 5 Banneker 37) Bronx (# 1 Columbus edges # 8 Truman 63-60, # 2 Monore over # 7 Morris 78-64, # 3 Wings crushes # 6 Walton 81-53 & # 5 JFK beats # 4 Lehman 76-65) Manhattan (# 1 FDA wallops # 8 Landmark 105-50, # 2 Wadleigh over # 7 Health Professions 116-71, # 3 Manhattan Center over # 6 George Washington 76-64 and # 4 Park West over # 5 Art & Design 67-44) Queens (# 1 Cardozo 80 - # 8 Flushing 76, # 2 Bayside over # 7 Far Rock 85-48, # 3 Van Buren edges # 6 LIC 58-52 & # 5 Jamaica squeaks by # 4 Van Buren 49-47.) Today all the Boro Semifinals will be played at 4 locations. For times and match-ups please see www.psalhoops.com.'

1/31/04 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'Port Chester HS improved to 13-1 last night with a win 79-60 win over Leake & Watts. PC was led by Ronald Miles (24pts), Chad Charney (14pts-4 3's), Melvin Calhoun (8pts, 12asts, 7stls), Leon Hill (8pts, 9 rebs) and Jeremy Thomas (13pts, 14 rebs). PC next plays at rival Horace Greeley on Mon. 2/2 at 6pm. Port Chester is currently ranked #3 in the state for Class A.'

1/31/04 Coach Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars took it on the chin against The 80 Park Rise Panthers last night @ IS8 in the Junior 16u division. The game was close for the first half, 80 Park opened the 3rd quarter with a three point field goal on the first play, and never looked back. The relentless 80 Park full court pressure, wore T.K. down, some costly turnovers and outstanding shooting by 80 Park but the game away in the 3rd quarter. Coach Kat, and his 80 Park Panthers must have took exception to my challenge posted on this site two weeks ago. To my good friend Coach Jeff Rivera, and his Team Genesis Ball Club. We knew it could down to this, the stage has been set! See you guys next Thursday, our playoff life depends on defeating you guys! Need I say more? lol...'

1/30/04 Newsday: Keeping Score: 864 and Counting. Burt Beagle is a throwback in every sense of the word. He's old school, and that's just the way he likes it.

1/30/04 Daily News: It's hot shots against big shots -- the PSAL's third annual borough championships begin today.

1/30/04 NY Post: Rice's 6-8 sophomore, Curtis Kelly, fired up for debut.

1/30/04 Courier Post: Paul Gause goes for 46 in Schalick win.

1/30/04 NJO: Seton Hall Prep 64, Columbia 41: Brandon Costner scored 14 of his 18 points and Porter Braswell had 10 of his 12 as Seton Hall, No. 2 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, raced to a 36-12 halftime lead in West Orange.'

1/29/04 Paul Brown: 'CHSAA tripleheader at the Gauchos gym tomorrow -- All Hallows vs. Bishop Loughlin with the freshmen at 4:00, JV at 5:30 and varsity at 7:00.'

1/29/04 NJO: Malcolm Popes 3-pointer from midcourt at the final buzzer sent the game into overtime and Will Scott scored six of his game-high 25 points in the extra period as Blair edged Hill, 69-65, yesterday in Pottstown, Pa.

1/29/04 Newsday: FDA Making the Grade /Hit the books before hoops.

1/29/04 Vincent Davis: 'The Pro style 2K 4 "Winter league" basketball season week two results are on the Pro style 2k 4 "Winter league" page.

1/29/04 Coach Javier G. Bevacqua (East New Yorkers AAU)..'One of my players Robert Mitchell a 6'5" guard who is averaging 26 a game of Grand Street Campus is having a breakout year and currently getting three D1 looks including several D2 looks. As well another one of my players Steven Brignol of Transit Tech a 6'5" guard whose averaging 18 a game and also getting D1 looks get no respect when it comes to rankings. Robert Mitchell is currently 10th on the scoring list in the city and was in the top five several times this year. Steven Brignol is also high on the PSAL scoring list as well as rebounding.'

1/29/04 Steven Hill: 'The kids from Christ the King, Darren Duncan and Rob Hampton have been one of the top JV backcourts in the tri-state area. They seem to have great defensive intensity and Rob Hampton has a knack for getting to the basket while Darren Duncan has a great handle and can drive and dish. The Xaverian game where Rob Hampton had 41 points in a double overtime thriller Darren Duncan was knocking down the open shoots and feeding Rob the ball like crazy.'

1/28/04 Coach Tiny Morton: 'Sebastian Telfair is only 48 points away from breaking Kenny Anderson's New York State scoring record of 2,621 points. Our next game is this Friday @ home against Grand St.'

1/28/04 Hoops USA Consensus Poll has # 1. St. Anthony - Jersey City, NJ, # 10. Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, NY, # 17. Rice - Manhattan, NY, # 26. St. Raymonds - Bronx, NY,  # 39. Abraham Lincoln - Brooklyn, NY, # 41. Seton Hall Prep - West Orange, NJ,   # 52. Scotch Plains - Fanwood, NJ # 61. Cardoso - Bayside, NY # 67. Don Bosco Prep - Ramsey, NJ # 72 Xaverian, NY and # 89. Grady - Brooklyn, NY.

1/27/04 NJO Top 20 'With the addition of 6-9 transfer Ahmad Nivins, St. Anthony's keeps the top spot in this week's Star-Ledger rankings' .1-St. Anthony's (12-0), 2-Seton Hall Prep (10-2),  3-Don Bosco Prep (12-1),  4-St. Patrick's (6-6),  5-South Plainfield (14-0),  6-Lenape (10-0),  7-Paterson Catholic (7-2),  8-Pennsauken (11-0),  9-Montclair (12-1),  10-Scotch Plains-Fanwood (11-2),  11-Neptune (10-1),  12-St. Augustine (10-1),  13-Bloomfield Tech (9-5),  14-Camden Catholic (11-1),  15-West Morris (11-1),  16-Plainfield (11-2),  17-Elizabeth (12-2),  18-Camden (6-1),  19-Raritan (10-3) and 20-Emerson (U.C.) (14-1).

1/27/04 MSG Network: A shocking comeback changes this week's Top 10.

1/27/04  USA Today Super 25 boys' basketball rankings include # 2. St. Anthony, Jersey City, N.J. (12-0). Previous: 2. Result: Beat St. Joseph's (Metuchen) 67-36 and Linden 67-52.  # 11. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (11-2). Previous: 14. Result: Beat New Rochelle 60-54. # 13. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (14-2). Previous: 13. Result: Beat Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) 85-55. Lost to Xaverian (Brooklyn) 77-66.  # 25. St. Raymond, Bronx, N.Y. (10-3).  Previous: 19. Result: Lost to Lexington (Ky.) Catholic 76-75.

Regional rankings --  East 1. St. Anthony, Jersey City, N.J. (12-0), 2. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (11-2), 3. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (14-2), 4. Simon Gratz, Philadelphia (14-2), 5. St. Raymond, Bronx, N.Y. (10-3), 6. Cardinal Dougherty, Philadelphia (13-3), 7. Cardozo, Bayside, N.Y. (20-2), 8. Lincoln, Brooklyn, N.Y. (18-4), 9. Mount St. Joseph, Baltimore (18-1), 10. Trinity, Manchester, N.H. (10-0).

1/27/04 psal.org: Teams Set for 1st Round of Borough Championships.

1/27/04 Newsday: PSAL Borough Playoffs.  

1/27/04 Coach Will Stasiuk: 'Its Regents week in NYC, which means that the PSAL post-season is just around the corner. Today the PSAL announced the seedings and schedule for its 3rd annual borough championships. For all the details and matchups please see www.psalhoops.com and stay tuned throughout the playoffs.'

1/27/04 NJ Hoops Super Six is 1. St Anthony 12—0,  2. St Benedict 21—1,  3. Lawrenceville Prep 14 - 3, 4. Don Bosco Prep 12—1, 5. Seton Hall Prep 10—2 and 6. Lenape 10 - 0.

1/27/04 Queens RimRockers Basketball: Dennis Avila: '8th Grade coach is looking for some scrimmage games, anyone interested please contact Jeffrey at: jef210@aol.com.'

1/26/04 John P Miciotta: Xaverian 72 CK 64 and a great jv game.

1/26/04 PrepNation: National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 9 includes #2. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (12-0), 6-9 junior F Ahmad Nivens now eligible after transfer, #5. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (11-2), beat 107-year rival New Rochelle, 60-54, #14. New York, Rice (13-2), upset by Catholic league rival Xaverian.

Northeast #1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 12-0, #2. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 11-2, #3. New York, Rice, 13-2,  #4. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond, 10-3,  #5. Philadelphia, Cardinal Dougherty, 12-3,  #6. Philadelphia, Gratz, 16-2, #7. Manchester, N.H., Trinity, 10-0, #8. Stamford, Conn., Trinity Catholic, 9-0,  #9. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 10-2,  #10. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 12-1.

1/26/04 Newsday: Albany City Rocks making mark on basketball map.

1/26/04 NJO: Courtney Nelson leads Bloomfield Tech. St. Anthony catches some flak, then turns back Linden, 67-52. St. Benedict's wins.

1/26/04 NJ Hoops: JR Smith leads Benedict's.  St. Anthony's continues winning ways.  Courtney Nelson, Jason Wilson lead Bloomfield Tech.

