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WEEK of March 6, 2006
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Boys Varsity Basketball Team Drives to Championship Game

The BFS Boys Varsity Basketball team closed out the regular season with two big league wins and gathered momentum for a playoff run. Seeded #5, the team was able to knock off Dwight in overtime of the quarterfinals on Feb. 24 and then took on #2 seed Berkeley Carroll the next day. Junior star forward Jamal Davis led the way again with 23 points and BFS had a triumphant win over Berkeley Carroll 50-44. Junior sharpshooter Ed Rodriguez made several key contributions to the team both in the regular season and the playoffs. It was a whirlwind weekend and one of the most exciting times in recent Panther sports history.

At the championship game against Friends Seminary on Feb. 27, the Panthers made a noble stand and lost to their Manhattan friends by a score of 47-36. This gutsy team was coached by veteran Vlad Malukoff, who had coached the boys varsity to a state victory in 2003 with now-collegiate players Kyle Neptune and Edson Elcock. There were five seniors on the 2006 team—David Bess, Tim Gagnay, Zev Sohne, Mohammed Tushar, and Craig Weinberg—who gave their all to the team and represented BFS in an exemplary manner.

As Coach Malukoff told the Upper School on March 2, “Our season was more than just about basketball. It was about being a member of a team, learning about respect and how to work together, and striving towards a goal, striving towards excellence. These are goals and lessons that every student can be working towards.”

Now it’s once season down, the next to go. “Varsity and middle school teams in softball and baseball have already begun to practice,” reports Athletic Director David Gardella, “And everyone is invited to the BFS Varsity Baseball game vs. Nazareth High School at Keyspan Park in Coney Island on Monday, April 17, 2006.” (Details will be shared soon.) Keep up to date with Panther sports all the time by visiting our online schedules.

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