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Elmwood Park's Jason Polito-Carlson breaks up a pass to St. Joseph's Willie Eiland in the end zone on Friday, Aug. 28.

Jason Polito-Carlson, Elmwood Park come out prepared against St. Joseph

June 15, 2018 at 10:36 a.m.

Whenever Elmwood Park got itself into a minor jam in the Tigers' season opener Friday against St. Joseph, senior quarterback Jason Polito-Carlson seemed to produce a solution on the very...

Nazareth junior Christian Davis puts up a shot against Noble Golder during the 3A regionals at St. Joseph.

Final-game effort showed Nazareth’s progress

June 15, 2018 at 9:49 p.m.

Nazareth's boys basketball team had a difficult 2014-15 season by any measure. The Roadrunners finished winless in the East Suburban Catholic with a young team that had more freshmen than...

St. Joe's Glynn Watson drives to the hoop during the Chargers' win over Jones in the Class 3A regional finals at St. Joseph.

St. Joseph grinds out regional championship win over Jones

June 15, 2018 at 10:24 p.m.

St. Joseph junior center Nick Rakocevic had a big fourth quarter Tuesday in the regional semifinal against Nazareth and picked up where he left off Friday to lead the Chargers...

Rakocevic fuels St. Joe’s closing surge against Nazareth

June 15, 2018 at 10:39 p.m.

For three quarters Tuesday night, St. Joseph and Nazareth ran neck-and-neck while trading baskets. The Chargers finally managed to pull away in the fourth for a 83-64 victory to open...

Grant Pomatto, Jorge Palacios get Nazareth going in playoffs

June 15, 2018 at 11:17 p.m.

Nazareth has been waiting all season for a game like Monday's. The Roadrunners got the playoffs off on the right foot in their 3A regional opener at St. Joseph, as...

Nazareth's Gianna Levato collides with Noble Golder's Katara Jackson, left, and Veronica Diaz during the opening round of the Nazareth Regional.

Nazareth defense overwhelms Noble Golder

June 15, 2018 at 11:53 p.m.

LAGRANGE PARK Nazareth jumped to an early lead Monday and thoroughly dominated Noble Golder in every facet of a 66-19 rout to open the 3A Nazareth girls basketball regional. The...

St. Joseph's Jordan Ash takes the ball to the basket over a host of St. Francis de Sales players.

Jordan Ash feels it in St. Joe’s win over de Sales

June 16, 2018 at 12:13 a.m.

WESTCHESTER It seemed like every time St. Joseph senior Jordan Ash put up a shot Friday, it was going in no matter where he took it or how times the...

Joffrey Brown, St. Joseph come up big on defense in second half

June 16, 2018 at 2:55 a.m.

WESTCHESTER For the better part of 2 1/2 quarters, St. Joseph struggled against Mount Carmel. The Chargers were committing sloppy turnovers and allowing the Caravan easy shots. It was not...

Metea Valley's Nick Klepper (22) defends Ridgewood's Keith Kerrigan (14) on Dec. 26 at the Jack Tosh Tournament at York.

Ridgewood boys basketball team struggled to handle press during holiday tournament

June 16, 2018 at 5:25 a.m.

Ridgewood's boys basketball team had some trouble during the Jack Tosh Tournament at York when its opponents increased the pressure on offense and defense. In the Rebels' opening game against...

Eagles’ Marcos Herrera lighting it up from both ends

June 16, 2018 at 5:48 a.m.

Leyden senior guard Marcos Herrera's game might not have been on par with Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic's recent 6-for-6 performance from three-point range, but his six three-pointers were nonetheless impressive...

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