The Bayside Commodores (13-2) beat the John Adams Spartans (11-4) by a score of 61-41 in the first round of the Queens Borough Playoff Bracket. Though both teams traded blows with some intense back and forth action, Bayside had this game in the bag early. The Queens powerhouse started the contest with an 11-0 run and led at halftime 29-9. Bayside senior Uzonna Akazi led the Commodores to victory, leading all scorers with 23 points, while junior Brandon King contributed with 13 points of his own. Junior Vincent England added eight points and sophomore Daqauise Andrews led the team in assists with six to go along with six points and three rebounds. Senior Ryan Tomlin scored six points as well, while pulling down four rebounds. Senior Dillion Scurry led the team with six rebounds. For the Spartans, Markell French led the team with 13 points, while grabbing down six rebounds. Paul Johnson was second on the team with 12 points and junior Ahmed Kone scored six points while pulling down five rebounds. Senior Shane Hubbard was tied with French for second on the team with six rebounds and senior Yuhree Claude led the game with seven rebounds. Next up for the Commodores will be the Long Island City Bull Dogs.
The Bull Dogs (15-0) continued their winning ways, squeaking by the Beach Channel Dolphins (9-6) by a score of 45-43, advancing to the second round of the Queens Borough Playoffs. Senior Sadji Camara led the Bulldogs with 18 points and senior Arthur Santanna had a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Senior Kevin Green Jr. had eight points and seven rebounds while leading the team in assists with four.
The Benjamin Cardozo High School Judges blew out the High School for Construction Red Hawks by a score of 83-46. Tajay Henry led the team with a double-double, scoring 22 points while pulling down 13 rebounds. Junior Kyle Credle scored 13 points while leading the team with five assists. Junior Kendall Brown was third on the team with 11 points and senior Ryan Yearwood was one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points. Junior Omar Williams scored 10 points as well. For the Red Hawks, senior Ehiavekhan Eromoselle led the team with a double-double, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Senior Rudranauth Sewsankar had 10 points and seven rebounds. Junior Isaiah Henderson and Alexis Rincon each scored seven points. Next up for the judges will be the Campus Magnet Bull Dogs (12-3).
With additional reporting by Heather Zwillenberg
