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Enjoy the games.
Wednesday, Feb. 25
No. 10 Port Chester (9-9) at Scarsdale (10-10), 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Class AAA
No. 9 Ketcham (5-15) at No. 8 John Jay-East Fishkill (10-10), 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21
Class AA
No. 1 Suffern 76, No. 17 Saunders 35
Sf: Kobe Thornton 18P, 11R; Jake Pampolina 17P, 10A, 5S; Jaiden Clemente 10P, 5A; Arthur Mpesha 10P, 8R; Paul Velez 5P, 8A; Jadyn Bougouneau 5P; Elijah Reitz 4P, 4R; Noah Chery 3P, 4R.
Sau: Abdul Sadiq 16P; Anthony Vaccaro 15P; David Mitchell 3P, 4A.
Next: At home vs. No. 8 Fox Lane.
No. 8 Fox Lane 55, No. 9 Lakeland 38
FL: Arthur Shevick 12P, 6A; Ethan Mayers 14P, 3A; Janak Bain 7P, 7R; Christian Sanchez 15P; Sebastian Getz 2P, 5R, 2A.
Next: At No. 1 Suffern.
No. 4 Greeley 69, No.13 Carmel 65
HG: Levi Sack 23P, 4A; Jaxson Thomas 13P, 7A; Jake Sheehy 10P, 11R.
C: Gabe Bernices 16P; Dylan Sullivan 13P; King Mercer 10P.
Next: At home vs. No. 5 Rye.
No. 5 Rye 43, No. 12 Nyack 34
R: Carson Miller 14P; Ben Hudson 14P; Henry Shoemaker 10P.
Nk: Isaac Honig 8P.
Next: At No. 4 Greeley.
No. 3 Clarkstown North 84, No. 14 Peekskill 29
CN: Rotimi Esiso 23P, 16R, 9A; Kyle Kirkland 23P, 8R, 6A; Jack Kavanagh 15P, 5R, 5S.
Next: At home vs. No. 11 Roosevelt.
No. 11 Roosevelt 70; No. 6 Poughkeepsie 67
Rs: Frank Mercedes 27P, 4A; Lawrence Iyalekhue 22P, 20R.
Note: The Sharks were down 11 at halftime.
Next: At No. 3 Clarkstown North.
No. 2 Yorktown 55, No. 15 Clarkstown South 50
Yk: Connor Morhardt 24P, 6R; Colin Worden 12P, 6R; Franklin Ringel 9P, 8R, 4A; Tyler Galante 5P, 9R.
CS: Spencer Morel 18P.
Next: At home vs. No. 7 Mahopac.
No. 7 Mahopac 72, No. 10 Harrison 49
Ma: Drew Lichtenberger 21P, 6R; Ethan Dedvukaj 18P, 5R; Matt Reilly 15P, 8R, 7A, 3S; Justin Beberman 8P, 4A.
Harr: Matt McCoy 24P.
Next: At No. 2 Yorktown.
Thursday Feb. 19
OUTBRACKET
Class AA
No. 17 Saunders 60, No. 16 Brewster 53
Sau: Alex Vasquez 27P; Gerneus Charles 10P; Abdul Sadiq 6P; David Mitchell 4P, 6A.
Note: It’s the first Blue Devils playoff win since 2018.
Next: At No. 1 Suffern.
No. 13 Carmel 80, No. 20 Lincoln 40
Ca: King Mercer 15P, 17R; Gabe Bernier 14P; John Nelaj 14P; Connor Murphy 11P; Colin Weindel 8P, 8R.
Lin: Aiden Morrison 17P.
Next: At No. 4 Greeley.
No. 14 Peekskill 81, No. 19 Riverside 57
Next: At No. 3 Clarkstown North
No. 15 Clarkstown South 83, No. 18 Yonkers 39
Next: At No. 2 Yorktown
FIRST ROUND
Class B
No. 8 Briarcliff 60, No. 9 Pawling 51
Bc: Jason Lawler 18P; Devan Sood 17P; Zach Seim 11P.
Next: At No. 1 Woodlands
No. 4 Rye Neck 75, No. 13 Hamilton 52
RN: Davey Ryan 30P; Dante Friedman 16P; Dylan Friedman 8P; Logan Williams 8P; James Byron 6P.
Next: At home vs. Blind Brook.
No. 5 Blind Brook 62, No. 12 Valhalla 58
BB: Tyler Taerstein 34P, 15R; Sebastian Lim 12P, 4A; Ryan Brown 12P.
Val: Charlie Eggleston 17P; Daniel Kersto 16P.
Next: At No. 4 Rye Neck
No. 7 Putnam Valley 49, No. 10 Haldane 47
PV: Ethan Tesher 11P; Logan Moriarty 10P; Chris Constantino 9P; Eli Pierce 6P, 9R.
Note: Mike Frye scored the game-winner at the buzzer.
