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1. Grand Street (20-1)
2. Poly Prep (20-4)
3. George Washington (19-2)
4. Fordham Prep (16-9)
5. St. Joseph by the Sea (17-6)
6. Archbishop Molloy (15-9)
7. Xaverian (19-3)
8. John Adams (17-4)
9. Telecommunications (16-5)
10. Cardozo (18-1)
1. St. Joseph by the Sea (16-1)
2. Tottenville (21-0)
3. Susan Wagner (18-3)
4. Preston (15-2)
5. Archbishop Molloy (14-3)
6. Moore Catholic (9-5)
7. Construction (19-1)
8. St. Francis Prep (9-6)
9. Mary Louis (7-6)
10. Francis Lewis (16-4)
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Malique Belfort is a traditional No. 1 receiver in all the stereotypical ways. At 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds, the Tottenville senior is tall, lean and speedy. He likes to talk -- Belfort reminded... Full Story
Mario Biaggi doesn't have to answer questions about whether he should be Iona Prep's only quarterback anymore. A year after having to look over his shoulder at times for rap mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs'... Full Story
Every time Anthony Scarallo closed his eyes, he saw his good friend Daniel Fernandez smiling, that extra-wide grin of his that would light up a room. Fernandez, the 16-year-old junior who was... Full Story Photos
NYPost.com will roll out its team previews for New York City high school football over the next two weeks. Here are the links, in alphabetical order,...
The Susan Wagner girls volleyball team wants to be one game better this season. “Fortunately for us, one game better has got to be the championship,” Falcons coach Marco Altieri said. A year after losing in the final to Cardozo, Wagner made an...
During timeouts and plays off, Erasmus Hall’s Curtis Samuel heads to the sideline to catch his breath, taking pumps of a small, purple inhaler. After Samuel’s performance Sunday afternoon, it was the opposing Warriors defense that was left catching...
Thomas Jefferson played spoiler in Brooklyn Tech’s home opener. Behind the two-headed running attack of senior Kendall (Speedy) Thomas and Eugene Qualls, the Orange Wave knocked off the Engineers, 18-7, in PSAL City Championship division football. ...
For Monroe-Woodbury head coach Bernie Connolly, the focus during his team's 35-7 victory over host Archbishop Stepinac Saturday night wasn't entirely on football. Connolly, both an alumnus of and former coach at Stepinac, was thinking about the man...
Two-time defending PSAL Class A champion Beacon started ots season the way it finished it last year: with a win over rival Bronx Science. The Blue Demons topped the Wolverines, 2-0, in both team’s Bronx/Manhattan A-I opener in a rematch of last year...
Each week in the fall, New York Post beat writers Zach Braziller and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming high school football weekend. Here’s Week 1: DeWitt Clinton @ Lincoln (Friday, 7 p.m.) Braziller: I don’t lose when it...
Dallas Cowboys receiver Kevin Ogletree has made it known to those close to him that this season needing to be a big one. "He knew this was it," said Tom Pugh, his former Holy Cross coach. "Three years and you don't have any stats." The former...
In a battle of tri-state powers, Jonathan Germano delivered a definitive victory for Bergen Catholic and New Jersey. “We wanted to make a statement with this game,” the senior quarterback said. They sure did with Germno leading the way, tossing four...
Scott Machado, the former Iona College point guard who went undrafted despite leading the nation in assists, agreed to a partially guaranteed, three-year contract for the league minimum with the Houston Rockets Wednesday night, he told The Post. ...
The list of suitors is piling up and falling into place for Sierra Calhoun. The Christ the King junior star added an offer from national power Notre Dame Thursday night, her father Omar Calhoun Sr. told The Post. The Fighting Irish have been to...
If nothing else, Iona will have plenty of experience this fall. On Wednesday, the Gaels landed former Murray State forward Shawn Jackson of JUCO...
Cardozo might be the two-time defending champion in the PSAL, but a younger roster and tough competition will make chances at a three-peat more difficult for coach Daniel Scarola and the Judges this season. “Last year, we wanted to say, ‘You can’t...