1/26/04 NorthJersey: Big man on court -- Saddle River Day's Louis Kail.

1/26/04 Newsday: Theo Davis Leads Cardozo.

1/26/04 NY Post: Molloy Gaines on Li'l Terriers.  

1/26/04 Daily News: If we learn a little, it's not a total loss -- High School Diary, Gavin Grant and Brian Laing

1/25/04 NY Post: Brooklyn, a hoop's haven.

1/25/04 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'I wanted to take this chance to write something about one of my former players. His name is Michael George and he was the captain of our 1992-93 semifinal team that was led by All City selection Ed Cota. Michael George was the first of 12 student athletes who I have helped go to Brandeis University in the past 10 years. Michael's success in the Transitional Year Program at Brandeis opened up the door for all the rest of our young men and women to get a chance to attend this world class university for free. While at Brandeis Michael worked for the Boston Celtics, who have their training camp at Brandeis. When Michael graduated from Brandeis he had a chance to stay on with the Celtics, go to work in his family's funeral business in South Carolina or follow his heart and come back to Brooklyn to help the youngsters of our city as a teacher and coach. Mike came back home and now teaches at PS 181 in Brooklyn and has done a wonderful job with our Girls Varsity Basketball Team at Tilden H. S. At this time Mike's kids need one more win to qualify for the PSAL playoffs. When and if they make it, it will be the first time in at least ten years that our boys and girls teams have made the playoffs in the same year. However the success on the court that Michael has had is only part of why I am so proud of him. Watching him lead his young ladies in the right direction at all times and watching the love and respect they have for him makes me smile whenever I see this true, positive role model teach and coach.  Michael George is a real hero in my eyes.'

1/25/04 Daily News: Bryant Dunston raises his game.

1/25/04 Newsday: Amityville's Price Has Point to Prove.

1/25/04 NJO: Desmond Sanders propels St. Pat's.

1/25/04 NJ Hoops: St. Pat's emerges with win.

1/25/04 Rich Kosik: 'Get Recruited 101 -- I read throught the information & I'm ordering my own set. It's always good to enhance our ablities to help our student-athletes. Check it out & pass it on if you find it as interesting as I did.  Keep on hoopin & making sure our student athletes keep their pencils as sharp as their passes.'

1/24/04 John P Miciotta: CK 54 Molloy 44.

1/24/04 NY Post: Columbus Explorers chart top-seeded course.

1/24/04 Newsday: Columbus Finds the Way. Holds off Monroe, going 12-for-13 from line in final 4:05. And Sergery -- Clement's First Half Leads St. John's Prep. And Price Is Right During Return.

1/24/04 Coach Ron Dennis of K.Y.D.A. 'Martin Van Buren Boys Varsity Basketball Team has a record 10 wins and 2 losses. Van Buren has a few players that are playing extremely well. 5' 9" P.G. Jason Plenty has plenty to smile about this season because he can pass the ball and rack up assist after assist. Jason is averaging a double- double and Martin Van Buren ( The Vee Bees) has 2 bookend players that are posting impressive numbers as well ( scoring, rebounds and blocked shots ). 6' 7" senior center Craig Davis is causing many problems for opponents most afternoons because Craig's 260 lbs frame enables him to be almost automatic in the paint. 6' 6" 240 lbs senior P.F. William Egwu makes for double trouble as Will complements Craig by roaming from highpost to low post. Tonight Van Buren host cross town rival Far Rockaway H.S. 9 wins & 3 losses and one of those wins were against Van Buren. This contest is for second place in conference play. Coaches from NYCAC CACC and NE10 conferences should watch for Van Buren during the NYC PSAL Playoffs,'

1/23/04 Brooklyn Scout: 'JUCO report from Big Apple Sports.

1/23/04 Vincent Davis: 'The Pro style 2K 4 "Winter league" basketball sschedule for the next two weekends is on the Pro style 2k 4 "Winter league" page.

1/23/04 Washington Post: Manny Quezada's Street Smarts Light Up D.C.

1/23/04 Rich Kosik (BOOKSNBALL): 'Coaches/Parents, Take a second look at the 1/23 announcement from Ruth Thomas of the NYC Parks & Recreation Dept about the College Fair at Riverbank State Park in Manhattan.

1/23/04 Courier Post: After tipoff, watch out for Camden Catholic's James Ulrich.

1/23/04 NJO: Don Bosco Prep 61, Teaneck 44 and Paterson Catholic 86, Midland Park 63.

1/23/04 NY Post: Bernard King tells Telfair not to go pro.

1/23/04 Newsday: Lincoln Stampedes. Telfair leads rout of Sheepshead Bay. And PSAL Extends Basketball Seasons.

1/23/04 psal.org: Basketball schedule for extended regular season and post-season.

1/23/04 Hoops USA Consensus Poll has # 1. St. Anthony - Jersey City, NJ, # 10. Rice - Manhattan, NY, # 12. Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, NY, # 21. St. Raymonds - Bronx, NY,  # 47. Seton Hall Prep - West Orange, NJ,  # 48. Abraham Lincoln - Brooklyn, NY,  # 53. Scotch Plains - Fanwood, NJ # 65. Cardoso - Bayside, NY # 68. Don Bosco Prep - Ramsey, NJ and # 81. Grady - Brooklyn, NY.

1/23/04 Willie Negron: 'Monroe Campus 67- Bronx Science 46. Finished regluar season 12-0 and 21-2 overall..Jr Darian David 17 points, sr Matthew Little 12 points, soph Michael Glover 12 points, fr Erick Santiago 8 points.Will play Columbus at Monroe time 4.30 pm Friday Jan 23.'

1/23/04 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'This afternoon Tilden High School clinched a playoff spot with a 73-45 win over South Shore H. S. Phil Jones 20 pts,23 rebounds and 15 blocks, James Mills 17 points 15 assists and Delphina Jean Pierre 13 points led the way for the Blue Devils who have now won 5 in a row and are peaking at the right time. We have worked hard on and off the court and now I feel we are ready to challenge the Cities elite teams for a place in the sun. I hope we get a chance to test ourselves against the best to see if we can measure up. Good luck to all the teams and may the best team win!'

1/23/04 Eric Medved (City Rocks Director of Player Personnel): 'The City Rocks AAU Club invites all premier teams ages 8-19 and Under up to Albany on May 22-23 for the King of the Mountain Tournament. Each of the City Rocks teams will host an age division featuring teams from all over the Northeast. Please contact Eric Medved at coachmedved@aol.com for more information.'

1/23/04 'NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation presents Riverbank State Park’s 7th Annual College Fair 2004 on Saturday, March 6, 2004 from 12 Noon - 4 PM at Riverbank State Park, 145 th Street & Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10031. Free Admission. Open to high school seniors, juniors, sophomores & parents offering rree workshops in SAT & admissions prep, scholarship resources, crediting special program information and much more. For more information please contact: Ruth Thomas, College Fair Coordinator at (212) 694-3652.'

1/22/04 - Coach Phil Diasparra, Westchester Hawks: 'Ted Detmer has been with the Hawks for several years and is one of the main reasons for our team's success both on and off the court. He is a 6'7 wing player with tremendous athletic ability and court sense. Ted has the ability to takeover a game at any time. I have had the privilege to coach a fine student/athlete who will be successful in whatever he chooses to do. He has had several D1 scholarship offers and has made a verbal commitment to play basketball and get his education at Lafayette College. I am proud of you Ted.'

1/22/04 Antonio Cannon, Sr: 'The Queens PAL is looking for a few more teams for its 2004 winter season: 10&u, 12u, 14u, 16u boy divisions. There will be one girl division in the 17u division. If interested please contact officer Fred Brooks, the sports coordinator for the Queens PAL at (718) 468-4708. The boro championships will be held at Basketball City in late April or early May.'

1/22/04 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'Port Chester HS improved to 11-1 with a win over Yonkers HS last night. PC was led by Jr. PG Melvin Calhoun's 11pts, 12 ast. and 8 stls. Jr. PF Jeremy Thomas had a game-high 18pts. and 11 rebs. PC plays host to Nyack HS tomorrow at 4:30.'

1/22/04  iHigh.com National Boys Basketball Poll includes # 4. St. Anthony’s (Jersey City, N.J.) – (10-0). Notes: Balance was the key as Bob Hurley’s group took care of Seton Hall Prep, 58-52, at the Battle of the Boardwalk. Marcus Williams had a team-high 15 points, Barney Anderson added 14 and Sean McCurdy chipped in with 13. Otis Campbell remains out with a broken bone in his left foot. # 9. St. Benedict’s (Newark, N.J.) – (19-1). Notes: The Gray Bees suffered their first loss in 26 games as they were upset by Lawrenceville, 73-60. However, Dan Hurley’s team bounced back with three straight wins – against Raritan, St. Andrews (R.I.) and Paterson Eastside. North Carolina-bound senior swingman J.R. Smith scored 31 against Eastside and UTEP-bound forward Alex Galindo had 22 points and 11 rebounds against St. Andrews. # 11. Rice (New York, N.Y.) – (13-1). Notes: The Raiders finally have a healthy Russell Robinson (Kansas) and now they’re beginning to roll. Manhattan-bound senior forward Arturo Dubois scored 21 points and hauled down 14 boards in a huge win, 63-60, at St. Raymond’s. Dubois followed it up with 30 in a 73-44 win against Newark East Side. Robinson averaged 18.5 points in the two wins. # 23. Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) – (10-2). Notes: The Knights began the week with a 94-52 win over Gorton in which sophomore Jonathan Mitchell scored 18 points, but suffered a setback to Edgewater (Fla.) at the McDonald’s Classic in Erie, Pa., 69-67. Mitchell scored 19, but Pittsburgh-bound guard Keith Benjamin was just 5-of-18 from the field and finished with 10 points. Dropped Out: No. 10 St. Raymond’s (Bronx, N.Y.) – (10-3). Notes: It wasn’t exactly a banner week for St. Ray’s as they lost to Rice, 63-60, and also fell to Lexington Catholic (Ky.), 76-75 in overtime, at the Hall of Fame (Mass.). Brian Laing (Seton Hall) had 27 and Gavin Grant (N.C. State) added 23 in the loss to Lexington Catholic.

