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Bronx Hoop Teams Compete for Final Four and Beyond

Shakeem Douglas of Evander Childs Campus sees a path to the hoop during the Tigers’ convincing 80-58 victory over Norman Thomas last week. The Tigers won on Tuesday as well and play at home tonight at 5 p.m. for entry into the A Division Final Four. (Photo by Adi Talwar)

The boy’s Varsity A Division playoffs are coming down to the wire, as the top eight are facing off in games today and tomorrow to decide the Final Four.  Evander Childs plays McKee/Staten Island this afternoon at 5 p.m. at the Evander Childs gym.  The Tigers are looking good, especially after trumping John Bowne 71-53 on Tuesday.

Morris Campus, the only other Bronx team left in the tournament, is going head to head against Taft today at 5 p.m. at the Morris gym in what should be one heck of a game to watch.  Both teams have had nearly identical records all season, and watching them duke it will no doubt have fans on the edge of their seats.

The Final Four games will be played on March 13 at City College of New York in Harlem.  If Evander wins they will play at 5 p.m., and if Morris wins they play at 7 p.m.

Meanwhile, the final four teams in the boy’s Varsity AA Division are playing this Sunday, and both games will not disappoint.  Even though the Bronx’s own Wings Academy has had an undefeated 17-0 season, they only beat South Shore by one point in their last game, and their opponent Lincoln, the number one seed, has had a fairly impressive season themselves.  The two will battle it out at the City College of New York gym.

The girl’s Varsity A Division playoffs are expected to be just as thrilling to watch.  The tournament features the Cinderella team from DeWitt Clinton, the lowest seed (11) left in the playoffs.  Clinton will face ferocious competition in their game against Graphic Communications Arts, a team that has an impeccable 17-0 record and recently dominated Stuyvesant in an 80-40 victory.  Graph Comm will be hosting at their gym tomorrow afternoon at 5 p.m., and the winner will make it to their Final Four game, which will be played at Lehman College in Bedford Park on the 13th as well.

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