5- Msgr. Farrell (11-3)- Looking like they were on their way to a win, Farrell were stunned at home this past Monday when Fordham Prep took them down at the buzzer in what was a 51-50 loss. Matt Hanley had a double-double inside for the Lions who did rally back on Saturday with a blowout win over All Hallows to get back on the winning track. Farrell will look to stay there this coming week as well when on Friday they go to Xavier before finishing the seven day stretch up on Sunday with a home game against Nazareth.
6- DeWitt Clinton (14-0)- Remaining undefeated are the Governors who are well on their way to a season to remember as they went on the road to KIPP NYC College Prep and were able to come away with 66-61 win. Angel Felix had 19 points as Clinton rallied from a 3 point deficit after three quarters to grab the victory. Hoping to keep that momentum going, DeWitt Clinton will hit the road on Friday in their only game of the week when they go to Roosevelt Educational campus.
7- Lehman (12-1)- Going on the road in the Bronx A1 is never east as the competition is stiff and the atmospheres can be rough, but the Lions found a way to get it done this past Friday when they went to Evander Childs and left with a 63-60 victory. Marques Hutchinson had 18 points as Lehman rallied back from a fourth quarter deficit to prove their game and come away with the win. Friday will see Lehman take to the court again when they go back on the road, this time to take on Morris in their only game of the week.
8- St. Joseph by the Sea (9-5)- A pair of games against somewhat lesser Class A CHSAA league competition was the Vikings week when they hosted All Hallows on Monday. It proved to be a dominating win for Sea as Danny Marinaccio once again controlled the play in the backcourt to pace the Vikings. It will be another one game week here coming up for St. Joseph by the Sea when they again play host, this time on Saturday against Cardinal Spellman in what on paper looks to be another very winnable game for a team already winners of three in a row.
9- Nazareth (8-2)- A road game at All Hallows this past Wednesday had some tricky moments but the Kingsmen found a way to get the job done as they took a 55-45 victory. A weekend win over Msgr. McClancy 80-51 ended the week for Nazareth with the week ahead proving to maybe be the biggest week of the year for them. Wednesday will see Nazareth stepping out of league when they host St. Peter's, a AA test, and then it will be a road Saturday afternoon contest with Salesian up in New Rochelle. Sunday will end the week with an important trip with the Kingsmen headed to Staten Island a they will square off with Msgr. Farrell.
10- KIPP NYC College Prep (10-2)- After starting the season 9-0 the Bulldogs have lost two of their last three to Lehman and DeWitt Clinton to slip in our rankings just a bit. There one win during that stretch was a solid 68-39 road win over Morris in a game that had Zahir Caldwell going off for 20 points for KIPP. Hoping to get back more to their winning ways they had in December, the Bulldogs will host Evander Childs on Friday in an intriguing matchup between two teams who are ranked, though looking to make late season runs in the run up to the playoffs.
11- Louis Brandeis (14-3)- Headed on the road last Friday were the Bulldogs as they went to A. Philip Randolph, a team that has been ranked earlier in the season making this a quality road test for Brandeis. Test passed as Dylan Crooke had another strong offensive performance with 31 points as the Bulldogs pulled away in the second quarter and never looked back enough route to the 70-59 win. Monday will next see Louis Brandeis hit the floor when they host MLK Jr. and then it will be a Saturday road test on Staten Island with the Bulldogs squaring off against New Dorp.
12- Brooklyn High School for Law & Technology (13-4)- A road game at Bedford Academy was expected to be another nice litmus test for the Jets who have looked better and much more consistent as of late. They passed this test on Friday with flying colors as well as Law & Tech got a monster outing from D'Mair Williams as he had 19 points and 12 rebounds in a 69-37 complete domination to really push themselves into the conversation of the best in the PSAL A Division this year. You don't see this much but it will be five games in five days this week for the Jets as on Monday it will be a road game at Boerum Hill, then on Tuesday it's a game at home with Wingate, Wednesday will see a road test at Prospect Heights, Thursday will have Law & Tech at Bushwick Campus, before a Friday game at home with Harry Van Arsdale closes out an extremely busy week.
