February 2005

2/28/05 Donald J. Douglas, Director PSAL: 'Tomorrow's games have been rescheduled

Boys March 2 @ Hunter College: (10) Manhattan Center vs. (26) William Bryant, (2) FDA vs. (18) Springfield Gardens, (1) Lincoln vs. (16) Long Island City.

Boys March 3 @ Elmcor (6) JFK vs. (22) Curtis, (3) Cardozo vs. (14) Grady and (9) Wadleigh vs. (25) Bayside

Girls March 2 @ Lehman College (6) Midwood vs. (11) Banneker, (3) JFK vs. (14) Madison and ( 7) Canarsie vs. (10) Cardozo.

Girls March 3 @ Lehman College ((8) Lincoln vs. (9) Mckee Staten Island Tech, (1) Murry Bergtraum vs. (16) Tottenville and (2) Francis Lewis vs. (15) Boys & Girls.'

2/28/05 Newsday: Brentwood 56, Bayport-Blue Point 45. Johnny Garcia's work on boards helps Indians advance.

2/28/05 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'It's official! After an intense season, where he won the MVP at the Harry Jefferson Classic, beat St. Ray's and led his team to an 20-2 finish, Port Chester PG, Melvin Calhoun, has verbally committed to Iona. Congrats to a great kid and a great program. Coach Jeff Ruland and his staff are getting one classy kid who loves the game and plays to win everytime he's on the floor. Melvin narrowed down his choices to Iona, Northeastern and Canisius, but felt it was best to stay close to home. Melvin will be an immediate impact next year as the Gaels get a dynamite PG and person. Congrats to the PC program, the Iona program and to Melvin himself.'

2/28/05 Daily News: Mike Davis-Sabb goes OT for All Hallows.

2/28/05 NY Post: Mike Davis steps up to power Gaels.

2/28/05 Newsday: All Hallows 97, Molloy 94. Gaels snap streak, win in OT.

2/28/05 NY Hoops: Royals are freshmen champs.

2/28/05  NJO:Achilles' heel for this 7-footer is his elbow - Brian Zoubek.

2/28/05 Frank McCree: 'New Jersey State Playoffs begin Monday weather permitting. Some games of interest are:

Monday Fort Lee at Hillside. Junior Pedro Burgos of Fort Lee leads Bergen County in socring with a 27 ppg average. He has made 70 treys this season. Reportedly he is the best long range shooter in the state. Hillside starts five newcomers this year from the team that made it to the sectional semifinals last year. Junior Kenny Watson averages 15 ppg, whiole 6-6 senior Antwan Brinson is strong inside.

Rancocas Valley at Franklin. RV is still recovering from the sudden death last summer of former coach Jeff Cooney. 6-4 sophomore Kelvin White is a budding star. Franklin's junior 6-10 center Hamidu Rahman is one of the state's most improved players. Mike Tyree's 65 treys leads Somerset County.

Tuesday -- St. Joseph's Metuchen at Msgr. Donovan. Donovan has beaten Raritan, Lacey, Manchester, and Southern. Since 7-0 Uconn signee Andrew Bynum returned from an injury in mid-January St. Joe's has been hot.

Voorhees at Millburn  Many people are calling Millburn coach Rodger Blind Essex County Coach of the year. The former St. Peter's College mentor took the Millers from 6-18 to 17-6, with buzzer beater losses to DePaul and Delbarton. Sophmore point guard Jesse Steele and 6-6 Charlie Cerlen lead the Millers. Sophs Bryan Davis 11.7 ppg, Billy Grannerman 11.0 ppg and Kevin Schaffer lead Vorhees.'

2/27/05 The Playaz' led wire to wire against the Rifles in the day's first midget game at IS8 this afternoon, winning 63-42, as Justin Brogsdale had ten points and 14 assists. They will play Starrett City in next Saturday's semis as SC. also led all the way taking the Unique All Stars 60-50 and getting balanced scoring from center James Padgett (16), wing Ethan Clare (16) and point guard Devante Cutler (13). Unique's Josh Malone had a game high 18. Then Team Odom used a 26-11 second quarter advantage to lead the Gauchos by 10 at the half on route to a 60-48 victory behind Ryan Dillon (17), Marion Smith (14) and Deshaun Moye (13). TO will play the Lloyd Daniels Rebels, Juice All Stars' winner in the other semis. More scores and matchups on the IS8 Winter League page.

2/27/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The Section One Boy's Basketball All-Tournament teams are now available. Also the Section 1 NYSPHSAA Regional Schedules are now posted. Go to www.westchesterelite.com/_wsn/page8.html for complete info.

2/27/05 Metro Hoops: St. Patrick’s wins Union County Title.  And Seton Hall Prep wins Essex Count tournament title.

2/27/05 NJ.com: Chris Andrews helps Seton win crown.

2/27/05 NorthJersey: Eddie Crockett's 28 produce upset -- 69-59 Passaic victory over Paterson Catholic.

2/27/05 Courier Post: Atlantic City goes old school to top Hermits.

2/27/05 Philly.com: Atlantic City tops St. Augustine to win league title.

2/27/05 NJ Hoops: County Tournament Excitement -- Passaic County and Union County finals.

2/27/05 Daily News: Kyle McAlarney magic not enough.  And Curtis Kelly powers Rice over St. Ray's to title.

2/27/05 Newsday: Rice 79, St. Raymonds 55. Curtis Kelly spurs Rice to Diocesan win.

2/27/05 Newsday: In coaching, where does constructive criticism end and verbal abuse begin?  It's much better to swear off cursing.  Web note: I'm disappointed that the Newsday editors decided to run a picture of coach Ron Naclerio yelling at a player with this story. It blurs and detracts from what should have been a useful message.

2/27/05 NYHoops: PSAL 2nd round preview.

2/27/05 Pete Edwards: 'The I.S.8 Spring High School Classic will begin the 1st weekend in April. There is limited space for new entries. For more information contact me at 718-297-3951 or cell 917-692-9835.'

2/27/05 David Dennis, Kennedy Center Director: 'The Crusader basketball program has announced that it is reaching out to all its participants, local CYO teams, aau coaches in a series of Spring workshops and coaching clinics. Leadership – March 5th (11am-1pm) -- This workshop provides leaders of youth sport organizations and schools with tools they can use to shape their “organizational culture”. Leaders explore a step-by-step roadmap to excellence that supports a sports culture that honors the game. Leaders get an overview of the training their coaches receive to become “double-goal” coaches (coaches who want to both win and develop the character of their players) and they get a brief overview of the Positive Coach Mental Model, which includes principles such as honoring the game and filling athletes emotional tanks. Topics such as coach recruitment, a coach job description, a coach evaluation system, parent pledges, and how to intervene when the culture begins to degrade are also covered. Contact  David.Dennis@archny.org, 34 West 134th Street, Harlem, NY 10037. tel: 212-862-6401, fax: 212-862-6421.'

2/27/05 Coach James Joe: "Saint Paul The Apostle School in Irvington, NJ. We have a highly competitive 7th and 8th grade boys team. We play in the North Jersey Grammar Independent League (G.I.L.). Looking for a game during the week of 2/28-3/4. If any one has an open date please email stpeagles@hotmail.com or call me at 973-725-5030. Preferably home, but willing to travel '

2/27/05 Rickey Smith, Bigqueensscout: Machell Bailey PF Class of 2007 Jamaica HS JV team is one of our newest members to NYC Ballers I.N.C 16 and under team. Machell scored a game high 41 vs Francis Lewis High school seting a new school record for most points scored in a school jv game. Machell is averaging 23 points per game.

We still have spots open for our new travel teams. We are looking for coaches for our 18u 16u 14u and 12u teams. Our 16u prime team is Machell Bailey , Xavier Gibbs, James Cruz, Mike Glover, Billy Butler, Brandin Butler, Edy Toussiant, Keith McAllister, Justin (JJ) Garvin, Akeem Brightmen. Any kids ages 12 to 18 that want to play for NYC Ballers just send an email to BigQueensScout@yahoo.com.  There are no fees to play for NYC Ballers. We will pay all of your traveling fees and NYC Ballers will provide all players with uniforms and sneakers. There will only be 2 teams pre age group.'

2/27/05 Metro Hoops: Final Quarter Featuring Corey Fisher.

2/26/05 Newsday: City hoops, LI hardwood - St Mry's Gaels.

2/26/05 Daily News: Xaverian leaves it to Levance Fields. And Gaels breeze past Railsplitters.

2/26/05 Newsday: St. Mary's 88, Lincoln 56. Gil Montalvo leads surprise rout. Small guard pumps in five three-pointers, 19 points for Gaels.

2/26/05 Journal News: Humility makes Geoff McDermott stand out away from the game.