Zoe Clark has been the best of soldiers during her three years at Riverdale. The senior, one of the nation’s top players, has played the role of defensive midfielder to perfection for the Falcons, sacrificing the glory that comes with producing on...
Want to know the how the 2012 New York City football season is going to shake out? Below, The Post’s beat writers, Joseph Staszewski and Zach Braziller, look into the crystal ball, giving their “expert” opinions on some of the most important...
Chris McCullough is officially headed to prep powerhouse Brewster Academy. The 6-foot-10 forward, considering one of the nation’s top prospects in the Class of 2014, will leave for the New Hampshire juggernaut on Friday “I just want to play better...
Seniors Kelly Flynn, Kiara Pierre and Kendra McCalla have known nothing but winning during their three years at St. Francis Prep. Still, the trio never expects a coronation each season despite the Terriers abundance of talent. “We are used to...
Out of need, Port Richmond’s roster was rife with sophomores two years ago. Coach Lou Vesce hopes that decision will pay off this fall as those sophomores – quarterback Mike Goffredo, wide receivers Mario Villafane and Aaron Yates, running back...
Bayside has its star back, but a number of pieces from last year’s PSAL Class A semifinalists will not be on the field for the Queens school this season. D.J. Glazer, an All-City first team selection by The Post last season, considered not...
Connecticut is banking on the New York area once again. South Shore point guard Terrence Samuel’s commitment to UConn makes him the second local product to verbal to Jim Calhoun’s program, joining New Rens AAU teammate Kentan Facey of Long Island...
The Bronx Science seniors want to end the way they began. “We really want a year that was like our freshman year,” senior midfielder Elizabeth Schaeffer said. The small group is the last remaining connection from the Wolverines' PSAL Class A city...
Before Terrence Samuel’s recruitment took off, before he began accumulating scholarship offers, before he even opted to attend South Shore, he knew about Connecticut. “UConn was my dream school,” he said. “I watched them on TV, I watched them play...
Another high school football season is upon us, and like so many others, it is expected to be wildly unpredictable. The PSAL is a free-for-all now that the schedules are balances and the elite programs face each other. The CHSFL should be just as...
Jordan Fuchs smiles at the mention of Bo Jackson, the first and only athlete to be named an all-star in two major professional sports. Fuchs, a senior at Christ the King, is a far cry from Jackson, but as far as local high school athletes go, he is...
In the St. Joseph by the Sea player’s minds Nick Dellaventura is still with them. “Every minute,” senior running back/linebacker Nick King said. The sophomore, whoi was expected to play for the junior varsity, fainted at an offseason workout at the...
The faces of Beacon’s recent dominance have all graduated, but the core of the team that won a second straight PSAL city title returns nearly intact. The Blue Demons, who have won three titles in five straight final appearances, lost just impact...
Aside from a losing a few graduated seniors, the biggest change at Collegiate this fall comes on the sideline. Ray Voelkel, the school’s basketball coach who wins like others breathe, has stepped down as the soccer coach after two widely successful...
The biggest question as a new boys soccer season beckons is how many elite players the top programs will lose with the expanded season for U.S. Soccer Developmental Academies. Martin Luther King Jr., a nationally ranked powerhouse with more talent...
A breakout sophomore season didn't quiet William (Trey) Solomon's apprehension and nerves heading into his junior year. It only heightened them. "Now he's supposed to be something," Xavier coach Chris Stevens said. Solomon considered himself a...
PSAL Brooklyn AA's members championed the fierce division as one of the best in the country over the winter. It certainly was the best in the city -- this weekend proved that point. Brooklyn won the Battle of the Boroughs tournament this weekend,...
Josh James wouldn’t call it a top three, but right now Kent State, Monmouth and Stony Brook are at the top of his list. The 6-foot-2 Stepinac combo guard, coming off a big summer with New Heights, has visited Stony Brook twice, will see Monmouth...
Brooklyn lived up to its basketball-rich reputation Saturday afternoon. Throwing one big-name star after another at The Bronx, Brooklyn rolled to a closer-than-it-was 94-81 victory in the Battle of the Borough semifinals at Rivington Court on the...
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. – A smile comes to Janicha (Chacha) Diaz’s face when she thinks about attending the Hyde School in the fall. “I feel like I am going to start anew,” the 5-foot-10 wing said. “I get another chance to get my stuff together and...
