BAYSIDE, NY- It was quarterfinal day at the Beacon 158 Back to School Tournament on Monday as 3 of the 4 games in the round of eight took place, with each of the games on paper looking as if they could be hotly contested that could go either way.

At the end of the day though each of the three games proved be one sided on the court than they looked on paper, though with the semifinals soon approaching the matchups looks better and strong going forward as we push towards a champion.

With a great action-packed day of games taking place in the JHS 158 gym in Queens, let's look back at what happened as we recap the play.

Premium: Long Island Lutheran vs. Benjamin Cardozo

With a very pro-Cardozo crowd looking and hoping to will their Judges to victory, the home town team gave the fans in attendance something to be excited about early

For a half this looked like it could go either way, but a second half performance to remember from Victor Ogbo '18 put this game away as the Jets continue to play excellent basketball, pushing past the Friars in this one by 19.

While Law and Tech was able to get out to a solid lead behind the shooting of David Grady '18, St. Anthony's never led them get too far ahead as Tyrone Lyons '18 was able to create and finish off the dribble, proving to be a tough stop for Law and Tech as he found ways to get his way to the basket.

It still looked as if Brooklyn Law and Tech would take a comfortable lead into halftime as they went up by as many as 11 in the opening half, but the sharpshooting of Mike Regan '18 helped St. Anthony's get the game back to single digits, and eventually a late Lyons three put the Friars up 34-33 with under 10 seconds to play in the half.

That seemed as if it would be the halftime score, but a putback by Ogbo off a Grady missed midrange jumper just before the halftime buzzer allowed Brooklyn Law and Tech to take back some momentum as they went up 35-34 at the break.

When the second half began it seemed as if the game was still up for grabs, but it soon became obvious that Ogbo wasn't going to let his team lose as he nearly singlehandedly carried Law and Tech scoring on putbacks down low, spin moves around defenders, and short hooks in the paint. He even kicked it out to an open Davonta Cook '19 for a three ball to help put the Jets up by double digits once again with just over 12 minutes to go.

The lead was never single digits again for Law and Tech as St. Anthony's began to force shots in hopes to chipping away, but the shots weren't falling, and every time the Friars missed, Ogbo was there for the rebound as he dominated the glass, and would also score 12 of the final 15 points for the Jets to close out the game, with only a Larry Moreno '18 three mixed in to help Ogbo's dominance.

St. Anthony's gave a solid effort with Jon Harewood '18 also showing that he could do damage off the dribble for the Friars, but Ogbo was just too good on this day as his 32-point, 20 rebound effort pushed Brooklyn Law and Tech to the semifinals with a 67-48 win.

A great effort by Ogbo also had Cook help to the tune of 12 points for the Jets, with Grady adding 10 points as well in what was a complete second half performance to move them onto the next round.

Both Lyons and Harewood had 14 points to lead the way for St. Anthony's, with Regan connecting on 4 threes’ in scoring 12 points as well in the defeat.

These two teams met in the regular season of the Beacon 158 Tournament, with South Shore coming away with a hard-fought close victory, but this one was all about the Vikings with the tandem of Sekou Sylla '18 and Kadary Richmond '19 proving to be too tough for the Eagles in what ended up being a 23-point victory for the Brooklyn AA power.

Early on it was all about Richmond who found his range in the opening moments with a three ball to open the game, helping South Shore take a commanding 15-5 lead less than 5 minutes into the game.

The tide was steadied for Eagle Academy as they took got off good looks from long range with Kendall McInnis '18knocked down an early trey, and with Jahmir Appleton '18 maintaining his positioning to finish down low, it was just a 10-point game with 9:45 to play in the opening half when a skirmish broke out that changed the complexion of this quarterfinal game.

A tussle inside between Julian Avila '19 of Eagle, and Mike Emmanuel '20 of South Shore led to the referees ejecting both players, and even though the Vikings were losing their one true interior post presence with the loss of Emmanuel, Avila had become the best Eagle shooter, and most dangerous scorer, so his loss was certainly going to be felt.

It wasn't felt immediately as South Shore never pulled away any more in the opening half taking a 30-17 lead into the break, but early in the second half as Eagle tried to get going more from long range, their shooter wasn't there, and with long misses came easy break outs in transition that the Vikings took advantage of.

Sylla broke out time and time again for easy layups and thunderous dunks, while Richmond and Femi Odukale '19 each were able to show off impressive range and get strong looks whenever they wanted. The 13-point lead at the half for South Shore doubled less than 8 minutes into the second half, and from that point on it was all Vikings.

From great defense, to dominating offense in transition and in the halfcourt, South Shore closed the game strong and did what they needed to do to advance, moving to the quarterfinals on the backs of a 58-35 win.

Scoring a game high 26 points, Sylla showed once again why he is as dynamic a talent in the PSAL this season, while Richmond was also up to the task in adding 17 points as well in the victory.

Eagle Academy never found a second half rhythm and badly missed the perimeter play of Avila as they were led by the 12 interior points of Appleton in the loss.