1/22/04 Journal News: Mount Vernon defeats New Rochelle 60-54.  

Fox Lane's Taj Finger, White Plains' Quentin Martin, Yorktown's Jamie Procino each reach 1,000 career points.

1/22/04 NJO: Victor Cruz scored all 10 of his points in the first half as Paterson Catholic, No. 9 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, ran off to a big lead and cruised to a 73-36 victory over Saddle Brook last night in Paterson.  

Lawrenceville 77, Hill 58: Joakim Noah scored 27 points and Craig Moore added 21 for Lawrenceville in Lawrenceville.

1/22/04 Eric Jaklitsch: 'SNA won the Flyin to the Hoop tournament in Dayton Ohio on Jan. 17-19. In the championship game they beat Reserve Christian (LA) and super soph. Demond Carter by the score of 72-55. Tello Palacios paced the Pioneers with 26 points 16 rebounds and 5 assists. This came after a 43 point and 9 rebound game by Palacios where OSNA won over Lakota East (OH) 70-67 in an overtime win. Palacios captured MVP honors for the tournament and averaged 34.5 ppg and 12 rpg.'

1/21/04 NorthJersey: Bosco express rolls.

1/21/04 Philly.com: Camden win makes it 700. Clarence Turner reached the milestone in a familiar way - pressing hard till the end. 1/21/04 Courier Post: Camden coach is 4th on N.J. victories list -- Clarence Turner. 1/21/04 NJO: Clarence Turner became the fourth New Jersey coach to reach 700 career victories when his team rolled by Paul VI, 112-65, yesterday in Camden.

1/21/04 NJO Elizabeth upsets Scotch Plains, 64-50. Seton Hall Prep 62, Morris Knolls 31. 

1/21/04 NJO Top 20: 1-St. Anthony's (10-0), 2-Seton Hall Prep (9-2),  3-Don Bosco Prep (10-1),  4-Scotch Plains-Fanwood (9-1),  5-St. Patrick's (5-5),  6-Neptune (9-0),  7-South Plainfield (11-0),  8-Lenape (8-0),  9-Paterson Catholic (4-2),  10-Pennsauken (8-0),  11-Montclair (10-1),  12-St. Augustine (8-1),  13-St. Joseph (Mont.) (7-2),  14-Bloomfield Tech (7-4),  15-Camden Catholic (9-1),  16-West Morris (9-1),  17-Plainfield (8-2),  18-Elizabeth (10-2) ,  19-Christian Brothers (8-3) and 20-Camden (4-1).

1/21/04 NY Post: These Lions have tigers in the tank.  Frederick Douglass Academy is 17-1.  

1/21/04 Newsday: Telfair's 61 Break Record.  And Continuing a tradition, Douglass has no seniors, but wins 5th straight division title.  Xaverian's Lavance Fields Keys Upset of Rice.  James Walker Boosts Boys & Girls.

1/21/04 Dennis Avila: 'Queens RimRockers Basketball 5th, 6th and 7th grade boys looking for scrimmage games. We are willing to travel, please contact: Jeff A.@ 347.865.1026 or James @ 646.529.0226.'

1/21/04 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'Tilden High School won a tough game vs Todd Myles' Paul Robeson team 56-52. James Mills 25 points 8 assists and 5 steals, Phil Jones 10 points 16 rebounds and 9 blocks and Brendon Luckain 13 points and 12 rebounds led the Blue Devils to our 4th straight win. We are now just one win away from a playoff spot with tough games coming up against South Shore on Jan. 22nd and Boys and Girls on Feb. 2nd.'

1/20/04 NorthJersey: Eastside stung by St. Benedict's.  Terrell Williams wins it for Paterson Catholic.

1/20/04 Adam Kurkjian: Lexington Catholic (Ky.) 76, St. Raymond's (NY) 75 (OT) at Springfield College.

1/20/04 NY Post: St Rays falls in OT.

1/20/04 NY Hoops: Boys & Girls Outlasts Xaverian.

1/20/04 MSG: Taking in a week of big Top-10 showdowns.

1/20/04  USA Today Super 25 boys' basketball rankings has # 2. St. Anthony, Jersey City (10-0)  Previous: 2. Result: Beat Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) 58-52 in Battle on the Boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J. # 13. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (13-1). Previous: 18. Results: Beat East Side (Newark, N.J.) in the Scholastic Play-by-Play Network Newark Classic. Also beat then-No. 14 St. Raymond (Bronx) 63-60.  # 14. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (10-2). Previous: 7. Result: Lost to then-No. 13 Edgewater (Orlando) 69-67 in McDonald's Classic final in Erie, Pa. # 19. St. Raymond, Bronx, N.Y. (10-2). Previous: 14. Results: Lost to then-No. 18 Rice (Manhattan) 63-60. Beat St. Francis Prep (Fresh Meadows) 77-61.

Regional rankings -  East  1. St. Anthony, Jersey City (10-0),  2. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (13-1),  3. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (10-2),  4. St. Raymond, Bronx, N.Y. (10-2),  5. Simon Gratz, Philadelphia (12-2),  6. Cardinal Dougherty, Philadelphia (9-3),  7. Cardozo, Bayside, N.Y. (16-2),  8. Lincoln, Brooklyn, N.Y. (15-4),  9. Mount St. Joseph, Baltimore (15-1) and 10. Trinity, Manchester, N.H. (10-0).

1/20/04 NJ Hoops Super Six is 1. St. Anthony 11—0,  2. St. Benedict 19—1,  3. Lawrenceville Prep 11 - 3, 4. Don Bosco Prep 10—1,  5. Seton Hall Prep 9—2 and 6. Scotch Plains 9—1.

1/20/04 Vincent Davis: 'The Pro style 2K 4 "Winter league" basketball season week one results are on the Pro style 2k 4 "Winter league" page.

1/20/04  NJO: Terrell Williams, a sophomore guard, sank two free throws to tie the game with 13.1 seconds left and then won it with a layup with 1.5 seconds remaining to present Paterson Catholic, No. 9 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, with a 66-64 victory over No. 16 Bloomfield Tech in a Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge duel last night at Paterson Kennedy High School.

1/20/04 Antonio Cannon, Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars defeated Riverside Church yesterday in the 16u junior division @ IS8. The win, combined with Team Genesis come from behind win over FYA gives all four teams in the Eastern bracket of the division 1-1 records. Next up for the T.K. Allstars (Justin Davis - Forest Hills, H.S. Antonio Cannon, Jr. Campus Magnet, H.S. Deytwan Hill - Newtown H.S., Shaun Willoughby Bryant H.S., and Jerrell McKie Bryant, H.S.) is a cross bracket game against Coach Kat and his 80 Park Panthers (Steven Woods, -McClancy H.S., Sean Crawford -Holy Cross H.S., Westner Frederick- Bishop Loughlin H.S., Hickman Simmons -Springfield Gardens H.S.and Terrence Howard -McClancy H.S.)   Will the T.K.Allstars rise to the occasion against the defending champs? Stay tuned or come see for yourself on Thursday Jan. 29th @ 6:30pm! This game will feature some of the best known and best unknown talent in Queens.'

1/20/04 Tony Ramos: 'The St.Mary's Nativity Bulldogs 11&12yr.old team are looking for scrimmage games for the upcoming days at our gym (24th, 25th, 30th, 31st.). We can accomodate times when teams can make it. We are willing to travel to any gym in New York to scrimmage as well. Contact: Tony Ramos (718)219-1979 or email Trunproductions@tmail.com.'

1/19/04 PrepNation: National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 8 includes # 2. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (10-0), beat regionally ranked Seton Hall Prep at Boardwalk Classic in Asbury Park, # 5. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (10-2), losses are to No. 1 Oak Hill and No. 3 Edgewater, #10. New York, Rice (13-1), beat league rival No. 18 St. Raymond,  #18. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond (10-2), faces No. 24 Lexington Catholic today,

Northeast #1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 10-0, #2. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 10-2, #3. New York, Rice, 13-1,  #4. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond, 10-2,  #5. Philadelphia, Cardinal Dougherty, 8-3,  #6. Philadelphia, Gratz, 13-2,  #7. Manchester, N.H., Trinity, 10-0,  #8. Lawrence, Mass., Central Catholic, 11-0, #9. Stamford, Conn., Trinity Catholic, 7-0, #10. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 9-2.

1/19/04 Daily News: Cardozo beats fatigue, Grady. It was Cardozo's third game in 45 hours. The Judges lost to Lincoln on Friday, beat Paterson Catholic on Saturday and yesterday cooled off the Falcons, who had upset Lincoln earlier in the week.