2/26/05  Daily Star: High school boys basketball state rankings from the New York State Sportswriters Association. Class AA headed by 1. St. Mary-CHSAA 21-0,  2. Christ The King-CHSAA 23-1, 3. Niagara Falls-6 20-1, 4. New Rochelle-1 22-1, 5. Mount Vernon-1 20-3 and 6. Rice (NYC)-PSAL 18-3.

2/26/05 NJ.com: Linden, St. Pat's vie for title of Union County tournament.

2/26/05 NorthJersey: Paterson Catholic won't ho-hum it for Passaic County tournament championship game.

2/25/05 Rudy King: 'Coaches, time is running out to nominate your players for the 2nd Annual 2005 Right Bounce Basketball Showcase featuring (72) of the top rising (8-10th) grade boys from NY, NJ, CT, DE, PA, MD, D.C., VA & NC. Tipoff June 3-4 @Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus). There will be three games - 8th Grade (12 Noon), 9th Grade (2pm), 10th Grade (4pm). The event is sponsored in part by: Reebok Basketball, Forest City Ratner, Long Island University, King Sports, Eastern Invitational Basketball, Crown Trophy - Forest Hills, Kaplan Testing Services, CrazeCreations & NYC Bounce Magazine. Coaches, I have been approached by tons of players asking if they can participate, but the problem is, you must be nominated to be considered by the evaluation committee. Players, parents, coaches, guardians, etc. Visit www.rightbounce.com to nominate your player. Be sure to include contact information as this is the only way that we will be able to reach you. For all of you young players out there, this is where you want to be. We have extended the nomination deadline until March 19 to give everyone a chance to get involved. Do not miss this opportunity! Just ask the players from last year.'

2/25/05 Coach Jimmy Salmon: The Playaz Basketball Club is hosting the 8th Annual Spring Fling tournament from March 31-April 3, 2005. The main site for the event is Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. in Hackensack/Teaneck. The event has 6 levels of competition - 12U; 13U; 14U; 15U; 16U; 17U;. As of today there is only room for 2 more 17 and under teams (32 team bracket). Four teams are needed in both the 15U and the 16U levels (16 team bracket). Three teams are needed in the 12U ,13U and 14U levels ( 8 team bracket).All brackets offer a 3 game guarantee. For more info please contact me at JimmySalmon67@aol.com or calling me @ 973-207-4346. Information can be either faxed or emailed to you. Teams are accepted on a First Paid/First Served basis regardless of shoe company affiliation. Event schedule will be out atleast 1 week prior to the event. Hotel info is available upon request.'

2/25/05 NorthJersey: St. Joseph is king of Bergen.

2/25/05 Newsday: Vernon Teel. Lost in Flushing. Team doesn't travel, so a quality guard goes mostly unnoticed despite scoring touch and the right attitude.

2/25/05 Rodrick C. Bussey Brooklyn-Queens Warriors (Scholars Through Sports Foundation): 'Dominik Goj, a 10th grader at Bronx Science, had a tremendous year. Dominik averaged 21 ppg and 12 rpg. His solid year should warrant major consideration for an All-Bronx team in a month or two. Dominik is going under the radar for now, but that should change as the AAU season progresses. Chris Richards, 11th grader at Franklin K. Lane, had a solid season. Chris averaged about 17 ppg along with almost 7 apg. He led his Lane team to the playoffs for the first time in 4 or 5 years. Chris should also be considered for one of the All-Queens teams.'

2/24/05 NJ.com: Michael Henderson rallies Linden by St. Mary's. And Eric Moore spurs St. Benedict's by Peddie in final, 71-61

2/24/05 Metro Hoops: St. Benedicts Take Prep B Crown.

2/24/05 Newsday: McClancy's 'Sticks'  -- There's just no knock on Wood.

2/24/05 Living Faith Christian Academy (LFCA) Soaring Eagles boy’s basketball team (20-3) will travel to “The Next Generation of Champions”, the 25th Annual Basketball tournament sponsored by the National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) March 1-5, 2005.

2/24/05 Coach Arthur Cox: '. The CHSAA championship freshmen game will be held Saturday at 6:00 pm at Holy Cross HS to be followed by the JV championship at 8:00.

Team Odom - Arthur Cox and his longtime friend and C K alumnus, Lamar Odom have decided to put together Team Odom. Team Odom will provide a solid athletic program for the youth of the metropolitan area. Consistent updates will be posted on NYC NJ Hoops. I want to thanks Lamar in advance for his generosity in helping give back to the youth of today. The program will be part of Lamar's Kathy's Kids Foundation founded in memory of his deceased mom, Kathy.

I am no longer a staff member of the Riverside Church - Metro Hawks. I would like to thank founders Ernest Lorch and Tom Rizk for the opportunities given to us. My players and I were treated professionally and fairly throughout our 8 month stay. Unfortunately old attitudes, egos and politics would not let this new situation go forward. Coach Concho Council is no longer a staff member of the Riverside Church - Metro Hawks. Douglas Jones will remain on staff for the Riverside Church - Metro Hawks.'

2/24/05 Coach Paul Suber : 'Over the President's Day Holiday weekend the Team Next 6th and 7th grade teams traveled to Portland, Oregon for the Nike Presidential Day All American Tournament. There were some excellent West Coast teams involved, the Portland Disciples, Seattle Rotary Blue & Black, Oakland Rebels, Sacramento Raiders, Southern California Aces and the Bay Area Ballers. Team Next 6th grade team made it to the semifinals (5-0) before losing to the Southern California Rising Stars (74-70) in a very exciting and competitive game. Team Next played with only 5 players all tournament: Shaquille Stokes, Tavon Sledge, Da'Shawn, Cory Edwards and Jermaine Sanders. Team Next will get a chance to avenge their loss on March 11-13 at the Fieldhouse Gold Medal Invitational in Indianapolis, IN.

The 7th grade crew won the championship 74-69 over the Oakland Rebels in a hard fought dog fight. Team Next was led in scoring by DaShaun Wiggins and JayVaughn Pinkston with 17 points a piece. JayVaughn Pinkston was M.V.P. of the tournament with a average 20.2 pts per game to go along with 16.3 rebounds. The team averaged over 80 points a game. DaShaun Wiggins 21.6 JayVaughn 20.2, Steve Whittingham 17.5, Davontay Grace 16.3, (33 pts in the semifinals) and Aaron Brown 10.3 (13 assists in the semifinal game). Every game was played in front of jam packed gyms. They really love basketball on the West Coast, like we do on the East Coast. The kids had fun and the coaches Kimani Young, Eric Andrews (6th grade) and I really had a great experience out there. It was well worth the 5 hour (2300 miles) flight.'

2/24/05 Edwin Morales: 'Congratulations to Coach Murphy and his New Rochelle Huguenots on their tremendous victory over Mount Vernon. I had the opportunity of coaching some of his players with Chase The Game AAU program (McDermott, Parkes) and these kids always gave me 110% even when overmatched. It just shows what hard work and determination can achieve (and a good coach of course). Good Luck in the semifinals.'

2/24/05 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'The Connecticut Flame AAU program out of Greenwich, CT has moved their operations to Port Chester, NY and has changed the name of the program to The Flame AAU. Tryouts for the 2005 AAU season will be held for teams/ages 10-17 & under on Sunday March 6th at Port Chester HS and Saturday March 12th at The King & Low Heywood Thomas School. The Flame is consistently growing as one of the East Coast's best AAU boys programs around. Many of Westchester, NYC and lower Ct's best players have played for or are currently playing in the program. Players such as Port Chester's Melvin Calhoun, Jeremy Thomas and Greg Avila. Stepinac's Taylor Foster. New Rochelle's Michael Cooper. Mount St. Michael's Jason Walsh. Brunswick School stars Kevin Decker and Tyler McFarlane. Coming from NYC, Gompers Michael Tuitt and Mike Singleton. Players from the past include Corneilo Gunbunda (Gtown), Rob McKiver (Providence), Jamal Webb (Wagner), Andrew Marsh (Dominican), Alban Shalah (WCC), Jamie Procino (SUNY-Cortlandt) and Trinity Catholic's Craig Austrie (UMASS). Come and see for yourself and dont miss a chance to get the exposure you need. For more information, go to www.connecticutflame.com or contact me at 914-523-7213.'

2/24/05 Justin Greene: 'You guys are missing this kid named Kazeem "Africa" Oladimeji from Uniondale, Long Island. He had to be the most untalked about freshman in New York. He is a 5' 5" guard with lightning quick ball handling and is a leader on the court. He is small in size but makes up for it with his court vision and his ability to drive and score. His jumpshot need a little help but it will come along with time and practice. Kazeem is attending Uniondale High School (not for too long). He was on the Jay Vee team but had a little problem with the coaching staff and he quit (that was a dumb move on his part) and is looking to transfer to Holy Cross or even St.Marys. He is playing in IS8 14u with Team Impact.'

2/24/05 John P Miciotta: ' Christ the King and Holy Cross won their CHSAA "AA" freshman semifinal games at Molloy last night.'

