Friends Academy defeats boys; girls win against Friends
The tournament run by the Haldane boys’ basketball team ended on Friday (March 7) at Beacon High School, where it lost to Friends Academy, a private Quaker school in Locust Valley (Long Island), 71-49. (See MSG Varsity for video highlights).
The next morning, on Saturday (March 8), the Haldane girls team won the Class C regional finals to advance to the final four with a victory at New Rochelle High School over Friends, 46-38 (video highlights at MSG Varsity). The Blue Devils came back after being down two at the half.
The Haldane girls (16-6) next play Chautauqua Lake (winner of the Far Western regional) on Saturday, March 15 at 12:30 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. The winner advances to the state championship game.
Just wanted to wish both the boys’ and girls’ teams the best of luck this weekend. I have been avid (but silent) supporter of the girls’ basketball program since the early 1990s and all of their terrific runs at the State Championships. Hopefully we will see both of your teams at the respective venues for the weekend of March 14 – 16. Good luck, ladies and gentlemen.