The end of the
holiday break doesn't mean the end of travel for some of the top teams
in New York. In fact,
Boys & Girls (Brooklyn) will be as busy as ever in the
aftermath of a second-place finish at the 30th annual Beach Ball Classic
in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The Kangaroos stopped off in Philadelphia
on Sunday on their way home and beat two-time Philadelphia Public School
champion Imhotep Charter 62-61 in the Villa Holiday Classic at the
Palestra as Leroy Fludd (17 points) made a baseline drive and layup with
one second to play and
Michael Taylor finished with 18 points.
Imhotep
Charter, featuring George Washington University recruit
Erik Copes, was
fresh off a triumph in the STOP-DWI Holiday Classic in Binghamton
against a national field.
Boys & Girls, which played five
games in six days without point guard Antione Slaughter and sixth man
Anthony Hemingway due to academic issues, has a battle this week with
Brooklyn nemesis Thomas Jefferson, followed by journeys on consecutive
weekends to Virginia, West Virginia and Massachusetts for tournaments.
For
good measure, the ‘Roos are booked into the SNY Invitational Jan. 28-29
along with Manhattan Rice, Mount Vernon and St.
Anthony's (Jersey City, N.J.).
That, folks, is why fans embrace New York City basketball.