READING, Pa. – Zuri Pavlin will go from one extreme to another, from obscurity at tiny Manhattan private school Calhoun to the world of big-time prep basketball at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, the national champion. This week at Hoop Group...
READING, Pa. – Like many other city standouts, Brian Lissak is putting off college for a year. He will still play basketball and take classes, but it wouldn’t be accurate to call where he is headed prep school. The Columbia Prep shooting guard will...
Nelson Rodriguez wasn’t drafted nearly as high as he hoped, but the George Washington catcher with thunder in his bat is officially a professional, realizing a lifelong dream. “It’s exciting to sign a professional contract,” said Rodriguez,...
Devin Pierre took plenty of visits to elite academic schools with top-notch soccer programs. Georgetown, Brown, Amherst and Colgate were all part of the process. It all ended when the Regis standout stepped foot on Dartmouth’s sprawling campus. “I...
Baron Davis was in his element at Dyckman. “I think this for me is match made in heaven,” the former Knicks point guard said. “It’s kids, it’s basketball, it’s the community. This is the way I grew up.” Davis was at Monsignor Kett playground...
Ghameerah McCullers knew nothing about the college basketball recruiting process just a year ago, let alone did she think playing playing at the next level was possible. AAU basketball was a foreign concept. “I didn’t know about scholarships,” the...
Legendary George Washington baseball coach Steve Mandl won’t ever get back the 2011 season, the spring he was forced to sit out when the PSAL suspended him for alleged illegal recruiting. But he got the next best thing recently – he won his appeal...
Manhattan is a hotbed for PSAL baseball. George Washington, as usual, was a nationally ranked powerhouse, advancing to the PSAL Class A championship game. Norman Thomas beat GW in the regular season before falling to the rival Trojans in the...
En Wei Hu Van Wright never saw himself as a Wingate Award winner, but it had nothing to do with his lack of confidence in his accomplishments. “I was not actually aware of this award until recently,” the Stuyvesant star said. But there Hu Van...
George Washington believed its title got away in the early innings. “We didn’t let the pitcher work,” Trojans star Nelson Rodriguez said. “We didn’t take good at bats.” The catcher felt he and his teammates were too anxious at the plate against...
PSAL baseball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the top-seeded George Washington Trojans in advance of Friday's Class A championship game at MCU Park in Coney Island. George Washington Nickname: Trojans Head coach: Steve Mandl Record: 19-2...
Nelson Rodriguez’s name was called Tuesday afternoon in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, just not when he expected. In fact, he wasn’t even by his computer or checking his phone at the time. Disappointed with how the afternoon was going, the George...
Grand Street Campus has spent the spring proclaiming its lineup as tops in New York City. For good reason, many have agreed with this as fact, and the Wolves further championed their belief after putting up 13 runs in a PSAL Class A semifinal rout...
Steve Mandl knew the situation required Alexis Torres' talents. “I had a stud out there,” the George Washington coach said. “Why don’t I bring him in?” Torres, who hit the go-ahead home run in the bottom of the sixth, has excelled in his career in...
Every other week this baseball season, George Washington catcher Nelson Rodriguez will give us an inside look at his team’s quest for a second straight PSAL Class A city title and his mission to get drafted in June's MLB First-Year Player Draft. In...
Lab Museum United has a special cheer before every game, “One team. Two schools. Go Gators.” They now have one title to share. The Manhattan squad, made up of Lab and Museum High Schools, topped Morris 14-2 in the PSAL Class B softball title game...
George Washington’s city title last spring was memorable because of the storyline attached to it, the Trojans winning the crown without legendary coach Steve Mandl. But Mandl, suspended by the PSAL for illegal recruiting, wasn’t the only key member...
The list of suitors is piling up and falling into place for Sierra Calhoun. The Christ the King junior star added an offer from national power Notre Dame Thursday night, her father Omar Calhoun Sr. told The Post. The Fighting Irish have been to...
Erasmus Hall graduated the big two of Wayne Morgan and Shaquell Jackson, elite talents who were program mainstays since their sophomore seasons. There isn’t panic – in fact, there is a new big two, dynamic juniors Khalil Lewin and Curtis Samuel,...
