Varsity Basketball: LSA vs Jane Addams Dec. 20th

LaSalle Varsity(4-4) defeated Jane Addams 63-19 on Saturday morning. The Cardinals were led by Brian Bass’ 19 points while Stephon Riley added 12 points.

The Cardinals return to action Monday vs. Manhattan Village Academy at 4:30pm at Home as part of our final Double-header before Christmas. The JV team will play Lab Museum United at 6pm on Monday.

Alumni Basketball Night

Some real basketball legends have come out of La Salle. Artest, Shammgod, Roche, McGuire. It’s a storied legacy that The Villager wrote about this week, chronicling our prowess on the court and the victories our teams have enjoyed. We’re proud of our renowned basketball program and are excited to see the legends in the making at La Salle today.

With the new season about to start, we want to keep you connected to it. Come out to our Alumni Basketball Night on Friday, January 16th. It’ll be a fun night of basketball and memories.

Alumni Basketball Night

Come out and join us for a fun evening as the Cardinals take on Xavier in a triple-header.

January 16, 2015

Freshmen Game – 3:45 p.m.
Junior Varsity – 5:15 p.m.
Varsity – 7:00 p.m.
215 East 6th Street Gym
La Salle will officially launch the Buckley/Aberer Scholarship at half-time.
 
Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner donation: $20

RSVP by January 9th.

Storied LaSalle program looking for next stars

BY ROBERT ELKIN  |  Let’s turn the clock back in high school basketball history and ask ourselves who are some of the greatest players ever to come out of the Catholic High School Athletic Association of New York City.

There are too many great ones to single out anyone. However, one hoop buff can’t leave out two players who eventually starred in the National Basketball Association where they made names for themselves. And they both played in different eras.

They are guard Dick McGuire and forward Ron Artest, now known as Metta World Peace. The latter played for six teams in the NBA, including the New York Knicks. And they both came out of LaSalle Academy.

But one can’t forget Jarrel Joye, the school’s all-time leading scorer, and Shammgod Wells, and still another ex-LaSalle sensation, John Candelaria, who was more known for his baseball ability than for basketball. Probably, Candaleria is the greatest multiple-sports athlete produced at LaSalle, for he excelled in basketball, too.

Is there another great player on the way? Right now there aren’t any marquee players on the roster of the boy’s varsity basketball team at LaSalle. They are all about evenly matched. But one never knows if a star is in the making.

“We hope that another All-American or even just a great player is on the way,” said Jerome Pannell, in his first year as head varsity coach at LaSalle, speaking before a recent afternoon practice session. “We are really young and we have a deep freshman class.

“We hope again that we can produce high-level student-athletes, and multiple-sports athletes, and guys who can go to the next level and have great success, as well.”

Pannell’s current starting roster includes seniors Brian Bass and Stephon Riley, Junior Traigan James and Sophomores J’ne Williams and Bryce Council.

Last winter, Bass scored at a 20-point-a-game clip and Riley went for about nine rebounds a game last winter. Including Bass, who is an All-City candidate, the Cardinals return four players from last year’s team.

“Guard play is a major strength on this year’s team,” said Pannell, a graduate of Cathedral Prep High School and City College of New York.

Regarding their offense, he said, “We have a number of shooters. Shooting and team quickness are our other strengths. And our taller players have good speed and are versatile.

“Defensively, we should be tough,” he added. “We’ll most likely play man-to-man defense. Our weakness is that we turn the ball over too much. Our youth can be a weakness. We are inexperienced on the varsity level. As a team we are coming together.”

Despite having an extensive background coaching basketball at different levels and organizations and working at summer camps, Pannell is in his first year of coaching a high school varsity basketball team.

“Coaching is still very new,” said Pannell, 36. “It’s different because you are running an entire program, as opposed to organizing one team. It’s trying to establish a new foundation…and not just rebuilding. It’s trying to make something sustainable in terms of rebuilding.”

Pannell named Bass and swingman Adrian Corbin as co-captains.

“Hearing that players like Ron Artest came out of LaSalle induced me to come here,” said Bass.

“I think that we’ll go far this year,” Corbin added.

“We have a good group of kids who want to learn,” Pannell summed up. “I’m excited.”

Head Start Holiday Party

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In the fall of 2009, one of the SSP mentors of a sophomore student proposed a service opportunity for her student and some of his classmates. The student’s mother worked in a Head Start program in Brooklyn. The mentor proposed that she and the students throw a holiday party for the children of the program. The mentor gathered donated gifts from her colleagues, wrapped them, planned food and arts and crafts for the children, and asked our boys to come and help run the party.  It was a great success and the students (of all ages) had a wonderful time. La Salle students pair up with the children and help serve them food, play with them, and help them with the arts and crafts. Sometimes, some dancing takes place as well. We have turned this into a basketball team event. The mentor’s student graduated in 2012. However, she did not want this to end, and asked that La Salle continue to partner with her. We have gone each December since 2009. It provides a bonding experience for the team as well as an opportunity to give back to the community. As is the motto in many Lasallian schools, our students should “Enter to Learn, and Leave to Serve”.  This is one more opportunity for this to happen. We are grateful to this mentor for her commitment to service and to La Salle Academy. 

