Leading off today: I'll keep today's blog entry mercifully short as I recap the next-to-last day of the high school winter sports season.
Junior Lance Stephenson scored 15 points and PSAL champion Abraham Lincoln moved into the Federation boys basketball tournament Class AA final with a 67-57 victory over Bishop Maginn. The Railsplitters will play Holy Cross, the CHSAA representative, in today's final.
Maginn made a run to pull within three points midway through the fourth quarter before Lincoln pulled away. Justin Greene and James Padgett scored 22 and 14 points, respectively, for the winners.
Girls finals: Christ the King beat Malone Franklin, 70-63, for the Class A championship as freshman Bria Smith generated 21 of her game-high 32 points in the second half, including 16 in the third quarter. Jael Pena had 15 points and Geleisa George 14 for CTK to offset 27 points by Hayley Poupore.
In Class B, Briarcliff downed American Studies, 61-49, as tournament MVP Maggie Blair scored 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Shelby Coon led the winners with 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Boys finals: Jamesville-DeWitt took the Class A crown with a 70-66 win over Long Island Lutheran as junior Brandon Triche poured in 29 points, including a 13-of-14 performance from the line. Nick Pascale added 13 points in the win, and Jeriel Henriquez topped Long Island Lutheran with 26 points.
