All eyes turn to the postseason after the Boys' Basketball team finished the regular season with an 81-69 win over the LACES Unicorns last Friday Feb. 13. The win over the Unicorns snapped a four-game losing streak that featured a 61-60 nail-biting loss to the Palisades Dolphins on Feb. 4 and an impressive showing in a 76-58 loss to the vaunted Fairfax Lions on Feb. 11.
The Hoopsters survived a difficult schedule and tied for third place in the Western League that includes the top two teams in the City, the Westchester Comets and the aforementioned Lions, the Division-I Dolphins and Division-II Venice Gondoliers as well as the Unicorns, the top-ranked team in the Small Schools Division.
Against the Unicorns, the Cats opened up with an uninspired first quarter and trailed 15-12 heading into the second quarter. After that, the Cats' defense took over, holding the Unicorns to 26 points in the second and third quarter. The offense showed some consistency after faltering down the stretch of the season. Senior guard Alex Brooks, who had been struggling to knock down shots, lit the Unicorns up, scoring 21 points and shooting 6-for-12 from behind the arc. "It felt good but it's not even about me, it's about how the team played," said Brooks.
The Cats' attention now turns to the postseason where they are one of the favorites to repeat as Division-II, formerly Invitational, champions. Playoff seedings were released and the Cats nabbed the No. 2 seed in the Division-II bracket, getting a first round bye and home-court advantage for a majority of their playoff matches. "It's the same thing, even going farther," said Brooks when asked of his playoff expectations. " Going to state and City is no question."
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