March 2005

3/31/05 Frank McCree: 'Coach Bob Hurley is visiting Liberty Academy 7 pm Monday April 11th. Talking to parents about his new programs. He is director of recreation. He will answer hoops questions and sign his book, if we ask. Great guy.'

3/31/05 NJ.com: 'Dominic Cheeks scored 29 points to lead four players in double-figures as the Jersey City Boys & Girls Clubs/Rex Plex/Mack-Cali 14-and-under travel basketball team routed the NYC Broncos, 73-55, at New Brunswick High School. Jabril Cason contributed 13 points.

3/31/05 Thanks to coach John McGuckin the 13U Central Jersey Hawks team profile is now on the revised team page. I'll be adding a new AAU team profile most days for the next month. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

3/31/05 Newsday: St. Mary's Danny Green helps East win,

3/31/05 NY Post: Lincoln coach Tiny Morton: New transfer rule 'unfair'.

3/31/05 NY Post: School's moving violation.

3/31/05 Booksnball: 'Nice to see the original "City Game"-now in it's 35th year continuing. (Do you remember the first one at a packed Xavier H.S. gym in a CHSAA vs PSAL format?) Greg McDougal was the MVP outplaying "Jap" Trimble & Len Elmore of famed Power Memorial H.S. The game now gives unsigned city players with a SAT of at least 820 &/or a 2.0+GPA an opportunity to be seen by college coaches. Info and phone number are listed at PSAL.org call to find out about boys tryouts.'

3/30/05 Thanks to coach Norman Fisher the 13U LI Lightning team profile is now on the revised team page. I'll be adding a new AAU team profile most days for the next month. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

3/30/05 Daily News: PSAL new transfer rules.

3/29/05 Metrohoops: NY vs. NJ Showdown Recap -- Junior game, Sophomore game and Freshmen game.

3/29/05 NY Hoops: Final Top 15 Teams.

3/29/05 Playaz Spring Fling page.

3/29/05 National Prep Basketball Poll - Final 2004-05 includes # 7. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep 30-1 earned state T of C title, # 16. Brooklyn, N.Y., Xaverian 20-12 state runner-up, 3-1 versus Top 25 teams in March, # 17. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's 25-1 eliminated by No. 16 Xaverian in playoffs last two seasons and # 21. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's 28-4 most wins in school history.

3/29/05 USA Today Super 25 boys' basketball rankings lists # 5. Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. (30-1). Result: Won State Tournament of Champions, beating then-No. 19 St. Patrick (Elizabeth) 63-60 in final. Coach Bob Farrell's team has made nine TOC appearances in tournament's 17-year history, with two titles. # 14. St. Mary's, Manhasset, N.Y. (25-1). Result: Won CHSAA Nassau-Suffolk championship. Finished second in CHSAA Class AA state tournament. # 15. Christ the King, Queens, N.Y. (24-3). Result: Advanced to Class AA CHSAA City semifinals. # 24. St. Patrick, Elizabeth, N.J. (28-4). Result: Lost to then-No. 6 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) 63-60 in State Tournament of Champions final.

3/29/05 Newsday: Ready for the big time? Former CK standout Will Harris signs at Nebraska but is considering NBA.

3/29/05 The current High Hoops' team page is for high school teams, but I'll start changing it to AAU team profiles next week. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

3/28/05 NJ.com: Marcus Williams did it all for Globe.

3/28/05 Big Apple Sports: NY JUCO Update: Globe Tech drops two at Nationals.

3/28/05 Coach Andre Edwards: 'Team Underrated 15-under Team won their 4 straight game in the Almighty Force Tourney. The team beat Brooklyn 275's team by the score of 47-28. We were led by Trinity Fields with 8 points, 4 assist, and 2 steals. Billy Butler had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assist- Brandon Butler had 4 points, 3 assist and 3 steals. Kendall Harris chipped in 5 points and 3 rebounds, while Christian Prisco had a solid game with 4 pts., 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Next up is Next Level-April 2, 11:45 at Gershwin Junior High School.'

3/28/05 Eric Jaklitsch: 'Congratulations to former New York Elite and Our Savior New American power forward Juan Diego Tello Palacios on making it to the NCAA Final Four with Louisville.'

3/28/05 Coach Tony Ramos: 'The New York Orangemen will be holding tryouts for all 7th graders on April 4th and April 6th from 6pm-8pm at St.Mary's Nativity School (146-28 Jasmine Ave Flushing NY 11355). We are only looking for loyal players that will be playing on one team and not jumping from team to team. This team will be traveling to West Virginia (April), Ohio (May), Boston (August) as well as playing in alot of of the local AAU tournaments as well as summer leagues in the NY, NJ,Ct area. For more info contact me at (718)825-1746 or email trunapc@aol.com.'

3/28/05 NorthJersey: Quietly excelling - Kimmani Barrett.

3/28/05 Philly.com: Paul Gause a star for the ages.

3/28/05NY Post: Queens' Will Harris mullin' move to enter NBA Draft.

3/27/05 NY Hoops: NY/NJ Showdown, NY takes 2 of 3.

3/27/05 Jim Southerland: 'Congratuations to former Tilden H.S. standout Nat Sudlow and his Bryant College Bulldogs for making it to the NCAA Division II Championship. Nat (6'1") was third-team All-Brooklyn in 2003 after nearly avgeraging a triple double (20pts, 11 reb, 9 ast).'

3/27/05 Coach Rob Rizzo: 'The Westchester Hawks U15 select opened their Spring AAU season going 4 - 0 while capturing the championship of the 16 and under division in the Syracuse Select Easter Weekend Tournament in Syracuse, NY. The team was received outstanding offensive contributions from Peekskill's Mookie Jones, White Plains' Sean Kilpatrick, and JFK Catholic's Eddie O'Connell to go along with the tremendous defense of White Plains' Ray Mitchell, Beacon's Corey Ellis, and Kevin Drew of John Jay. Newcomers Robert Williams (Danbury) and Tyler Richards (Tappan Zee) improved each game, while Alex Gulotta (Briarcliff), David Zaitz (Scarsdale), and Trent Bronner (Sleepy Hollow) provided timely inside and outside scoring. Friday night the entire team attended the Sweet Sixteen games in the Carrier Dome featuring NC St. vs. Wisconsin and North Carolina vs. Villanova. Special thanks to Orange alum and former player Bill Drew for rounding up tickets for the entire team. Finally, thanks to Sean Pudney for running an outstanding tournament. The officials were professional. The facilities were first rate, and the games were on time. The Syracuse Select are first class all the way.'

3/26/05 Journal News: CYP tournament championship: Gauchos defeat Team Odom 71-64 for title.

3/25/05 Coach Kevin Hamilton: 'The NYC Jaguar tryouts for 16U will be held at Holy Cross High School Saturday March 26th at 6:00pm. The Tryouts for 17's & 18's returning to high school or going to first year prep school will be held at 7:30 Saturday March 26th also at Holy Cross High School. For information contach coach Hamilton at 917 887-1528, coach Lewis at 917 335-7157 or coach Wagner at 917 370-9704.'

3/25/05 Paul Brown: The NY Gauchos 9th grade/15&under team travelled to Columbus, Ohio this past weekend to participate in the Nike Central Ohio Grassroots Basketball Tournament. After losing the opening game in a tough battle to Nike Team Ferrari, the Gauchos went on to win their next 6 games to bring home the championship. The semi-final game vs All-Ohio Red (the home team) was probably the best game of the tournament. We squeaked out at 67-63 win and I must say the referees did a great job of keeping control of a very heated contest. Darryl "Truck" Bryant, Curtis Loving and Jonathon Riggs finished the game with 24, 21 and 18 points respectively. All three, in addition to Dave Johnson Jr were named to the All-Tournament team and 6' 6" Curtis Loving was the tournament MVP. The championship game was a rematch vs Nike Team Ferrari. The game was close throughout but our fourth quarter defense shut Ferrari down and we was able to pull away for a 64-57 victory. Our MVP of the championship game was shooting guard Kyle Smyth who answered a late Ferrari three with an NBA range three of his own to keep the game close. Kevin Williams, Allan Forbes and Dante Taylor all made valuable contributions to our goal and that was to bring the gold back to NYC.'