1/19/04 Newsday: Cardozo's Turn to Smile. Cardozo beat Grady, 60-54, at the High Energy/Brooklyn Bridge Challenge yesterday at LIU-Brooklyn.

1/19/04 NJO: J.R. Smith and Alex Galindo scored 22 points apiece as St. Benedicts defeated St. Andrews of Rhode Island, 67-54, yesterday in the Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass.

1/19/04 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'I wanted to take this chance to tell you that Tilden "Super" soph. point guard James "Money" Mills is playing as well as any point guard in the city this side of Sebastian Telfair. James is averaging 17 points 8 assists and 4 steals per game and has been the engine behind our modest 3 game winning streak. We have beaten Transit Tech. by 28, Madison by 14 and Gompers by 20 in the last week. We now face 3 tough games vs. Paul Robeson, South Shore and Boys and Girls. We need at least two wins to make the playoffs and I believe we are up for the challenge. Whatever happens the future looks bright for us at Tilden as we continue to try and improve our academic and athletic program.'

1/19/04 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'I was saddened to read the article in the Daily News about Coach Brendan Malone and his great family getting in a car accident the night that he, Don Chaney and Lon Kruger were fired in a classless move by Knicks President Isiah Thomas  Brendan and the whole Malone family are the very best that our city has and he should have been treated in a much better manner by the Kinicks. I for one will have a hard time rooting for our city's hoops crew now that Isiah is running the show.'

1/18/04 Coach Wendell Saunders: 'The results of the first day of the 1st Annual Benjamin Banneker Junior Varsity Classic were:  South Shore 50 Bedford Academy 44, Westinghouse 60 Park West 51, Christopher Columbus 50 Forest Hills 43 and Benjamin Banneker 86 South Bronx 43.'

1/18/04 Coach Kevin Pigott: 'We cancelled our home triple-header today against Stepinac due to inclemnet weather. We will play tomorrow at Fordham Prep starting with the frosh at at 2 PM, the JV at 3:30, and the varsity at 5.'

1/18/04 k-boogie: Battle on the Boardwalk recap.

1/18/04 NJO: No. 1 St. Anthony gains 58-52 victory over No. 2 Seton. Kevin Brown, D.J. Simms and James Skellinger pace Neptune, 53-43. JR Smith powers St. Benedict's past Raritan, 57-47.

1/18/04 NJO: Arturo Dubois scored 13 of his 30 points in the first quarter when Rice of New York established a 21-8 lead in the Scholastic Play-by-Play Network Newark Classic at Essex County College.

Paterson Catholic, No. 9 in the Star-Ledger Top 20, saw its halftime lead slip away in the second half as it dropped a 67-59 decision to New Yorks Cardoza, in the Play By Play Tournament last night at Essex County College in Newark.

Freshman guard Corey Fisher came up with 14 points, eight steals and five assists to lead No. 6 St. Patricks to the upset over No. 3 St. Augustine at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth.

1/18/04 Courier Post: St. Augustine never in game vs. St. Patrick.

1/18/04 NJ Hoops: NJ loses two at Newark Challenge as Rice and Cardozo win. And at Battle on the Boardwalk Neptune tops Shore rival, CBA. St. Anthony's stays unbeaten. JR Smith leads Benedict's at Battle.

1/18/04 Journal News No. 7 Mount Vernon bows to No. 13 Edgewater 69-67.

1/18/04 Newsday: At Amityville, the Price Soon Will Be Right.

1/18/04 Daily News: Now he Noahs it was smart move.

1/17/04 John P Miciotta: Lincoln 85, Cardozo 63.

1/17/04 NY Hoops: Rice Leaves Bad Taste in Ravens Mouth. And Sebastian's 29 takes the Judges to Court.

1/17/04 Willie Negron: 'Monroe Campus Eagles 67 Samuel Gompers Panthers 57. Monroe Campus' junior guard  Darian David had 17 points, senior center Matthew Little 12 points and 13 rebounds. Monroe Campus is 10-0 league play and 19-2 overall.'

1/17/04 Daily News: Arturo DuBois has poise as Rice wins.  And Sebastian Telfair's welfare critical to Lincoln's drive.

1/17/04 Newsday: Russell Robinson, Arturo Dubois Power Rice Past Rival St. Ray's.

1/17/04 Newsday: Lincoln Avenges Loss to Cardozo.  Sebastian Telfair, who sat out the first game between the two teams (an 82-77 Lincoln loss) with an injured right ankle, was all over the court Friday night and led all scorers with 29 points to lift Lincoln (15-4) past Cardozo, 85-63, in the PSAL Brooklyn Winter Classic at St. Francis College.

1/17/04 Newsday: Danny Bala's Late Free Throw Lifts Lawrence Woodmere 36-35 over Horace Mann (Bronx).

1/17/04 NY Post: Lincoln Cracks Cardozo.

1/17/04 Gannett New Jersey Top 20:  1. St. Anthony's 9-0, 2. Seton Hall Prep 8-1, 3. St. Augustine 8-0, 4. Don Bosco Prep10-1, 5. Scotch Plains 8-1, 6. Pennsauken 8-0, 7. Neptune 8-0, 8. St. Patrick's 4-4, 9. Camden Catholic 9-1, 10. Paterson Catholic 5-1,  11. Camden 2-1, 12. Lenape 8-0, 13. Montclair 8-1, 14. South Plainfield 10-0, 15. CBA 7-2, 16. St. Joseph's (Mont.) 7-2, 17. West Morris 9-0, 18. Camden-Wilson 8-1, 19. Bloomfield Tech 5-4, 20. Paramus Catholic 7-1.

1/17/04 Journal News: McDonald's Classic: Mount Vernon defeats Cathedral Prep 72-43

1/17/04  Jason Curry: 'Big Apple Basketball HS Invitational, Sunday, January 18, 2004 at Baruch College (corner of E. 24th St & Lexington Ave.)  12PM Newtown vs. All Hallows, 2PM Boys and Girls vs. Xaverian, 4PM Milliken Mills vs. Archbishop Molloy, 6PM Paramus Catholic vs. Amityville. Featuring...All Hallows' Ronald Ramon headed to Pitt, All Hallows' Albert Forbes headed to LIU, Amityville's A.J. Price headed to UConn, Molloy's Sundiata Gaines headed to Georgia and Xaverian's Mike Davis headed to Pitt. For more information contact Jason Curry, President/Director of Operations at (718)575-3342, e-mail: staff@bigapplebasketball.com or visit www.bigapplebasketball.com.'

1/16/04  Joe Giannuzi, Principal of Holy Cross: 'Tonight's St. Francis Prep at Holy Cross tripleheader has been postponed. All three games will be played this Sunday 1/18 at Holy Cross. The Freshmen will play at 12:00, JV at 1:45 and the Varsity game will be played at 3:30.'

1/16/04 Journal News: Fox Lane's Taj Finger can't be judged by box scores.

1/16/04 Philly.com: Brian Zoubek powers Bulldogs.  Haddonfield's 7-foot sophomore dominated Collingswood at both ends in a 101-60 romp.

1/16/04 Courier Post: Zoubek's 26 boost No. 7 Haddonfield to win.

1/15/04 Brooklyn Scout: 'JUCO report from Big Apple Sports.

1/15/04 Rebecca Lee: The 2004 Tom Crotty Memorial Classic is on Saturday, January 31, 2004, noon at Alumni Hall, St. John's University.

1/15/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'I would like to give credit to the Wadleigh High School basketball team and Head Coach Carlton Screen Jr., for a great comeback from last season.I can remember seeing some of the young faces, after learning that the P.S.A.L.had taken all their wins from them.They have really put together a great 2004 season at 12 - 1 league play, so far.'

1/15/04 NY Hoops: The new kings of Coney Island. Grady Beats Lincoln in OT

1/15/04 Daily News: Grady shocks Lincoln in OT.

1/15/04 NY Post: Grady takes Coney battle -- Grady 79 - Lincoln 74 (OT).

1/15/04 Newsday: Grady's Big Rally Overtakes Lincoln.

1/15/04 Vincent Davis: 'The Pro style 2k 4 "Winter league" basketball season week one schedule is on the Pro style 2k 4 "Winter league" page.

1/15/04 Coach Bob Oliva: 'Congratulations to Bert Beagle, for all that he dose for N.Y.C. basketball football & baseball, Especially for the C.H.S.A.A. & C.H.S.F.L. Enjoy your day, Bert.'

1/15/04 Kenny Coard , Berkshire School: 'Just wanted to update you on how Berkshire School is doing this year and how some of our kids from NYC are performing. We currently are 8-0 and atop the B division with balanced scoring as five guys are averaging in double figures. Senior Kaimondre Owes is averaging 20.2ppg, followed by Paulie Nickerson at 16.3ppg, Jarrett Mathis with 15ppg, Junior Jamel Ferguson with 12ppg and Senior Rob Jacobs with 10ppg.'

1/14/04 Coach Ken Kelly, Columbus: 'We beat Alfred E Smith this afternoon as our senior point guard, Elvis Lora, scored 32 points giving him a career total of 1,008. Elvis will be prepping next season at Trinity Pawling but we'll need him this week for tomorrow's Bronx showdown at Monroe and for Saturday's game against St Dominic on Long Island.'

1/14/04 Baruch College: 'Baruch to Host "Burt Beagle Day" on January 31. Beagle Has Worked An Estimated 6,000 High School, College Games During The Past 35 Years.'

