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By Mickey Trimai
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big men in the coi
York, but not t
playground basket
most of a young
tivities. Instead, J
suburban commu
located in a quiet
sprawling Nassau
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signed a basketl
Carolina, was one
high school player
than 300 colleges h<
his freshman yeai
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he and outrebounded him
ion ine rivalry reache
s in December, as Grazte
outscoring McKoy 36-3
boards 16-8 and blockii
lost shots. Graziano also see
Hie eight points, including
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t mingdale on Lutheran';
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By Mitch Shei
Cye Parker,
scored 19 anc
tively, to lead
1 52-48 victory
tramural baj
Sigma Alpha
game Monday
I "They (SAE
and I felt if \
man-to-man d<
i them," said Oi
Clarence Wil
shooting real
all-around goc
The lead
I several nines
with SAE tafc
halftime. SA1
defense, wa
Parker, who i
well as he scor
David Carper
I the score clos
short jump she
half by Chip ]
its one-point 1
Omega Ps
; second half
pulled ahead
way into the
minute span,
scored Omega
the score t
supplied eighl
With a 49
minutes to pi
hnM thn Koll i
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out the clock,
before Omeg*
Sanders was
Greenlee. San
shot and SAE
rebound, but r
OSP controllc
held the ball
With time
intentionally
and Foster i
throw, but i
OCarpentef ma
and free thrc
and Parker g?
last two point
Carpenter li
ike points while
were Omega
ES J SAE's Paul (
^ double figure
ige'
rortant high school
*'s rematch with
>r Wayne McKoy, a
in High School in
' aivalry has been
chool matchups in
rears. In the first
red Graziano 33-32
20-8.
id its peak last
?no got revenge,
4, dominating the
ig five of McKoys
>red his team's last
the game-winning
5 left, making the
!t victory for Fars
home court,
meant a lot to me,
/ blew it out of
said. "Now I have
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i 18 points, respecOmega
Psi Phi to a
over defending insketball
champions
Epsilon SAE in a
' night.
I) were a good team
ve a played a good
sfense we could beat
mega Psi Phi coach.
lliams. "We were
well and we had an
>d night."
exchanged hands
during the first half,
;ing a 24-23 lead at
E, playing a zone
s unable to stop
abounded almost as
ed. However, SAE's
iter's 10 points kept
e in the first half. A
)t with 1:26 left in the
Nagle provided SAE
ead at intermission.
i Phi started the
shooting well and
to a 40-30 lead midperiod.
Within a two
however, SAE outt
Psi Phi 10-2 to close
o 42-40. Carpenter
t of those points.
-46 lead arid four
lay, Omega Psi Phi
in an attempt to run
Two minutes elapsed
i Psi Phi's Maurice
fouled by Bobby
uci s imsseci me toui
came down with the
nissed it's next shot.
?d the rebound and
again.
running out, SAE
fouled Sam Foster,
sank the first free
missed the second,
de SAE's last basket,
iws by Papo Durant
ive Omega Psi Phi its
s and a 52-48 victory.
ed all scorers with 28
Parker and Price
Psi Phi top scorers,
[^lark also scored in
s with 12 points.