WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The New York Catholic High Schools Athletic Association is up and running in a special boys’ basketball springtime tournament format. Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus the CHSAA did not hold a 2020-21 season but one of the nation’s top prep leagues have a backup plan just as the school year is winding down.
According to the plan, teams will play at least four games within four pools and all games will be played at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains or in Westchester County, which sits over the Bronx borough line. All games will be streamed by LocalLive. No spectators will be allowed but approved media can attend. Only team personnel, school officials and league representatives will be permitted in the gym.
After two weeks, the standings are taking shape and are updated them heading toward the midway point of pool play.
Blue Star Media’s Christopher Lawlor updates the scores and pool standings daily of the 22 teams that decided to participate in the CHSAA sanctioned event. There are two rounds of playoffs with the semifinals on May 23 and 24, and two title games on May 27.
Additionally, there is a Senior Combine, aimed to give players from the Class of 2021, giving exposure lost during the pandemic. — Christopher Lawlor
Kevin Pigott Division Standings
Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains) 2-0, (6-2 overall)
Monsignor Scanlan (Bronx) 2-0
Cardinal Hayes (Bronx) 1-1
St. Raymond (Bronx) 1-1
Fordham Prep (Bronx) 1-2
St. Peter’s (Staten Island) 0-3
Ray Nash Division Standings
Archbishop Molloy (Briarwood) 3-0
St. Francis Prep (Fresh Meadows) 2-0
Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) 1-0
Xaverian (Brooklyn) 1-1
Holy Cross (Flushing) 1-2
Christ the King (Middle Village) 0-3
Tom Murray Division Standings
Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island) 3-0
St. Joseph by-the-Sea (Staten Island) 2-1
La Salle (Manhattan) 3-2
Moore Catholic (Staten Island) 0-1
Cristo Rey (Manhattan) 0-2
Rich Tricario Division Standings
St. Edmund (Brooklyn) 3-0
Cathedral Prep (Elmhurst) 1-0
Monsignor McClancy (Flushing) 0-2
Nazareth Regional (Brooklyn) 0-2
St. John’s Prep (Astoria) 0-2
The Schedule (Home teams are listed second)
April 19
Scanlan 69, Fordham Prep 57
Archbishop Molloy 60, Bishop Loughlin 65
April 20
Christ the King 61, Holy Cross 69
Cardinal Hayes 60, Archbishop Stepinac 70
Stepinac freshman Boogie Fland had 17 points, 7 rebounds; and Isaiah Alexander added 16 points.
April 21
Cristo Rey 32, Monsignor Farrell 69
St. Francis Prep 55, Xaverian 47
April 22
St. Raymond 68, St. Peter’s 52
The Ravens break into the win column.
St. Joseph 71, McClancy 49
April 24
La Salle 60, Moore Catholic 53
St. Edmund 40, Nazareth 32
St. John’s Prep 65, Cathedral Prep 77
April 25
La Salle 38, Cristo Rey 36
McClancy 45, St. Edmund 72
April 26
St. Raymond 39, Monsignor Scanlan 64
Bishop Loughlin vs. St. Francis Prep, PPD
No makeup date has been determined.
April 27
Msgr. Farrell 54, LaSalle 43
After two wins in the opening week, La Salle drops to 2-1. Farrell’s junior Matt Hanley had 18 points, 8 rebounds.
St. Peter’s 46, Cardinal Hayes 71
Hayes jumped to a 17-3 lead after one quarter and cruised.
April 28
Xaverian 72, Christ the King 58
The Brooklyn Boys are 1-1; CK is winless in two.
Fordham Prep 55, Archbishop Stepinac 62
Stepinac stud freshman Boogie Fland poured in 23 points and Boston University-bound center Malcolm Chimezie hit the daily double with 21 points, 13 boards. Stepinac led 46-43 after three and closed on 16-12 run. Prep dips to 0-2.
April 29
Archbishop Molloy 68, Holy Cross 58
The Battle of the Boulevard goes to the Stanners.