1/14/04 HoopsUSA Consensus Poll has # 1. St. Anthony - Jersey City, NJ,  # 7. Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, NY, # 13. St. Raymonds - Bronx, NY, # 15. Rice - Manhattan, NY, # 48. Cardoso - Bayside, NY, # 49. Seton Hall Prep - West Orange, NJ, # 53. Abraham Lincoln - Brooklyn, NY,  # 59. Scotch Plains - Fanwood, NJ, # 68. Don Bosco Prep - Ramsey, NJ,  # 80. St. Augustine - Richland, NJ and # 86. Xaverian - Brooklyn, NY. 

1/14/04 Abdu-allah Torrence: 'The New Heights Program for Students-Athletes Warriors Basketball Club in association with Basketball City is hosting the inaugural "Basketball City Classic". Aiming to be one of the top tournaments during the spring travel circuit, the BBC will field boy’s teams from 5th grade to 11th grade and 10th  grade to HS for the girls divisions.  The dates for the each division are as follows: March 27th & 28th(8th and 9th grade), April 24th & 25th(5th, 6th, & 7th grade), May 15th & 16th(Girls HS & 10th grade), May 22nd & 23rd(10th and 11th Grade).  · All teams are guaranteed 3 games. · Top 2 teams from each pool make the playoffs. · All Tournaments awards presented for each division. · Team and individual awards for division champs. · Each participant receives a Basketball City Classic gift bag.  The cost is $375 per team and $350 for organizations placing more than one team in the Basketball City Classic. Proof of eligibility required, AAU rules apply. For information or entry into the BBC you can contact Justin Leonard @ 212 924-4040 ext. 106, email justin@basketballcity.com, or go to the Basketball City website www.basketballcity.com. You can also contact Abdu-allah Torrence co-director @ 347 680-9539 or torrence@warriorsbasketball.org.'

1/14/04 Jim Burke, IHM Athletic Committee: 'Our Annual March Madness basketball tournament begins on February 21, 2004 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Scotch Plains. Registration is due before February 15th.  If you have any questions about the tournament, please call me at work (732-388-2121 ext. 13) or at home (908-233-3358), or e-mail me at home at burke2009@aol.com.'

1/14/04 NJO: New Jersey Top 20 1-St. Anthony's (9-0),  2-Seton Hall Prep (7-1),  3-St. Augustine (6-0),  4-Don Bosco Prep (9-1),  5-Scotch Plains-Fanwood (8-1),  6-St. Patrick's (4-5),  7-Neptune (7-0),  8-South Plainfield (9-0),  9-Paterson Catholic (4-1),  10-Lenape (6-0),  11-Pennsauken (6-0),  12-Montclair (7-1),  13-St. Joseph (Mont.) (6-2),  14-Plainfield (7-1),  15-Snyder (6-1),  16-Bloomfield Tech (4-4),  17-Christian Brothers (6-2),  18-Elizabeth (8-2),  19-Paterson Kennedy (6-2) and 20-Camden Catholic (7-1).

1/14/04 NY Hoops: Top 10 Teams.

1/14/04 Newsday: Monroe Rules Bronx A West.

1/14/04 Staten Island Live: With talent forged by old-school work habits straight out of Hickory, Moore Catholic's Kyle McAlarney even makes opponents feel good.

1/14/04 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'Port Chester HS improved to 9-1 with a tremendous showing against rival Fox Lane yesterday with a convincing 64-39 win. PC was led by Ronald Miles (13pts, 5stl.), Chad Charney (12 pts.on 4-3's), Jeremy Thomas (12pts, 8rebs.), Leon Hill (10pts, /8rebs.) and Melvin Calhoun (8pts./10ast./4stl.). Stanford's signee Taj Finger was held to just 11 pts.'

1/13/04 Dana Dingle: "King of New York" East coast winter AAU league play is February throough April 2004 at Queens College Fitzgerald Gymnasium, 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing Queens, NY 11367.  Division I Age Groups - Boys: 9u thru 14u / grades 3 thru 8,  Division II Age Groups - Boys: 12u, 13u, 14u / grades 6, 7, 8 (AAU eligibility rules apply).  Registration Fee: $350.00 per team plus ref fees (non-refundable).  Registration Deadline: January 31st, 2004. Roster Limit: 14 Players.  Games: 4 minimum.  Awards: 1st & 2nd Place Winners, League MVP. Rankings: League will establish East Coast Team Rankings. Make Checks/Money Orders payable to: Top Notch Basketball, Inc. P.O. Box 505 Hewlett, NY 11557.  For more information email: kingny2004@yahoo.com or call Dana Dingle at (646) 773-4878,  Michael Moore at (917) 406-6801.'

1/13/04 nychsaa.org: 'On the scorers' page, Molloy's Sundiata Gaines leads all basketball varsity division AA (highest) scorers with a 27.0 average, while Fordham Prep's Joe Cook tops all basketball varsity division A players with a 20.7 clip. Moore Catholic's super junior point guard, Kyle McAlarney leads all Staten Island and all CHSAA varsity scorers with a 33.7 average through 12 games.'

1/13/04 USA Today: 'Player of the week: G Sebastian Telfair of Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) totaled 130 points in three victories, including 55 vs. Lafayette (Brooklyn). The Louisville-bound Telfair had 27 points, five assists, five steals and five rebounds in a 77-68 win at Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) before 5,000 at the Louisville Gardens, including former University of Louisville players Darrell Griffith and LaBradford Smith.'

Top teams include 2. St. Anthony, Jersey City, N.J. (9-0). Previous: 2. Result: Beat Lawrence (Lawrenceville) 64-34 and Pleasantville 74-42. # 7. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (8-1). Previous: 7. Result: Beat Yonkers schools Saunders 104-31 and Roosevelt 81-47..  # 14. St. Raymond, Bronx, N.Y. (9-1). Previous: 15. Result: Beat Holy Cross (Flushing) 72-51, Xaverian (Brooklyn) 55-52 and Archbishop Molloy (Briarwood) 70-69 and # 18. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (10-1). Previous: 19. Result: Beat All Hallows (Bronx) 59-58 and Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) 77-70..

Regional rankings, East -- 1. St. Anthony, Jersey City, N.J. (9-0),  2. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (8-1),  3. St. Raymond, Bronx, N.Y. (9-1),  4. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (10-1),  5. Simon Gratz, Philadelphia (9-2),  6. Cardinal Dougherty, Philadelphia (8-2),  7. Archbishop Spalding, Severn, Md. (12-2),  8. Cardozo, Bayside, N.Y. (13-1),  9. Lincoln, Brooklyn, N.Y. (13-3),  10. Trinity, Manchester, N.H. (8-0).

1/13/04 NJ Hoops: Super Six are 1. St Benedict 15—0,  2. St Anthony 9—0,  3. St Augustine 6—0,  4. Don Bosco Prep 9—1, 5. Seton Hall Prep 7—1 and 6. Scottch Plains 8—1.

1/13/04 MSG Network: Gotta love the competitive high school hoops early on.

1/13/04 Philly.com: 'It's a tall order, even for 7-footer - Brian Zoubek. His presence has energized the South Jersey boys' basketball scene. Effective, yes. Dominating, no.'

1/13/04 Daily News: Salvador Patricio lifts Bryant.

1/13/04 NY Post: Rice star, Russell Robinson, finally healthy.

1/13/04  Jeffery Attard,Queens RimRockers Basketball: 'Tryouts for 16u,14u,12u, 10u boys. All tryouts will beheld at I.S. 5 and I.S. 141, for more information please contact Jeffery at: 347.865.1026 or email at: jeff210@aol.com.

1/12/04 PrepNation: National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 7includes # 2. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (9-0), National Prep Poll titlist in 1996, # 5. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (6-1), 8-1), Connecticut standout Ben Gordon played here, # 11. New York, Rice (10-1), only loss to regionally ranked Philadelphia, Gratz, # 18. Bronx, N.Y., St Raymond 9-1), escaped with 1-point win over league rival Molloy.

1/12/04 Jeremy Treatman, Phone: 215.668-1501: 'The Scholastic Play-by-Play Network is excited to showcase some of New Jersey and New York's top talent in the Newark Scholastic Play by Play Classic Jan 17th at Essex County College in Newark, NJ. In the first game at 6:00, Queens power Cardozo plays local power Paterson Catholic. In the nightcap at 8:00, improving Newark East Side hosts nationally-ranked Rice, which is led by Kansas signee Russell Robinson.  Tickets for the event are available at the door. Adults is $7 and students are $5.'

1/12/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K.Allstars 15 Junior team opened up its winter season at IS8 on Friday night, with a 55-53 loss to Carlton Sreen, Sr. and his FYA program. The game was close throughout, a couple of costly turnovers down the stretch, and a clutch shot by FYA sealed the deal in their favor. This loss could prove to be costly, as every game @ IS8 counts! Up next for the T.K. Allstars are Riverside Church, followed by 80 Park, and concluding with Team Genesis. Top three teams in the four team division makes the playoffs!

The T.K.Allstars Junior 16u division roster @ IS8 is Antonio Cannon Jr., Deytwan Hill, Justin Davis, Jerrell McKie, Shaun Willouby, David Halloway, Danny Sanchez, Victor Caputo and Delawn Miller.'  Web note: Schedule and teams are on the IS8 Winter League page.

