Connecticut Westchester

Below is the day-by-day coverage from Championship Week at the Westchester County Center by Kevin Devaney Jr. and the MSG Varsity staff.

PRE-TOURNAMENT

MSG Varsity reporter Kevin Devaney Jr. makes his Championship Week predictions for the boys and girls tournaments.

Irvington girls coach Gina Maher wins her 500th game to reach County Center.

MONDAY, FEB. 22

Class D boys
Leake & Watts and Martin Luther King open the week by earning spots in the Class D championship game. Read the article here.

Watch highlights of Leake & Watts' win over Greenburgh Academy.

Watch highlights of MLK's thrilling victory over Clark Academy.

Class C boys
Blind Brook defeats Haldane to reach the Section 1 championship (article).

Highlights of Blind Brook's semifinal victory.

Defending champ Valhalla withstood Hamilton's fourth quarter comeback to win (article).

Watch the highlights of the Valhalla-Hamilton semifinal.

Photo archive from Day 1 at the County Center by Shana McHugh.

Video recap of Day 1 of Championship Week by Kevin Devaney Jr.

TUESDAY, FEB. 23

Games postponed for snow

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24

Class B boys
Jack Bramswig hits two free throws with 5.8 seconds left to lift Pleasantville past Nanuet (article).

SportsDesk highlights of Pleasantville's thrilling win over the Golden Knights.

Woodlands overcomes a 20-0 deficit to beat Irvington in a semifinal.

SportsDesk highlights of Woodlands' amazing comeback against Irvington.

Class A boys
Tappan Zee stages the biggest upset of the tournament, beating five-time champion Peekskill in the semifinals.

Watch the SportsDesk highlights from the Tappan Zee-Peekskill semifinal.

Top-seeded Spring Valley earned a spot in the final, defeating Port Chester, 52-39.

SportsDesk highlights of Spring Valley's comeback win.

Photo archive from Wednesday's games by Shana McHugh.

THURSDAY, FEB. 25-FRIDAY, FEB. 26

Games postponed for snow

Kevin Devaney Jr. offers his take on the weekend's girls basketball tournament, focusing on the Blind Brook, North Salem, Haldane, Irvington, Nanuet and Lakeland girls.

SATURDAY, FEB. 27

Kevin Devaney Jr. takes a fans-perspective at a marathon day at the County Center with six girls semifinal games on the schedule.

Class A girls
Tori Jarosz scored 34 points as Lakeland defeated Albertus Magnus in a girls semifinal (article).

SportsDesk highlights of Lakeland's win over Alberuts Magnus.

Peekskill withstood a dramatic half-court shot to defeat top-seeded Pearl River in overtime (article).

Watch the buzzer-beater shot by Pearl River's Melissa Loughnane to force overtime.

Class AA girls
Mount Vernon and Ossining cruised to victories in their semifinals to reach the title game for the second year in a row.

Class C girls
SportsDesk highlights of Haldane's upset win over top-seeded Valhalla.

SportsDesk highlights from the North Salem win over Blind Brook.

SUNDAY, FEB. 28

Class B girls
Nanuet, the defending Federation champs, hung on to beat Briarcliff in a semifinal thriller (article).

SportsDesk had highlights of Nanuet's win over Briarcliff.

Top-seeded Irvington cruised past Kennedy to set up a championship-game rematch with Nanuet (article).

Watch the SportsDesk highlights of Irvington's semifinal victory.

Class AA boys
Poughkeepsie beat North Rockland in the closing minutes to reach the final for the third straight seasons.

Watch SportsDesk highlights from the Poughkeepsie-North Rockland game.

MSG Varsity anchor Jared Greenberg offers his perspective on the AA boys semifinals on his weekly column, Behind the Boxscores.

Mount Vernon got its revenge on New Rochelle behind a superb effort from junior Jabarie Hinds.

SportsDesk highlights of Mount Vernon's upset of the top-seeded Huguenots.

MONDAY, MARCH 1

CHAMPIONSHIPS
MSG Varsity reporter Kevin Devaney predicts Monday's three boys championship games.

Click here for photos of Monday's action by Shana McHugh.

Class D boys
SportsDesk highlights of Leake & Watts' dramatic win over Martin Luther King.

Class C boys
Blind Brook pulls a stunning upset, defeating reigning champ Valhalla in convincing fashion.

SportsDesk highlights of Blind Brook's upset victory.

Watch the entire Blind Brook vs. Valhalla game.

Class B boys
Woodlands and Pleasantville stage the best game of Championship Week with the Falcons winning on a Nate Knight free throw with 1.3 seconds left.

SportsDesk highlights of Woodlands' victory.

Postgame interview with Davonne Henry.

Postgame interview with Nate Knight.

TUESDAY, MARCH 2

CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kevin Devaney Jr. offers his predictions on Tuesday's championship games.

Click here for photos from the entire day of games by Shane McHugh.

Class C girls
Danielle Fiacco turned in a sensational championship-game performance to lead North Salem to its first ever sectional title.

SportsDesk highlights of North Salem's victory over Haldane.

Class A boys
Preview of the Tappan Zee vs. Spring Valley championship game.

Tappan Zee capped a remarkable Section 1 tournament, capturing its first ever Section 1 championship with a win over Spring Valley.

Highlights from SportsDesk from TZ's win over Spring Valley.

Postgame interview with Tappan Zee coach George Gaine.

Class B girls
Irvington rallied past defending champ Nanuet to capture its first sectional title since 1990.

Watch the entire Nanuet-Irvington game here.

Highlights from SportsDesk of the Class B championship.

Postgame interview with Irvington senior Tara Gabelman.

Postgame interview with Irvington point guard Riley Harrington, the tournament MVP.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3

CHAMPIONSHIPS
MSG Varsity's Kevin Devaney Jr. makes his picks for Wednesday's championship games.

Devaney previews the Section 1 Class AA title game: Mount Vernon vs. Poughkeepsie.

Click here for photos from the day by Shana McHugh.

Class A girls
Lakeland gets a balanced effort to defeat Peekskill for the sectional crown.

SportsDesk highlights of the Lakeland-Peekskill championship game. 

Class AA boys
Mount Vernon knocks off Poughkeepsie for its fifth straight Section 1 championship.

Highlights from SportsDesk of Mount Vernon's victory over Poughkeepsie.

Class AA girls
Mount Vernon captured its second straight Section 1 title, defeating Ossining despite 38 point from Sanaya Chong.

SportsDesk highlights of Mount Vernon's championship game victory.

POST-TOURNAMENT

MSG Varsity's Kevin Devaney Jr. takes a look back at the best moments from championship week.