Monday, December 3, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Manhattan Bests Fordham in Battle of the Bronx
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Manhattan Bests Fordham in Battle of the Bronx: (Photos by Ken Carozza) By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, December 3- The Manhattan Jaspers (2-3) defeated the Fordham Rams (1-5), 65-58, Fr...
Manhattan Bests Fordham in Battle of the Bronx
(Photos by Ken Carozza)
By Howard Goldin
BRONX, NEW YORK, December 3- The Manhattan Jaspers (2-3) defeated the Fordham Rams (1-5), 65-58, Friday night at the Rose Hill Gym on the Fordham University campus in the Bronx. The contest was the 105th between the men’s basketball teams of the two Bronx colleges in a rivalry that began more than a century ago.
Manhattan coach Steve Masiello kept his perfect record intact in six games against Fordham as a member of the coaching staff of Manhattan. Manhattan began the game strongly, reaching a first half high advantage of eight points, 15-7, midway through the first half. On a 12-2 scoring run, Fordham took a 19-6 lead with 4:52 remaining in the half. Two Bronx natives on the Manhattan squad, Michael Alvarado and Emmy Adujar, scored the final six points of the half to give the Jaspers a 26-23 advantage at the half.
The Jaspers retained their lead for the first five minutes of the second half. A three pointer by Fordham senior Branden Frazier followed by two free throws gave Fordham its first second half advantage, 35-33, with 13:25 left in the contest. A layup by Rhamel Brown of Manhattan put the Japers ahead, 53-52, for the final time in the game at 4:07. The visitors concluded the game successfully by outscoring the Rams, 12-6, in the final four minutes.
Of that period of time, the Fordham coach remarked, “In the last four minutes, they just out toughed us.”
All Hallows grad Alvarado, the high scorer in the game with 19 points, was awarded the Michael Cohen MVP Award. The sophomore remarked, “When they called my name. I was a little surprised, but was very excited and happy.”
After the game concluded, both coaches said Alvarado’s play made the difference in the contest. Fordham coach Tom Pecora stated, “I thought he [Alvarado] took the game over [and] that was the difference.”
Masiello commented, “Alvarado was the difference.”
Ryan Canty was the high scorer for Fordham. The 6-9 sophomore netted a career-high 18 points. Pecora credited him as “the bright spot of the game” for the Rams.
Both coaches also agreed that the Jaspers showed much greater intensity on the court than did Fordham. Pecora was very critical of his team’s play, “They played to the crowd. They didn’t play hard. We had guys watching; we had spectators.”
Masiello praised his team. “I thought we did a very good job in a lot of areas except turnovers. We dominated the boards (42-22 in rebounds). We got every loose ball in the last six minutes.”
Fordham will not return home until December 23 and Manhattan’s next home game at the Draddy Gymnasium. Interestingly, both teams will face Siena in the next games at home.
The women’s battle of the Bronx took place on the previous night at the Rose Hill Gym. Fordham raised its record this season to 5-1 as the rams defeated the Jaspers, 55-45.
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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Riverdale Comes from Behind to Win
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Riverdale Comes from Behind to Win: (Photos by Gary Quintal) In the opening week of PSAL boys basketball action, Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy overcame a 9-point deficit bea...
Riverdale Comes from Behind to Win
(Photos by Gary Quintal)
In the opening week of PSAL boys basketball action, Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy overcame a 9-point deficit beating Alfred Smith Campus 57-56 Friday evening. The Tigers scored 26 of their points in the final quarter. The win evens their record at 1-1. Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy looks to start a winning streak as they host High School of Science Friday.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Co-op City’s $621M HUD Mortgage Will Add to ‘Housi...
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Co-op City’s $621M HUD Mortgage Will Add to ‘Housi...: ‘I see a continuing downward spiral in this community's quality of life.’ By Michael Horowitz BRONX, NEW YORK, December 1- Saying that Co...
Co-op City’s $621M HUD Mortgage Will Add to ‘Housing-Project Mentality’ -Critics Say
‘I see a continuing downward spiral in this community's quality of life.’
By Michael Horowitz
BRONX, NEW YORK, December 1- Saying that Co-op City is already run like a New York City housing project, civic activist Frank Belcher said, this week, that the HUD-insured mortgage will accentuate this unfortunate trend.
“There's a lack of pride in the community that is pervasive in Co-op City,” Belcher stressed. “Those of us who are Co-op City shareholders have a right to be treated like shareholders, rather than the way the people in management treat us.”
Belcher added, “We already have too many lowlifes in Co-op City. I don't know how some of the people I see around the community could have qualified as shareholders in this community.”
The civic activist stressed, “With the involvement of HUD in Co-op City's affairs, I foresee a further decline in the quality of people we have living in Co-op City. With the HUD mortgage about to become a reality, I see a continuing downward spiral in this community's quality of life.”
Belcher noted, “I didn't pay for my apartment in Co-op City to live in a federal housing project. From my perspective, Co-op City is on its way to becoming the federal housing project that I would never knowingly choose as the place in which I would want to live.”
The civic activist emphasized that as far as he is concerned, the members of the Riverbay board of directors and top management officials, led by Herbert Freedman and Riverbay Executive General Manager Vernon Cooper, are responsible for the community's precipitous decline over the course of the last decade.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
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