2/24/05 Newsday: St. Mary's Danny Green Jr. selected an All-American for next month's game; first LI player to earn nod since Amityville's Jason Fraser in 2002.

2/24/05 Metro Hoops Players of the Week 12 Senior- Brandon Costner 6’9 Forward (Seton Hall Prep), Junior- Shamari Spears 6’5 Forward (Blair Academy), Sophomore- Kyle Fitzgerald 6’5 Forward (Red Bank Regional) and Freshman- Dave Johnson 5’7 Guard (Lakewood Prep).

2/24/05 This weekend's playoff schedule is on the IS8 Winter League page.

2/23/05 Journal News: New Rochelle upsets Mt. Vernon for AA title.

2/23/05 Jim Walsh, Coach, St Joan of Arc CYO: 'Would it be possible to add links to the various tournaments somewhere on the front page or on the links page? I have a hard time remembering www.nycnjhoops.com/is80501.htm, for example, let alone the Pro Style and Africa Park links. I realize you give the link when there's an update, but sometimes I like to use the old pages as reference material.' Web note: That's why this site has a search engine on top of this front page. Currently there are 18 hits on the single word Africa and 12 on the exact phrase phrase Africa Park. There are 86 hits on 'style' refuting those people who don't think this site has any style at all.

2/23/05 Tom Lindsay, Asst. Coach Brooklawn Bears: 'There is a player in south Jersey, Brett Darrow, a  5' 9" shooting guard 8th grader from Alice Costello School in Brooklawn who has over 1,100 points in 7&8 grade basketball. Recently scored 44 points in a 56 -52 game. Pure shooter from 6' beyond the arc. Brett is only 14 y/o and won't be 15 until next season. We have played many boys who are in the 8th grade but are already 15 going on 16'.

2/23/05 BOOKSNBALL: 'All basketball coaches of youth level student-athletes (elementary - middle school) can be part of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). This is definitely worth looking into.'

2/23/05 John P Miciotta: ' Xaverian used a late rally to hold off Holy Cross 69-67, while Loughlin needed a runner in the lane from Herbie Allen with 4.1 seconds left to upset top seeded Christ the King 64-63 in Brooklyn-Queens Diocesan semi-final action last night.

2/23/05 Daily News: Ricky Torres' 26 lift Ravens higher. And Herbie Allen leads Loughlin to upset of CK.

'Rice too much for Farrell. Curtis Kelly and Edgar Sosa each scored 16 points as Rice held off Farrell, 55-45, in the Archdiocesan of New York semifinals at Mount St.Michael. Behind Doug Elwell's five 3-pointers, Farrell was within 43-42 with 3:17 to go, but the Raiders outscored the Lions 12-3 down the stretch.'

2/23/05 Newsday: Herbie Allen applies finishing touch.

2/23/05 NY Post: Ricky Torres sparks St Ray's.

2/23/05 NJ Hoops Super Six is 1. St. Patrick's (21 - 3), 2. St. Benedict's (25 - 1), 3. Seton Hall Prep (22 - 1),  4. Haddonfield (20 - 1), 5. Paterson Catholic (18 - 3) and 6. Linden (21 - 1).

2/22/05 Weekend results on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

2/22/05 HoopsUSA Consensus Poll includes # 1. St. Mary's - Manhasset, NY 22-0 , # 2. Christ The King - Middle Village, NY 23-1, # 13. Rice - Manhattan, NY 18-3, # 14. Seton Hall Prep - West Orange, NJ 22-1, # 28. Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, NY 20-3, # 30. St. Patrick - Elizabeth, NJ 19-3, # 35. St. Anthony - Jersey City, NJ 17-5, # 36. New Rochelle - New Rochelle 22-1.

2/22/05 Metro Hoops: New Jersey vs. New York Showdown Set for Saturday, March 26, 2005.

2/22/05 Eric Jaklitsch: 'This past Sunday longtime basketball coach Bob Maurer of Sayville passed away after losing a bout with cancer. Bob was a basketball coach for almost forty years dating back to his days when he was a police officer and school teacher in Brooklyn New York. He played at St Francis Prep as a high school student and then at St Francis College in Brooklyn. He coached many great players in New York such as Stuart Granger, Robert Phelps, Mike Dunleavy (coach of LA Clippers), Rolando Blackmann and many others. He also ran the Lupus Charity Basketball Classic for 15 years which showcased Suffolk County against Nassau County in a game to benefit the Long Island Lupus Foundation. In addition, he ran the St Lawrence CYO program in Sayville New York for over 20 years. Bob touched the life of many basketball players throughout Long Island and New York City. Funeral arrangements are as follows: wake, Tuesday and Wednesday 2-4:30 and 7-9:30 at Raynor & D'Andrea in West Sayville New York; funeral mass St Mark's in Brooklyn New York 10:00 am Thursday.'

2/22/05 Ted Gustus: 'The basketball community has lost a great coach, as Coach Robert Maurer passed away on Monday. As a friend of Coach Maurer and his family for over 30 years, he will greatly be missed. Coach Maurer is probably best known for the Lupus Games in Long Island, which he found in honor of his lovely wife, Judy. He is also, known as the co-founder of the Hoops 4 Heroes Memorial Basketball Classic, which he started to support the children of the victims in the 911 terrorist attacks. Coach Maurer was a teacher, police officer and coach in the Brooklyn community for many years. When he moved to Long Island, as a retired police officer, he became one of the pioneers for putting long Island basketball on the map. The wake is on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 22nd & 23rd beginning 2-4:30 P.M. and 7-9:30 P.M. at Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Home 245 Montauk Highway, West Sayville, LI telephone; 631 589-2345. The funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 24th beginning 10 A.M. at St. Marks Church located on the corner of Avenue Z and Ocean Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Telephone: (718) 891-3100.'

2/22/05 USA Today Super 25 boys' basketball rankings includes # 4. St. Mary's, Manhasset, N.Y. (22-0). Previous: 4. Results: Beat St. Raymond (Bronx) 75-55 and Kellenberg Memorial (Uniondale) 75-24. # 5. Christ the King, Queens, N.Y. (23-1). Previous: 5. Result: Beat All Hallows (Bronx) 60-44. # 15. Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. (22-1). Previous: 16. Results: Beat Shabazz (Newark) 77-53 in Essex County Tournament semifinals; beat West Morris Central (Chester) 85-44 and East Orange Campus 91-44 in regular season. # 16. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (18-3). Previous: 17. Result: Idle. # 21. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (20-3). Previous: 21. Results: Beat Spring Valley 68-52 in Class AA, Section 1 semifinals and White Plains 68-54 in quarterfinals. and # 25. St. Anthony, Jersey City (17-5). Previous: 25. Result: Beat Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) 60-27.

2/22/05 NJ.com: Brandon Costner, No. 1 Seton Hall take aim at ECT, state titles

2/22/05 PSAL.org: Basketball Playoffs schedule.

2/22/05 Newsday: Top 10 high school hoop teams are 1. Christ the King (23-1), 2. Rice (18-3), 3. Lincoln (25-2), 4. St. Raymond (15-9), 5. F. Douglass Academy (25-5), 6. Holy Cross (17-7), 7. Cardozo (23-6), 8. St. John's Prep (22-1), 9. Banneker (17-9) and 10. Xaverian (14-11).

2/22/05 NY Post: Moving was 'A' big boost for McClancy Crusaders.

2/22/05 Daily News: CHSAA playoffs rescheduled.

2/22/05 Edwin Morales: I am writing to you about a PG that doesn't show up on anyone's 2006 class, Yet may wined up as one of the better players of this class. His name is Rashawn Veada. He is the PG for Spring Valley HS. He is 5' 10" of constant motion. He is as good as any NYC PG and better than most. Just ask Coach Cimino of Mount Vernon how good this kid is. Before fouling out he had totally outplayed all of Mount Vernon's guards in the semifinals at Pace University. He helped Spring Valley to a 22-1 record ( there only loss to Mount Vernon). He is yet another kid that played for that Rockland Rockets AAU team this past summer. All those D1 and D2 coaches take notice he is that good.'

2/21/05 National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 13 lists # 1. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's 22-0 whipped NYC Catholic power St. Raymond's, # 2. Queens, N.Y., Christ the King 23-1 only loss to No. 1 St. Mary's, # 13. New York, N.Y., Rice 18-3 four state federation titles under coach Maurice Hicks, # 17. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep 22-1 Brandon Costner hit 1,000-point mark and , # 21. Mount Vernon, N.Y. 20-3 beat then-unbeaten Spring Valley.

2/21/05 John P Miciotta: 'CHSAA Class AA freshmen quarterfinals -- Xaverian, Holy Cross, Rice and Christ the King each win.

2/21/05 Daily News: Clippers forget regular-season woes. Sail past Molloy.

2/21/05 NY Post: Any hope Cardozo had of getting 6-9 center Theo Davis for the PSAL basketball playoffs ended last week when he headed back to his native Canada for the second time this season.