Monsignor Farrell 61, St. Joseph’s 55
The Lions beat their Staten Island rivals and move to 3-0 atop the Tom Murray Division table.
April 30
LaSalle 42, Nazareth 38, OT
LaSalle moves to 3-1. The game was rescheduled from May 22.
May 1
St. John’s Prep 66. St. Edmund 69
The Purple Eagles fly to a 3-0 mark and first place in the Rick Tricario Division.
Cathedral Prep vs. Nazareth, PPD
Moved to May 7.
May 3
St. Francis Prep 70, Holy Cross 47
The Terriers are 2-0 this spring after beating their Queens borough neighbors.
La Salle 41, St. Joseph’s 49
The Vikings of Staten Island are 2-1 with Monday’s win and currently in second place of the Tom Murray Division.
May 4
Fordham Prep 71, St. Peter’s 53
The Rams broke into the spring win column using a 13-2 spurt to open the third quarter to pull away from a 33-27 lead. Ryan McPartland bucketed a game-high 25 points and Jake Okon added 17. St. Peter’s dipped to 0-3.
Christ the King 48, Archbishop Molloy 63
The Stanners (3-0) continue a brilliant springtime run and are tops in the Ray Nash Division.. The Royals sink to 0-3.
May 5
5 p.m. – St. John’s Prep vs. McClancy
7:15 p.m. – Bishop Loughlin vs. Xaverian
May 6
5 p.m. – Cardinal Hayes vs. St. Raymond
7:15 p.m. – Monsignor Scanlan vs. Archbishop Stepinac
May 7
7:15 p.m. – Cathedral Prep vs. Nazareth (rescheduled from May 1)
May 8
11 a.m. – Nazareth vs. St. John’s Prep
1:15 p.m. – Msgr. Farrell vs. St. Edmund
3:30 p.m. – Cristo Rey vs. Moore Catholic
5:45 p.m. – Cathedral Prep vs. McClancy
May 10
5 p.m. – Cardinal Hayes vs. Fordham Prep
7:15 p.m. – St. Peter’s vs. Monsignor Scanlan
May 11
5 p.m. – Archbishop Molloy vs. St. Francis Prep
7:15 p.m. – St. Joe’s vs. Moore Catholic
May 12
5 p.m. – Bishop Loughlin vs. Christ the King
7:15 p.m. – St. Raymond vs. Archbishop Stepinac
May 13
5 p.m. – Holy Cross vs. Xaverian
7:15 p.m. – McClancy vs. Nazareth
May 17
5 p.m. – Xaverian vs. Archbishop Molloy
7:15 p.m. – Holy Cross vs. Bishop Loughlin
May 18
5 p.m. – Fordham Prep vs. St. Raymond
7:15 p.m. – Monsignor Scanlan vs. Cardinal Hayes
May 19
5 p.m. – Christ the King vs. St. Francis Prep
7:15 p.m. – St. Peter’s vs. Archbishop Stepinac
May 20
5 p.m. – St. Joseph’s vs. Cristo Rey
7:15 p.m. – Moore Catholic vs. Cathedral Prep
May 22
10:30 a.m. – Moore Catholic vs. Monsignor Farrell
3 p.m. – St. Edmund vs. Cathedral Prep
5:15 p.m. – Cristo Rey vs. St. John’s Prep
May 23
1 p.m. – Semifinal – Rich Tricario #2 Seed vs. Tom Murray #1 Seed
3:15pm – Semifinal – Tom Murray #2 Seed (Away) vs. Rich Tricario #1 Seed
May 24
5 p.m. – Semifinal – Kevin Pigott #2 Seed vs. Ray Nash #1 Seed
7:15 p.m. – Semifinal – Ray Nash #2 Seed vs. Kevin Pigott #1 Seed
May 27
5 p.m. – Tom Murray / Rich Tricario Championship
7:30 p.m. – Kevin Pigott / Ray Nash Championship
