On a full scale, Iona Prep has become an accurate depiction of the walking wounded in 2013-14. With the season-ending torn labrum to Matt Ryan, an efficient and high-scoring 6-foot-6 three-point assailant and heavily pursued recruit, Iona Prep’s expectations were… Continue Reading
Like his father before him, Fox Lane head coach Chris Violante has rebuilt a program that was teetering on the fringe of mediocrity when he inherited it. Don’t argue with the history. Violante’s father, Frank Violante, is forever synonymous with… Continue Reading
More men have been slain by the charity stripes than by the… Continue Reading
Mahopac scrimmaged Putnam Valley, a barometer which simulated not only the grind of post-season basketball, but Mahopac’s next foe: No.12 Suffern. Rife with ball-hawking guards and featuring a purified scorer in Zach Coleman, Putnam Valley looks to fill Gold Ball aspirations existent… Continue Reading
Free Marcus Smart. Lift the ban on his three-game suspension. Quell the issue and the overblown dramatics surrounding it. Bury the hatchet. Let Smart and the jarringly obnoxious “superfan” Jeff Orr shake hands and move beyond it. It was… Continue Reading
As soon as Jack Daly touched foot on Middlebury soil, Eastchester’s high-scoring senior guard felt right at home. The constant confidence Middlebury head coach Jeff Brown expressed in Daly’s game, a streak of six straight NCAA tournament… Continue Reading
Tim McCauley bagged 3-pointers, penetrated the teeth of Yorktown’s defense, and hunted for his shot amidst swarming hands and envelope-tight pressure. Through ties, lead changes, a viable third quarter shootout, spurts of aggression, and a mad scramble for a loose… Continue Reading
When the sky-rising pressure is cranked up, when the noise is ratcheted up and the crowd finds its feet, Lou Adams Jr. answers with a late-game savvy. Make no mistake about it.Savoring the leadership aspect., the onus… Continue Reading
Bedford Academy coach Rob Phelps is preparing for a colossal afternoon. One of the most prolific scorers in New York State history, once a multi-faceted 6-foot-5 kid who abused teams with workaday 30+ performances, Phelps can assure you the afternoon… Continue Reading
As he’s done at a furious rate the past three games, Luis Cartagena shredded through defenders, stuck loud 3-pointers, and slithered his way to the rim, finishing and drawing fouls. The result? An electrifying 31-point scoring spree which propelled the Huskers to a… Continue Reading