3/25/05 Rudy King: 'There are only (6) days left to nominate players for the 2nd Annual Right Bounce Basketball Showcase games @Long Island University June 4-5 featuring the top 8th, 9th and 10th grade boys. Visit www.rightbounce.com or call 718-907-3493 to register. This year's games are going to be on another level with players coming from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., Boston, Philly and Atlanta, GA. You don't want to miss these games if your in the classes of 2008, 2009, 2010.'

3/25/05 Jimmy Salmon: 'The 2005 Spring Fling schedule is now up on www.playazbasketball.org. There is one spot available in the 7th grade bracket. Anyone wishing to enter should contact me at 973-207-4346 or Jimmysalmon67@aol.com.'

3/25/05 Coach Davis 'The class of 2008 must include Emmanuel Tapia, 5’11 guard of All Hallows, to your list among top 9th graders in the city. Emmanuel was captain of the All Hallows Freshman basketball team, averaged 15ppg, 5ast, and 4 rebs pg in the competitive CHSAA AA. Emmanuel is one of  the best shooters in his class with long range.'

3/25/05 Saturday schedule on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

3/25/05 Journal News: CYP tournament: Gauchos, Team Odom advance to final.

3/25/05 NJ Hoops: Union County All Stars -- Michael Henderson.

3/25/05  Paul "Doc" Nicelli : The Student Athlete Broncos will be holding tryouts on friday March 25 11am - 4 pm and on Sat March 26 11am -4pm . The following week April 1 Fri 6pm -9pm and Sat @nd 11am - 4pm . Tryouts will be held at IS10 in Astoria Queens on 46 Street and 31 Ave .All high school age players welcome . Any questions please call me at 718 392 4527 or 646 246 1130. The Broncos will be playing in IS8 and traveling around the country on many of the top tournaments including Las Vegas in July.'

3/25/05 Rich Kosik: 'College coaches who read this site can help out the coach of their school's women's team by sharing this announcement from the New York City Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL). The PSAL Girl's Basketball Commissioner (Virginia Mathews) has put together a great clinic & talent showcase for 9th & 10th graders(11a.m.), 11th graders (p.m.) an unsigned PSAL seniors (3 p.m.). from schools all over the city, this Saturday (March 26) at York College in Queens, NY  This announcement on the PSAL web site will give the women's coaches more detailed information about the schedule for the day. Should be a great day for the ever improving players from the PSAL girl's teams.

3/24/05 NJ.com: Seton Hall's Brandon Costner scores 31 to spark rally and secure crown.  Seton came ready to run. Foul trouble a big problem for St. Patrick's.

3/24/05 Philly.com: Seton Hall Prep wins boys' T of C title, 63-60.

3/24/05 NJ Hoops: Seton Hall Prep wins thriller.

3/24/05 Daily News: Brandon Costner, Seton Hall Prep rule Jersey.

3/24/05 John P Miciotta: News and notes on Skyler Khaleel, Herbie Allen and Doug Wiggens.

3/24/05 Journal News: CYP tournament: A chance to be seen.

3/23/05 Booksnball: 'The Roundball Classic, the nation's oldest national All-Star Hoops Classic was played Tuesday night in Chicago before more then 14,500 fans of high school hoops. Danny Green of St. Mary's (LINY) was co-MVP for the East team as Rush, Devendorf show their stuff. The game will be shown starting March 29 on College Sports TelevisionI (Cable TV) I hope New York City, New Jersey & Conn. fans of high school hoops pack Madison Square Garden on April 16 for the Jordan Game. It should be a great day for H.S. hoops in the metro area.'

3/23/05 Coach Tom Murray: Chase The Game Boys Basketball AAU Tournament is April 30 - May 1 at Fordham University and Manhattan College.

3/23/05 Rudy King: 'Pilot basketball training program wants 15-20 hard working (14-16) year old young men who want to improve their games to participate in (12) weeks of individual training. This official summer pre-season training camp will be held in Brooklyn, New York (2) sessions per week April – June and is open to all areas. Drill instruction includes work in the following areas: visualization, jump shooting, ball handling, passing, left & right hand strength development, speed work, footwork, flexibility, body coordination, agility, power, vertical, defense, cardio, special guest motivators, coaches and much more. And the incredible thing is… It costs $0.00 to participate!

To register contact Rudy King at bballcounts@msn.com or call 718-907-3493. Make sure you leave the students name, age, parent(s) or guardians name, telephone # and best time call.  Don’t miss this opportunity to jumpstart your game to the next level.'

3/23/05 Mike Neely: 'The Staten Island Stingrays 17u Blue Team started the season with a second place finish in the St. Patrick's Weekend Shootout at the Atlantic Club in Wall, New Jersey.(March 19-20). Game 1 Stingrays 67-Monmouth T-Wolves 55, the Stingrays were led by Rick Boccia ( Msgr. Farrell H.S.) 12pts and Tom Tibbs (St.Peters H.S.) 19pts. Adam Jensen (Msgr.Farrell H.S.) chipped in with 10pts and Mike Neely's defensive play was instrumental in holding the T-Wolves to 22 second half points. Game 2 Stingrays 77 J.S. Rockets 53 Justin Guilfoyle (Msgr. Farrell) scored 20 pts Brian Jirak (St. Peters) 12pts Shane Moore hit 5 threes for the losing Rockets. Finals: Top (Bklyn) 65-Stingrays 63 in OT- Gleb Neponmdaschy (Tottenville H.S.) scored 16 second half pts and grabbed 15 rebounds but the Stingrays fell in OT Ryan Hennessey (St. Joseph by the Sea) scored 12 pts in a losing cause.'

3/23/05 NJ.com: Seton Hall Prep's Andrew Pusar makes his chances count. Corey Fisher will get chance to atone.  Brandon Costner -- Seton Hall star had good feeling about N.C. State.

3/23/05 Philly.com: It's time to change the T of C process. South Jersey teams have gotten poor seeds. And parochial teams should have their own bracket.

3/23/05 Weekend results on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

3/23/05 Daily News: Local HS stars get Garden invite to Jordan Classic.

3/22/05 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'Our junior team played in their first game at Pro Style on Sunday 3/20/05, where we defeated the Blackhawks from Queens by the score of 59 - 49. The high scorer for the game Kenny Carter (Boys High) 27pts 10rebs, Marlon Morgan (Wadleigh), Rasheem Creech (Transit Tech), Benjamin Washington (Transit Tech) as we played with just 5 players the whole game.(6 players came late and DNP). Our next Basketball Tournament "Big Screen Easter Clasic April 25th - 29th 2005 - 718 666 6534 or 718 434 0127. Divisions 11U, 13U, 15U, 17U.'

3/22/05 Coach Andre Edwards: In a hard fought battle Team Underrated 15-u team outlasted Ready to Ball 43-37 at the Almighty Force Tournament. We were led by Sylvan Landersburg's 21 points and 8 rebounds. Byron Freeman chipped in 13 points and rebounds. Team Underrated is now 3-0 and looking to improve their record to 4-0 next week at 3:30 p.m. at Gershwin Junior High, (Linden Blvd. & Van Siclen in Brooklyn) Stay tuned for more.'

3/22/05 Kathleen Stein: 'Central Jersey Hawks 8th Annual Shore Shootout. Girls 9U-17U May 27-May 29. Boys 9U-17U June 3-5. Visit www.centraljerseyhawks.org for more information and to register! See you down the shore!'

3/22/05 Tippy McTernan: 'Registration is now underway for the 9th Annual Big Apple Junior College Exposure Games, scheduled for Saturday, April 16, 2005 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at John Jay Colllege in New York City. Check-in for all participants will begin at 11:30 a.m. This event is limited to 100 participants and is invitation-only, with no charge for the accepted participants. All participants must be graduating high school seniors, high school graduates, GED recipients, or older students with junor college eligiblity.