2/21/05 NY Post: Xaverian appears to be ready for a long ride.

2/21/05 Newsday: Xaverian 85, Molloy 73. Levance Fields spurs playoff advance, And Loughlin advances past St Francis Prep.

2/21/05 Hoopituprecruiting: Mount Soars Over the Valley.

2/21/05 NJ.com:  Paterson Catholic, Passaic gain Passaic County Tournament final.

2/21/05 Courier Post: Camden's senior, Kevin Payton, out for the season

2/21/05 Jared Rice: 'The African American Men of Westchester are hosting their 2nd annual basketball clinic. The clinic will take place at Westchester Community College on February 26, 2005. The doors open at 8:30 a.m. and admission is free to all boys and girls, ages 6-18. There will be free pizza and free t-shirts for the participants. Also, as a bonus, there will be free New Jersey Nets tickets to see Jason Kidd and Vince Carter compete against Steve Francis and the Orlando Magic on March 5, 2005. 20 tickets will be available to the first 5 organizations that sign up. One of the guest speakers of the day is Stu Jackson from the NBA. For more information, log on to www.ballfirminc.com.'

2/20/05 Metro Hoops: Cherry Hill Invitational Recap.

2/20/05 NY Post: PSAL looking into Bayside-Robeson.

2/20/05 NYHoops: New York vs New Jersey Showdown.

2/20/05 Philly.com: Haddonfield rolls over St. Augustine.

2/20/05 NJ.com: Essex County Tournament -- Bloomfield Tech, Seton Hall victorious.

2/20/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'Tuesday will feature a great day of boys' high school basketball as the Section One Tournament moves to the County Center in White Plains. At 12:15 seventh seeded Lourdes (Poughkeepsie) will play the 6 seed, Nyack. At 3:45 top-seeded Port Chester will face fourth seeded Peekskill. Both squads are loaded with talent and the contest should be very entertaining. The biggest matchup of the day will feature New Rochelle playing Mt. Vernon. The teams split during the year and this rubber match for the championship should be a great one. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:15PM with doors opening at 6:15 (There will be a girls championship prior). It is suggested that fans arrive early as a sellout crowd in expected. For a complete Section One schedule go to www.westchesterelite.com/_wsn/page8.html.'

2/20/05 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Tyson Johnson, a 6-foot-5 combo forward from St. Mary's High School in Manhasset, struck for 21 points last night to help his team defeat St. Raymond's High School of the Bronx. Tyson drained two key three-pointers to help the Gaels overcome an early deficit.'

2/20/05 Nathan Blue: 'Yesterday Real Scout 16under Team beat United Brooklyn to win first place in our division with a 4-0 record. PG Camron Sutton 5'10 soph has been avg over 26ppg. Playoffs start this week.'

2/20/05 Frank McCree: 'www.miracleofstanthony.com -- I read the book in one afternoon and have bought two copies. I mailed one to my son. Coach is doing a book signing in Ridgewood next Saturday.'

2/19/05 John Malone (Section1Guy): 'Mount Vernon came back from a 4 point halftime deficit to give Spring Valley their first defeat of the season, 68-52.'

2/19/05 Hoopituprecruiting: '#5 Mount Vernon 68, #4 White Plains 56.

2/19/05 Newsday: Cardozo 94, Van Buren 78. Drew Gladstone, Vic Morris help Judges maintain order.

2/19/05 Reginald Murray (Deputy Director, Brooklyn Rams): 'Congratulations on all of your hard work! Sometimes, I'm sure, it gets crazy with all the postings that people send and the amount of information that comes from NY & NJ involving high school basketball, AAU teams, local clubs, basketball tournaments, newspaper clippings, etc. New York is the Mecca for ball players. (Especially Brooklyn) And you do an excellent job. So many of us directors, coaches and players go to your site to find out what's happening in our own backyards. And your site never disappoints. As I'm writing this, I'm fan # 4,235,579. God bless you for what you've given to the New York area basketball community. And hopefully, we'll both be around to celebrate fan # 42,355,790.'

2/18/05 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'Basketball Development Camp during winter recess break at Erasmus Hall High School starting Monday February 21st to Friday 25th from 12 - 6pm boys & girls ages 8 - 16 years old. Learn the basics of basketball, shooting, passing, dribbling, rebounding, conditioning, team offense & defense, This is a special camp (not a babysitting camp). Please only inquire if your child is serious about basketball. Feel free to call 718 434 0127 or 718 666 6534.

"BIG SCREEN" Easter basketball tournament, starts Monday April 25th to 29th, age divisions 11under, 13Under, 15Under, 17Under.'

2/18/05 Phil Diasparra: 'Tryouts for the AAU Boys 17u Select team will be held at the Brewster Sports Center on Sat. March 12th at 5pm and again on Sun. March 13th at 6:30 pm. For more information and directions you can go to the website: www.westchesterhawks.com, or contact me at dassoc@aol.com.'

2/18/05 Rob McDonald (Tournament Director): Registration has now begun for the 7th Annual Necelina McDonald Memorial Foundation Invitational Basketball Spring Classic, taking place from April 18-24 at Brooklyn Hoops (Hoopland) and I.S. 275. Divisions are 13U, 15U, 17U, & 19U; with all teams playing a minimum of 3 games. Tournament fee of $375 includes referee fees and uniforms. Teams that have already confirmed include Broncos, Brooklyn Rams, Florida PAL, Ice Tea, Juice All-Stars, Kahil's Team Hustler (Schenectady), NYC Panthers, Renaissance Warriors, Starrett City, 3R Boston, YABC (Boston) and NMMF All-Stars. For more information, contact Rob McDonald at 917-533-7465, via e-mail at nmmfbasketball@hotmail.com, or go to the Spring Classic website at www.eteamz.com/nmmf and download a Coach's Packet. Registration deadline is March 25th and spots are filling up quickly.'

2/18/05 'Happy anniversary "NYCNJHOOPS.com". Great job Dennis Cronin. From Vincent Davis and everyone here at Pro Style.' Web note: As you'll see from the counter below, I first started this site on 2/19/98, six years ago tomorrow. Thanks for reminding me, Vincent.

2/18/05 NY Post: 'Splitters win one for Telfair.

2/18/05 Rich Kosik aka Booksnball: 'After seeing Morris H.S. in an impressive comback win vs. Telecommunications on Tuesday I was curious to see them take on defending PSAL Champions Lincoln H.S. and their very deep team in the second round of the PSAL Play-offs.. Add the bonus of being there to see Sebastian Telfair's #31 jersey retired and hung from the rafters of Lincoln's storied gym, I had to be there. I had the pleasure of sitting between Tom Konchalski, talent evaluator extraordinare and Vinny "On The Sidelines" Aceto for this special afternoon. You will read great accounts in the Daily News, the Post and Newsday who were all in attendance so I won't overwhelm you with details. Let me just say this. In over 30 years of watching city hoops I never saw a closer 17 point game, ever! The final score was 79-62 Lincoln, but after being down by 20 points at one time Morris closed to 59-58 & with 3 minutes left it was 64-60 Lincoln and then Lincoln exploded on a 15-2 run led by great steals and passing of Kevin White. As the game ended the Lincoln crowd was relieved after seeing Morris H.S. leave their hearts out on the court. Once again the player that impressed me the most was 6'2" Sr. Owen Brow (my mistake calling him Owen Brown on Wed.) If there is a tougher, more competitive player in the city (both PSAL & CHSAA) I didn't see him this year. Tom Konchalski told me at game's end Owen Brow had scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Stats can't do his performance justice. His hustle, steals, unselfish play & many spectacular passes to open teammates had many people nodding their heads in knowing respect at the fact they had just seen a special NYC player. I hope this youngman keeps working hard on his studies and qualifies for NCAA Div I competition. Hopefully we'lll get a chance to see him play in Hank Carter's annual Wheelchair classic this Spring on the Bronx team. College coaches should be heating up the phone lines to Morris this week! Ask for coach Darrly Sampson (718 542-370).'

2/18/05 Daily News: Year later, Telfair in own class. Lincoln raises jersey and legend.

2/18/05 Newsday: Lincoln retires Telfair's jersey.

2/18/05 PSAL.org: Revised Post Season Dates

2/18/05 NJ.com: Bayley-Ellard faces forfeit of Morris County boys basketball tournament win.

2/18/05 Philly.com: Haddonfield puts away Collingswood. Despite an ailing elbow, the Bulldogs' Brian Zoubek came up with 18 points and 19 rebounds in the win.

2/18/05 Courier Post: Injury can't stop Brian Zoubek, Haddonfield.

2/17/05 Queens Ledger: Bob Oliva - Christ The King boys varsity basketball coach - he has presided over a generation of basketball players.

2/17/05 Weekend schedule on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

2/17/05 Metro Hoops: Final quarter featuring Zack Rosen.