Ebenezer Ogundeko’s college prospects have changed faster than the Thomas Jefferson defensive end turns the corner on an offensive tackle. In February, he was without a scholarship offer. Ogundeko was so frustrated he considered transferring...
For most teams, compiling a 7-2 record and reaching the PSAL City Championship division quarterfinals would be termed a success. At Fort Hamilton, after consecutive undefeated regular seasons and a city title, it’s a disappointment. “We are really...
Sheepshead Bay is small on numbers, but big on quality. Its roster is just 30, which isn’t necessarily out of the ordinary for the perennial playoff contender – it won a city title in 2001 with 29 kids. The players the Sharks do have are high...
For the first time in three years, Lincoln doesn’t have a sizeable senior class. Fortunately for head coach Shawn O’Connor and Co., there is a sizeable junior class, which has the experience and maturity of seniors. Fresh off a memorable 13-0...
Kyle Allen saw the looks of sadness, disbelief and anger on his players’ faces when they realized longtime Canarsie coach Mike Camardese wasn’t coming back and one memory immediately came to mind. It was the same feeling he had almost a year ago...
They’re throwing the “T” word -- title -- around in Fort Greene. The senior-heavy Engineers feel this fall is their time, the moment they have worked so hard for. They feel last year’s disappointing 4-5 campaign set the stage for a memorable senior...
It was shortly after 3 p.m., moments after Thomas Jefferson began stretching for its second practice of the day. A player was walking through the fence at Moe Finkelstein Field when he was ordered to leave. Not by Coach Gus Cyrus or one his...
Ebenezer Ogundeko, Thomas Jefferson’s dynamic defensive end considered one of the top players in the country at his position, has set official visits to Syracuse, Florida and Notre Dame. He is considered Ole Miss, Arizona State and Alabama for the...
Zach Kearney won’t let himself forget the final play of last season. “I think about it every day,” the Xaverian quarterback said. “It’s my motivation.” Kearney was a mere yard away from sending the Clippers to their first CHSFL Class AAA title game...
Before anyone could complain or bemoan the lower roster numbers, Clive Harding gave his players a history lesson. Back in 2001, he told them, his first year at an assistant coach at Sheepshead Bay, the Sharks won a city championship with just 29...
There is a palpable excitement at Bishop Ford based around a veteran group that has plenty of experience and enjoyed success a year ago en route to a CHSFL Class A title. The players want to compete for a different crown this time around. “With all...
Kyvaune Brammer joined the Brooklyn Tech football team to be closer to his friends. New to the sport aside from watching it or playing Madden video...
Josh James wouldn’t call it a top three, but right now Kent State, Monmouth and Stony Brook are at the top of his list. The 6-foot-2 Stepinac combo guard, coming off a big summer with New Heights, has visited Stony Brook twice, will see Monmouth...
PSAL Brooklyn AA's members championed the fierce division as one of the best in the country over the winter. It certainly was the best in the city -- this weekend proved that point. Brooklyn won the Battle of the Boroughs tournament this weekend,...
Andrew Zapata greatest strength is his ability to remain calm when chaos surrounds him. The Poly Prep righthander can block everything out --base-runners, fans, the opposition -- and execute his pitch. His college selection was similar. Zapata, a...
Gary Ervin added a final memorable moment to his unforgettable summer. The former Robeson guard was named the Nike Streetball Player of the Year at the Tournament of Champions Sunday night at Rivington Park on the Lower East side. Ervin, who played...
Brooklyn lived up to its basketball-rich reputation Saturday afternoon. Throwing one big-name star after another at The Bronx, Brooklyn rolled to a closer-than-it-was 94-81 victory in the Battle of the Borough semifinals at Rivington Court on the...
Bra'Shey Ali is happy to be coming home to Seton Hall. "My family can watch me play," the New Jersey product and former Nazareth and St. Michael Academy star said. "I felt like I was a long distance away from my family." Ali transferred from...
The Smartball Classic, a two-week, single-elimination tournament featuring the city’s top high school boys basketball program, launched Boys & Girls to city championships each of the last two years. South Shore hopes it will do the same for them....