13- Beacon (14-3)- Head coach Mark Jerome has Beacon back into the rankings this week after they gave a tremendous scare to our #1 Transit Tech team, losing just 69-61 to one of the best the PSAL has to offer. The Blue Demons one day later got a big win when they knocked off Graphics Campus 49-45, and then handily knocked off West 50th Street Camus 67-44 as Tristin Gregoire had 18 points and 12 rebounds in the win for Beacon. There are no games on the schedule here this week for the Blue Demons who will next be on the court come Monday the 31st when they face off with Louis Brandeis in one of Beacon's biggest games of the year.
14- Evander Childs (7-2)- Led by Ricardo Dixon who had 19 points and 14 rebounds, Evander had their chances against Lehman as the Tigers led by 9 at the half, but they just couldn't get enough going offensively in the second part of the game as Dixon was more controlled inside, and with the Evander defense not able to hold off the Lions late rally, Childs fell 63-60 in a heartbreaker. This Friday will see another very big test to come when Evander Childs hits the road to face off with KIPP NYC College Prep in a battle of two ranked Bronx A powers.
15- LaSalle Academy (8-4)- It's been something of a struggle as of late for the Cardinals who started the season 4-0 but have go 4-4 since to sit at the 8-4 mark right now. The good news is that LaSalle, paced by the play of guard Carlos Lorenzo, have won two in a row with wins over Spellman and All Hallows to somewhat right the ship and get things back on track for a team that still looks to be a CHSAA title contender. Two huge games are on the docket this week for head coach Jerome Pannell and his squad with a home Friday game game against St. Edmund Prep up next, followed up by a road contest at Fordham Prep on Sunday.
16- William Grady (9-3)- It was a heartbreaker at home for the Falcons on Wednesday as they looked to have an advantage late at home against Paul Robeson behind Tyee Clayton and his 23 points, but a late buzzer beating shot foiled Grady's hopes in what would be a 50-49 loss for the Falcons. It was their only game of the week with the Falcons now looking to rally and rebound from that defeat, though it will have to wait with William Grady not set to take to the floor against until Wednesday the 2nd when they are set to face off with FDR on the road in PSAL Brooklyn A3 league play.
Bubble:
A. Philip Randolph (13-3)
Bayard Rustin Educational Complex (10-2)
Epic H.S. South (12-3)
Graphics Campus (15-2)
St. Edmund Prep (7-3
Class B
1- Community Health Academy for the Heights (18-1)- Getting a couple of easy league wins over H.S. for Math, Science, and Engineering and Gregorio Luperon were both fairly expected, but a 66-24 non-league win over Fannie Lou Hamer again confirms just how good this seasons Phoenix team truly is. Adrian Mejia and John Harrington have been pacing the way for Community Health who look as if they are rolling their way into being the top seed in the PSAL Class B playoffs. Coming up this week on Monday will be an interesting non-league test against an unbeaten Lab Museum United team at home, and then its a home date in league play with H.S for Math, Science, and Engineering again on Wednesday, followed by another home non-league date on Friday against another Class B PSAL power in BCAM.
2- Poly Prep (9-0)- NYSAIS looks to be as deep and strong as it has in years with a number of teams in contention for the title this year. Poly Prep though looks to be the strongest as once again the Blue Devils look to be the cream of the crop as they picked up wins over both Dalton and Hackley, with the Hackley win coming on the road in a place that is never easy to win at. Things this week won't get much easier either as on Monday it will be Poly Prep hosting Collegiate, a longtime nemesis of theirs. Wednesday will then see the Blue Devils hosting Riverdale, Friday will have Poly going to Queens to take on a AA school in Eagle Academy III, before back to Ivy League play to end the week on Saturday with a home game against Hackley.
3- Maspeth (11-1)- With their only loss coming near the beginning of the season against Community Health, the Argonauts were able to make quick work of Renaissance, a team that challenged them a couple weeks back, 57-41. Jonathan Encalada had 17 points for Maspeth in the win that keeps them moving back up the Class B rankings. A home game with Newcomers will start out this three game week with the next game at Academy of American Studies to come on Wednesday, with a home non-league game on Friday to close things out for the week against George Washington.