2/17/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The Section 1 boys' basketball semifinal and championship schedule is now confirmed. Matchups will be updated daily. Regional information will be posted shortly.

2/17/05 Metro Hoops: Top 10 Week of February 14th. -- 1. St. Patrick’s 18-3, 2. Seton Hall Prep 19-1, 3. Haddonfield 17-1,  4. Linden 19-1, 5. Paterson Catholic 15-3, 6. St. Anthony 16-5, 7. Raritan 18-3, 8. Bloomfield Tech 17-2, 9. St. Joseph’s Montevale 20-0 and 10. Trenton 15-3.

2/17/05 NJ Hoops Super Six is 1. St. Patrick's (18 - 3), 2. St. Benedict's (24 - 1), 3. Seton Hall Prep (20 - 1), 4. Haddonfield (17 - 1), 5. St. Joseph's Montvale (20 - 0) and 6. Paterson Catholic (15 - 3).

2/16/05 Metro Hoops: Primetime Shootout Capsule.

2/16/05 HoopsUSA Consensus Poll ranks # 1. St. Mary's - Manhasset, NY, # 2. Christ The King - Middle Village, NY,  # 13. Rice - Manhattan, NY, # 14. Seton Hall Prep - West Orange, NJ, # 29. Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, NY, # 31. St. Patrick - Elizabeth, NJ, # 39. New Rochelle - New Rochelle and # 41. St. Anthony - Jersey City, NJ.

2/16/05 Steve Finamore: 'I'm in the process of writing a book about Jack Ryan, A.K.A. The Hoop Wizard. Many of you know him, many of you have played with or against him. I'm looking for anyone with stories on Jack from way back in the day when he started playing at LaSalle Academy in 1977 all the way up to the present. I invite coaches and players to submit anything that they would like to share. Anything you have to add would be greatly appreciated. You can be on or off the record. I have known Jack for 25 years and he and I are gathering up information to make this a book that every basketball fan and human being should read. It's going to be an inspirational, human interest story about a basketball legend from out of Brooklyn. You can email me at hoops135@hotmail.com.'

2/16/05 Terrence (t-bone) Johnson: 'I would like to make this retraction from my previous edititorial about Anthony Baskerville and his future AAU program. Anthony started AAU ball with the Art Pierson and me and the MSU Skyliners. With my advice he moved on to his current travel team which is Team New Jersey. I've known Anthony since he was 6 and coached his older brother when I first started coaching AAU basketball. I should not have written that when he enters HS that he would be playing in the Playaz basketball organizaton because it's not confirmed. What I should of said is that Anthony will most likely be on a "Sponsored" team when he enters his HS years because he's that good. That "Sponsored" team could very well be Team New Jersey or even The New Jersey All-Stars out here in Jersey. Hopefully this clears up any confusion I may of caused with that post. I did not mean any harm with it. I was just name dropping to let you guys over in New York know this kid is going to be a name to remember in the coming 4 years.'

2/16/05 Newsday: Holy Cross 61, Molloy 53. Kevin Ogletree ignites late surge.

2/16/05 Daily News: Mike McNeil & Co. are Shore thing

2/16/05 John Malone (Section1Guy): 'Mt. Vernon defeated the White Plains Tigers after having a tight first half, 68-56.

2/16/06 Rich Kosik aka Booksnball: One great game to start PSAL playoffs - Telecommunications vs. Morris.

2/16/05 Coach Ron Dennis of K.Y.D.A: 'Its playoff time in the P.S.A.L. No more second chances, you win or you pack up for the season. Martin Van Buren faced Flushing High School in a high scoring contest at Martin Van- Buren High School. The game began with a 23 footer from Flushing's Vernon Teel for 3pts. Flushing opened up the first quarter with an 8-0 run before the Fighting Vee-Bees knew what hit them. S.G. Anwar Boling of MVB hit an open 3 point shot to answer Flushing 8-0 run. Martin Van Buren went on to defeat Flushing H.S. 77-69 Vernon Teel finished with a game high 32 points and 12 rebounds in a losing cause for Flushing H.S. Anthony Soares had 21 pts 8 rebounds, Anwar Boling had 17pts and 5 assts and Terrel Armstead finished with 16pts and 9 rebounds for Martin Van Buren H.S. It doesnt get any easier as Martin Van Buren moves on to face Benjamin Cardozo H.S. Thursday February 17, 2005 in the second round of the P.S.A.L. playoffs. Cardozo H.S. vs Martin Van-Buren H.S. match up promises to be game worth watching as both combatant faced off two weeks ago in a very close action filled contest where the Judges defeated MVB by seven pts. Good Luck to both teams on Thursday 2/17/2005.'

2/15/05 Selected results from the IS8 Winter League page.

2/15/05 Metro Hoops: Metrohoops Players of the Week of February 14th -- Senior Terrence “One Man Gang” Grier 6’2 Guard (Cranford), junior Brian Zoubek 7’1 center (Haddonfield), sophomore Idris Hilliard 6’5 Forward (Hun) and freshman Nyrahn Smith 5’10 guard (Asbury Park).

2/15/05 Jim Fox: 'Tickets are now on sale for the Lincoln vs. St. Mary game to be held at Island Garden in West Hempstead on Friday, February 25th at 7:30 PM. There will be a preliminary game between Upper Room and the Wadleigh School beginning at 5:45 PM. Tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased at the Island Garden. We suggest purchasing your tickets in advance as we expect a sellout. Call Jim Fox at 516-292-4956 for further information.'

2/15/05 National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 12 lists 1. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's 20-0 paced by North Carolina recruit Danny Green, # 2. Queens, N.Y., Christ the King 22-1 only loss to No. 1 St. Mary's, # 13. New York, N.Y., Rice 18-3 two of its losses to No. 2 Christ the King, # 17. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep 18-1 unbeaten versus in-state foes and # 21. Mount Vernon, N.Y. 18-3 seeks sixth straight Section 1 title.

2/15/05 2/15/05 USA Today: Super 25 boys' basketball rankings includes # 4. St. Mary's, Manhasset, N.Y. (20-0). Previous: 4. Results: Beat St. Dominic (Oyster Bay) 59-38, Chaminade (Mineola) 92-61 and St. Anthony's (Melville) 72-57. # 5. Christ the King, Queens, N.Y. (22-1). Previous: 5. Results: Beat Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) 90-73, St. Francis Prep (Fresh Meadows) 54-51 and McCorristin (Trenton, N.J.) 56-44. # 16. Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. (19-1). Previous: 20. Results: Beat Weequahic (Newark) 59-51 in Essex County Tournament quarterfinals. Beat Columbia (Maplewood) 73-30 and Mount Olive 77-32.  # 17. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (18-3). Previous: 12. Results: Lost to Xaverian (Brooklyn) 53-47. Beat Raritan (Hazlet, N.J.) 56-41 at the Prime Time Shootout. # 21. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (18-3). Previous: Not ranked. Result: Beat Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) 64-56 at Prime Time Shootout. # 25. St. Anthony, Jersey City, N.J. (16-5). Previous: 9. Results: Lost to Dominguez (Compton, Calif.) 70-63 in four overtimes and then-No. 10 DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) 62-49. Beat Lawrence (Lawrenceville) 55-27. Lost to St. Raymond (Bronx, N.Y.) 58-57.

2/15/05 Newsday: Top 10 high school hoops teams -- 1. Christ the King (22-1), 2. Rice (18-3), 3. Lincoln (24-2), 4. St. Raymond's (15-8), 5. F. Douglass Academy (23-5),  6. Holy Cross (16-7), 7. Cardozo (22-6),  8. St. John's Prep (22-1),  9. Banneker (16-9) and 10. Xaverian (12-11).

2/15/05 NorthJersey: St. Joe's goes OT with Bergen Catholic.

2/15/05 NY Post: Steve McKoy -- Douglass star hits books before floor.

2/15/05 Daily News: Jarell Mills finds hoop, home. Leads way at Wadleigh.

2/15/05 Coach Dre', Team Underrated: 'Shavar Burch will match up against Gerald Green Tuesday February 15 at Heritage Christian gymnasium. Gerald Green is heralded as one of top players in the country and he may make the jump. There will be numerous NBA scouts on hand. Shavar has shown some latest interest from Georgetown University. Good look goes out to Shavar and his team.'

2/14/05 Eric Medved, City Rocks Director of Player Personnel: 'Sophomore sensation Mark Lyons, 6'1" PG from Schenectady High School recently led the Patriots to the Big 10 Conference Championship with 17 points in the championship game in front of 7000 plus fans at Pepsi Arena. Lyons came out on fire scoring the first 8 points of the game and then wowed the crowd with his passes, his scoring and defense. "Cheeks", as we call him, rose to national recognition in September when he scored 23 points on Corey Fisher in the New York Elite Classic over Labor Day weekend and then combined with Andy Robinson to hold Paul Harris to 8 points at Niagara Falls in a 3-point loss over New Year's. Cheeks looks to take his game on the road this year with the 17-Under City Rocks team as they travel to Boo Williams, Kingwood, NIKE Memorial Day, Peach Jam and Vegas. Lyons lists LaSalle, Syracuse, St. John's and Villanova as his favorite colleges.'

