Sectional Hoop Recap: Daily Sports Digest, Feb. 24, 2012

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Sectional girls hoops

Briarcliff traveled to Dobbs Ferry in a Section 1 Class B quarterfinal Feb. 22 with the winner earning a trip next week to the Final Four at the venerable Westchester County Center in White Plains.

That trip was earned by Dobbs Ferry, which overcame the Bears 40-36.

Dobbs Ferry was sparked by Kristy Degener, who scored ten of her 14 points in the second half.

Briarcliff’s Brianna Celaj scored 14 points.

Dobbs Ferry will now face Blind Brook in the semifinals, a team it lost to by a point earlier in the season.

For a full story, see Kevin Kurtz' piece on MSG Varsity.

Johnson leads Bears

Tyriek Johnson and his Briarcliff boys basketball teammates were as well attempting to reach the sectional Final Four.

Johnson did all he could to make that happen as he had a team-high 14 points in Briarcliff's 69-51 loss at Albertus Magnus in the Section 1 Class B quarterfinals Feb. 22.

Pleasantville boys hoops

Pleasantville's boys basketball squad was also looking for a date at the county center.

The Panthers hosted Blind Brook Feb. 22 in a Section 1 Class B quarterfinal looking to earn that trip to White Plains but lost a heartbreaker 43-42.

With the Panthers up by one, Blind Brook's Sam Adler hit the winning free throws with 1.5 seconds remaining.

Besides having a county center berth on the line, the game was also a battle of brothers as Blind Brook coach Mike Welsh went against his younger brother, Pleasantville coach Chris Welsh. Their mother sat with Mike’s family, including his children.

For more details and scores of the boys sectional games, see Josh Thomson's informative post on the LoHud Varsity Insider.

Briarcliff Man Wins Curling Championships

Briarcliff Manor resident Bill Stopera, of Team McCormick, brought home a gold medal over the weekend from the National Curling Championships. Read more on Pleasantville-Briarcliff Manor Patch.

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