It’s getting down to crunch time for Terrence Samuel. Just a few weeks away from the start of his senior year, South Shore’s standout point guard is starting to think about what school best fits his versatile talents. The highly recruited 6-foot-4...
The on-court reunion was bittersweet for Brittany Webb. The former St. Michael Academy and Exodus travel ball standout gathered with her former teammates and current Exodus players to take the court together in memory of former coach, Exodus...
PSAL girls soccer coaches applauded the league’s new division alignments, saying it will bring competitive balance and allow programs to grow in the Class A and B divisions. “You want to challenge teams to play better teams so they get better,”...
The calendar and the muggy weather said otherwise, but Wednesday night at the Kennedy Center in Harlem had a March feel to it. Two of the city’s top boys basketball programs from the PSAL and Catholic league matching big shot for big shot, trading...
Zoe Clark has been the best of soldiers during her three years at Riverdale. The senior, one of the nation’s top players, has played the role of defensive midfielder to perfection for the Falcons, sacrificing the glory that comes with producing on...
Chris McCullough is officially headed to prep powerhouse Brewster Academy. The 6-foot-10 forward, considering one of the nation’s top prospects in the Class of 2014, will leave for the New Hampshire juggernaut on Friday “I just want to play better...
The Bronx Science seniors want to end the way they began. “We really want a year that was like our freshman year,” senior midfielder Elizabeth Schaeffer said. The small group is the last remaining connection from the Wolverines' PSAL Class A city...
Andy Lanceberg’s goal for this fall is simple: win The Bronx. The John F. Kennedy coach, entering his third season at the storied program, feels finishing atop the borough is the natural progression for his young team. “It’s really important for...
Cardinal Spellman saw what it believes was the beginning of its resurgence last season. The Bronx school won just one game last season, only its second...
Pete Gorynski is a hard man to please, but quarterback James McHale has him absolutely ecstatic in the preseason. “I don’t think I’ve ever gone home this happy,” the Fordham Prep head coach said. The junior signal caller, who split time last year...
Add Shane Rector to the ever-growing list of top city boys basketball players to bolt the five boroughs. The 6-foot-1 point guard, considered one of the top rising seniors in New York City, has opted to transfer from defending CHSAA Class AA city...
Mount St. Michael has had its established stars in recent years. Last year was no different as the Mountaineers featured one of the city's top defenses. With the majority of that group off to college, Mount will look to excel with a talented, though...
James Richardson began last season fulfilling his dream by being named the starting quarterback at Cardinal Hayes as a junior. His season, however, was a mixed bag of game-winning drives and interception-ending losses. “Last year I was having...
Howard Langley insists he wasn’t playing possum at this time last year when he said his DeWitt Clinton football team was one large question mark. The Governors went on to enjoy their best season yet under Langley, the ninth-year coach, going 6-3...
Jennifer O'Neill was filled with doubt. The former St. Michael Academy star and Bronx native missed her entire sophomore season at Kentucky because of a stress fracture in her foot suffered during the preseason. “I was heartbroken," she said. "The...
Brian (Big Baby) Williams was prepared for an early exit and a ride in heavy traffic. Instead, he got a quick change and a chance to win two titles in one night in the same gym. The former Tennessee standout from The Bronx had to play the Watson...
PSAL girls soccer coaches applauded the league’s new division alignments, saying it will bring competitive balance and allow programs to grow in the Class A and B divisions. “You want to challenge teams to play better teams so they get better,”...
Prep school didn’t work out quite as planned for Malik Nichols and Darrel Lucky. The two former PSAL stars from Boys & Girls and Robeson, respectively, hope junior college is their ticket to a Division I school. Nichols and Lucky are headed to JUCO...
The Bingo’s All-Stars had no intention of leaving their spot atop Hoops in the Sun, but the club took a hit, down 16 points at halftime to rival DDN/Sean Bell. “Whenever you are the champ, you don’t want to be knocked off that throne,” Bingo guard...
Bryant Dunston heard the Internet rumors. A report out of Israel, where he last played, said the Brooklyn Nets were considering offering him a contract. "They just made that up," the 6-foot-8 power forward said. The former Fordham and St. John's...