2/14/05 NJ.com: Andrew Bynum and Sean Baptiste put St. Joseph's in control. And No. 2 St. Patrick's bounces back in big way. Takes out frustration with 68-46 victory over Cardozo.

2/14/05  Philly.com: Without gym, but still gem of a team. Haddonfield, whose gym suffered water damage, won three games last week and is ranked No. 1 in south Jersey.

2/14/05 NJ Hoops: Sunday Prime Time Notes.

2/14/05 NY Post: Ricky Torres makes sure Ravens' seniors enjoy home finale.  

2/14/05 Daily News: Corey Fisher lets play speak for itself. And CK overcomes slow start.

2/14/05 Newsday: CK grinds one out. Defense, third-quarter surge give Royals a 'W' in Trenton tournament.

2/14/05 Coach Ron Dennis of K.Y.D.A: 'Our Saviour Luther H.S. of The Bronx defeated James Monroe H.S. 78-65 in the John F.Kennedy Classic. O.S.L. backcourt 5' 6" frosh P.G. Ivy Fisher 17pts, 10 assts & 5' 9" senior S.G. Shane Denully 25 pts 10 asstscarried the scoring load and gave direction to a depleted OSL team which missed two key players 6' 7" Justin Burrell and 5' 10" sharpshooter Larry Garcia ( coach's decision). Nick Murphy of O.S.L. started off the second quarter with four spectacular dunks to distance O.S.L from James Monroe. Murphy finished the game with 21 pts and 14 rebounds. Senior combo guard Shane Denully, Jr forward Nick Murphy and frosh P.G. Ivy Fisher are all considered hidden gems, players that you would not find on your list of top recruits or top ranked players 2005-07. Our Saviour Luther H.S. a small private school (formerly coached by the legendary George Booker) put together a team effort to beat a talented James Monroe team. Good Luck to both teams throughout the playoffs in their conferences.'

2/14/05 Hoopa Recruiting Experts: NY State Section 1 Playoffs First Round.

Tamir Jackson, 5-11 Playaz wing.	Ryan Dillon, Team Odom's 6-1 forward.	Tevon Baskins, Gauchos' 6-2 forward.	Kevin Parrom, the other 6-2 Gauchos' forward.

2/13/05 This should be the last weekend of the regular season for the IS8 Winter League but they'll probably be playing make-up games next weekend as the playoff schedule gets changed. Today was all Midget action as the Playaz easily handled the Unique All Stars behind a game high 24 from wing Tamir Jackson.  United Brooklyn took Rise 60-40, while Ryan Dillon's 19 led Team Odom to a 53-36 win over Real Scout. The Gauchos extended a 9-8 first quarter lead to 32-16 by halftime and coasted to an easy win over Juice behind Tevin Baskins (19), James Johnson (13), D Roberts (12) and Kevin Parrom (9). Ahmad Thomas, the wide body Juice center, had 18 in the losing effort.

2/13/05 Metro Hoops: Primetime Shootout Recap Day 3.

2/13/05 Courier News: Schalick's Paul Gause amazes on court, field

2/13/05 Journal News: Mount Vernon tops Christian Brothers Academy.

2/13/05 Daily News: Edgar Sosa points way for young Rice. And Xaverian falls short despite Saiquon Stone's 19.

2/13/05 NY Hoops: Danny Green Kisses Gaels to Victory.  And Lincoln is Brooklyn's best.

2/13/05 BOOKSNBALL: 'Check out the seedings for the PSAL Boy's A teams and the Play-off schedule which commences on Tuesday, Feb. 15. It also has the "B" League match-ups. If the just completed Boro Championships are any indication (packed gyms-great games) get there early, get a great seat and keep an oxygen tank handy! Can March madness be far behind? --> Pairings for the boys' A basketball playoffs'  

2/12/05 Baruch College: Burt Beagle Works 900th Consecutive Baruch Men's Basketball Game.

2/12/05 Newsday: 'Burt Beagle, the official statistician for the Baruch men's basketball team, was honored by the school after working his 900th consecutive game yesterday. The streak started for Beagle on Jan. 10, 1969. In addition to keeping stats for Baruch, Beagle, who also helped start the school's baseball program, serves as the team's associate basketball coach and is the director of statistical information for the CHSAA boys basketball league.'

2/12/05 John P Miciotta: SJP @ McClancy.

2/12/05 NY Post: Rice's Curtis Kelly hits books, not court.

2/12/05 NJ.com: Prime Time Shootout -- St. Anthony falls to DeMatha.  And St. Patrick's takes a TV timeout in a 87-51 loss to Oak Hill Academy in the Prime Time Shootout. Yesterday, starters powered Benedict's to victory.

2/12/05 Metro Hoops: Primetime Shootout Recap Day 2.

2/12/05 Hoop Recruiting Experts: New York H.S. Top 25.

2/11/05 Metro Hoops: Primetime Shootout Recap Day 1.

2/11/05 Coach Jay Flanagan, Burlington Township High School: 'Our sophomore guard, Adam Braswell (6-0), is having a great year. I've been called just in the past week by two local Division 1 coaches. He can do it all. I think he'll be a lot like Farmer from St. Augustine.'

2/11/05 Coach Red Williams (Monastery): 'With the CYO play-offs starting this weekend, here's a regular season player recap from CYO's 8th Grade Division (2009) Flushing AA division. I'll start with my team's MVP, Ashir Nelson, a talented point guard, who will make some high school coach very happy. Ashir is also making a name for himself on the JHS/AAU circuits (see NYCNJhoops 11/4/04 entry). And from around the division here are some players I've seen have good performances: D. Turado from St. Andrew, Malick Dean from St. Nicholas, J. Johnson from Queen of Peace, Bobby Dougherty from St. Gregory, D. Brown from Our Lady of Lourdes, and my pick for league MVP, Ryan Dillon of Sacred Heart.'

2/11/05 Daily News: Elson Pickering propels FDA.

2/11/05 Newsday: Frederick Douglass Academy 51, Manhattan Center 50. Elson Pickering's timing just right for FDA.

2/11/05 NY Hoops: The Judges muzzle Bulldogs. Cardozo 76 Campus Magnet 63.

2/11/05 NY Post: Xaverian's Levance Fields gets Jordan nod.

2/10/05 Joe McAufield, coach & tour co-ordinator: 'Aquinas Grammar School, Belfast is coming to NYC on 22 March 2005 on a basketball tour. The teams are u.14 and u.13.  We are looking to get a couple of games for each team on 23/24/25 March against schools in NYC. We are staying in Manhattan (Arlington Hotel) for 4 nights. Please send email to joemcaufield@hotmail.com.'

2/10/05 Metro Hoops: Prime Time Shootout - 2005 Schedule.

2/10/05 NJ.com: Prime Time - Budding stars get together for a Jersey jam.

2/10/05 NJ Hoops: Prime Time in NJ this weekend.

2/10/05 Philly.com: Several area teams gear up for Prime Time. Wilson, Haddonfield, St. Augustine, Schalick and Middle Township are among the entrants.

2/10/05 Courier News: Close victory improves Atlantic City for the future.

2/10/05 Daily News: Judges' Vic Morris makes amends. And Michael Jordan rule: Stay in school.

2/10/05 NY Post: Vic Morris helps Judges rule.

2/10/05 Newsday: Queens Borough Boys Championship -- Cardozo, Morris on top.

2/10/05 Journal News: Section 1 tournament preview: class by class.

2/9/05 Kristie Ackert: 'Just wanted to let the basketball community know that I just finished the book "The Miracle of St. Anthony," which is the story of Bob Hurley and the St. Anthony's basketball program. The author followed las year's team, but goes into the history of the program. I have to say it is a great book, I really enjoyed it. I highly recommend it to all high school hoops fans. It is coming out later this month.'

2/9/05 Rick Staudt, Orlando, Fl: 'The book on Sebastian Telfair's final season hit the stores on Friday. Titled "The Jump", it follows Telfair's final season, starting with his final ABCD camp and ending with draft night. It is similar to the basketball expose books "Raw Recruits" and "Sole Influence". It touches all subjects, from life at Surfside Gardens, to the Marbury relationship, to dealing with shoe companies, agents and game promoters. If you like hoops in general, or you are involved or passionately follow NYC hoops, go out and get this book.'