The 2004 Junior College Exposure Games featured 100 top student-athletes playing in front of more than 60 coaches and scouts from schools and scouting services across the country. Coaches in attendance were from such states as California, Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Florida, Tennessee, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland and the northeast.

To get an application to participate, or for further information, visit our web site at: www.eteamz.com/bigapplesports.'

3/22/05 Jeff Webb: Team Underrated will be hosting a league starting April 12th at Wyandanch Youth Center. The age groups are 11-u (Girls), 14-u (Girls), 11-u (Boys), 13-u (Boys) and 14-u (Boys). There will be 6 teams per division, every team will play 4 games. Every team makes the play-offs. Trophies for 1st and 2nd place teams in every division. Trophy for MVP of championship game. First come, first served. You can contact me at 516-523-0925.'

3/22/05 Big Apple Sports: Globe Tech Reaches D-1 Nationals.

3/22/05 Anthony Nicodemo: Westchester Elite Basketball presents our Spring Hardwood Classic.

3/21/05 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The 16U T.K. Allstar boys team defeated the Amsterdam Sonics 88-54 @ Prostyle 2K5 Sunday afternoon. Five players reached double figures lead by Justin Davis with 22pts & 12 rebounds. Deytwan Hill 17pts, Shawn Willoughby 16pts., Johnny Barners 15pts, Antonio Cannon 12pts. The Sonics were led by Ronald Washington with 16pts.'

3/21/05 Philly.com: Big steps for Haddonfield, A.C. Both teams won games in the Tournament of Champions for the first time ever before losing in Saturday's semifinals.

3/21/05 Nets star Jason Kidd holds basketball clinic for Children’s Aid Society Youth.

3/21/05 Booksnball: 'Nice to see the New York State High School Hall of Fame honor the PSAL's coach Chuck Granby (Andrew Jackson/Campus Magnet) and the CHSAA's Tom Murray (Salesian/Cardinal Hayes) as 2005 inductees into the Hall. They're like great bottles of wine-they get better with age! Both coaches have solid groups of underclassmen returning for 05-06 and should be heard from again come play-off time.

Words of wisdom to all of our underclassmen. This is the time of year where it's important to keep your pencils even sharper then your passes. Failing classes can equal summer school, no camps, limited traveling with teams and ineligibility for next season.

As the annual transition is made from the high school season to "outside" hoops everyone can win by having the spring, summer & fall coaches step up and put a strong emphasis on individual academic responsibility. Back in the spring of 2003 at the "State of Basketball" summit meeting at Brooklyn College there seemed to be universal support for not traveling on SAT weekends or on the weekends before final exams in May/June. At the very least be part of the solution and talk to all of your players and motivate them to take care of their responsibilities. Best of luck to all of our student-athletes and those individuals who do a great job working with them both on and off the court.'

3/20/05 NJ.com: St. Pat's gets giant effort from 6-8 forward, Yannick Formbornono.

3/20/05 Metro Hoops: Tournament Of Champions semifinal.

3/20/05 Courier Post: Haddonfield falls. Top seed St. Patrick's holds off Bulldogs. Derek Heckendorn and Vinnie Ciecka -- Haddonfield's backcourt brothers leave legacy. Wipeout for Atlantic City as Seton Hall Prep ends Vikings' season with rout.

3/20/05 Philly.com: Haddonfield falls to St. Patrick's, 76-61. Brian Zoubek's 18 points were not enough in the T of C boys' semifinal. The Bulldogs finished their season at 29-2. Foul trouble mars the big matchup. Brian Zoubek only got to face the Celtics' Derrick Caracter for a half.  And Vikings No Match for Pirates. Brandon Costner's 27 led Seton Hall's attack. But a team going in right direction. Atlantic City coach Gene Allen sees good things ahead.

3/20/05 NJ.com: Seton Hall 74, Atlantic City 37 - Seton Hall cruises into final. St. Patrick's 76, Haddonfield 61. Strong 2nd half lifts St. Patrick's. Sizable efforts by 6-9 Derrick Caracter key St. Patrick's.

3/20/05 Daily News: Xaverian's upset shot bounces off rim. And no stars, just Regis title.

3/20/05 NY Post: Xaverian ove the Falls.

3/20/05 Newsday: Niagara Falls 68, Xaverian 65. Dream falls short. Clippers' Fields misses three-pointer with seven seconds left.

3/20/05 Journal News: Westchester Exceptional Seniors Game: Terrance Parkes' 21 points, 15 rebounds lead Blue to 112-91 win.

3/20/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The WCBCA Golden-Hoops Classic took place at Westchester Community College. The Blue team defeated the Gold Team, 115-93. New Rochelle's Terrance Parkes took home MVP honors scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Blue squad. Woodlands Kirk Williams recorded 22 points for the Blue squad. The Gold team was led by Carmel's Carlos Pellot who scored 19 points and 10 rebounds. Mt. Vernon's Chris Lowe chipped in 17 points. Lakeland's Nick Ar-Bab won the 3 point contest while Pellot won the dunk contest. The contest ended another great year for Section 1 Basketball. The Section sent 4 representatives to Glens Falls, with MLK winning Class D and Peekskill taking home the Class A championship. Congratulations to all on another great season.'

3/20/05 Journal News: CYP Tournament: AAU's unofficial tipoff event begins tonight.

3/20/05 Big Apple Sports: Monroe Tops Globe for region title.

3/19/05 Jimmy Salmon: 'The Playaz Basketball Club (PBC) is haviing try-outs for their 12U team this Sunday @ 5PM. The location is Paterson Catholic HS located at 764 11th Avenue in Paterson , NJ. For more information please contact Coach Damon Wright @ 973-851-1676.'

3/19/05 Daily News: JFK starts slow, then falls hard.

3/19/05 Newsday: Niagara Fall 92, JFK 60. Big run stumbles at end. Knights start fast but can't pull off upset of nationally ranked foe.

3/19/05 HoopItUpRecruiting: Niagara Falls makes easy work of JFK. Why did JFK do so bad?

3/19/05 NJ.com: Sizable efforts by 6-9 Derrick Caracter key St. Patrick's. Darryl Harvey Jr: Seton's quiet warrior. Spotlight centers on 7-1 Brian Zoubek for Haddonfield. Atlantic City's task tougher if Ed Keyes can't play.

3/19/05 Philly.com: Vikings' Ed Keyes may play.  And Haddonfield Bulldogs need to play their best.

3/18/05 Big Apple Sports: 'Hostos Captures Region XV Title -- Hostos advanced to the NJCAA Division III National Tournament for the first time by defeating Sullivan 81-72 in the Region XV final at Westchester CC. Hostos (23-8) broke a 43-43 tie at the 13:25 mark of the second half on a pair of free throws by Raul Mercedes, igniting a 17-5 run that put the Caimans ahead for good. When Mike Salamanca ended the surge with a three-pointer, Hostos had its biggest lead at 64-52 with 7:17 remaining.

A pair of treys by Sullivan's Everage Richardson pulled the Generals within 66-61 with 5:33 left, but Hostos managed to maintain the upper hand the rest of the way.Mercedes, the tournament MVP, led all scorers with 29 points, 20 coming in the first half. He also recorded 9 rebounds, teaming with Emanuel Martinez (10 points, 10 rebounds) to give Hostos a commanding 51-33 rebounding margin.

Sullivan (23-7) received a team-high 20 points from Kevin Johnson, whose long three-pointer gave the Generals a 40-38 halftime advantage. Richardson added 16 points and Greg Johnson had 15 for Sullivan, which entered the regional tournament ranked #5 nationally in Division III.'

3/18/05 Nets star Jason Kidd holds basketball clinic for Children’s Aid Society Youth.

3/18/05 Jim Burke: 'The Jersey Hot Shots will be conducting a summer hoop camp for boys and girls ages 6 through 14 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Scotch Plains, NJ for two sessions: June 27 through 30 and July 5 through 8. Only 40 kids per session will be accepted. For more information, check www.jerseyhotshots.com.'

