Wheelchair Charities HS Classic

HAMILTON HEIGHTS, NY - For the past 41 years, Wheelchair Charities (WCI), founded by Henry "Hank" Carter, has tirelessly raised money to enhance the quality of life for those with disabilities. On Wednesday, NYCHoops.net was at Riverbank State Park to check out the semifinal round of its high school classic.

Manhattan Demolishes Brooklyn, 93-64

The first game featured players from the borough of Manhattan versus players from Brooklyn. Severely undersized, the team from the borough of Kings quickly fell behind Manhattan, 40-26 at the half as good ball movement and a balanced attack trumped individual scoring accolades.

Paced by 6'6" senior Chuba Ohams's domination inside for the Manhattan team throughout the contest, Brooklyn never led and never came close. Brooklyn would lose to Manhattan by 29 points for the first time in recent memory.

Ohams from Wadleigh HS led Manhattan with 14 points with 5'10" senior Donoven Adams (Lab Museum United) adding 13 points. Lenny Kadisha (Wadleigh HS) and 5'11" rising senior Shyquan Gibbs (St. Anthony HS) contributed 8 points apiece towards the victory. 5'10" senior Jaquan McKennon (Thomas Jefferson) was high man for the guard heavy Brooklyn squad in defeat with a game-high 29 points followed by 5'10" senior Cheyenne Nettleton (South Shore HS) with 10 points.

Queens Bypasses the Bronx, 78-59

The second semifinal game of the evening also exemplified the virtues of a team effort as Queens sailed past the Bronx albeit a less lopsided affair than the first game.

The Queens team jumped out in from early and led 32-24 at the midway point of the game. The Bronx would make a push in the third quarter but only manage to close their deficit to 4 points with 6 minutes remaining in the quarter.

The fourth quarter would be the breakaway point for the Queens squad as they jumped out in from by 20 points and coasted to an easy win.

6'6" rising senior Kofi Mills (Martin Van Buren HS) scored 10 points for Queens with 6'2"rising senior Joel Boyce (Springfield Gardens HS), 5'11" senior Elijah McNeely (Cardozo HS) and 6'5" rising senior Isaiah Brown (Queens Academy) netting 10 points, 9 points and 8 points respectively. 6'1" rising senior Clive Allen (Cardinal Hayes HS) led the Bronx Team with 13 points with 6'2" senior Raykwon Fenton (Holcombe Rucker HS) scoring 9 points.

The consolation game between Brooklyn and the Bronx will take place on Thursday at 7:30 pm followed by the championship game between Manhattan and Queens at 8:30 pm. The Girls championship game will take place at 6:30 pm. Riverbank State Park is located at 679 Riverside Drive (145th Street), New York, NY