Team SCAN had just come off a memorable season, full of tournament titles, scholarship offers and national rankings for its three teams. Yet it took Terrance (Munch) Williams, the rapidly-rising AAU program’s director, 30 minutes before the subject...
The waiting is over -- Jalen Jenkins is headed to George Mason. Only he won’t be wearing a Patriots uniform this winter. The 6-foot-7 forward, who considered going to prep school because at 17 years of age he is young for an incoming college...
Basketball’s importance at St. Raymond was made clear by the mere fact The Bronx school held a press conference to name its new basketball coach. It became clear once it began why Jorge Lopez was hired to continue the team’s run of excellence. St....
Team SCAN had extra luggage to carry on its way back home to The Bronx from Las Vegas. Nobody seemed to mind -- everybody, in fact, was itching to carry the Fab 48 titles the burgeoning program’s 15U and 16U teams captured with thrilling victories...
Over the last month, The Post brought you into the world of Cardinal Hayes/Team SCAN point guard Shavar Newkirk as he travels from Reading, Pa., to Springfield Mass., Augusta, Ga. and Las Vegas during the live recruiting period. One of the city’s...
The success of the New Heights 17U team this summer has never about one player or superstars of any kind. This week at the Adidas Super 64 in Las Vegas was no different as the club reached its second straight major tournament’s televised final. “We...
Adris (2Hard2Guard) DeLeon was hot, but not in his accustomed manner. “Everyone on the team knew I was mad,” he said. The Bronx native was upset with the way he played in Team Nike’s semifinal win over Team Chicago at the World Basketball...
The New York Gauchos have spent the summer in virtual anonymity. After losing their Nike sponsorship, players departed the once-proud program like it was battling a case of infestation. Not all of its players -- the 15U group stayed. And while it...
College coaches are beginning to take notice of Maria Backman, and the list is growing. Backman already has an offer from Hofstra after attending the school’s elite camp and St. John’s and Providence are very interested, along with FDU and Niagara....
Every time Anthony Scarallo closed his eyes, he saw his good friend Daniel Fernandez smiling, that extra-wide grin of his that would light up a room. Fernandez, the 16-year-old junior who was tragically killed when his head hit an overpass while...
Dallas Cowboys receiver Kevin Ogletree has made it known to those close to him that this season needing to be a big one. "He knew this was it," said Tom Pugh, his former Holy Cross coach. "Three years and you don't have any stats." The former...
D.J. Glazer broke free from the Francis Lewis defense with Bayside down a goal in the waning moments of Thursday's match and immediately brought back visions of last season. It was then that Glazer broke the Patriots hearts with late equalizers in...
Scott Machado, the former Iona College point guard who went undrafted despite leading the nation in assists, agreed to a partially guaranteed, three-year contract for the league minimum with the Houston Rockets Wednesday night, he told The Post. ...
Cardozo might be the two-time defending champion in the PSAL, but a younger roster and tough competition will make chances at a three-peat more difficult for coach Daniel Scarola and the Judges this season. “Last year, we wanted to say, ‘You can’t...
The list of suitors is piling up and falling into place for Sierra Calhoun. The Christ the King junior star added an offer from national power Notre Dame Thursday night, her father Omar Calhoun Sr. told The Post. The Fighting Irish have been to...
Seniors Kelly Flynn, Kiara Pierre and Kendra McCalla have known nothing but winning during their three years at St. Francis Prep. Still, the trio never expects a coronation each season despite the Terriers abundance of talent. “We are used to...
Bayside has its star back, but a number of pieces from last year’s PSAL Class A semifinalists will not be on the field for the Queens school this season. D.J. Glazer, an All-City first team selection by The Post last season, considered not...
Jordan Fuchs smiles at the mention of Bo Jackson, the first and only athlete to be named an all-star in two major professional sports. Fuchs, a senior at Christ the King, is a far cry from Jackson, but as far as local high school athletes go, he is...
While the Christ the King roster may have changed and gotten younger, John Fayad’s confidence in his players is unwavering. “I believe as much in this team as I did the team from last year,” the Royals coach said. Last season was a historic one...
