By Phil Foley
Congratulations to the Yonkers High School basketball team for a perfect 8-0 season, including a victory over Saunders, 54-49 to win the Yonkers City Championship. The tournament MVP was Senior Aliou Cisse, who had 21 points in the final, and who averaged 26 points per game this season.
Fellow Senior Elijah Malcolm added 10 pts in 1st quarter before injuring his knee. He had a career high 18 points against YMA in the semifinal. Adrian Rraci was also named All Tournament. Rraci average 14 ppg this season.
Sophomore John Berbano had 10 in the final and Senior edum Amekudi added 8.
Congratulations to the entire team, Seniors Adrian Rraci, Aliou Rraci,,Elijah Malcolm, Edum Amekudi, Antonio Maghalese, Junior Vinny Davod, Sophomores John Berbano, Mohammed Suwan, Nathan Joseph, Freshman Ousmane Diallo
In other games, The Palisade Prep Boys Varsity Basketball fell 59-49 to Saunders in the Yonkers City Tournament. It was a tight game but a strong 4th quarter finish helped the Blue Devils defeat the top-seeded Phoenix. The coaching staff would like to thank the seniors (Marvin Alexandre, Isaiah Bray, Yave Cruz, Jalen Higgins, and Curtis Terry) for the memories this year and their four years in our program. Over the last four years this group has added to our successful program by amassing 40 wins, and winning a 2020 Yonkers city title.
The team would also like to thank the athletics department of Yonkers Public Schools for helping us with our season. Jim Rose, Mike Meade, Angelo Petrino, and Angela Chiulli, we greatly appreciate all you do for us. In addition, the team would like to thank Dr. Quezada, Ms. Collins-Judon, and the board of Education for their support in having sports and all they do for the players. Lastly, we must thank our administrative team at Palisade Prep, Dr. Vicuna, Mr. Barrow, and Ms. Urban.
