Damir Brooks scored 21 points and Herbert Hawkins added 20, as KIPP Prep withstood a late rally by Van Arsdale and edged the Cardinals 58-57 in a Class A PSAL non-league clash at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Friday night.
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A weekly update of the action on the high school hardwood around the boroughs and beyond.
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Elijah Hardison scored a game-high 17 points to lead Xaverian to a 45-37 win at Christ the King in a Brooklyn-Queens CHSAA league match up in Middle Village on Sunday.
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Erasmus Hall shook off a player ejection, foul trouble and poor free throw shooting to hang on and top Samuel Gompers 56-52 at the Queens Jam Christmas Classic in Flushing on Saturday.
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Long Island Class B contender Portledge topped Springfield Gardens 81-56 at the Queens Jam Christmas Class in Flushing on Saturday.
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As we head into the holidays, here's an update on the high school hardwood action around the boroughs and beyond.
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Tahron Allen's sweeping runner in the lane in the closing seconds gave Brooklyn Collegiate a 62-60 road win, holding off a fierce fourth quarter rally by Khalil Brantley and Boys & Girls in a PSAL Brooklyn AA thriller on Thursday night.
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Thanks in large part to a relentless effort on the offensive glass, Cardozo earned a big road win in Flushing on Tuesday night, topping John Bowne 59-52.
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Three weeks of high school hoops in the books. Here's an update on the action around the boroughs and beyond.
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PSAL Brooklyn AA heavyweight Thomas Jefferson dropped a non-league road contest to nationally-ranked Long Island Lutheran on Saturday, falling to the Crusaders 84-60 in Brookville.
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Tyshawn Trail scored 29 points, as John Bowne remained unbeaten and improved its league record to 6-0 with a 76-53 road win over Francis Lewis in Queens on Thursday.
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With two weeks of New York City high school hoop action now in the books, here are some highlights from around the boroughs and beyond.
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Malachi Smith and Gary Grant sparked a second half rally for St. Raymond, as the Ravens rolled past Cardinal Hayes 84-64 on Friday in a rematch of last year's Archdiocesan championship game.
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The Public Schools Athletic League (the "PSAL") was formed on December 4, 1903, 116 years ago today. Although the league's first hoop games were played at Madison Square Garden on December 26, 1903, the PSAL's link to basketball can be traced all the way back to the invention of the sport.
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Flashback to July 5, 1904, 115 years ago today: the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the New York Giants' 18 game winning streak with a 6-5 win; the New York Highlanders topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-3 at Hilltop Park in Washington Height; and Flushing High School became national high school basketball champs.
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Long Island Lutheran outscored Christ the King 20-6 in the fourth quarter, putting the finishing touches on a brilliant defensive performance and defeating the Royals 51-31 to win the New York State Federation AA title in Glens Falls on Saturday night.
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