2/9/05 Louis Xifaras - Assistant Varsity Coach Monsignor McClancy : 'On Friday night, February 11th, McClancy will play St. John's Prep at 7:30pm @ McClancy in a rematch of the highly touted game last month. McClancy (16-6 overall, 12-4 league) is playing for 2nd place in the division with a win. St. John's is coming off clinching first place in the CHSAA 'A.' This will be a good event to see some of the top talent in our division as SJP will come in with D1 recruit Richard Thomas (senior), while we will counter with league leading scorer Stephen "Sticks" Wood (junior). Another notable player that isn't getting much spotlight is junior Terrence Howard. Terrence is top 20 in our league in scoring while playing an average of about 30 minutes per game. Terrence contributes on both the offensive and defensive side of the court. He is a marginal D1 player who could relaly make some noise his senior season, and has his best years of basketball are ahead of him (he is a year younger than most juniors). The stage is set for Friday night at McCLancy in what could be a preview of the 'A' city championship.'

2/9/05 Metro Hoops Players Of The Week -- St. Patrick's Derrick Caracter and Corey Fisher.

2/9/05 Daily News: For Wings, best things come in 3s.

2/9/05 Newsday: Wings 83, JFK 81. Three-pointers add up to Bronx title.

2/9/05 HoopsUSA Consensus Poll.

2/9/05 Metrohoops Top 10.

2/9/05 NJ Hoops Super Six.

2/9/05 Philly.com: Panthers claw back, edge top-ranked Hermits. David Smith logged a triple-double for Middle Twp. in a rare victory over St. Augustine.

2/9/05 Coach Ron Dennis of K.Y.D.A: 'St John Prep recorded their 21st victory of the season by defeating conference foe Lasalle Academy 67-52. The Red-Storm had to overcome two 3 point deficits in the first quarter 16-13 and second quarter 31-28 at home. The SJP senior players huddled up at half-time, and decided to turn up their intensity. Senior P.F. Jelanie Winfield carried the offense with 33 points and 12 rebounds. Senior S.G. Antoine Gregg came up with 2 key steals and S.F. Richard Thomas blocked 3 shots during a17-11 pt run in the 3rd quarter. Congratulations to Coaches Jim Gatto and Lou Garnes for clinching the C.H.S.A.A. A South Division.'

2/9/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The 2005 Section 1 Boys Basketball pairings were announced tonight. In AA, Spring Valley (20-0) recieved the 1 seed while New Rochelle (18-2) gained the 2 seed. Poughkeepsie, White Plains and Mt Vernon rounded out the top 5. For a complete list of the seedings for all classes, go to www.westchesterelite.com/_wsn/page8.html.'

2/9/05 Coach Routolo - Hooptimes: 'Been following CYO games in Queens this year. Have seen some good play from 7th graders Berndt from Holy Trinity, Garcia from St. Ann, Smith from St. Adalberts, Tockasewsky from St. Mel's, Caffrey and Guerra from OLBS, Cesare from St. Luke's, Katsonas from St. Kevin's, Sims from Holy Family.'

2/8/05 MetroHoops: Tyreke Evans and Devon McBride Lift American Christian over Trenton.

2/8/05 Tarin Gonzalez: Gauchos Roundball Winter Classic results.

2/8/05 Coach Agnew: CoachFisher1.com presents our "1st Annual Fundraiser". A family dinner/dance on Friday March 18, 2005 from 8:00pm - 12:00 @ Veterans of Foreign War (V.F.W), 65 East Merrick Road, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Donations: $45 adults, $20 children 13 and under. For ticket information contact Jeanine Fisher, 516 285 4505. CoachFisher1.Com, Inc is the proud sponsor of the Reach One, Teach One Fundamental Skills Basketball Camp and Lightning-Fisher AAU boys basketball team. All proceeds will go towards the funding of these activities and all donations are tax deductible.'

2/8/05 Journal News: Mount Vernon defeats White Plains 69-50.

2/8/05 Newsday: St. Mary's faces test against Lincoln - on February 25th @ 7:30 p.m. at the Island Garden in West Hempstead.

2/8/05 Daily News: Jordan Classic comes to MSG on April 16.

2/8/05 MSG: Gaels remain undefeated and at No. 1 on Top-10 poll.

2/7/05 National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 11 includes # 1. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's 17-0 3 Division I recruits in starting lineup, # 3. Queens, N.Y., Christ the King 19-1 beat No. 7 Rice in OT two weeks in a row, # 7. New York, N.Y., Rice 17-2 both losses to No. 3 Christ the King,  # 14. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep 16-1 unbeaten versus in-state foes, # 16. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's 16-2 beat NYC public power Lincoln and # 25. Mount Vernon, N.Y. 15-3 junior big man Jonathan Mitchell already over 1,000 points.

2/7/05 USA Today uper 25 boys' basketball rankings lists # 4. St. Mary's, Manhasset, N.Y. (17-0). Results: Beat St. John the Baptist (West Islip) 109-74 and Holy Trinity (Hicksville) 75-37. # 5. Christ the King, Queens, N.Y. (19-1). Results: Beat All Hallows (Bronx) 54-51, St. Raymond (Bronx) 79-64, No. 12 Rice (Manhattan) 81-80 OT. # 9. St. Anthony, Jersey City, N.J. (15-2). Results: Lost to Linden 55-40. Beat Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) 81-39 and Elizabeth 61-33. # 12. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (17-2). Results: Lost to No. 5 Christ the King (Queens) 81-80. Beat Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) 98-69 and All Hallows (Bronx) 59-51. # 20. Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. (16-1). Results: Beat West Side (Newark) 85-47 in Essex County Tournament first-round, beat Morristown 97-36 and Randolph 69-46, and # 21. St. Patrick, Elizabeth, N.J. (16-2). Results: Beat Lawrenceville 92-51, Hun School (Princeton) 67-58, St. Augustine (Richland) 60-47 and Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 88-82.

2/7/05 Nick Blatchford: 'New Heights and BasketBall City are proud to present the 2005 BasketBall City Classic, New York's biggest and best AAU tournaments, beginning next weekend. It's not too late to sign up for our 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade divisions, who will take the court on Feb. 19-20. It's a three-game minimum with prizes for the four winning teams. The rest of the schedule is as follows: tune up for AAU regionals by signing up your 13-under and 15-under boys' teams in our April 8-10 weekend tournament. On May 20-22, the High School Open and 16-under divisions take center stage while the girls will be on display from May 28-29 in the High School Open, 16-under and 15-under divisions. For more info and to sign up, contact Craig Alfano at BasketBallCity, 212-924-4040 ext. 106 or craig@basketballcity.com. All games played at BasketBall City, New York's premier basketball facility.'

2/7/05 Coach Sly Johnson: 'St. Mary's 109, St. John the Baptist 74: Senior Tyson Johnson had a career-high 33 points and 10 rebounds for St. Mary's (8-0 CHSAA). Junior Rashad Green had 23 points and five steals, and his brother, senior Danny Green, added 17 points.'

2/7/05 Metro Hoops: Homeless Coalition Recap.

2/7/05 Daily News: Rob Hampton ices Rice.

2/7/05 NY Post: Rob Hampton free throw is divine providence.  

2/7/05 Newsday: Christ the King 81, Rice 80. OT thriller in battle of titans.

2/7/05 NY Hoops: Free Throws do in Rice in Overtime Again.

2/7/05 Rich Kosik aka Booksnball: "Some thougths/info on this & that.

2/6/05 Metro Hoops: Battle By The Bay Recap Day 2.

2/6/05 John P Miciotta: Class of '08 notes.

2/6/05 Daily News: Douglass can take Manhattan. Lions handle Park West to land in borough final. And Boys & Girls in title game vs. Lincoln in Friday's 7 p.m. championship game at New York City Tech.

2/6/05 Newsday: Lincoln 88, Midwood 67. Jamel Jackson is the answer for Lincoln.

2/6/05 NY Post: Success relative for Horace Mann's Brendan Barile.

2/6/05 Philly.com: St. Patrick's overpowers St. Augustine, 60-47.

2/6/05 NJ Hoops: Schalick Comes Back behind Paul Gause.

2/605 DJ Brown: 'To satisfy the appetite of the most avarice hoop fan www.sportsvisions.net is providing subscriptions. These options bring the already low price down even more and give the subscriber a discounted price ($10) for all tapes. There are time commitments of 1 month, 6 months and a year. But if you weren't at CTK last Friday, we were, or if you won't be able to make the boro championships, we will! And bulk rate would be the way to go. Remember the playoffs are coming as is the State Federation Tournament and we will be there. And thanks to this technology you can too! And we have been doing this for a few years now and have some real gems, so they will be appearing on the site under "buried treasure". First up is the RSB 8th grade game at FIT from about two years ago. And recently found the CHSAA AA all star game with Marlon Smith (Molloy) and others. It was all fun and history. Check it out!'

2/5/05 John P Miciotta: CK, St. Ray's.

2/5/05 NY Post: Hoop tourney fights cancer.

2/5/05 Newsday: PSAL boys hoops playoff schedule

2/5/05 Newsday: Cardozo 88, Van Buren 81. Tough decision for Judges. Gritty Vee Bees give top seed all they can handle in 2nd half.

2/5/05 Hoops Recruiting Experts: Mount Vernon takes Lancers down again.

