Busy Sports Week for Fox Lane and Greeley

With the winter sports season nearly at an end, Fox Lane and Horace Greeley found themselves matched up against each other in a packed week full of games. Both the boys and girls basketball teams battled Wednesday night and the hockey teams faced off Saturday at the Brewster Ice Arena.

Besides the games between the two schools, the Quakers and the Foxes kept busy in other matchups. Greeley's girls basketball squad traveled to John Jay and the boys hosted the Indians. Fox Lane's girls squad hosted Somers and the boys played an away game at Somers.

Here is a look back at the action from this past week:

Wednesday

Greeley's boys basketball team took to the road Wednesday night to play Fox Lane in what turned out to be a close game for a majority of play.  The Quakers came away with the win, beating Fox Lane 62-51, but found themselves in a tight game, leading by only a couple of points throughout the first half of the game. 

In the second half the Quakers were able to build a 10-point lead, but finished the game with a whole new respect for the Foxes. 

"Fox Lane played a great game," Greeley coach Dave Fernandes said.

Back at home, the Greeley girls basketball squad used fast-paced play and a stiff defense to cruise past the Foxes 70-54.  It was senior appreciation night at Greeley and the five senior players from the Quakers made an impressive showing.  Samantha Re finished the game with a career-high 21 points while Nicole Berg brought in another 16.

Friday

The Greeley girls basketball team took to the road Friday night to face the John Jay Indians, but was unable to come home with a win, losing 52-47.  Though they played a tight defensive game the whole night, it was in the last minutes of the fourth quarter that the Indians were able to get the 5-point lead, edging out the Quakers for the win.

The Greeley Boys Basketball team played a great game against John Jay Friday during their senior appreciation night, beating the Indians 67-39. 

The Quakers started all seniors in a demonstration of respect for their dedication and hard work, and it paid off.  With the help of Adam Honig who scored 18 points, and the Quakers' strong defense, the team was able to cruise to commanding lead and beat the Indians in the Class A match.

Saturday

The Quakers and the Foxes hit the ice late Saturday night to face off in one of their last league games of the season.  The Foxes beat the Quakers 8-3, but the Quakers still skated hard, mixing it up with heavy defense and fast offensive plays.  The Foxes grabbed the lead early in the first period and used their stiff offense to get two of their players – Josh Wollman and Adrian Crasto their first two career goals.