Leading off today: New York City basketball powerhouse Abraham Lincoln might have to begin its season without all-everything junior swingman Lance Stephenson,
The Daily News reported yesterday.
Lincoln assistant coach Kenny Pretlow confirmed Stephenson sprained an ankle Friday during a scrimmage with Bishop Loughlin and may be unable to play in the Railsplitters' opener tomorrow at Jefferson. Stephenson was injured while getting back on defense and had to be helped off the court.
Stephenson averaged 26.2 points and 10.7 rebounds as a sophomore.
Curtis finishes 13-0: Eluding 220-pound linebackers is one thing, but dodging half-ton snow plows is an entirely different matter.
Yet, that's what Curtis running back Shaahiyn Alston had to do on the first play of scrimmage when the plow operator trying to clear snow from the sideline at Midwood High got too close to te field and forced Alston out of bounds.
It turned out to be one of the few obstacles for Curtis in its 22-16 victory over Canarsie for the PSAL football championship. Curtis finished its season 13-0.
Star QB Dominick Le Grande converted a fourth-and-1 situation with an eight-yard TD run to erase a 16-14 deficit early in the fourth quarter. Le Grande finished with two rushing touchdowns, and Alston had a 26-yard scoring run early in the third quarter.