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Daily Sports Digest: Tappan Zee and Pearl River head to State Final Four
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The Top Spot:
Tappan Zee’s undefeated Dutchmen and Head Coach George Gaine will take the defending state champions in Section 3’s Jamesvile Dewitt on Saturday in the State’s Class A Final Four.
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Tappan Zee has a very experienced team and the ability to execute will be key against a very tall team. Jamesville-Dewitt’s bigs are seniors Dajauan Coleman and Tyler Cavanaugh, both players are just under seven feet tall.
Coleman is ranked ESPN’s 13th best prospect and he will be heading to Syracuse while Cavanaugh will head to Wake Forest.
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Needless to say the Dutchmen big men better play well, and the guards will need to make smart choices and be able to hit from outside if they want to hang in there with a much taller team.
Patch’s the Pearl River girls chances of winning this weekend. The Pirates will be tipping off today against Averill Park at 3:15 p.m.
Today’s Schedule:
In boys basketball, Tuckahoe will take on Section 2’s Mechanicville at 5 p.m. at the Glens Fall Civic Center in the Class C State Semifinals. The winner of this game will go on to play on Saturday at 7:15 for the State Championship.
In girls basketball, Irvington will take on Saranac Central at 11:45 a.m. at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy in the Class B State Semifinals. The winner will advance to the championship game at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
In girls basketball, Pearl River will face off against Averill Park at 3:15 p.m. in the Class A State Semifinals at Hudson Valley Community College. The winner of the game will play in the State Championship at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
In girls basketball, Ossining will take on Cicero-N. Syracuse in the Class AA State Semifinals at 8 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College. The winner will play in the State Championship on Saturday at 8:45 p.m.
Saturday’s Schedule:
In boys basketball, Tappan Zee will take on Jamesville-DeWitt at 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Glens Fall Civic Center in the Class A State Semifinal. The Winner of this game will play in the State Championship on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
In boys basketball, Mount Vernon will take on Albany CBA at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday in the Class AA State Semifinals. The winner of the game will play at 3:15 on Sunday for the State Championship.
Weekly Sports Poll:
It’s March, so this week’s poll question deals with the topic that will be on everyone’s mind for the next month: The NCAA Tournament.
Kentucky and Syracuse come into the field of 68 as the top two seeds but as we all know, anything can happen in March.
Let us know what number one seed you think has the best chance to win it all this season in our , and if you don’t think any of them will win let us know in the comments section.
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