Friday Night Basketball Recap Jan. 31, 2014

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Our PHS Sports Reporter, Ryan Ray, was extremely  active on our Twitter account last night updating from all of the basketball games last night.  Take a look and read the transcript to see how it all unfolded at the Girls Basketball Game, JV Boys and Varsity Boys Basketball Games.

Girls Varsity team loses to Peekskill 61, Medgar Evers 47

JV Boys lose 59-58.

Boy Varsity Team loses  in an upset to Yorktown 59-56.  Peekskills record is now 8 wins – 6 loses

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Half: Peekskill 32, Medgar Evers 21. Completely balanced effort for #LRD. 10 steals and 17 rebounds for Peekskill in the 1H.

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Technical difficulties so Peekskill manager Afua Yeboah grabs the mic and belts out the Anthem. No warm up. #LRD loving it. Nice job Afua

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JV Boys lose a tough one. 59-58. Varsity warming up now.

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Devils warming up! Tip off is in about 20 minutes

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Starting 5:

Chavis Pigott

James Spry

Neock Brown

Anthony Guerrero

Muhammed Patterson

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@MSGV_JGriffith: End of 3: Peekskill leads Medgar Evers 52-30”

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Yorktown up on your Devils 14-12 after 1.

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Final: Peekskill 61, Medgar Evers 47. Dominating team performance for #LRD. Shaina Iton: 14, 5r, 3s. Morgan Beechum: 13, 4r

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Timeout PK. Huskers up 18-15 with 4:07 left in the 2nd.

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And-1 by Chavis Pigott followed by a steal then fadeaway bank shot by Laron Holt to end the half. We’re all knotted up at 24-24.

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Neock Brown has 4 fouls. 31-27 hustlers with 4:25 left in the 3rd

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timeout Peekskill. Down 39-33 with 1:16 left in the 3rd.

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Ahmad Banks hits a layup at the end of the 3rd. PK down 35-43

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Chavis Pigott hits 2 free throws. PK down 43-47 with 4:47 left.

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Timeout by Yorktown. Huskers lead 51-44 with 3:22 left.

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51-46 Huskers with 2:20 left

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53-49 with 1:48 left in regulation. Huskers up.

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55-52 Huskers at the line for 2

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Timeout Yorktown. Still waiting to shoot free throws.

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1:03 left.

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Laron Holt converts putback layup off Chavis Pigott layup. Down 56-54 with 51.6 seconds left. Husker ball.

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Yorktown at the line for 2. They’re up 57-54 with 35.5 seconds left.

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Peekskill turnover. Yorktown at the line for 2 more. It’s 58-54 with 22.5 left.

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Yorktown misses the 1st

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Yorktown misses the second! Anthony Guerrero gets a transition basket. We’re down 58-56 with 12.8 seconds left.

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Yorktown at the line for 2 more.

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They make the first

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Last second prayer by Jalen Tookes no good. Peekskill upset by Yorktown 59-56.

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Devils drop to 8-6. Lose to Yorktown for the first time in who knows how long.