Kyle Allen saw the looks of sadness, disbelief and anger on his players’ faces when they realized longtime Canarsie coach Mike Camardese wasn’t coming back and one memory immediately came to mind. It was the same feeling he had almost a year ago...
Dylan King has seen his family attempt to talk to his grandfather Vince O’Connor about retiring from coaching football at St. Francis Prep. And the answer is always the same. “He just says, ‘next year’ and never retires," the senior lineman said....
Vince O’Connor has a special feeling when it comes to quarterback Jack Hurley and it has nothing to do with what he can do on a football field. The legendary St. Francis Prep coach’s grandson Dylan King, one of the team’s captains, said in the...
It wasn’t too long ago that Sade Gibbons didn’t know how to take a layup, often going off the wrong foot. It was just one of the basics of basketball she needed to learn. “There were so many things I couldn’t do,” Long Island Lutheran's rising...
Holy Cross coach Tom Pugh hopes a year older means a year wiser for his football team. The Knights were littered with talented sophomores last season, but injuries and inconsistent play sent them into a late slide they never recovered from. “We are...
Christ the King’s players eased up, thinking Day 2 of practice was over. Big mistake. New coach Tyree Allison wasn’t happy with the way a few players finished up their springs. “Again,” he barked. This time, nobody broke into a jog. As they...
For all the success Flushing has enjoyed in the short time since Jim DeSantis resurrected the football program, there is still one mammoth hole in the program’s list of accomplishments. Zero playoff victories. DeSantis isn’t happy about it, and he...
Iona landed arguably the biggest recruit in program history Tuesday night. Now the question is will Norvel Pelle, the 6-foot-11 former St. John’s...
Brooklyn lived up to its basketball-rich reputation Saturday afternoon. Throwing one big-name star after another at The Bronx, Brooklyn rolled to a closer-than-it-was 94-81 victory in the Battle of the Borough semifinals at Rivington Court on the...
PSAL girls soccer coaches applauded the league’s new division alignments, saying it will bring competitive balance and allow programs to grow in the Class A and B divisions. “You want to challenge teams to play better teams so they get better,”...
Of the four teams in Wednesday’s Smartball Classic semifinals, three were penciled in at the outset of the two-week, single-elimination tournament. Christ the King and defending state Federation Class AA champion Boys & Girls are established New...
Amanni Fernandez was looking for a new challenge after a disappointing junior season at Christ the King. The rising senior point guard, who lost the battle for the starting job last year, left her NYC Warriors AAU team to play this summer with the...
It was a different type of summer for Jermaine Lawrence. The highly recruited 6-foot-9 forward spent a very limited amount of time on the travel ball circuit this with his program The Rens. Lawrence attended Reebok Breakout Camp, Lebron James...
What Haron (H20) Hargrave saw as a possible one-time thing is now a continuing and blossoming event. “Queens Week is about having a stage to showcase...
Kyle O’Quinn fairy-tale story of basketball rags to riches doesn’t have an end in sight. The former Campus Magnet star who had just one scholarship offer out of high school signed a partially guaranteed three-year, $2.5 contract with the Orland...
Out of need, Port Richmond’s roster was rife with sophomores two years ago. Coach Lou Vesce hopes that decision will pay off this fall as those sophomores – quarterback Mike Goffredo, wide receivers Mario Villafane and Aaron Yates, running back...
For the most part, the pieces fell seamlessly together for St. Joseph Hill the last three seasons. Coach Tom Siller had been with the now graduated core group since they were seven years old. The Hilltoppers won two CHSAA Archdiocesan girls soccer...
St. Peter’s did a lot with a little last season and it may allow them to do even more this year. Injuries dwindled the Eagles roster down to 23...
The Tottenville seniors have seen everything but a PSAL city championship during their careers. They made a trip to the final as freshmen and suffered two straight semifinal losses the last two seasons. "Right now we are going behind the title...
Jim Bradley learned numerous things during his first season as Farrell head coach and is putting one of them to work this preseason. For the second straight year the Lions have a two-man battle for the starting quarterback spot, this time between...
