HUDSON RIVER DERBIES: New York vs. Catholic Catholic Showcase delivers five boys’ high school basketball games in January at Iona College

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — One of the basketball rich hotbeds on the East Coast just added another challenge event that promises to deliver. At least four teams from the star-studded field are expected to appear in the Blue Star Media Elite 25 preseason or East Region preseason rankings

In what promises be one of the most anticipated and exciting boys’ basketball events of the new year, ten of the top Catholic teams from the region will compete in the all-day New York vs. New Jersey Catholic Showcase to be held Jan. 22 on the campus of Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y.

Co-hosted by Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) and Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), the hoops extravaganza, will feature five appetizing games:

11:30 a.m. – Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) vs. St. Raymond (Bronx, N.Y.)

1:30 p.m. – St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City) vs. Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.)

3:30 p.m. – Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) vs. Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.)

5:30 p.m. – Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) vs. Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, N.Y.)

7:30 p.m. – The Patrick School (Hillside, N.J.) vs. Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)

“This will offer varsity high school basketball fans the rare opportunity to see some of the nation’s nationally ranked teams and players compete under one roof,” Stepinac coach Patrick Massaroni said. “These five non-league games will allow for fans and supporters of these teams, combined with post-Covid pent-up demand, to make for the New York vs. New Jersey Showcase to be an early sellout.”

“Come watch some of the top teams in the country and traditional catholic school powerhouses face off to see who wins the NY vs. NJ showcase,” said Bergen Catholic coach Billy Armstrong added.

Tickets will go on sale at a date to be late announced.