2/4/05 Metro Hoops: Homeless Classic Preview.

2/4/05 Weekend schedule on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

2/4/05 Coach Bill McNally: 'Tomorrow Ray Barile of the Horace Mann School will host his annual Coaches vs. Cancer event at Manhattan College. Due to his hard work this has become one of the best events of all Coaches vs. Cancer efforts throughout the country. Games begin at 10:30: Berkeley Carroll vs. Hackley, 12:15 Trevor Day vs. Dalton, 2:30 Collegiate vs. Xavier, 4:15 Horace Mann vs. Clarkstown North, 5:30 Poly Prep vs. All Hallows and 7:15 Fieldston vs. Mount St. Michael’s.'

2/4/05 Coach John Sce, New Utrecht: 'I would like to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate Ron Vernon on his retirement from the department of education. Ron has given 30+ years of meritorious service to the student/athletes of NYC. He has also been a role model and mentor to many players and coaches throughout his 17 year tenure as the head basketball coach @New Utrecht High School. I consider myself privileged to have worked with Ron as his assistant and jv coach for 13 years. It was a rewarding experience for me to work with someone who always put his players and staff ahead of himself. I am proud to say that he has been a mentor and father figure to me as I was beginning my professional career as a teacher and coach. It was great to see him on the sidelines once again this season as he readies himself for a continued coaching career down in Florida. Since becoming the head coach @New Utrecht 6 years ago, I have found out how hard it is to run a competitive high school basketball program and how talented Ron was at putting this program together year after year. All of the things I learned next to him will remain with me for the rest of my career. I cannot thank him enough for the experience he allowed me to share with him. So at this time I would like to say to Ron and his wife Donna: May the sun always shine on your face and the wind always be at your back and the road rise up to meet you wherever you go! God's speed to you and your family.

I would also like to thank Eric "Rock " Eisenberg for putting together a wonderful retirement dinner for Ron Vernon this past week. Rock has been a true leader in the basketball community throughout NYC and as Mike (Legs) Levine has always said "PSAL basketball is the best" and we should always remember our tradition and honor the great educators who work with our student/athletes.'

2/4/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The Section One Boys' Basketball Tournament schedule is now available. Seedings and brackets will be posted on Tuesday, February 8.'

2/4/05 Coach Herman Johnson: 'Northern Burlington High School in Columbus, NJ is looking for 1 varsity basketball game and 1 JV basketball, preferably at home. If anyone has an open date please email me at hermanjohnson@msn.com or call my cell at 732-921-2375. We are a young Group lll, Central Jersey team.;

2/4/05 NY Hoops: Banneker wins and they're in. And Top 15 Week 9.

2/4/05 Terence (t-bone) Johnson: 'Anthony Baskerville of Maxson Middle School in Plainfield,NJ scored 48 points had 14 steals and 7 assist vs North Plainfield . The 5'8 8th grader hit 9 three pointers in the contest and had 30 at the half of the Maxson 95-67 victory. And to be honest, Anthony could have scored 60 yesterday but decided to go for a triple-double, passing up layup just to get his teammates involved in this historic game (unofficially a school record for pts in a game). AB is currently ranked in the top 100 in the nation according to Hoopscooponline.com. Look for that ranking to go up after this spring and summer when AB is showcased with the #1 8th grade team in NJ, Team NJ, (But don't tell that to The Lloyd Daniels Running Rebels who beat them earlier in the winter). Anthony will most likely be with the Playaz Basketball organization when he enters HS. Family members are looking at St.Patricks or Plainfield HS next season for Anthony. Whereever AB ends up, you have not heard the last from this left-handed stud.'

2/4/05 Deon Hames (e-mail:dhames10@yahoo.com); 'The Boys&Girls Club of Trenton will be hosting a basketball tournament for kids ages 15 & under. The Club welcomes AAU teams, traveling teams, or any club teams that are available for competion. Open dates are as follows: Feb. weekend 18th-20th, 25th-27th, March weekend 4th-6th, 11th-13th, 25th-27th. Please contact Deon Hames, Sports program director @(609)540.6092, evenings (609)392.3191.'

2/4/05 Bruce Harris: 'We are glad to announce The "Today,s Champion Spring Maddness" Basketball Tournament, for 11 under 13 under 15 under 17 under boys & girls basketball teams.All AAU,club & high school teams are invited & birth certifcates are required .The fees are 11u( 250),13u (275), 15u (300) and 17u(350). Awards for 1st place and 2nd place teams .There are no ref fees until the playoffs .Coaches meeting on March 4, 2005 at 7:00pm at Elmcor, 33-16 Northern Blvd. 108st Corona. Tournament tipoff scheduled for March 31, 2005. For more Information contact William Mayers Sr. at Elmcor (718) 651-0096 ext,s 220,238,245 or Bruce Harris (917)417-8610.'

2/3/05 Coach Tony Bewrgeron: 'Just wanted to congratulate the Wings Academy players on their first Bronx A East Division Championship defeating James Monroe Campus 71-49 on Wednesday. Wings earned the #1 seed in the Bronx Boro Championship and will face Lehman on Friday. Special thanks to the great administration at the Wings Academy, Mr. Cox, Ms. Spellman, Ms. Muraza and outstanding A.D., Patti Griesi.'

2/3/05 Newsday: Nick Leon's FTs lift Lincoln.

2/3/05 NY Post: 'Splitters rule Coney Island roost.

2/3/05 Daily News: N.Y.'s fastest kid has hectic night ahead -- Gordon McKenzie.

2/3/05 Metro Hoops: Final Quarter- Travon Woodall St. Anthony.

2/3/05 NJ Hoops: St. Joes Stays Alive - beat South Brunswick 46 - 26.

2/2/05 Metro Hoops: Linden Stuns #1 St. Anthony’s.

2/2/05 Robert G. Holford Jr: 'Hostos Community College will offer the Books & Ball Basketball Clinic for boys and girls between the ages of 8-15, instructional skill development, academic and social awareness workshops. Dates: February 21-25 (mid-winter recess) Cost: $100.00 (Lunch can be provided for an additional $25.00) each participant will recieve a Books & Ball t-shirt and basketball. Contact: Robert G. Holford Jr. (718) 518-6551 or (347) 451-7612. Group & team discounts.'

2/2/05 NJ.com: Linden pulls shocker - stunning 55-40 victory over St Anthony.

2/2/05 NJ Hoops Super Six is # 1. St. Patrick's (12 - 2), # 2. St. Benedict's (17 - 1), # 3. St. Anthony's (13 - 1), # 4. Seton Hall Prep (13 - 1), # 5. Haddonfield (11 - 1) and # 6. Raritan (14 - 2).

2/2/05 NY Post: Ben Gordon's been an inspiration.

2/1/05 Weekend results on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

2/1/05 Metrohoops Top 10 # 1. St. Anthony 13-1, # 2. Seton Hall Prep 13-1, # 3. St. Patrick’s 12-2, # 4. St. Augustines 14-0, # 5. Haddonfield 11-1, # 6 Raritan 13-2, # 7. Paterson Catholic 9-3, # 8. Linden 15-1, # 9. Bloomfield Tech 13-2 and # 10. Atlantic City 13-0.

2/1/05 Steve Berkowitz, athletic director, the Biondi Education Center at Leake & Watts in Yonkers, NY: 'We are The Leake & Watts Lions, of NYSPHAA, a Class D school in Section 1 Conference IV B. We were Class D champs in 2001-02 & 2002-03 varsity basketball seasons. We currently are 10-7 with three regular games to play. We have the leading scorer of Section 1 on our team named Darnell Grant. He is averaging through 1/31/05 26.7 pts/game with a total of 449 points in 17 games played.  He is averaging a double-double in points and rebounds in every game he’s played this season. Darnell is a 6’ 4” guard/forward, senior player who is being under-recruted. He has scored 1,189 points in under three seasons of varsity basketball.  Anyone who wishes to follow up and contact me can reach me at 914-375-8971.'

2/1/05 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'Yesterday at PC, PG Melvin Calhoun went over the 200 assists mark (201) for the second straight year. He now has 588 for his career with 2 regular season games left and the sectionals coming up. In a game where PC was dealt their 1st loss of the season by rival Sleepy Hollow, C Mohamed Lo inched closer to the 100 blocks in a season, finishing with 8 blocks. He now has 87 on the season. SF Jeremy Thomas also moved forward on a rebounding milestone, grabbing 13 rebounds yesterday and now has 651 for his career.'

2/1/05 Coach Dre': 'Coach Lewter, Team Underrated, will be holding our first annual AAU 11-under boys try-out on February 5, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. The try-outs will be held at Martin Luther King Elementary School in Wyandanch, Long Island. (Exit 36 North-Southern State Parkway). The address is 792 Mount Ave, Wyandanch. Contact number 631-379-4223, or 631-793-1723. (Boys can turn 12 after September 1, 2005).'