4- Achievement First (6-0)- In what was a one game week for Achievement they made very easy work of Science Skills Center 82-50 as Jeury Torres had season high 31 points in the blowout win. This week should prove to be considerably tougher a Achievement will go on the road to take on a tough Juan Morel Campos team on Monday before hosting Teachers Prep and EBC/Bushwick Leaders on Thursday and Friday respectively in what will be Achievement First's busiest week of the season to date.
5- Dwight School (9-2)- It was statement win time for Dwight who dominated the post to easily defeat a previously undefeated Scholars Academy team 85-61. Richard Nweke continues to be a dominating force around the rim for the Lions who should be a major factor come NYSAIS playoff time with their ability to play at a high level both inside and outside on both ends of the floor. Monday will see Dwight go to WHEELS for a showdown with a PSAL AA power, then on Wednesday it will see Dwight go on the road to take on Grace Church before stepping out of league again when they go to Mount St. Michael for a massive test against a CHSAA Class AA foe on Thursday in the third game of the Lions three game week.
6- NEST+M (13-0)- The Eagles flew to a strong start with a 77-31 easy win last week over University Neighborhood, though Institute for Collaborative Education proved to be considerably more difficult that anticipated on Wednesday as NEST+M needed 12 points and 17 rebounds from Colter Diehm to help them rally to a 56-49 win. There are no games on the schedule this week here for the Eagles as they will rest until they hit the court again on the 3rd when they have a big one against Bard H.S. Early College.
7- Berkeley Carroll (6-1)- After falling to Dwight just under two weeks ago now the question was how would this Berkeley Carroll team respond. The answer to that is extremely well as they went 3-0 this week with solid wins over Friends Seminary, St. Ann's, and Grace Church to see the Lions start among the best teams in NYSAIS this season. The Lions will get back to action quickly this week on Monday when they host their main rivals in Packer in an anticipated showdown before going on the road on Friday to take on Staten Island Academy to finish a two game week.
8- Trinity School (9-1)- Though both proved to be tough and hard fought games, the Tigers found a way in both as they knocked off both Friends Seminary and Horace Mann to stay with just one loss on the year, a road defeat three weeks ago now against Poly Prep. As one of the top defensive teams in Class B, with an improving offensive skillet as well, Trinity are proving to be a team no one wants to see as the season moves along. The week here will start off on Monday with the Tigers hosting Dalton before another home game with Fieldston on Wednesday, and then things will finish up with week on Friday when Trinity go on the road to face off against Collegiate.
9- Fannie Lou Hamer (15-2)- There is no doubt that the Panthers are absolutely a team no one will want to see come playoff time as head coach Mark Skelton has winning the pedigree to get the job done when the games matter most. They did slip out of league this past week when Fannie Lou lost on the road at Community Health 66-24, but they also did pick up quality league wins Hyde Leadership and Bronx Early College with Amir Hughes starting to really come alive from an offensive standpoint. Monday will see the Panthers go out of league again for a road game at Institute for Collaborative Education before coming back to league play on Wednesday and Thursday with both games at home against South Bronx Prep and Morrisania respectively.
10- The Scholars Academy (16-1)- Losing to Dwight the way they did wasn't what the Seawolves wanted but the can absolutely chalk it up as a learning experience and one that can make them better moving forward. Since that loss early last week Scholars has gotten back to their winning ways as they dominated both Epic H.S. North and York Early College behind the play of Nicholas Tung who had 18 points in both of the Seawolves wins. A tough game awaits on Monday for Scholars when they play host to an always solid Townsend Harris squad, before hosting again on Tuesday against Cambria Heights Academy. Sunday will then see the Seawolves play in the Ryan Preston Classic when they will finish their week off in Brooklyn with a non-league matchup with MLK Jr.
Bubble:
Bard H.S. Early College (15-1)
Baruch College Campus (13-1)
Comprehensive Model School (12-0)
Lab Museum United (11-0)
Summit Academy (10-3)