 

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LSA Bowling 12/16/14

On Tuesday December 16 both JV and Varsity played the 1st round of the playoffs. The Varsity played Molloy high school and lost a very close match . They were led by the outstanding play of junior Jonathan Glover who posted 2 big games of 201 , 204 and a 197 game . Jonathan was followed junior Wilfredo Cueto who bowled a 176 game . The other 2 starters was junior Sidney Birch and senior Marc Tabales who both played great. The JV on the other hand won their match against St. Agnes high school and will play Msgr. Mc Clancy for the ” B ” division championship on January 12, 2015. Sophomore Daquan King led all scores with a high game of 206, Congratulations to our JV on their win and our Varsity who posted another winning season.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL and Thank you for your support this season.

College Financial Aid Night – Jan 13th @ 6:30pm

On Tuesday, January 13th, at 6:30 PM, we will be hosting our College Financial Aid Night.  Mr. James Murphy, an alum of LSA and an expert in the area of college financial aid, will be here to explain the process and answer all questions. Any student that is looking to receive any form of financial aid for college must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This can be complicated and confusing for many families. Although the FAFSA cannot be submitted before January 1, 2015 for those looking for aid for the fall of 2015, (most colleges have a FAFSA submission deadline in February or March, but the sooner this is submitted, the better)  we recommend that parents begin working on the process now. Go to the FAFSA website (www.fafsa.ed.gov), create an account, and begin looking at what information you will need to provide. This will allow you to create a list of questions to bring with you to Financial Aid Night on January 13th. We hope that you will make it a point to be there

Varsity Basketball: Br. Arnold Tournament

This weekend the Varsity Basketball team went to the Br. Arnold Tournament, hosted at Msgr. McClancy. We went 1-2 on the weekend with a 77-65 loss to Automotive on Friday and dropping a 51-45 loss to Norwich(NY) on Saturday. We were able to break through with a win on Sunday with a 64-45 win over the Academy of American Studies. Brian Bass led the way with 20 points, 5 steals and 5 assists.

We return to action at home on Wednesday at 6pm vs. Summit Academy.

Exciting Alumni Day at Alma Mater

La Salle Academy held its First Annual Alumni Day on Saturday, November 15th, at its original home on Second Street.

The day was an arousing success as more than 200 members of our alumni, faculty, family, friends and students attended the event to reminisce about La Salle’s glorious past and reconnect with alma mater.

Attendees enjoyed a day of food from the Lower East Side, music that spanned the decades, and classroom tours. Many alumni brought their families along to give them a glimpse of their high school years.

La Salle plans to bring this celebratory event back every November to give alumni the chance to reunite and reminisce. We hope to see you next year!

Bob Lane '58 singing the school song with La Salle's students

Bob Lane ’58 singing the school song with La Salle’s students

Steven Eidlen '70, Stephen Kerrigan, former faculty, John Nesi '72, Leonard Eidlen '72

Steven Eidlen ’70, Stephen Kerrigan, former faculty, John Nesi ’72, Leonard Eidlen ’72

Brother William Johnson FSC, Principal, with La Salle students

Brother William Johnson FSC, Principal, with La Salle students

Raimeck Hill '17 and Carlos Velazquez '97

Raimeck Hill ’17 and Carlos Velazquez ’97

LSA Bowling: Varsity & JV 12/2/14

The final regular season JV and Varsity match was held on Tuesday December 2 at Whitestone lanes located in Flushing, N.Y.. The results was favorable for both teams. The Varsity won their match and increased their seasons record to 8 and 3. The win secured a spot in the first round of the Brooklyn- Queens ” A” division playoffs. The JV also won their match increasing their season record to 7 and 4. Their win clinched a playoff berth in the Brooklyn – Queens ” B” division playoffs. Marc Tabales led all scores for the Varsity with a 212 game followed by Wilfredo Cueto with a 202 game. Daquan King led all scores for the JV. The playoffs start next Tuesday December 9 , 2014 at Whitestone lanes 4pm. The Varsity will face division leading Molloy high school while the JV will face St. Agnes high school. Please come out and support your teams.

Varsity Basketball: LaSalle vs McClancy 12/5/14

LaSalle Varsity fell to Msgr. McClancy on Friday, 58-53, despite Stephon Riley putting 16 points on the scoreboard.
Though the Cardinals outplayed McClancy during the second half of the game, it wasn’t enough to overtake McClancy’s strong first half.
Riley was on the ball from the field, making 78% (7-for-9) of shots attempted.
Brian Bass contributed 12 points and Bryce Council added 10 points. Also chipping in for The Cardinals were Raigan James (6 points, 5 rebounds) and Tyler Martin (6 points, 1 rebound).

The Cardinals return to action next Friday at Msgr McClancy with the opening game of the Br. Arnold Tournament at 4pm vs. Automotive HS.