Basketball Recap: Ichabod Crane Falls Short of Catholic Central in the Playoffs

Ichabod Crane and Catholic Central squared off in some playoff action on Sunday, but Ichabod Crane had to settle for second. They lost to the Catholic Central Crusaders on the road by a 77-62 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (57), the Riders still had to take the loss.

It was another big night for Sei'Mir Roberson, who went 12-for-24 on his way to 41 points and six steals for Catholic Central. Roberson is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 22 or more in each of the last 14 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Qwameik Smith, who shot 57% from the field en route to 18 points and seven boards.

Riders

Previous 5 Games

03/02/25 vs Catholic Central	62-77
02/26/25 vs Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk	57-54
02/14/25 vs Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk	60-44
02/11/25 @ Schalmont	54-51
02/07/25 vs Voorheesville	62-66

The defeat snapped Ichabod Crane's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-10 record. As for Catholic Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.

Ichabod Crane does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Catholic Central, they have already played their next game, a 70-66 victory against Hudson Falls on the 5th.