Hd: Luke Bozsik 15P; Ryder Griffin 13P; Parker Larsen 9 P; Zane Del Pozo 6P.
Next: At No. 2 Dobbs Ferry.
No. 6 Leffell 64, No. 11 Yonkers Montessori 55
LS: Jack Horowitz 19P; Jeremy Seiden 11P; Jacob Moore 9P.
Next: At No. 3 Hastings.
Friday, Feb. 20
Class A
FIRST ROUND
Pleasantville picks up the pace, sends Bronxville home
PLEASANTVILLE – Knowing a dramatic growth spurt was unlikely, Nicky Bonura preached the importance of pushing the pace all week.
And the game plan was executed to perfection.
Pleasantville was fast and furious right from the start, rewarding its first-year coach with a 58-43 win over Bronxville on Friday in a Section 1 Class A opening-round game. It was the first playoff win for the undersized Panthers since 2023.
The relative ease of the postseason win was a surprise.
“We had to come out with energy,” said Pleasantville senior Declan Bruder, who reached 1,000 career points with a third-quarter free throw. “They’re a bigger team than us and nobody expected us to win this game. I knew we came in with the No. 7 seed, but everyone sees us as a football and lacrosse town.
“Right now, it’s a basketball town and that’s what we want.”
A little extra attitude went a long way as the Panthers stomped on the gas and went on a 16-2 run to build a comfortable lead with a minute to go in the first. It was a statement. The Broncos committed six untimely turnovers and missed six contested layups during the run.
Momentum got away from Pleasantville during a three-game slide in final weeks of the regular season, but the experience is now viewed as beneficial.
“The losses we had, they made us a better team,” Panthers senior Nate Barreto said. “We just want to stay consistent. The coaches have been on us and are putting us in a position to win. We’ve lost in the first round each of the past two years and didn’t want that anymore. It was time for us to change the narrative.”
Turning point
The Broncos did not go quietly and closed to within 18-14 on a Cole Lewis layup early in the second quarter, but a corner 3 from Bruder ignited a second 16-2 run and left Bronxville in a 34-16 hole with 90 seconds to play in the half.
Box score
No. 10 Bronxville (10-11): Cole Lewis 5P; Danny Alma 4P; Theo Hoffner 9P; Brady Dolan 5P; Niko Kedas2P; Quinn Hershberg 6P; Desi Heathwood 9P; Walker Moore 2P.
No. 7 Pleasantville (13-8): Connor Day 3P; Eamon O’Connell 2P; Declan Bruder 26P; Zach Lefkowitz 8P, 5A; Nate Barreto 15P, 3A; Liam Sanborn 4P, 5R.
Takeaways
Bruder is a more versatile scorer than he was a season ago. He’s not had to shoulder as much of the load in recent weeks. Barretto has become a reliable second option for the Panthers and there’s a committee behind them that are collectively dropping 12-18 points a game.
Bonura will be facing another first-year varsity coach when Pleasantville heads to Byram Hills on Tuesday for a quarterfinal game. An introduction will not be necessary. He and Bobcats coach James Morales were high school and college teammates and Fox Lane and Cortland.
No. 9 Somers 57, No. 8 Pelham 45
So: Ben O’Brien 18P; Chris Decker 17P; Nico Quinones 8P; Julian Rosa 6P; Leo Keimig 5P.
Pel: Drew Bier 11P.
Next: At No. 1 Tappan Zee.
No. 4 Westlake 59, No. 13 John Jay-Cross River 51
Ws: Marcus Jackette 21P, 5R, 4S; Liam Hannon 17P, 10R, 4A; Nick Stancarone 8P, 6S; Eoin Lynch 6P, 4A.
JJ: Braydon Gates 15P; Nate Summer 15P; Alex Palacio 10P, 7R.
Next: At home vs. No. 5 Nanuet.
No. 5 Nanuet 57, No. 12 Obama School 43
Nt: Luke Peterson 18P; Boris Berthomieux 13P; Mekhi Vines 11P.
OS: Eli Mitchell 9P; Ebrahima Jabbi 8P; Jaiden Hunter 8P.
Next At No. 4 Westlake.
No. 2 Byram Hills 78, No. 15 Sleepy Hollow 36
BH: Ben Wolf 19P, 11R, 4A; Kevin Kendall 14P; Leo Greco 10P, 3A; Cole Brocchini 6P; Tyler Freiberg 6P; Drew Gendal 6P.
Next: At home vs. No. 7 Pleasantville.
No. 3 Pearl River 72, No. 14 Ardsley 41
PR: Ryan Houston 17P; T.J. Lanese 10P, Sean Donohue 10P.
Next: At home vs. No. 6 Edgemont
No. 6 Edgemont 65, No. 11 Albertus Magnus 63
Next: At No. 3 Pearl River
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Section 1 boys basketball tournament opening round schedules & scores
Reporting by Mike Dougherty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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