3/18/05 Metro Hoops: Unique All-stars Shine in Battle of Best 13U.

3/18/05  The current High Hoops' team page is for high school teams, but I'll start changing it to AAU team profiles next week. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

3/18/05 Philly.com: Without Ed Keyes, Atlantic City faces uphill climb. The Vikings' coach is not optimistic his injured 6-foot-7 forward can play in the next T of C round. And Derrick Williams powers Vikings.  Bulldogs deliver a big message. Haddonfield was not happy with its fifth seeding. Brian Zoubek's 21 points led the way.

3/18/05 NJ.com: Shabazz comes up a bit short. Atlantic City tops Science, 65-52. Dominates the interior to pull away in second half.

3/18/05 NJ Hoops: Haddonfield topped Shabazz 61 - 46 in the second game of the quarterfinal of the Tournament of Champions. Atlantic City topped Group 1 champ Science 65 - 52.

3/18/05 Courier Post: Derrick Williams leads A.C. in win over Science. Haddonfield shines as Brian Zoubek and Bulldogs too much for Shabazz.

3/18/05 Newsday: Regis vs. Fieldston. Raiders' seniors respond.  JFK vs Niagara Falls. Underdog Knights on prowl. And Xaverian awaits final foe. Clippers' defense carried them during surprise run.

3/18/05 Journal News: Westchester-Putnam all-county: Goeff McDermott player of the year; Bill Murphy coach of the year.

3/17/05 Weekend schedule on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

3/17/05 Tom Rennard, Team Jordan: 'Team Jordan had a successful weekend at the Metro Hoops battle of the Best Tournament. We defeated the Hemphill Hoopsters, Jersey Shore Lightning and Team Kenny Anderson to advance to the finals on Sunday. Having said that, Coach Torrell of the Unique All Stars has it all wrong. We were scheduled and told to play the championship at 3:15 on Sunday. We were there. At 4:45 we decided (along w/ the refs) to leave. We were the only ones left in the gym. We found out later they went to get something to eat. We patiently waited an hour and a half! Unique All Stars forfieted not us....and we've got the trophy to prove it.'

3/17/05 Coach Paul Suber: 'Team Next 6th and 7th grade A.A.U. teams traveled to Fisher, Indiana for the 6th Annual Indy Gardens Gold Medal A.A.U. Basketball Invitational. The tournament was well organized and very competitive. It was held at the Fieldhouse facility which housed 6 beautiful college sized basketball courts. The 6th grade team won the championship over the Southwest Illinois Jets (ranked 5th in the country) 64-57 in a hard fought contest in which they were down 10-0 in the 1st quarter. The team features some excellent talent in Shaquille Stokes, Tavon Sledge, Da'Shawn Suber, Jermaine Sanders, Akil Andrews and newcomers Chad Holley and Josh Heyliger. Team Next went 5-0 to win the championship and were coached by Kamani Young and Eric Andrews. The 7th Team Next which features 4 of the "Top 20" 7th grade players in the country in its starting lineup (Steve Whittingham #3, Davontay Grace #10, DeShaun Wiggins #14, JayVaughn Pinkston #20) won it's third national tournament of the year (MLK Classic (NJ), Nike Memorial (Portland, OR). The Indy Gardens A.A.U. Invitational in a very exciting and tough game against the Baltimore Stars 66-63. Davon "Fatty" McMillan, Anthony "Face" Givens, Joey Imuzai, Aaron Brown and newcomer Cory Edwards had some showstopping performances throughout the tournament.'

3/17/05 NJ.com: Pedro Rosario's defense key to success of Science. And team comes first for Charles Smith, Saladine Collins. Their unselfish play helps Shabazz win. And versatile Ed Keyes makes the grade for Atlantic City. Unbroken success for Vinnie Ciecka this season. Not sidelined by injury, guard guides Haddonfield.

3/17/05 Metro Hoops: Team New Jersey Elite Battle of the Best 8th Grade Division.

3/17/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The WCBCA Golden Hoop Classic will take place this Saturday, March 19 at Westchester Community College. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00PM. Some of Westchester's most talented players are scheduled to participate. The rosters include: Devon Austin (White Plains/Manhattan), Terrance Parkes (New Rochelle), Melvin Calhoun (Port Chester/Iona), Chris Lowe (Mt Vernon), Geoff McDermott (New Rochelle) and many more. There will also be a 3 point and dunk contest. For complete rosters as well as WCBCA post-season awards go to westchesterelite.com/_wsn/page8.html.'

3/16/05 USA Today: Coach Bob Hurley typifies coaches who lay the foundation.

3/16/05 Coach Torrel Harris: 'Unique All-Stars 13 and under easily defeated the New Jersey Lightning 54-35 for the Best of the Best tournament put on by Metro Hoops in the semi-final game. Tobias Harris was unstoppable; he had average for the tournament, 18 points (5 three pointer)10 rebounds and 4 steal to be named coMVP with Paul Bilbo who once again was a monster with average of 19 points 15 rebounds and 6 block shots Lamar George was the general in leading the team with 15 assist, 7 steals and 6 points, Kyheim Hall, Denzel Sander, Tyler Harris and Armani Cardwood played good with solid efforts. Unique was supposed to play the championship game against Team Jordan but they chose not to play and instead they forfeited the championship game at a great tournament.'

3/16/05 Metro Hoops: Best of Best Tournament - 8th Grade division awards. And 12U Battle of Best Champion - Virginia Pride. LI Lightning storms past CJ Hawks To win 11U.

3/16/05 National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 16 includes # 8. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep 28-1 won Non-Public A state title, # 13. Brooklyn, N.Y., Xaverian 21-11 upset then-No. 1 St. Mary's in CHSAA final, and # 14. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's 25-1 eliminated by Xaverian in playoffs last two seasons.

3/16/05 Courier Post: Haddonfield turns focus to Shabazz, not seeding.

3/16/05 New York State High School Basketball Championships - Boy's Federation Schedule.

3/16/05 NY Post: Brooklyn.s Shawn James finds footing on the court.

3/16/05 Wing Lee – Jersey Paladins Basketball: 'The Jersey Paladins Basketball Club is hosting several outstanding tournaments this year in March, May, June and July at Ramapo College located in Mahwah, New Jersey. All games played on campus at the newly constructed Bill Bradley Basketball Arena and the newly renovated auxiliary cym.  Dates:  May 14 & 15 – Spring Jam. June 11 & 12 – Pre Summer Jam. Ages: Boys U10 thru 16 and Girls U12 thru 16. Entry Fee: $325 per team [3 games guaranteed]. A possible 4th game (crossover championship) will be played for divisions of (8) or more teams. Games are officiated by certified referees with paid time/score keepers. Individual trophies awarded to 1st and 2nd place teams. To register: Complete and send registration form with check. Hurry. Admission is based on a first-come basis. For more information and to request registration/roster form, please email us at Paladins88@verizon.net or call 973.896.3239.'

3/15/05 The usual suspects were at this Sunday's championship game.

3/15/05 Weekend scores later on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

3/15/05 Watchung Conference: Who is AB? (Anthony Baskerville Interview).

3/15/05 NY Post: Beating odds is old story for Kennedy High's basketball coach, Johnny Mathis.

3/15/05 Newsday: Glens Falls really falls flat.

3/15/05 Journal News: State Class AA championship: Niagara Falls defeats New Rochelle 69-58 for title.

3/15/05 Courier Post: T of C seedings miss mark. Process needs fixing after Bulldogs' snub.

3/15/05 Philly.com: Haddonfield deserves much better. There's no way to justify seeding it fifth for the boys' Tournament of Champions.

3/15/05 NJ.com: Haddonfield more than just Brian Zoubek. Summit ousted as Blake Wilson and Vinnie Ciecka combine for 39. And Atlantic City finally gets its crown.

3/14/05 John P Miciotta: CHSAA recap.