1/12/04 M Neely: 'Staten Island Stingrays tryouts for 11,12,13 yr olds. All tryouts at St. John’s University S.I.Campus. For more info please call :917-667-8907 or mmmpj@mailcity.com.'

1/12/04 NYHoops: Even Shorthanded Raiders Prevail.  And Kevin White Jr. Points Falcons to Victory over Columbus.

1/12/04 John P Miciotta: Xaverian 72 CK 62. And a bit more on the Clippers' Weekend.

1/12/04 Eric Jaklitsch: 'Our Savior New American captured the Pioneer Tournament this weekend at OSNA. In the first game Our Savior blew out Storm King Prep by the score of 83-43. They were paced behind Juan Diego Tello Palacios 30 pts. Also chipping in were junior Javon Paris with 12 pts, soph. Tim Ambrose with 13 pts, and Cesar Chavez with 8 rebounds. On Sunday OSNA beat powerful Notre Dame Prep (MA) by the score of 69-53. Pacing the Pioneers were Juan Diego Tello Palacios with 26 pts and 8 rebounds, Cesar Chavez with 11 pts, Javon Paris with 12 pts, and BJ Suchy with 10 pts. Notre Dame Prep was led by NYC guards Kojo Mensah with 15 pts and Jamal Dart with 10 pts. Juan Diego Tello Palacios continued his fantastic season by capturing MVP honors for this tournament.

During this tournament there was a dedication for 7'2 Kevin Mormin who passed away on New Year's Eve. Our Savior will continue their season and leave for Dayton Ohio on Thursday and try to bring home the Flying to the Hoop Championship for a second straight year.'

1/12/04 Newsday: OSNA -- Playing On, Reaching Out.

1/12/04 Newsday: Bad Bounce at Buzzer for Molloy -- St. Raymond's defeated Molloy, 70-69.

1/12/04 NY Post: St Raymond slips past Molloy.

1/12/04 Daily News: Gaines miss lets Ravens fly away.

1/12/04 psal.org: Kevin White Steps Up For Grady. And Monroe Shows it Belongs in A Division.

1/12/04 Pete Edwards: 'The IS8 Winter League began this weekend with three divisions -- 20 Biddy teams, 16 Midgets and 16 Juniors. Regular season play will continue through 2/15 with the playoffs beginning on 2/19. Schedule and teams are on the IS8 Winter League page.

1/12/04 NJO: Will Scott bunched six of his team-leading 16 points into the final 2:19 as Blair put the finishing touches on a 52-47 victory over St. Patricks yesterday at the RexPlex in Elizabeth.

1/12/04 NJ Hoops: Blair edged St. Patrick's 52 - 47 this afternoon at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth.

1/11/04 NJO: St. Patricks 69, Morris Catholic 46,  Scotch Plains 80, Union 55 and Newark East Side 52, Linden 46.

NJO: J.R. Smith scored 16 of his 28 in the first half as St. Benedicts Prep built a 44-28 lead in Norfolk, Va. Alex Galindo added 15 points and 12 rebounds with Ismaila Traore taking 16 boards for St. Benedicts. Marquie Cook poured in 37 points for the Virginia school.'

1/11/04 Newsday: Grady Passes First Test. Beats highly regarded Columbus without leading scorer, guard Basil Leslie.

1/11/04 Daily News: Derrick's move builds Caracter.

1/11/04 BOOKSNBALL: 'Lincoln won their game in front of a wild standing room only crowd by 77-69. Sebastian had 27 points many assists & Antonio Pena had 16+ points. Lincoln vs Cardozo Friday at 7 p.m at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. 7 p.m. start. Place holds 1400. Get there early!'

1/10/04 Louisville Journal: Telfair's tardy but delivers the goods . His 27 points lift Lincoln to 77-68 victory over PRP.

1/11/04  Ray Jones: 'Yesterday, the Morris Brown Warriors got a 7 point win over NYC Finest at Parsons JHS 168 in the 14 under F.T.G.O.T.N Tournament. The Warriors top players were Kyle Hunt with 10 points, Darwyn Lynch with 6 points 5 steals and 2 rebounds and Cory White with 10 points and 10 rebounds. NYC Finest got strong play from Isiah Lee who had 15 points and Terrence Howard who had 8 points and 3 steals.'

1/10/04 NY Post: Arturo Dubois' hard work pays off for Rice.

1/10/04 Daily News: St. Ray's squeaks by Xaverian.

1/10/04 Louisville Journal: Telfair aims to please U of L fans.  And the Bassy buzz is deafening.

1/10/04 The Gannett New Jersey Top 20 boys basketball poll. 1. St. Anthony 8-0,  2. Seton Hall Prep 6-1, 3. St. Augustine 5-0, 4. Don Bosco Prep 9-1,  5. Scotch Plains-Fanwood 7-1, 6. Pennsauken 6-0, 7. Neptune 6-0, 8. St. Patrick 3-4, 9. Bloomfield Tech 4-3, 10. Camden Catholic 7-1, 11. Paterson Catholic 4-1, 12. Camden 2-1, 13. Lenape 5-0, 14. Linden 6-3, 15. Montclair 6-1, 16. South Plainfield 8-0, 17. J.F. Kennedy (Paterson) 6-2, 18. CBA 6-2, 19. Plainfield 6-1, 20. Paramus Catholic 6-1.

1/10/04 Star Ledger NJ Boys Basketball Top 20 from last Tuesday -- 1-St. Anthony's (7-0),  2-Seton Hall Prep (5-1),  3-St. Augustine (4-0),  4-Don Bosco Prep (7-1),  5-Scotch Plains-Fanwood (5-1),  6-St. Patrick's (2-4),  7-Bloomfield Tech (3-3),  8-Camden (2-0),  9-South Plainfield (6-0),  10-Neptune (4-0), 11-Elizabeth (6-1),  12-Paterson Catholic (2-1),  13-Lenape (4-0),  14-Linden (5-2),  15-Pennsauken (4-0),  16- Montclair (4-1),  17-St. Joseph (Mont.) (4-2),  18-Christian Brothers (5-2),  19-Teaneck (5-1) and 20-Rahway (6-1).

1/10/04 NJO: Bloomfield Tech 90, Bayonne 51: Courtney Nelson, who had 11 assists, five rebounds and five steals, scored 24 of his 29 points in the first half to help No. 7 Bloomfield Tech fashion a 59-19 advantage in Bayonne. Andy Elam led Bayonne with 20 points.'

1/10/04 Ray Jones: 'Come see six of the top 14 and under teams in Queens today at Parsons JHS 168 (Beacon Center) 76th Rd. off of Kissena Blvd in the F.T.G.O.T.N and Adidas Holiday Basketball Tournament. At 5:15 NYC Finest with players Isiah Lee and Terrence Howard vs Morris Brown Warriors with players Darwyn Lynch and Cory White. Dont miss your chance to see two of the top teams in Queens go head to head.'

1/10/04 Greg Procino: 'The Basketball Hall of Fame High School Invitational will take place January 17-19, 2004 at Springfield College. Teams that are participating include St. Raymond's, St. Benedict's, Bishop O'Connell (VA), Lexington Catholic (KY), St. Andrews (RI), Tabor Academy (MA), Notre Dame Prep (MA), Northfield Mt. Herman (MA), Simon Gratz (PA), DeMatha (MD) and Christ the King Girls. Christ the King will play Lexington Catholic Girls on Saturday January 17 at 4:30 PM. On Sunday January 18, Simon Gratz and DeMatha play at 11:00 AM, St. Benedict's and St. Andrews play at 12:30 PM, Tabor Academy plays Bishop O'Connell at 2:00 PM and Northfield Mt. Herman plays Notre Dame Prep at 3:30 PM. On Monday January 19, St. Raymond's will play Lexington Catholic at 1:30 PM. For more information please contact Dave Elkins at 413-231-5510 or Greg Procino at gp710@hotmail.com.'

1/9/04 NorthJersey: Bosco sweats it out.

1/9/04 NJO:  DBP's 6-10 center John Oates and 6-8 forward Tyrell Biggs swept the boards as Don Bosco, No. 4 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, earned a 49-43 victory yesterday in Paterson over Kennedy.

Sophomore center Derrick Caracter scored 33 points to help Scotch Plains-Fanwood, No. 5 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, snap a nine-game losing streak to No. 14 Linden, 65-59, yesterday in Scotch Plains.

1/9/04 Courier Post: On the field or court, Camden's Shomari Moore makes good things happen

1/9/04  Newsday: Grady Routs Lafayette, Now Faces Best in City - the Falcons face city powers Christopher Columbus, Lincoln and Cardozo in the next nine days.

1/9/04 Jason Curry: 'Big Apple Basketball Inc. presents the Big Apple Basketball HS Invitational on Sunday, January 18, 2004 at Baruch College (corner of E. 24th St & Lexington Ave.).  12PM Newtown vs. All Hallows, 2PM Boys and Girls vs. Xaverian, 4PM Milliken Mills vs. Archbishop Molloy and 6PM Paramus Catholic vs. Amityville. Featuring...All Hallows' Ronald Ramon headed to Pitt, All Hallows' Albert Forbes headed to LIU, Amityville's A.J. Price headed to UConn, Molloy's Sundiata Gaines headed to Georgia and Xaverian's Mike Davis headed to Pitt.  For more information contact Jason Curry, President/Director of Operations at (718)575-3342, e-mail: staff@bigapplebasketball.com or visit www.bigapplebasketball.com.'

