Nearly 70 college coaches from all over attended to watch the players, teams, and coaches battle on the court. There are so many people to thank that helped make Winter Ball 2012 successful.
The young Francis Lewis girls’ basketball team played like veterans when it mattered. The Patriots’ starting lineup doesn’t have a single upper classmen in it, but they beat Bronx’s John F. Kennedy like a senior squad.
Gone were a group of seniors who had a ton of experience as Jasmine Davis, Jazmine Hamlet and Tyese Purvis all graduated from a squad that lost to eventual champion Murry Bergtraum in the semifinals of the PSAL Class AA playoffs last March. What they lack in experience, the Patriots make up for in work ethic and desire to succeed.
Francis Lewis High School Women’s Basketball – Queens, NY. Follow the Lady Patriots during their 2012-2013 season.
The 3rd Annual HoopsQueens Winter Ball 2012 has grown to include teams from outside of New York. We welcome DePaul Catholic and Immaculate Conception from New Jersey, and La Salle Academy from Rhode Island. This year’s field includes teams that have had great recent success.
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Francis Lewis graduates – Jasmine Davis, Sherice Gayle, Jazmine Hamlet, Tyese Purvis, and Erica Ward move onto their collegiate careers with big dreams.
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Now she has found a nice fit for her future, a Division I school not far from home and her mother, Venus Keith, who she is very close with. The plans to go the junior college route have been scrapped. Hamlet won’t have to wait any longer to be a Division I player.
As our season ends, think about how many close games that were lost. Even those double digit losses may have come down to just a few poor possessions here or there. The difference between winning and losing can be sometimes so small, but the outcome and result can be so substantial.
Acklin scored 16 points to lead the Bronx/Queens team to a 65-50 win over Brooklyn/Manhattan/Staten Island in the NYC Mayor’s Cup PSAL girls basketball senior all-star game Friday night at CCNY in Harlem.
No. 2 Bergtraum’s 56-48 win over No. 6 Francis Lewis in the PSAL Class AA girls basketball semifinals Saturday at St. John’s University gives the Lady Blazers another trip to Madison Square Garden.
Sometimes the serene coach isn’t so fond of Hamlet’s at times out-of-control ways, but Saturday afternoon they helped No. 6 Francis Lewis upset third-seeded Truman, 47-34, in the PSAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinals at Hunter College.
Nearly 70 college coaches from all over attended to watch the players, teams, and coaches battle on the court. There are so many people to thank that helped make Winter Ball 2012 successful.
The young Francis Lewis girls’ basketball team played like veterans when it mattered. The Patriots’ starting lineup doesn’t have a single upper classmen in it, but they beat Bronx’s John F. Kennedy like a senior squad.
Gone were a group of seniors who had a ton of experience as Jasmine Davis, Jazmine Hamlet and Tyese Purvis all graduated from a squad that lost to eventual champion Murry Bergtraum in the semifinals of the PSAL Class AA playoffs last March. What they lack in experience, the Patriots make up for in work ethic and desire to succeed.
