Girls Basketball Headlines

• Ford wins first CHSAA JV city title

  March 08, 2010

  Add another historical accomplishment to a list of them for the Bishop Ford girls basketball program this season. On Monday night, the host Falcons junior varsity beat St. Joseph...

• Henderson, Oliver pace Bonnies past St. John's Prep

  March 08, 2010

  Fontbonne Hall rode star Katie Henderson and a stifling defense to a 48-35 win over St. John’s Prep in the CHSAA Class B city girls basketball final at Sacred Heart of Yonkers...

• LuHi loss can't dampen Dalton's spirits

  March 08, 2010

  If the final score -- 79-54 -- wasn’t still emblazoned on the scoreboard at Fieldston, it would be difficult to figure out that Dalton actually lost in the NYSAISAA Class B final...

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  NYC girls basketball rankings

  March 08, 2010

  Murry Bergtraum is the last PSAL Class AA team still standing. The question now is who will be joining the Lady Blazers at Glens Falls Civic Center at the end of the month. That...

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  PSAL girls basketball rankings

  March 07, 2010

  The book closed on a very eventful ‘AA’ season Saturday. Murry Bergtraum had a big second half to knock off a game John F. Kennedy squad for its 12th straight and record 13th PSAL...

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  CHSAA girls basketball rankings

  March 07, 2010

  And here we go. The bulk of the CHSAA state playoffs start this weekend. Season and careers will come to an end, story book endings will be written and teams in three...

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  PSAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinals roundup: Medgar Evers routs Science

  March 07, 2010

  Barney Davis is rarely happy with his team’s performance. But after No. 1 Medgar Evers’ 62-42 win against No. 8 Bronx Science in the PSAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinals at...

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  West 50th gets momentum, victory in quarterfinals

  March 07, 2010

  Shanequa Lassiter pulled her coach, Kinsley Kwateng, aside at halftime. She knew exactly what West 50th Street Campus could use to pull away from scrappy Columbus. “We need the...

• Future is now: Bulldogs shock rival Baruch in quarters

  March 07, 2010

  It was happening again. School of the Future was leading rival Baruch College Campus late, but the Blue Devilswere mounting a rally.. And just like what has happened multiple...

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  PSAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinals preview

  March 07, 2010

  PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the Class A quarterfinals, which start Sunday morning at 11 a.m. at Hunter College. SCHEDULE 11 a.m. – No. 3 Wings vs...

• CHSAA Class B state playoff roundup: Big third quarter sends SJP past Stella

  March 07, 2010

  St. John’s Prep was without two of its top players for most of the first half. Anna Christodoulou missed the game because of work obligations and Lashonda Hathorne was on the...

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  PSAL 'AA' girls hoops final

  March 06, 2010

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  Young Knights battle in championship loss to Bergtraum

  March 06, 2010

  The second half was when Murry Bergtraum seized control of the game, but John F. Kennedy coach O’Neil Glenn shook his head when he thought about the first half. The Knights...

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  Lucky 13: Bergtraum secures PSAL title record

  March 06, 2010

  Winning never grows old for Murry Bergtraum. And the Lady Blazers just don’t win for themselves or their legacy either. They relish their role as the PSAL’s villains. “Everybody...

• Girls basketball playoff roundup: Stella Maris advances in OT

  March 06, 2010

  Stella Maris found itself trailing Good Counsel for nearly the entire game, but coach Maureen Gigliello told her team that if they could tied the score they would win. Regina...

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  CHSAA 'A' state girls basketball roundup: SFP rolls past Notre Dame

  March 05, 2010

  St. Francis Prep gave its seniors the fitting send off it felt they deserved. Notre Dame Academy beat the Terriers on their Senior Night Feb. 17, so SFP was happy to see them come...

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  Blasl's heroics pilot Spellman to 'A' state quarters

  March 05, 2010

  Julia Blasl felt great in warm-ups, better than she has in months. The Cardinal Spellman senior captain was in the starting lineup to begin the season before being sidelined with...

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  Garden girls basketball game might as well be played on gridiron

  March 05, 2010

  When asked if he liked his team’s chances against undefeated powerhouse Murry Bergtraum, O’Neil Glenn said he did, but then had to catch himself. “Just go in and win,” the John...

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  An in-depth look at the John F. Kennedy Knights

  March 05, 2010

  PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the No. 3 John F. Kennedy Knights in advance of Saturday’s Class AA championship game at Madison Square Garden. John F...

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  An in-depth look at the Murry Bergtraum Lady Blazers

  March 05, 2010

  PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the top-seeded Murry Bergtraum Lady Blazers in advance of Saturday’s Class AA championship game at Madison Square...

• Girls basketball playoff roundup: Wiley, Pride advance to quarters

  March 05, 2010

  After going three years without a varsity program, East Harlem is remarkably back in the quarterfinals for the second straight year. Jaleesa Wiley had 21 points to lead the...

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  Late rebounds, title elude St. Peter's

  March 05, 2010

  It wasn’t the rebound you would think that bothered St. Peter’s the most. The Staten Island powerhouse let St. Michael Academy forward Taylor Ford elude a box out with 13 seconds...

• Devils blue after NYSAIS quarters loss to Rye

  March 05, 2010

  It wasn’t just that Poly Prep lost, ending a promising season perhaps prematurely. It was how the Blue Devils did it. No. 4 Poly got off to a slow start and couldn’t sustain an...

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  Ford's 3-point play lifts St. Mike's past St. Peter's for 'AA' Archdiocesan title

  March 05, 2010

  In the midst of the game’s most emotional moment, Jennifer O’Neil reminded Taylor Ford her job wasn’t done quite yet. Ford had just put back O’Neill’s miss and was fouled to tie...

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  Gasser powers Gators past St. Joseph Hill

  March 04, 2010

  Breanne Gasser likes the role of sixth man. She feels it allows her to gauge the speed and flow of the game even before she take the floor. The Notre Dame Academy forward has been...

• Girls basketball playoff roundup: Balanced Mann advances in NYSAISAA playoffs

  March 04, 2010

  The last time Loyola and Horace Mann met, Madison Gordon nearly singlehandedly dispensed of the Manhattan squad in the final minutes. This time, the Lions sophomore had help as...

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  CHSAA Class AA Archdiocesan girls basketball final preview

  March 04, 2010

  CHSAA girls basketball beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down the CHSAA Archdiocesan Class AA final, set for 7 p.m. at Tolentine (2336 Andrews Avenue, Bronx). For live updates...

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  Mavs top Pilots for second straight Archdiocesan 'A' title

  March 04, 2010

  Moore Catholic learned its lesson from its first meeting with Cardinal Spellman. The Pilots offense centers around penetration, kicks out and dump offs from point guard Tia Scott,...

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  'G-Dub' shakes streetball nature

  March 03, 2010

  Shaquaya Daniels almost didn’t make it to St. John’s University, the site of the PSAL Class AA girls basketball semifinals. The John F. Kennedy junior thought about quitting the...

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  Mission complete: Moore's Baggs nets 1,000th point

  March 03, 2010

  Call it Operation 1000. Moore Catholic junior Taylor Baggs didn't have a clue about how quickly she was approaching her 1,000th career point. It was kept from her by coaches,...