By Marc Raimondi
Senior Shenese Major had 12 points and Fachelle Chamble added 10 for 14th-seeded Martin, which has a tough first-round match-up against No. 3 Manhattan Center on tap for Feb. 27.Martin, which went 4-10 in Queens AA, has struggled, but not because of the contributions of Lewis and Agard. The pair finished first and second, with Lewis leading by one point, in the division in scoring. Lewis was second in Queens AA in rebounding and Agard was third in assists. “The lack of height has been our major problem,” coach Joel Ascher said.But with his two best players only sophomores, there is certainly a lot to look forward to at August Martin. McKee/Staten Island 49, Cardozo 46. With star Adenike Oyesile out with a dislocated shoulder, the No. 10-seeded Judges fell in the first round of the 'AA' playoffs against the seventh-seeded Seagulls Friday in Staten Island. Lekesha Harris led Cardozo with 25 points, while junior Nicole Garzon added 12.Martin Van Buren 58, Sheepshead Bay 44. Samantha Johnson had 17 points and Nickia Witherspoon scored 14 to lead fourth-seeded VeeBees past the No. 29th-seeded Sharks last Thursday in Queens Village in the first round of the 'A' playoffs. Van Buren plays the winner of No. 13 Bryant-No. 20 Baruch at home March 1.Jane Addams 54, Bayside 48. Sophomore Jennifer Zhu had a break-out game, scoring 16 points, but it wasn't enough as the No. 21-seeded Commodores fell at 12th-seeded Jane Addams last Thursday in the first round of the 'A' playoffs. Cadie Chu and Renee Grant both chipped in 10 for Bayside.Long Island City 40, Martin Luther King, Jr. 33. Bianca Jones led LIC with 24 points and 22 rebounds in the No. 11-seeded Bulldogs win over the 22nd-seeded Knights last Thursday at Long Island City. Lauren Roach pitched in 10 points and 12 rebounds in the win. LIC plays the winner of No. 6 South Bronx-No. 27 Stuyvesant at home March 1.No. 2 Newtown hosts No. 31 Robeson and No. 7 John Bowne welcomes No. 26 Irving on Feb. 27 in 'A' first-round contests, after both games were canceled due to snow Feb. 14.Queens High School of Teaching 52, Hillcrest 34. Rukiya Hazlewood led the top-seeded Tigers with 14 points in a home win over the No. 32 Hawks last Thursday in the first round of the 'B' playoffs. QHST hosts No. 16 Julia Richman March 1 in a second-round game.Food and Finance 42, Grover Cleveland 25. Vanessa Navarro had 10 points for the 31st-seeded Tigers, but it wasn't enough as they fell to the No. 2 Seahawks last Thursday and Food and Finance in the first round of the 'B' playoffs.Thomas Edison 64, Bronx School of Law, Government and Justice 49. Freshman Tiara Coaxum torched the No. 19 Jaguars for 34 points to lead the 14th-seeded Inventors to a home win last Thursday in the first round of the 'B' playoffs. Danielle Lakin had 13 points and Bianca Gachette chipped in 10. Edison travels to Academy of American Studies on March 1 for a second-round game.Academy of American Studies 53, Bayard Rustin 26. Crystal James had 18 points, Kaitlin Fitzgerald scored 13 and Yesseni Mejia added 11 in the third-seeded Eagles home win against the No. 30 Titans in the 'B' first round.