Kelsey Carey wasn’t sure if she could be a Division I player until this summer. In her second year playing with the NYC Heat, the St. Joseph Hill forward competed with more confidence, often out-played or stood toe-to-toe with elite players. “This...
Cheryl Lopez added another rare feat to her resume. The Tottenville ace, The Post's reigning softball Player of the Year, committed to play softball at Farleigh Dickinson Monday, putting her name on the short list of New York City players who earned...
Hassan Martin began his summer as an unknown. It ended with the Curtis standout asserting himself as arguably the city's top forward, a shot-blocking, finishing and rebounding dynamo who was unquestionably the best player on the floor in Sunday's...
Andrew Zapata greatest strength is his ability to remain calm when chaos surrounds him. The Poly Prep righthander can block everything out --base-runners, fans, the opposition -- and execute his pitch. His college selection was similar. Zapata, a...
Syracuse had a friendly feel for Laray Smith. The Xaverian senior running back saw some familiar faces when he visited the Big East school over the weekend. Former Erasmus Hall running back Wayne Morgan and Tottenville star wide receiver Alvin...
Try as he did, Cameron Stapleton couldn’t decide what position he wanted to play in college, tight end or defensive end. Some schools wanted him on...
David Wright, Dustin Pedroia and Jorge Posada, Brandon Phillips and Nelson Cruz. What do all these current or past Major League Baseball superstars have in common? Besides being clients of the Staten Island-based ACES Baseball Academy, they all...
The New York Panthers Red travel softball team finished the summer as the state’s top club in their first season as a 16-and-under team. The Panthers, whose roster consisted of players from St. Joseph by the Sea, Tottenville, McKee/Staten Island...
A Staten Island high school football coach recalled in chilling detail Wednesday how he tried to save 15-year-old Nicholas Dellaventura as he lay dying on the playing field. St. Joseph by-the-Sea coach Sean Cusick had just taken some freshman...
A 15-year-old high school football player collapsed and died on Staten Island — and his devastated coach said, “I feel like I’ve lost a member of my family.’’ Nicholas Dellaventura, a sophomore at St. Joseph by-the-Sea HS, was breathing — but had a...
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. – The college recruiting process started early for Aalyiah Lewis. The talented Bishop Ford point guard had college offers dating back to her sophomore year, starting with Rutgers, and they have continued to roll in. "It's kind...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- Three straight possessions the ball went to Hassan Martin just outside the paint, by the baseline, and each time he delivered. Dunk, layup and foul followed by two free throws, the Curtis forward driving past his man baseline...
At this pace, Tottenville may want to change its team colors from purple to orange. For the second straight summer, the Pirates have sent their top player to Syracuse. Last year, it was wide receiver Alvin Cornelius. Tuesday running back Augustus...
Fireworks went off all around the city last Wednesday on the fourth of July, but a few may get set off a few hundred miles north of the five boroughs Tuesday morning. That’s when Tottenville bruising running back Augustus Edwards picks a college at...
Victoria Rubin’s injuries changed her development as a player. The Moore Catholic rising senior transferred to the Grantville, Staten Island school from St. John Villa after her freshman year to be with her two sisters. She had to miss her...
A lacrosse scholarship wasn’t exactly the path Mark Rini saw his career taking at Monsignor Farrell. “Before high school, I was just a baseball player...
Augustus Edwards’ greatest asset as a running back is making quick decisions. He sees a hole and the Tottenville star hits it. He’s the same way in his recruitment. Despite holding 17 BCS-level scholarship offers and National Signing Day eight...
It’s never a surprise when Staten Island has a big year in baseball. St. Joseph by the Sea, just two years removed from a CHSAA city title, was one of the final three teams left standing in the league. Moore Catholic won the CHSAA Staten Island...
On paper, the Empire Challenge is lopsided, weighted in Long Island’s favor. This wasn’t a big year for New York City football. The best team – Lincoln – was a team full of role players, without a single BCS-level recruit. Signing Day was fairly...
Ben BiFalco was preparing for soccer season with his new team at Tottenville when his life took a 180 degree turn for the better. He was approached by an assistant on the football team, who was impressed with his big right leg, about being their...
It’s hard to have a better 48 hours than Andrew Velazquez just experienced. On Tuesday, the Fordham...
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