3/14/05 Jason Curry, President/Director of Operations: 'Big Apple Basketball, Inc. will host their 3rd Annual H.S. Expo Scholarship Games on Saturday, April 16 at Baruch College. Tryouts for unsigned seniors looking to qualify for the event begin this Saturday, March 19 and is free of charge. The showcase is designed to showcase the top 40 boys unsigned seniors in the metro area to college and prep school coaches for scholarship opportunities. For more information on tryouts or games click on the following link or call 718-575-3342 www.bigapplebasketball.com/hsexpo.html.'

3/14/05 Rio Pitt: 'This young man here is not Chad Marshall. This is Ishaq Pitt, my brother. He wore a spare jersey that game which prabably led to the name mix up and family ties mislead. Please if possible can this name for Ishaq be corrected as requested by his family.'

3/12/05 Chad Marshall (pictured) is the Aneesa Sports' Midget 13 wing and the younger step-brother of OSNA's 6-7 Rio Pitt. When the Gauchos were late for their ProStyle game this morning, Chad was awarded 14 free throws to begin the game. He hit 12 and never looked back, bagging 19 of 22 free throws, three treys and a game high 32 points. Unfortunately for Aneesa, the 'chos twin towers of 6-3 Kevin Parrom (27) and 6-3 Tevin Baskins (24) took advantage of their height on Chad and teammate Lamont Hinton (11) to win going away 77-55. More weekend scores later on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

3/14/05 Daily News: Kennedy king of city. Ends reign of Lincoln. And Xaverian knocks off St. Mary's.

3/14/05 Newsday: Storm's onslaught just is not enough. And Xaverain 71, St. Mary's 69. Gaels take first defeat.

3/14/05 NY Post: JFK - A Knight's tale.  And Xaverain deals St Mary's furst loss.

3/14/05 NY Hoops: Xaverian pulls off another upset, takes State crown. And Xaverian goes from chumps to champs.  JFK takes title to the Bronx. Knocks Lincoln off the throne.  And hate it or love it, Kennedy’s on top.

3/14/05 NJ Hoops: Science trims Schalick 69 - 66 in an overtime thriller in the state Group 1 title game. Atlantic City topped Ridgewood 56 - 42 in the state Group 4 title game. Haddonfield shut down Summit 69 - 41 in the Group 2 state title game. Shabazz outscored Camden 76 -58 in the Group 3 State title game.

3/13/05 Xaverian 71, St Mary's 69.

3/13/05 Big Apple Sports: JUCO Report - New Yorkers in California playoffs.

3/13/05 NJ.com: Non-public A - Seton Hall runs past CBA.   And Haddonfield's Brian Zoubek a tall order for Summit.

3/13/05 NJ Hoops: Seton Hall Prep holds on -- shut down C.B.A. 48 - 40 in the Non-Public A state tournament final. And St. Patrick's outruns Cardinal McCarrick 101 - 65 in the state Non-Public A State title game.

3/13/05 Courier Post: Guards make Haddonfield offense click.

3/13/05 Philly.com: Haddonfield Bulldogs look unstoppable.

3/13/05 Newsday: JFK vs. Lincoln for PSAL boys A and St. Mary's vs Xaverian for CHSAA boys AA.

3/13/05 Daily News: Lincoln goes 4th as Kevin White eyes 1st.

3/13/05 NY Post: Gaels say the system's unfair. And Lincoln -- been there before. 

3/13/05 Journal News: Class AA state semifinal: New Rochelle defeats Brentwood (Section 11) 66-45.

3/11/05 Jim Fox: 'AAU Regionals begin April 8th and continue through May. Registration is ongoing. Contact me at 516-292-4956 or jimfox@islandgarden.com for details and registration materials.'

3/11/05 Weekend schedule on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

3/11/05 NJ.com: Seton downs St. Joseph.

3/11/05 NJ Hoops: Parochial A North Final -- Seton Hall Prep came back in the fourth quarter to defeat St. Joseph's Montvale 63 - 54.

3/11/05 NY Post: Nyan Boateng's battle cry -- go four it.

3/11/05 NY Hoops: PSAL Final preview -- Lincoln (29-2) vs. JFK (27-4).

3/11/05 Newsday: Xaverian 67, Rice 66. Clippers take CHSAA title. Saiquon Stone scores 13 of his 22 points in final period helping Xaverian claim AA championship - first in program history

3/11/05 BOOKSNBALL: 'A great week of high school hoops is coming to a close on Sunday at Madison Square Garden, Fordham University and playoff sites in New Jersey. The actions heats up tonight when the PSAL"B" Champion will be crowned after Bushwick H. S. squares off against Environmental Studies at St. Francis College in Brooklyn at 7 p.m. In the Bronx Friday night at Fordham, the CHSAA will have NYC CHSAA runner up (lost Thursday to Xavarian in a great game) Rice H. S. face nationally ranked St. Mary's H. S. of Long Island. The winner of that game plays Xavarian for the right to go upstate to Glen Falls next week.(more about this terrible idea later) while St. John's Prep plays St. Anthony of L. I. - winner to Glenn Falls.

Ten miles south at MSG the PSAL will host it's annual basketball championship celebration starting at 11a.m with Francis Lewis trying to take the title away from nationally ranked Murray Bergtraum who is the defending PSAL Champs for six consecutive seasons! Mike Eisenberg of Lewis & Ed Grazinski of Bergtraum are two great coaches with several Div.I prospects on both teams making this a "get there early & enjoy the game," time. At 1p.m J. F. Kennedy of the Bronx returns to the Garden after a 5 year hiatus (they beat Lincoln in 2000) to face the Lincoln Railsplitters who are three time defending champions search for an unprecedented (for boys) 4th PSAL title. Both schools play like they created the concept of  T.E.A.M.='s Together Everyone Achieves More, so it should be a great match-up. The PSAL winners all go to Glen Falls next Thursday.

Will someone make the coffee real strong the next time the upstate & city CHSAA representatives meet to discuss play-off formats? This ridiculous idea that the CHSAA runner up (Rice) plays the Long Island CHSAA for the right top play the CHSAA City Champ (Xavarian two days later on Sunday makes two kinds of sense [no sense & nonsense). Meaning that if Rice wins over St. Mary's Friday they replay Xavarian (the 2005 city champs) and they go upstate & Xavarian goes home! If St. Mary's wins they go up-state & no city CHSAA "AA" team goes any where but home. Is the reason financial? Find more sponsors! Can anyone explain this in a logical, reasonable manner? Don't even try. The city champs deserve to play upstae. Let Long Islands' CHSAA representative play upstate with the winner playing NYC. PS, if the coffee doesn't work, I'll donate a case of Rolling Rock! Come on guys change this format for 2006!

Almost forgot-special kudos to the PSAL for not charging admission for the 500+ loyal fans who braved that crazy blizzard type weather on Tuesday at SJU's semifinal games. Don't you just love this time of year? Enjoy!'

3/10/05 NorthJersey: Dashed hopes for Paterson Catholic.

3/10/05 John P Miciotta: Xaverian grinds out a title game win.

3/10/05 Daily News: Seniors lift X-men to crown.

3/10/05 NJ.com: St. Patrick's overpowers Paterson Catholic.

3/10/05 Jersey Journal: Friars couldn't compete with St. Pat's depth.

3/10/05 Metro Hoops: Parochial B North Semifinal.

3/10/05 Weekend results on the Pro Style 2K 5 Winter League basketball page.

3/10/05 Lloyd Desvigne asst coach Holy Cross HS: 'The next date for the Queens Wheelchair basketball trouts is scheduled for Holy Cross HS 26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd. Flushing, NY. on March 16 at 6:00pm. These tryouts are limited to current High School players in their junior or seniors year. This will be the final tyout date for Queens players. (except players involved in state playoffs.'

3/10/05 Metro Hoops: Nation’s Top 8th Graders assemble at the Metrohoops Battle of the Best Tournament.

3/10/05 HoopItUpRecruiting: Geoff McDermott recruiting report.