1/8/04 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'Congrats to Coach Jeff Charney on win #200 last night vs. Harrison. Port Chester beat Harrison 62-54 in an exciting game and improved to 7-1. PC was led by Ronald Miles (17pts.), Melvin Calhoun (16pts.,11ast.,5stls.), Leon Hill (10pts.,12rebs.), Jeremy Thomas (14rebs.) and Chad Charney (12pts- 4 3's).'

1/8/04  NJO: 'Junior guard Terence Grier scored a game-high 32 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had nine steals in Cranfords 62-54 victory over Morristown-Beard yesterday in Morristown.  Dave Snyder and Chris Brown contributed 12 points each for Cranford. Senior forward Gary Garris topped Morristown-Beard with 21 points.'

1/7/04 MSG Network: Mt. Vernon sits atop first Top-10 hoops poll.

1/7/04 NY Hoops: Ravens Too Much For Knights.

1/7/04 Sylvia Oliver, Clark, NJ: Elementary school player rankings.

1/7/04 Paul Brown: 'This Friday's tripleheader (freshmen, JV and varsity) Rice vs. All Hallows games will be in the Gauchos gym starting at 4:00, 5:45 and 7:00.  Bishop Loughlin and Rice play a doubleheader (JV and varsity) on Sunday at the Gauchos gym following the girls tournament with game times scheduled for 3:00 and 4:45 starts.'

1/7/04 HoopsUSA Consensus Poll has  # 1. St. Anthony - Jersey City, NJ, # 8. Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, NY, # 14. Rice - Manhattan, NY,  # 16. St. Raymond - Bronx, NY, # 41. Scotch Plains - Fanwood, NJ, # 50. Don Bosco Prep - Ramsey, NJ # 57. Cardoso - Bayside, NY # 59. Seton Hall Prep - West Orange, NJ, # 63. Abraham Lincoln - Brooklyn, NY and # 90. St. Augustine - Richland, NJ.

1/7/04 Donald J. Douglas, PSAL: 'Bronx Winter Classic -- Saturday, January 10, 2004 @ Lehman College.  12:00pm Boys & Girls vs. Walton (Girls), 2:00pm Francis Lewis vs. Lehman (Girls), 4:00pm Campus Magnet vs. James Monroe (Boys), 6:00pm Grady vs. Columbus (Boys).

Brooklyn Winter Classic (Girls Only) Sunday, January 11, 2004 @ Polytechnic University, 12 pm Cardozo vs Sheepshead Bay HS and 2pm FDA vs James Madison.

Brooklyn Winter Classic (Boys Only) Friday, January 16, 2004 @ St. Francis College. 5pm Wings Academy vs Benjamin Banneker and 7pm Benjamin Cardozo vs Abraham Lincoln.'

1/7/04 Courier Post: Camden Catholic's early run stuns Camden.

1/7/04 Philly.com: Irish jolt No. 1 Panthers.

1/7/04 NJ Hoops: Scotch Plains continued their winning ways with an impressive 74 - 33 win over Shabazz this afternoon in Scotch Plains.

1/7/04 John P Miciotta: Xaverian Clips All Hallows.

1/7/04 Daily News: Sorry Sebastian! Steve Karmiol logged 60 for Lincoln.  

1/7/04 NY Post: Sorry, cuz. No record for Telfair.

1/7/04 Coach Ron Dennis K.Y.D.A.'St John Prep defeated Nazareth H.S. and took sole possession of first place in the Chsaa A division south region. The Redstorm led 12 to 4 after the first quarter and 29 to 12 at halftime. The defense was key for this victory. Bryant Dunston, Fordham University bound,  led the defense with five block shots in the first half. Serge Clement passed the ball with precision, which enabled St John to roll past Nazareth in the first half of this game. Nazareth received good guard play from P.G. Jordan Vickers. St John also received help from junior forward Richard Thomas giving the Red Storm a boost off of the bench. The final score in this contest was SJP 53 Nazareth 26.'

1/7/04 Willie Negron: 'Monroe Campus Eagles 80, Walton Wildcats 55.  Darian David 18 points 4 assists, Michael Glover 15 points, 12 rebounds, Ronald Crippen14 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, Matthew Little 9 points, 14 rebounds, Riccardo Buckridge 13 points, 4 assists 2 steals. The Monroe Campus Eagles are 8-0 league and 14-2 overall, while the Walton Wildcats are league 3-4, overall 7-6.'

1/7/04 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'Port Chester is currently 6-1 going into tonight's game vs. Harrison and on the brink of becoming one of Westchester's elite teams. Coach Charney goes for win # 200 tonight. The team currently has 5 players averaging double figures and has PG Melvin Calhoun averaging 10+ assists and PF/C Jeremy Thomas averaging 10+ rebs. per game. The game is on channel 18 on Cablevision at 6pm.'

1/7/04 Coach Walter Welsh: Our final NYC Guachos girls high school match-ups classic event which will be held on this Sunday, January 11th. Place: Gauchos Gym, 478 Gerard Ave., Bronx, NY.  The games will feature: 1. Kennedy HS (Bronx) vs.Immaculate Heart Academy (NJ)10:00am,  2. St. Michael Academy (NYC) vs.St.John the Baptist (LI)12noon and 3. Willingboro HS (NJ) vs.Riverdale Baptist HS (MD) 2:00pm.'

1/6/04 Journal News: Mount Vernon moves up five spots in USA Today poll.

1/6/04 USA Today: Top teams include # 2. St. Anthony, Jersey City (7-0), Previous: 3. Result: Won Holiday Prep Classic in Torrey Pines, Calif., beating No. 23 El Camino (Oceanside, Calif.) 57-54 in final.  # 7. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (6-1). Previous: 12. Result: Finished second in Iolani Classic, losing to No. 1 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 73-55.  # 15. St. Raymond, Bronx, N.Y. (6-1). Previous: 6. Result: Beat Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.) 61-58 to finish 2-1 in Beach Ball Classic at Myrtle Beach, S.C. and # 19. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (8-1). Previous: 16. Result: Finished second in Stop-DWI Holiday Classic at Binghamton, N.Y.

Regional rankings, East: 1. St. Anthony, Jersey City (7-0),  2. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (6-1),  3. St. Raymond, Bronx, N.Y. (6-1),  4. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (8-1),  5. Simon Gratz, Philadelphia (7-2),  6. Cardinal Dougherty, Philadelphia (6-2),  7. Archbishop Spalding, Severn, Md. (9-1),  8. Cardozo, Bayside, N.Y. (11-1),  9. Lincoln, Brooklyn, N.Y. (9-3),  10. Trinity, Manchester, N.H. (6-0).

1/6/04 NJ Hoops: Super Six - # 1. St Benedict 13—0,  # 2. St Anthony 7—0,  # 3. St Augustine 4—0,  # 4. Don Bosco Prep 7—1,  # 5. Seton Hall Prep 5—1 and # 6. Scotch Plains 5—1.

1/6/04 NY Post: Sebastian Telfair nets a record 55 in laugher.

1/6/04 Newsday: 'Kevin Spann scored his 1,000th point on a jumper with 2:40 remaining in St. John the Baptist's 81-67 non-league loss to St. Edmund of Brooklyn in boys basketball last night. Spann scored 23 points.'

1/6/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): We were busy as usual traveling to Queens to play in the ABBE Boys Club Of New York Holiday Tournament. Our 12 and under team won the Championship on Monday December 29, 2003. Anthony Allen received the MVP award.

Our 10 and under, and 12U teams won Championships in the YMCA'S Last Man Standing Basketball Tournament yesterday, 10U MVP was won by Akera Allen, 12U MVP was won by Nhil Menard.

I want thank Mr. Earl Elliotte from Boys Club of New York, and Mr. Steven Board from Flatbush YMCA, for inviting our teams to their tournaments, and showing our children a great time.'

1/6/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): We are starting our 2nd Basketball developing camp which ends in June 2004. All children 4 - 16 years old. Anyone wanting to register please feel free to call 718 434 0127 or 718 666 6534.

1/5/04 John Miciotta @ nychsaa.org: CK Beats McClancy.

1/5/04 PrepNation: National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 4 includes # 2. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (6-0), coach Bob Hurley earned win No. 800, # 5. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (6-1), led by super frosh G Mike Colburn, # 11. New York, Rice (6-1), suffered first loss to regionally ranked Philadelphia, Gratz, # 18. Bronx, N.Y., St Raymond (6-1), beat regionally ranked Arlington, Va., O'Connell at Beach Ball.

1/5/04 Rich Kosik (BOOKSNBALL): Important information about NCAA initial-eligiblity changes.

1/5/04 David Nelson: Upcoming events at Kips Bay.

1/5/04 NJO: Brandon Costner triggers Seton by St. Pat's.  St. Anthony steals one away from CBA, 48-41. St. Benedict's put on quite a show ... after the crowd left.

1/5/04 NJ Hoops: Seton Hall Prep triumphs. And St. Anthony's prevails.

1/5/04 Philly.com: After almost a two-week break, Camden boys' basketball coach Clarence Turner resumes his quest for 700 wins. Turner is 697-112 in his 30th year of guiding the Panthers, who are ranked No. 1 in South Jersey.

1/5/04 Newsday: LWA's Jon Han Using Miss As an Added Incentive.

