Boro Bounce: Tuesday February 11, 2020

The PSAL postseason got underway yesterday.  Here's an update to catch you up to speed.

Brooklyn Boro Tournament

Uncommon Charter, a PSAL B Division constituent and the 8 seed in the Brooklyn borough tournament, knocked off 9 seed Abraham Lincoln of the prestigious Brooklyn AA 58-52. Ahzariah Douglas scored 28 points and had 11 rebounds for Uncommon Charter, who advances to the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, when they will take on top seed Boys & Girls and Khalil Brantley. Brantley has had a spectacular junior season for the Kangaroos so far, including two 3-point buzzer-beaters exactly one month apart (the first against Brentwood on January 4th, the second against Brooklyn Collegiate on February 4th).

 

In the other opening round game in Brooklyn, Eagle II of the Brooklyn AA, the 10 seed, outlasted Bedford Academy 83-75 in 3 OTs. Eagle II gets the 2 seed, South Shore on the road in the quarters on Tuesday.

The other quarterfinal matchups in Brooklyn on Tuesday are Canarsie (6) at Brooklyn Collegiate (3) and perhaps the most intriguing early round game in all of the borough tournaments, 5th-seeded Brooklyn AA powerhouse Thomas Jefferson at 4th-seeded Benjamin Banneker, the top-ranked A Division team in NYC and NYS.

 

Bronx Borough Tournament

The lower seeds held serve in the Bronx on Monday, with the 7 seed Truman of the Bronx AA topping the 10 seed Bronx Science of the Bronx A Northwest 58-41 and the 8 seed James Monroe defeating Bathgate of the Bronx B2 58-47. Romance Oates Pryor scored 18 points and had 11 rebounds for Truman in the win over Bronx Science. The Mustangs will visit 2 seed Wings Academy while Monroe gets top seed Eagle Academy on the road in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday.

The other Bronx borough quarterfinal games scheduled for Tuesday are Lehman of the Bronx A East (5) at KIPP Prep of the Bronx A Central (4) and Fannie Lou Hamer of the Bronx B4 (6) at Stevenson of the Bronx A East (3).

 

Manhattan Borough Tournament

Dylan Crooke scored 20 points to lead 7th-seeded Louis Brandeis of the Manhattan A NW I over 10th-seeded Washington Irving of the Manhattan A I 81-74 and Seward Park, the 9 seed and also of the Manhattan A I, edged Percy Sutton of the Manhattan A NW I, the 8 seed, 70-67.

Brandeis will visit WHEELS, the 2 seed, while Seward Park will play at top seed Thurgood Marshall Academy, both quarterfinal games on Tuesday.

The other Manhattan borough quarterfinal matchups scheduled for Tuesday are Manhattan Center of the Manhattan AA (4) hosting Beacon of the Manhattan A NW II (4) and Murry Bergtraum of the Manhattan A I (3) hosting Graphics Campus of the Manhattan A NW II (6).

 

Queens Borough Tournament

Construction of the Queens AA, the 8 seed, topped Forest Hills of the Queens A West II, the 9 seed, 56-48. Shamar Chester scored 20 points to lead Construction. The Red Hawks will take on the top seed Cardozo, also of the Queens AA and unbeaten at 24-0, in Oakland Gardens on Tuesday. 

 

Eagle III of the Queens A East II, the 7 seed, defeated Epic South of the Queens A East I, the 10 seed, 76-65, earning a date with the 2 seed John Bowne of the Queens AA in Flushing on Tuesday. Michael Randall and Jeremiah Green scored 17 points each for Eagle III in the win over Epic South.

The other Queens borough quarterfinal games scheduled for Tuesday are Far Rockaway of the Queens A East I (5) at QHST of the Queens AA (4) and Francis Lewis, also of the Queens AA (6), at Hillcrest of the Queens A East II (3).  

 

PSAL Girls A Playoffs

The out bracket round of the PSAL A Division girls playoffs started on Monday, the closest reported game being 29th seeded Hunter College High School's 48-46 win over 36th seeded Hillcrest. Flora Lange scored 23 points for Hunter, who will visit the 4 seed, Bronx Science, in the next round on Friday.

Defending PSAL A Division Champs James Madison, the 27 seed, fell to CSIHS/McCown, the 38 seed, 45-40. CSIHS/McCown will visit Flushing, the 6 seed, on Thursday.

Other A Division out bracket scores from Monday (seeds are in parenthesis):

Benjamin Banneker (21) 82 Wingate (44) 31

Mott Haven (20) 56 Clara Barton (45) 24

Stuyvesant (30) 41 West 50th Campus (35) 18

Evander Childs (19) 55 New Utrecht (46) 47

Thurgood Marshall Academy (26) 54 Stevenson (39) 45

Canarsie (18) 64 LaGuardia (47) 20

John Jay Campus (32) 60 Maspeth (33) 37

Lab Museum United (41) 66 Long Island City (24) 22

Metropolitan Campus (37) 62 Graphics Campus (28) 54

East Harlem Pride (34) 46 Fort Hamilton (31) 38

PSAL Girls B Playoffs

The out bracket round of the PSAL girls B Division playoffs also got started on Monday, with the closest reported contest being the 29 seed Hyde Leadership's 45-44 win over the 36 seed, WHEELS. Hyde Leadership will take on Construction, the 4 seed, in the next round on Thursday. 

Van Buren, seeded number 40, edged the 25 seed Bronx Preparatory Charter 37-34. Sapphire Thompson scored 16 points for Van Buren. The Lady Vee Bees will visit the 8 seed Pace on Thursday. Pace had a lopsided 60-15 win over James Monroe, the 57 seed, on Monday. Madison Ortiz scored 28 points for Pace.

Other B Division out bracket scores from Monday (seeds are in parenthesis):

Queens HS Complex (32) 48 Nest + M (33) 37

Adams Street Academy (16) 87 Environmental Studies (49) 43

Fannie Lou Hamer (24) 44 Grady (41) 35

Comprehensive Model (28) 46 Bushwick (37) 41

John Dewey (12) 47 Telecommunication Arts & Technology (53) 35

American Studies (20) 45 Community Health (45) 23

The Clinton School (35) 56 HS for Math (30) 35

ECB/Bushwick (51) 22 Brooklyn College Academy (14) 33

Spring Creek Campus (7) 69 Queens Tech (58) 25

Julia Richman (26) 68 Morrisania (39) 26

Young Women's Leadership School - Astoria (10) 65 Newcomers (55) 16

RFK (15) 29 Manhattan Village Academy (50) 32

Leadership Academy (18) 54 Info & Network Tech (47) 23

Albert Tuitt (31) 56 Newtown (34) 27