3/10/05 Coach Jimmy Salmon: The Playaz Basketball Club is conducting the 7th Annual Spring Fling Tournament from Thursday March 31st - Sunday April 3rd, 2005. There is still room in the 7th grade/13U bracket and the 6th grade/12U bracket. All other brackets are full. Please contact me via email @ JimmySalmon67@aol.com or call @ 973-207-4346 if you are interested in being on one of the upper bracket waiting lists.'

3/10/05 Tom Jennings, Chairman Board of Directors Westchester Hawks: 'Open tryouts for the Westchester Hawks Boys 15u Select (and non-select) teams will be held this weekend at the Brewster Sports Center. This team last year as a 14u was a National Qualifier and we expect a very competitive turnout. Tryouts are Friday (March 11) please arrive by 8 pm (we will hit the floor by 8:15) Saturday (March 12) please arrive by 730 pm. Team is coached by Rob Rizzo (head assistant boys varsity White Plains High School 4th year with Hawks) and me. Any additional info that is needed may be found on our website at www.westchesterhawks.com or you can call me on my cell at 973 445-6072.'

3/10/05 Phil Diasparra: 'Tryouts for the Westchester Hawks 17u Select team will be held this Saturday 3/12 at 5pm and Sunday 3/13 at 6:30pm at the Brewster Sports Center in Brewster, NY. For directions go to the Hawks website, www.westchesterhawks.com, or email Coach D at dassoc@aol.com.'

3/10/05 Travis Berry: We are preparing for our Riverbank State Park Youth Baseball Program for kids 14 years old younger. All baseball games are held at Riverbank State Park on 145 st Riverside Drive located in Manhattan. We have one of the finest parks in the country overlooking the Hudson River. So if you are interested in being a volunteer coach please contact Darwin Nunez (212) 694-3637 or email Darwin.Nunez@oprhp.state.ny.us.'

3/10/05 Chris Matesic, Director Boys Basketball New Heights: 'Take your game to "New Heights!" The new 15 and under coach, Joe Leone, is inviting all 15-under (birthdays after Sept. 1, 1989) boys to a New Heights tryout at BasketBall City this Sunday, March 13 from 5-7 p.m. BasketBall City is located at 23 St. and the West Side Highway in Manhattan. All are welcome!'

3/10/05 Rob McDonald (Tournament Director): 'Spots are filling up quickly for the 7th  Annual Necelina McDonald Memorial Foundation's Invitational Spring Classic, taking place April 18-24, 2005 at I.S. 275 and Brooklyn Hoops. Deadline is March 25th. $375 (includes uniform & ref fees) all divisions: 13u, 15u, 17u, 19u. Contact Rob McDonald at 917-533-7465 or nmmfbasketball@hotmail.com. Coaches can download Coach's Packet from website, www.eteamz.com/nmmf. Confirmed teams from NY, Fl, and Ma.'

3/7/05 Coach Shawn McCray: The Newark Zoo Crew 8th Grade Team repeated as champions in the St. Michael's League Saturday afternoon in Union City, NJ. The Zoo finished the league on a 11 game winning streak finishing the season 11-1. The Zoo defeated Bayonne Mean Machine in a tough game 60-52. Arguably the best point guard in Newark 5'9 Bilal Gordon (Burnett St) took over the game scoring 18 points, 11 boards, and 5 assist. 8th grader Jacky Francois (Sussex Ave.) took over the 4th quarter as he scored 16 points, 21 boards, and 5 blocks. 5'10 Al-Jaquan Mann (Oliver St.) 7th grader overcame foul trouble to bull his way to 13 points in the victory. One of the top 7th grade guards in Newark, Fuquan Knight (Camden Middle) added 6 steals and 5 assist in the victory. I would like to congratulate the team on well played game. Bayonne Mean Machine was led by Tariq Jackson an electrifying 8th grade point guard with 18 points. You can see pictures from the game by visiting our website at eteamz.com/zoocrewbasketball.'

3/7/05 Coach Kevin C. Brown: 'Congratulations to the Boys Junior High School team of Living Faith Christian Academy in Cherry Hill, NJ. The boys won over Temple Christian Academy of Titusville, FL in the National Championship 57-48. NACA presented LFCA with seven individual awards — the Coach’s Award, which went to me as head coach of the LFCA Soaring Eagles; All Tournament awards which went to Jakeem Bogans of Philadelphia, Kevin “KJ” Brown of Voorhees, Omari Grier of Erial, NJ, Landrus Lewis of Pennsauken, NJ and Eric Loper of Erial, NJ; and one All Tournament MVP naming Leonard Hayes of Voorhees as the best player in the tournament. Other players on the roster that participated in the tournament included Joshua Haughton and Lamar Hayes, both of Voorhees.'

3/7/05 Coach Kevin C. Brown: 'Congratulations to the Cory Erving All Stars AAU program on their success at the CSG International February Shootout in Voorhees, NJ. Cory Erving swept the event winning the championships in the 11's, 12's and 14 year old brackets. Coach Maurice Watson led both the 11’s and 12’s while Terrell Baker coached the 14’s. The 14’s went undefeated dominating a pool that included Barrington, Filly Sol, Hoop Zone, and the South Jersey Playaz. Leonard Hayes III, Kenny Battle, Haleem “Peanut” Hayward, Ivory Wells, Malik Wayns and Jakeem Bogans turned in a tremendous effort playing the entire weekend with a 6-man roster. It was refreshing to see Coach Terrell Baker on the bench with the Cory Erving 14’s. Terrell is a former All State player in New Jersey who went on to play in the ACC for Florida State and professionally in Europe. He is a great teacher, trainer and coach and his ability to get a talented bunch to play together and fight through being short-handed was outstanding.'

3/7/05 Coach Bob Larson : 'Rockland County Basketball was at its finest Saturday night in the CYO County Championship game for 8th grade Boys. St. Gregory's of Garnerville defeated St. Francis of West Nyack in a defensive battle that featured 10 players from the Rockland Heat 14U AAU Team. St. Grerg's was lead by 6'5" Kenny Click and Nick Delango who each had 13 points. St. Francis was led by Kevin McCahey with 11 points. Although the game was intense and loose balls brought the players scrambling and hustling, sportsmanship was at its highest and the sold out crowd at Albertus Magnus High School were treated to an excellent game. The players and their families should be proud of the was in which the game was played and the fine conduct was demonstrated. Keep an eye on these players from Rockland County, it looks like they are off to a great start as they head on to their High School careers.'

3/7/05 Coach Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstar Junior 16u team opening its Pro Style schedule Sunday night, defeating the Rosedale Trailblazers, who showed up for the game with five players 85-50. Six players reached double figures led by Johnny Barnes 18pts. 6 rebounds, Justin Davis 14pts 7 steals, Jermaine Brown 16pts, Shaun Wiloughby 13pts 3 steals, Antonio Cannon, Jr 10pts. 8 assists, Deytwan Hill 10pts. Jerrel McKie and Danny Sanchez combined 8 blocked shots.'

3/7/05 Coach Gary Charles: 'The New York Panthers will be holding tryouts for their 15u team on Wednesday ( March 9th) and Thursday ( March 10th) at 7pm. The tryouts will be held at the Brooklyn Athletic Club (Hoopland), 4400 Glenwood Rd, in Flatbush. Please call (718) 377-4646 for directions.'

3/7/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'Tryouts for the Westchter Hawks 16 and under squad will take place this Saturday at 2:30PM with a second tryout on Sunday at 5:00PM. The elite squad will be coached by a former D1 assistant along with a current boy's varsity coach. Both tryouts will take place at the Brewster Sports Center. For directions and more information go to www.westchesterhawks.com.'

3/7/05 John P Miciotta: Rice and Xaverian reach title game.

3/7/05 Daily News: Stephen Malcolm lets fly & JFK moves on. Saiquon Stone rock solid as Xavier rolls into CHSAA final. And Jaytorn Wisseh steps in, leads Banneker to semis.

3/7/05 NYHoops: Raiders Survive Overtime Again. Saiquon Stone Shines As Clippers Send CK Home. And Jaytorn Wisseh powers Banneker into semis.

