Poly Prep is back on top of the Ivy Prep League.
Jay Vido scored 15 points and Bradley Gifford added 11 in the Blue Devils’ 55-40 road victory over Riverdale, the win that clinches the division crown. Poly Prep failed to win the title each of the last two years, but won 10 of 11 beforehand.
“It’s a major goal for us, the league is really important for all the teams in it, we take a lot of pride in it,” Poly Prep coach Bill McNally said. “It really is a challenge. You need to be consistently good. Bad days can really hurt you. It really is a very challenging league and I’m really proud of the guys.”
McNally expects the Blue Devils (19-3, 12-1) to be the top seed in next week’s NYSAISAA playoffs. The seeding meeting will be held Monday and the tournament starts Tuesday with the quarterfinals.
Bedford Academy 60, Holy Trinity 42: Malik Brown scored 18 points, Sean Snagg had 15 points and Iran Duncan 10 for Bedford Academy (20-5) in the opening round of the Collegiate Invitational. The Panthers meet Long Island Lutheran in the semifinals Saturday at 6 p.m.
Long Island Lutheran 98, Queens HS of Teaching 78: Troy Singleton poured in 38 points and Navjeet Jammu followed with 17 for QHST. Achraf Yacoubou led LuHi (19-4) with 26 points and Brandon Alford tallied 15.
Columbia Prep 85, LREI 54: Brian Lissak scored 21 points. Victor Rosario added 17 points and Brandon David tallied 11 points and six assists for Columbia Prep in the ISAL semifinals. Josh Mark also had 11 points, Danny Young followed with 10 and Tyler Shasha grabbed 10 rebounds. Columbia Prep (17-3) takes on York Prep in the tournament final Friday night at 6 p.m. at CCNY.