1/5/04 Daily News: Hoopsters' gift: holiday baskets.

1/5/04 Sporting News: Crash kills French prep player, Kevin Mormin.

1/5/04 Eric Medved (Director of Player Personnel for the City Rocks): 'The Albany City Rocks have had several verbal commitments lately: 2004 Sam Dolan 6'10" C St Thomas More - Mercer,  2005 Emmanuel "Tiki" Mayben 6'3" PG Troy - Syracuse,  2004 DayShawn Wright 6'8" PF Oak Hill - Syracuse,  2004 Will Daniels 6'6" SF FDR - Rhode Island and 2004 Cory Carson 6'4" SG Schuylerville - Mercyhurst (D2).  Right now the next player to commit to play collegiately looks to be Artavius "Tae" Fisher of Kingston HS. Fisher, a 5'10" SG who shoots the lights out, is looking at several schools including Evansville.

The remaining unsigned players from the class of 2004 are: Taquan Evans 6'2" PG LaSalle, Josh Pelletier 6'4" SF LaSalle, Steve Dagostino 5'11" SG Guilderland, Brian Monahan 6'7" PF CBA-Albany and AJ Mahar 6'7" SG Mount Anthony (Vermont).'

1/4/04 Metro TV: St Anthony beat CBA in the first game while Seton Hall Prep took St Patrick 68-61 behind a 27 point, nine rebound effort from 6-8 junior Brandon Costner. St Benedict more than doubled Hudson Catholic 72 - 35 to go 13 - 0 on the season.

1/4/04 LA Times: Pangos Dream Classic --  Sebastian Telfair Puts on a Show for NBA Audience.

1/4/04 Daily News: Loss of innocence. Crash thrusts L.I. hoops program into spotlight.

1/4/04 Daily News: Nyan Boateng juggles hoops, grid

1/4/04 Newsday: LI CHSAA Boys preview.  Nassau preview. And Suffolk preview.

1/4/04 Newsday: St. Mary’s Still at Top of Heap. Danny Green and Co. have everything running smoothly.

1/4/04 Keith Mason: 'All Hallows beat Christ the King 54-50. Ronald Ramon was the game's leading scorer with 24 points including 6 3s.'

1/4/04 Newsday: All Hallows Solves CK.

1/4/04 Philly.com:  Camden Catholic rebuilding quickly - and having fun.

1/3/04 Pat McKenna: 'Went to the Beach Ball Classic and have a few observations. St Ray's looked a little disjointed. Gavin did not play very well. Brian Laing had great games, including 32 with sparained ankle yet didn't make all tourney team. Frank Elegar played sparingly in 2 games and didn't dress for last game? Injury or coach's decision?

St Rays lost to Cardinal Dougherty of Phila. CD lost to Simon Gratz of Phila. Gratz beat Rice. What do you think of Rice v. St Ray? Haven't seen Rice this year but they beat nice team (Gonzaga of DC) and may give St Ray a run for their money?

Also, what do you think of McClancy and Molloy? Yata Gaines was awesome in TN tourney with 37 ppg avg for 4 games! Can he keep Molloy in games with Rice or Raymond?'

1/3/04 NJO: Barney Anderson and Sean McCurdy scored 17 points apiece as St. Anthony avenged its only home-court loss in the last two seasons with an 81-56 triumph over Burlington Life Center last night in Jersey City.

1/3/04 Philly.com: Roman falls to Pennsauken's rally. The Indians, led by Al Fisher's game-high 39 points, stormed past the Cahillites in the fourth quarter to win, 79-74.

1/3/04 LA Times: Hype Machine Revs Up for Sebastian Telfair. The 5-foot-11 point guard from Brooklyn's Lincoln High carries national buzz into today's game against Harvard-Westlake at Pauley Pavilion.

1/2/04 Louis Xifaras, assistant varsity coach: 'Monsignor McClancy won the 2003 Coaches vs Cancer Christmas Tournament at Southside High School in Elmira, New York. On 12/27/03, we beat Elmira Free Academy 63-52. Leading scorers were Nick Hamilton-Lopez with 20, Will Borgolte with 14, and sophomore Stephen Wood with 10. In the semi-final round on 12/28/03, we beat Troy, Pa 87-67. Leading scorers were Will Borgolte with 34, Nick Hamilton-Lopez with 20 and Stephen Wood with 14. In the championship round on 12/29/03 at 7:45 pm in front of a packed house of over 3,000 fans, we beat the home team, Southside High School 59-52. Leading scorers were Stephen Wood with 16, Nick Hamilton-Lopez with 12 and Will Borgolte with 10. Will Borgolte captured his second tournament MVP award this season, while Nick Hamilton-Lopez made All-Tournament team, and sophomore Stephen Wood took home the Defense Player of the Tournament Award. Local college coaches are overlooking Will Borgolte. As of now he is leading the CHSAA in scoring, the toughest High School league in the country. He captured 2 tournament MVP awards, and at 6'5", can shoot the ball with anyone in our league. Will finishes around the basket and puts the ball on the floor well. Local colleges better open up their eyes quick before another out of state college realizes his talent and the city loses out on another Division 1 area talent. Also keep your eyes open for sophomore Stephen Wood. He is slowly developing into a big time player.'

1/2/04 We invite all tri-state and east coast teams to the 1st annual King of New York AAU sanctioned basketball winter league for grades 3 – 8 / 9u -14u to be held at Queens College during weekends from February - April. Cost $375 per team plus referee fees. For grades 5-8/ 11u-14u, there will be a Division I and Division II champion. Coaches will have the option for which division they want to play in at these age groups. All coaches please specify which division you want your team to participate in upon entry. For more information please contact: Coach Mike Moore at (917) 406-6801 or Coach Dana Dingle at (646) 773-4878.  You can also send emails to kingny2004@yahoo.com.'

1/2/04 Newsday: Aid and comfort for team. N.C. town takes in LI players after van crash kills 1, injures 8.

1/2/04 Courier Post: Many gazing at Paul Gause. Schalick star is showing he's more than a shooter.

1/2/04 Courier Post: Charron Fisher set for neighborhood showdown. Pennsauken resident making an impact on Roman Catholic basketball program

1/2/04 NJ Hoops: Philly team tops two of NJ's finest - Seton Hall Prep and Don Bosco Prep.  Earlier scores on the Charleston Roundball Classic.

1/2/04 Newsday: Molloy's Sundiata Gaines Chosen as Tournament MVP.

1/1/04 Coach Bob Oliva: 'Congratulations to our own (Christ The King) former basketball & football player Will Poole, class of 1999 on winning the Rose Bowl & the national championship.Will was one of the best defensive players I ever coached and he might have been the best defensive player on U.S.C. He is projected to be a first round draft pick in the N.F.L.'

1/1/04 NY Hoops: Team Rankings.

1/1/04 John Sce, Varsity Basketball Coach New Utrecht High School: 'I would like to take this opportunity to thank John Browning and his staff for another outstanding Tournament. The competition was great, the games were very exciting and the hospitality by John and his staff are second to none. New Utrecht High School has been a part of this tournament for many years and I find it to be a highlight of our season to participate in it. Once again congratulations on a job well done and we will see you again next year.'

1/1/04 Charlotte Observer: Basketball player, 18, killed when van flips. 8 hurt as N.Y. team traveled to Charlotte.

1/1/04  Newsday: Van Carrying Our Savior New American Team Crashes; 1 Dead, 8 Hurt.

1/1/04 Bristol Herald: Sundiata Gaines will go down in Arby's Classic history.

1/1/04 NY Post: Willie Poole makes most of second chance.

1/1/04 Emilio Rosado: 'Benedictine Capital City Classic, Richmond Va. After losing to Benedictine by four, St. John's went on to beat the Steward School of Richmond Va. for third place in the tournament. Benedictine beat Christian Brothers of Lincroft NJ for the chip. Center Bryant Dunston captured most outstanding player, best rebounder and made the all-tournament team along with pt. guard Serge Clement. Congratulations to coach Gatto, coach Garnes and JV coach Penekis for the fine work they did with this team. I want to wish to all in the basketball community a happy and healthy new year.

1/1/04 Coach Ron Dennis of K.Y.D.A. 'On Tuesday St John Prep 7 wins & 2 losses fell short in what was a strong comeback against host team St Benedictine in the Benedictine Christmas Tournament.  The Redstorm overcame a 15 pt deficit, took the lead by one point before falling to St Benedictine by 4 pts.  St Benedictine went on to win their own tournament by beating Christian Brothers Academy. Cocaptains Bryant Dunston Fordham Univ bound and Serge Clement went on to receive honors for making the all tournament team. St John Prep finished in third place in St Benedictine eight team tournament.'

1/1/04 Tony Ramos: 'In the consolation game in Bristol, Tennessee Sundiata Gaines broke the scoring record for most points in 4 games in their tournament. He scored 147 pts. in 4 games and now is the record holder. Molloy went on to a 61-53 win over Riverdale (GA) behind a 32 pt, 11 rebound performance for the Stanners. They finished the tourney with a record of 3-1.'

1/1/04 Dr. Oliver G. Mackey/ F.T.G.O.T.N: 'Thanks for all the inquiries regarding the last spot in our tournament. It was quickly filled by the Juice Allstars. We shall hold another tournament in the 14 or 15 yo age group, in the Spring. If you wish to be considered please E-mail Org., and Coach's name and tel.no. to FTGON@cs.com.'