3/7/05 Newsday: Rice 75, All Hallows 67. Pep talk rallies Raiders.

3/7/05 NJ.com: St. Patrick's vs. St. Anthony: A classic rivalry renewed

3/7/05 Metro Hoops: Team Jordon and Team Jersey Elite win Winter League Championships.

3/7/05 Pete Edwards: 'IS8 Winter League 2005 Championship Results -- Biddies - Long Island Lightning 61- Aneesas Sports 48. MVP - Sterling Gibbs - 23 and sportmanship - Anthony Hyman - 21. Midgets - Lloyd Daniels Rebels 72 - Playaz Club 57. MVP - Mike Schriffer - 20 and sportmanship - Justin Crosgile - 18. Juniors - Next Level 70 - Juice Allstars 62. MVP - Reginald Davis - 32 and sportmanship - Lance Stephenson - 18.'  Web note: Pictures on on the IS8 Winter League page.

3/7/05 Frank McCree: 'The South Mountain YMCA of South Orange, N.J. after finishing second the past two seasons, won the NJ YMCA 14 and under A League title Sunday defeating Summit 61-44. Both teams qualified for the YMCA Northeast Regionals next weekend in Rhode Island. South Mountain was led by Floyd Melvin's 32 points and 11 rebounds, Kevin Morris 22 points and Steven Tamayo's 5 steals and 8 rebounds. Floyd is leaning towards attending Bayley Ellard High School next fall. Hoddy Mahon III, grandson of the legendary New Jersey high school and college coach, led Summit with 11 points. Summit was undefeated during the regular season and the tournament, beating  South Mountain twice before. South Mountain had to come out of the losers' bracket after a two point loss to Glouchester, winning three games Saturday, after playing Thursday and Friday evenings.

In the 14 and under B Tournament, South Mountain also won, nipping Hillsborough 37-36. EJ Willsiams had 21 in a losing cause, while Conley had 17 for the winners. All early round games were played at the Summit YMCA and the champiosnhip game at Kent Place School.'

3/6/05 Jersey Journal: Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association's Super Saturday indeed lived up to its billing. And St. Al's classy, even in huge loss - 118-43 to Paterson Catholic.

3/6/05 Courier Post: Brian Zoubek unstoppable. Center nets 29 to send Haddonfield to S.J. Group 2 final.  And Paul Gause hits for 44 as Schalick advances to South Jersey Group 1 championship game.

3/6/05 Philly.com: Brian Zoubek leads Bulldogs to final. The 7-foot-1 center shed his arm brace and tallied 29 points. And precision on display in Group 2. Haddonfield showed just how efficient it could be, even with Brian Zoubek on the bench.

3/6/05 Journal News: Class AA state regional final: New Rochelle defeats Vestal (Section 4) 73-47

3/6/05 NYHoops: Wings shuts down Campus Magnet. Wings 62 Campus Magnet 54.

3/6/05 NY Post: All Hallows' Mike Davis not mistaken anymore.

3/6/05 Metro Hoops Winter League Playoff Action.

3/6/05 Booksnball: 'Wheelchair tryouts in Queens on the same night and at the same time as the PSAL semifinals at St. John's University? Where's Tom Konchalski on the Wheelchair committee when you need him? In the words of Rocky Balboa from Rocky I "ya shoulda planned ahead".

3/5/05 Lloyd Desvigne asst coach Holy Cross HS: 'Tryouts for the Queens Wheelchair team will take place at Holy Cross HS on Tuesday, March 8, at 6:00pm. All juniors and seniors who played in the 2004 - 2005 season for high schools in Queens and Long Island are invited to participate. The final Queens team will compete in a two game classic against the Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn on April 5th and 7th at Christ the King High School. The Wheelchair Classic, started by Hank Carter, is a benfit game with all the proceeds going to equipment and to support the patients at Goldwater Hospital.'

3/5/05 Coach Ron Dennis, K.Y.D.A: 'St Johns Prep won their first championship since 1979. The Red-Storm won the championship with less personnel. Last year's team bolstered the likes of 6' 8" Fordham U. Bryant Dunston, 6' 3" Utica College Gary Graham (Long Range Shooter) 5' 10 P.G. Serge Clement, 6' 3" Jacques Fulcher and 5' 8" Oscar Haynes. All were outstanding players in 2004. Coach Gatto and Coach Garnes had to rely on a few good men all season long to play hard and to leave it on the court. Last night those good men answered their coaches with the C.H.S.A.A. Class A Championship. Richard Thomas, Chris Williams, Richard Jean-Baptiste, Jelanie Winfield, Antoine Greg and Eric Rosado were the remaining members from team 2004. These players beat the odds and by winning game after game without applying pressure to themselve which ultimately led to the city championship. In year 2000 The Red-Storm team featured McDonald All America Taliek Brown, Omar Malcom, Dwayne Thompson a team loaded with talent that fell short in the championship game loosing to Xavier H.S. Team 2004 lost the same way to La Salle Academy H.S. Last night victory was extra special as the fans from both schools was treated to outstanding shooting by the Mountaineers of Mount St Michaels and the Red-Storm of St Johns Prep. Last night's contest wasn't decided until the third quarter when undersized St John Prep took advantage by attacking the bigger MTSM players by pulling them out of their zone with good shooting and dribble drive moves by SJP bigger players. The final in the contest was 68 SJP to 51 MSM.'

3/5/05 Daily News: Regis takes an encore. And little Johnnies put it together.

3/5/05 NY Post: L'il Storm win one for Coach Gatto.

3/5/05 Newsday: St. Mary's 67, St. Aanthony's 56. Gaels win another CHSAA title.

3/5/05 Newsday: St. John's Prep 68, Mount St Michael 51. Red Storm makes amends in 'A' title game.

3/5/05 Booksnball: 'Congratulations to St. John's Prep for winning the CHSAA Class "A" Championship 68-51 Friday night over Mount St. Michael. Coach Jim Gatto (recent member of the 500 win club!) and his assistant Lou Garnes did an excellent job in guiding the SJP to a 25-1 record. This is coach Gatto's first championship since his back to back 78 & 79 CHSAA titles when the school was known as Mater Christi. The last original St. John's Prep title was won in 1950! After the first quarter the Red Storm was up 17-13 and seemed on the verge of building a double digit lead but Coach Tom Fraher's Mountaineers hit six 3 pointers in the first half (led by Sr. Jason Hurt 4/4) and SJP was up 31-26 at the half. Timely shooting and the strong inside play of the Mount's big and talented Jrs. 6'6" Alejo Rodriquez and 6''7" Preston Uwoghiren were keeping it close for the first two minutes of the 3rd & then SJP seemingly switched to another gear and outscored the Mount 22-10 to lead 53-36 after 3 periods.

SJU's four senior players were in double figures (thanks Bert Beagle for the stats!) led by 6'4" senior Richard Thomas (should be All-City) with 22 points from all over the court. PG 6'2" Chris Williams showed great leadership with 6 assist and 11 points. The duo of 6'4" Richard Jean Baptist with 19 points and 6'4" Jelani Winfield with 16 points outfought the bigger Mountaineers and helped keep SJP well ahead throughout the last quarter. These four seniors with the tough defense of 5'10" Antoine Gregg, 6'2" Rudy Germain and hustling Eric Rosado combined to make sweet music like a well rehearsed jazz band & displayed team basketball at its highest level throughout. The 68-51 final brought the well represented SJP crowd (students, staff and familles) out of their seats with prolonged cheers for their Little Redmen team. It was nice to see CTK's Bob Oliva, Tom Murray of Cardinal Hayes and many more of Coach Gatto's CHSAA colleagues genuinely happy for him and his team. SJP will play next Sunday (3-13) at Fordham University the winner of a midweek match up between Long Island's St.Anthony and the winning school from the upstate Catholic League. The winner next Sunday will travel to Glen Falls for the State Tournament (March 18 & 19). See you Sunday at Hunter for the PSAL Quarters starting at 10a.m or at St. John's for the CHSAA Semi-finals later that day.'

