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The 8th Grade Basketball defeated Nanuet on Tuesday 45-32 @ Nanuet. Sleepy Hollow controlled the game from the get go, utilizing a half court and full court press that caused several Nanuet turnovers. Harley Falasca led all scorers with 14 points. Tommy Fahey had 7, Frank Curnaj 6, Ronny Rodriguez, 4, Freddie Bertrand 4, Jack Centra 4, Christian Berenguer 4, and Nick Vallo 2.

Yesterday, the Horseman were back at home facing a tough Suffern team. They lost to them two weeks ago. The game was neck and neck from the opening whistle to the final buzzer. The Horseman fell short 56-52. The Horseman fell into foul trouble once again when center Frank Curnaj fouled out in the 4th quarter. Suffern went to the foul line a total of 30 times, compared to the Horseman’s 15, and that seemed to make the difference in the end. Harley Falasca scored a season high 24 points to carry the Horseman. At least four of his buckets would have been 3-pointers at the next level. Ronny Rodriguez netted 14 for the Horseman. It was a well fought game, with both teams leaving everything on the floor. Referees, parents, and coaches all agreed, it was the best Modified game they have seen all year.

The Horseman will face undefeated Tappan Zee @ TZ on Monday. The Horseman are the only team in the league to give TZ a scare this season.

The 8th grade Boys Basketball team defeated Pearl River yesterday49-35 at home. Last time the two teams met they went to overtime, where a full court press pressured the Pirates into turnovers which led the Horseman to a OT victory.

The Horseman employed the full-court press from the opening tip-off yesterday, again pressuring the Pirates into numerous turnovers. The Horseman looked in control to start the game, but the Pirates moved into a zone which caused the Horseman to begin turning the ball over. Entering the 4th quarter, it was only a 1 point lead for the Horseman, 34-33. The Horseman went on to outscore the Pirates 15-2 in the 4th quarter to take the victory!

The Horseman face Nanuet 2/5 @ Nanuet next…

The 8th Grade Boy’s Basketball team rebounded yesterday after two consecutive tough losses to Suffern and undefeated Tappan Zee. The boys traveled to their border rival, Irvington, and defeated them handily 68-22. Every player on the Sleepy Hollow basketball team got into the action yesterday, netting a season-high 68 points on the board. Sleepy Hollow scoring was as follows: Harley Falasca 15, Tommy Fahey 13, Frank Curnaj 11, Jack Centra 10, Freddie Bertrand 8, Ronny Rodriguez 8, Nick Vallo 2, and Mike Vlacco 1,

Boys’ varsity basketball had a big win 58-56 against Byram Hills on Monday. With 3 seconds to go, Justin Best hit a 20 foot jump shot to win the game.
The entire team played with tremendous heart. Coach Buckley’s boys pulled off a huge win, all of them contributing to the team’s success.
Justin Best, Spencer White with 14 points in the 4th quarter and Jamel Lyde led the Horsemen in scoring. Trent Bronner, Nick Genua, Kevin Igwe and Ron Bertrand were also instrumental in our team’s success.
Next game is away, Friday, January 25th against the league leaders, Pearl River, at 7PM. Come support our team!

 Varsity Boy’s Basketball lost another tough one last night at Albertus Magnus. With the absence of Jamel Lyde & Mike Leeper, many players had to fill in some big shoes. Spencer White ended the game with 17 points while Trent Bronner left the game early due to foul trouble with 14 points. Justin Best led all scorers with the team high of 19 points. Kyle Chavis and Ron Bertrand dropped in 2 points each in the tough defeat to Albertus Magnus 67-54.
 
The Sleepy Hollow Horsemen (5-9) play Byram Hills home this Mon. Jan, 2.

The 8th grade Sleepy Hollow Basketball team (3-1) yesterday won 46-41 in an overtime thriller against Pearl River. It was a tight game from the beginning to end with neither team leading by more than 6 points at any one time. At the end of the 4th quarter and throughout the overtime period, the Horsemen established a full-court press which pressured the Pirates into 3 turnovers leading to 6 Horsemen points.

The story of the game was defense. In the first half, the Horsemen had a difficult time slowing down the Pirates. Ater some halftime adjustments, the Horsemen defense began to clamp down, which ultimately decided their fate.

Tommy Fahey led all scorers with 17 points. Ronny Rodriguez had 15, Harley Falasca 12, Frank Curanaj 7, Austin Siegel 2, Jack Centra 2, and Nick Vallo with 1.

The Horsemen will travel across the bridge again on Thursday to face Nanuet.