Big Apple Basketball Challenge
The Big Apple Basketball Challenge will be a two day basketball event, at Baruch College in Manhattan, NY, to showcase the top high school public league and catholic league teams. The games begin today and run until tomorrow.
The BAB Challenge is designed to show the supremacy of New York City's public or catholic leagues on the basketball court. The games are played at a very high level with bragging rights at stake. The 2007 BAB Challenge will feature 16 of the top New York City boys' catholic and public high school teams.
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PLEASE NOTE: There are no advance ticket sales so it is advisable to arrive early. Last year, 200 people had to wait in the lobby.
Doors open at 1:30pm on Saturday December the 8th and 12:30pm on Sunday, December the 9th.
The Baruch Athletic & Recreation Center (ARC) is located on:
55 Lexington Avenue and 24th Street
in New York City (10010).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007
•2:00pm – Thomas Edison (PSAL/Queens) vs. Cardinal Hayes (CHSAA/Bronx)
•3:45pm – South Shore (PSAL/Brooklyn) vs. All Hallows (CHSAA/Bronx)
•5:30pm - Wadleigh (PSAL/Manhattan) vs. Christ the King (CHSAA/Queens)
•7:15pm – Boys and Girls (PSAL/Brooklyn) vs. Holy Cross (CHSAA/Queens)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2007
•1:00pm – Mt. St. Michael (CHSAA/Bronx) vs. John F. Kennedy (PSAL/Bronx)
•2:45pm – Xaverian (CHSAA/Brooklyn) vs. Wings (PSAL/Bronx)
•4:30pm – Bishop Ford (PSAL/Brooklyn) vs. Canarsie (CHSAA/Brooklyn)
•6:15pm – St. Raymond (CHSAA/Bronx) vs. Thomas Jefferson (PSAL/Brooklyn)
FEATURED PLAYERS:
Sylven Landesberg, Holy Cross (Virginia); Erving Walker, Christ the King (Florida);
Darryl Bryant, St. Raymond (West Virginia); Patrick Jackson, Boys and Girls (Rutgers); Keith Spellman, Thomas Jefferson (St. John's, Villanova, Rutgers); Chaz Williams, Bishop Ford (Hofstra); Yves Jules, Canarsie (Hofstra); Omari Lawrence, St. Raymond (rated #4 junior in NYC); Curtis Loving, Wadleigh (rated #7 senior in NYC)
IMPORTANT NOTE: PENNY LANE CAR PARK IS OFFERING DISCOUNT PARKING ($10 ALL DAY) FOR ANYONE ATTENDING THE BAB CHALLENGE AT BARUCH COLLEGE. RATES APPLY ON BOTH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9. PENNY LANE CAR PARK IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED 1 BLOCK FROM THE BARUCH COLLEGE GYMNASIUM.
IN ADDITION, ANYONE WHO PARKS AT PENNY LANE WILL RECEIVE $2 REDUCED ADMISSION AT THE BAB CHALLENGE BY PROVIDING YOUR PARKING TICKET (OFFER NOT VALID W/ ANY ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS),
PENNY LANE CAR PARK
215 E. 24TH STREET (BETWEEN 3RD AVE & 2ND AVE)...ON LEFT HAND SIDE
212-684-8687
212-696-4603
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