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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com APRIL 3, 2014 • THE QUEENS COURIER 81 sports WITH HOPES OF ATTRACTING COLLEGES, PLAYERS PARTICIPATE IN CITY ALL-STAR GAME BY LIAM LA GUERRE lguerre@queenscourier.com /@liamlaguerre It’s already April but the PSAL’s most prolifi c scorer of the 2014 basketball season, Nohah Vickers, still doesn’t know which college he will play for next year. With just a few months remaining in the NCAA college commitment period, several schools have expressed interest in Vickers, but they are still looking at him closely before giving him offi cial offers. Vickers, a point guard for the Campus Magnet Bulldogs, led the league with 466 points, averaging 33 points and 6.5 assists per game. But the Bulldogs had an undersized team and fi nished second-to-last in the Queens AA league with a 4-12 record. Vickers, however, was invited to play in the 2014 Mayor’s Cup All-Star boys basketball game on Saturday, March 29, which featured the top high school seniors from the season. Some players who participated in the game had already committed to college teams, but the game also had athletes, who, like Vickers, aren’t sure where they’ll end up next year and were playing to display their talents and impress college coaches. “It defi nitely helps you with showcasing your talent,” said Vickers, who has been contacted by Delaware State University, among other schools. “Even though it’s an all-star game, you got to hustle, you got to make sure to defend, you know, just the little things to impress recruiters.” The PSAL lost 108-86 against the CHSAA in the all-star game, which featured high fl ying dunks, alleyoops Nohah Vickers, the PSAL’s top scorer in the 2014 basketball season, is still waiting for offers from college basketball teams. PSAL Girls Tennis - Queens A1 Division High School W- L Streak Benjamin Cardozo 4-0 W4 Francis Lewis 4-1 W2 Forest Hills 3-2 L1 Bayside High School 0-4 L4 Townsend Harris 0-4 L4 Standings courtesy psal.org as of April 1 PSAL Baseball - Queens A Division High School W- L Streak Benjamin Cardozo 3-0 W3 Aviation 1-0 W1 John Bowne 1-0 W1 Flushing 1-1 W1 Francis Lewis 1-1 W1 Bayside 0-1 L1 Forest Hills 0-1 L1 Queens HS of Teaching 0-3 L3 Standings courtesy psal.org as of April 1 THE COURIER/Photo by Liam La Guerre Compiled by LIAM LA GUERRE/@liamlaguerre PSAL Boys Tennis - Queens A1 Division High School W- L Streak Benjamin Cardozo 6-0 W6 Townsend Harris 5-1 W2 Francis Lewis 4-3 W1 Bayside High School 1-5 L3 Forest Hills 0-7 L7 Standings courtesy psal.org as of April 1 PSAL Softball - Queens A Division High School W- L Streak HS For Construction 5-0 W5 Forest Hills 3-1 W1 Bayside 2-1 W2 Francis Lewis 2-1 W2 William C. Bryant 1-2 L1 Frank Sinatra 1-3 L3 John Bowne 1-3 L2 Benjamin Cardozo 0-4 L4 Standings courtesy psal.org as of April 1 and slick ball handling skills that excited the crowd of fans. Offi cials hope the all-star mixing, which is in its fourth year, will not only become a traditional city bragging rights tournament, but eventually become a recognized name for college coaches and recruiters to see city players. “They more people they are able to get in front of, the more opportunities they are going to have,” said Jeffrey Mohl, vice president of sports marketing for NYC and Company, which organizes the annual all-star event. “And that’s the whole goal, to say seven, eight, nine kids got scholarships or looked at, or opportunities that they wouldn’t have had before this.” Francisco Williams, a senior forward from the 2014 PSAL champion Benjamin Cardozo High School basketball team, is just another example of a top player who has yet to commit to a school. Williams, whose mother has health problems, is still looking at colleges but is heavily considering staying close to home. He said Long Island University of Brooklyn has expressed interest in him, but he is keeping his options open and hoped the Mayor’s Cup would help showcase his abilities to more coaches. “This is just a continuation of schools looking at him,” Cardozo head coach Ron Naclerio said of the all-star game. “It’s like dating a girl or marrying. He wants to know schools are looking at him, but we have to fi nd the right one.”


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