3/5/05 Daily Star Online: High school boys basketball rankings from the New York State Sports Writers’ Association -- CLASS AA # 1, St. Mary-8-CHSAA 23-0, # 2, Niagara Falls-6 22-1, # 3, New Rochelle-1 23-1, # 4, Christ the King-NYC 23-2 and # 5, Rice-NYC 20-3.

3/5/05 Philly.com: Atlantic City Vikings pull away at finish, gain final.

3/4/05 Daily News: Rice rises into semis 60-58 over Bishop Loughlin. And Randy Burns, Grady tip Cardozo in OT.

3/4/05 Newsday: Grady 89, Cardozo 83. No. 3 seed ousted in OT. Burns, Santana help No. 14 Grady advance, next up is No. 6 JFK.

3/4/05 NJ.com: Paul Gause passes 3,000 points.

3/4/05 Coach Bruce Harris: 'The Elmcor Youth and Adult Acttivities Center at 33-16 Northern Blvd. Corona, NY will be hosting a benfit basketball game with "The World Famous Harlem Wizards Basketball Team"on Saturday March 26,2005 at 7:00pm sharp. Proceeds will help support the Elmcor Flames boys and girls basketball teams. Tickets are $8.00 in advance for adults and $5.00 dollars for children and senior citzens. Tickets can be purchased at Elmcor and are more at the door. For further information contact William Mayers, Ginia Lewis or Janie Lester at (718) 651-0096 ext,s 220, 238, 245.'

3/3/05 Metro Hoops: Rahway eliminates Cranford. And Group 4 action update for Trenton and Atlantic City.

3/3/05 Metro Hoops: Final Regular Season Top 10 - 1. St. Patrick’s (22-3), 2. Seton Hall Prep (24-1), 3. Haddonfield (23-1),  4. Linden (22-2), 5. St. Anthony (19-5), 6. St. Joseph’s (Mont.) (23-2), 7. CBA (23-2), 8. Bloomfield Tech (20-3), 9. Paterson Catholic (19-4) and 10. Atlantic City (22-2).

3/3/05 Shawn McCray: 'Zoo Crew Summer League applications are available. Last years h igh school, 14-u, and 12-u were sold out! Very competitve summer league - games are on the weekends - will accomodate AAU teams that travel during the summer. For information call me at 973-449-7324.'

3/3/05 Stephen Johnston : 'Samardo Samuels, 6'-9", 240 and he just arrived last summer from Jamaica, West Indies. But he is already the best player at Our Savior New American School. He plays for a team loaded with upperclassmen that includes a starting center who has committed to Fresno State, James Tchana. He will be among the top sophomores in the country next year. He was just named to the all tournament team at the Champions Classic in N.C. which boasted over 80 division one prospects. His team lost to Oak Hill in the Chip. Don't sleep on him, a monster in the making. Just needs seasoning to his Jamaican spice.'

3/3/05 John P Miciotta: 'Christ the King and Xaverian each broke open games that were close early to earn berths in Sunday's CHSAA Class "AA" semi finals.

3/3/05 Daily News: Mount climbs into final. And CK bounces back big time.

3/3/05 NY Post: CTK packs too many weapons.

3/3/05 NYHoops: CHSAA Quarterfinals, Wednesday. Manhattan Center sends Bryant home. FDA Lions roar past Eagles to advance.

3/3/05 Newsday: PSAL Boys basketball playoffs -- Rams get another shot at FDA.

3/3/05 Coach Ron Dennis, K.Y.D.A: 'Congratulations to Coach Gatto and Coach Lou Garnes for directing the Red-Storm to their second consecutive City Championship Game. St John Prep last season runner-ups to C.H.S.A.A. Class A Champion La salle Academy will get another opportunity to play for the City Championship. Cardinal Hayes got off to a faster start in the semi final game against St Johns Prep at half time 30-25. The Red-Storm regained the lead early in the third quarter by agressively playing the passing lane and stepping up their defensive intensity. St John Prep went on to defeat Cardinal Hayes 60-40 at Mt St. Michaels gym avenging their only loss of the season, and gaining an opportunity to play in The C.H.S.A.A. Class A City Championship. The Red-Storm recorded their 24th wins vs 1loss to the same Cardinal Hayes Team. St. John Prep H.S. will Meet Mount St. Michaels of the Bronx on Friday March 4, 2005 at Iona College.'

3/2/05 Coach Arthur B Cox on Ron Artest.

3/2/05 Lawrence McGugins: 'Ahead of the Game is hosting tryouts -- When: Saturday, March 19, Time: 12PM-3PM Sharp! Who: Boys 10u, 11u, 12u. Where: I.S. 218, 370 Fountain Avenue, Brooklyn. Directions: *(A/C) train to Euclid Ave. stop, take the 14 Bus to Fountain Ave. *(3) train to Euclid Ave. stop, take the 15 Bus (JFK) to Fountain Ave. Must bring a completed school medical clearance form authorizing you to participate in sports. If you need to further information please contact me @ 917-868-5816 or aotgbasketball@aol.com.'

3/2/05 Daily News: Snow plows HS slate.

3/2/05 psal.org: Playoff Games Rescheduled.

3/2/05 John P Miciotta: CHSAA Frosh and JV championships.

3/2/05 Hoopituprecruiting: New Rochelle Huguenots stay close to home vs. Monroe-Woodbury.

3/1/05 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'I was at Hofstra U last Saturday afternoon to give support to one of our very fine student-athletes.Woody Souffrant played in his last home game, I was a little surprised to see him start, but then again it was a pleasant surprise.I just want to let people know, that this young man has made it to the top of his game, without any basketball politics. He worked hard both in the classroom and on the basketball court. I am so proud of him, words couldn't express my emotions.He is a unique young man.

The" Big Screen " Easter basketball tournament will take place at the Flatbush YMCA on April 25th to 29th, (during spring recess) from 10am - 4pm, divisions: 11U- 13U- 15U- and 17U  1st, and 2nd place awards, 2games loss elimination format. any coaches interested please  feel free to call 718 666 6534 or 718 434 0127 or email fya1@earthlink.net.'

3/1/05 Metro Hoops: State Tournament Preview.

3/1/05 Metro Hoops: Battle of the Best Tourney Nears Capacity.

3/1/05 Coach Steve Furtado: 'Girls and boys tryouts -- Coach Ira Hunt and I are holding tryouts for our elite traveling basketball teams ages 10-17. Tryouts will be at the Jamaica Queens PAL on Thursday March 3rd and 10th from 6pm-7:30pm. Tryouts will also be held at IS59 in Springfeild Gardens in Queens Monday March 7th from 7:30-9pm. Serious ballplayers only. Please bring copy of birth certificate. More Info call 646-662-8335 or 718-216-9178.'

3/1/05 National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 14 lists # 1. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's 23-0 beat NYC public power Lincoln by 32 # 8. New York, N.Y., Rice 20-3 won New York Archdiocesan title # 9. Queens, N.Y., Christ the King 23-2 upset by Loughlin in Queens/Brooklyn Archdiocesan semifinals # 14. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep 24-1 won 11th Essex County title and # 22. New Rochelle, N.Y. 23-1 beat then-No. 21 Mount Vernon.

3/1/05 USA Today Super 25 boys' basketball rankings includes # 4. St. Mary's, Manhasset, N.Y. (23-0). Result: Beat Lincoln (Brooklyn) 88-56. # 12. Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. (24-1). Results: Beat Bloomfield Tech 56-31 in Essex County Tournament final. Beat Livingston 75-46 in regular season. # 13. Christ the King, Queens, N.Y. (23-2). Result: Lost to Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) 64-63 in Brooklyn-Queens Diocesan semifinals. # 14. Rice, Manhattan, N.Y. (20-3). Results: Beat St. Raymond (Bronx) 79-55 in New York Archdiocese final and Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island) 55-45 in semifinals.and # 22. St. Anthony, Jersey City (19-5). Results: Beat Hoboken 63-42 and St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) 48-32.

3/1/05 NY Post: Prospect Heights keeps emerging.