Notre Dame Basketball News

6th grade Boys

Notre Dame 37 - St. Vincents 26

The Notre Dame Bombers, already 3-0, came out with the fire still lit when they met St. Vincent's of Elmont and beat them by a score of 37 to 26.

The bombers were led by forward, Sammy Pizzichillo, who played hard on both ends of the floor and led his team with 11 points. Stephen Rampulla, followed with 9 and ever present Jason Fishman, off to a great start this year, had 7 points. Big Steve Gilroy, a presence in the middle all year long, had two points and several blocked shots.

But defense was the name of the game. Joe Valane and Chris Fabrizzi teamed up to shut down both forwards and guards as they tried to penetrate the Bombers 2-1-2 zone defense. Michael Depowski (4 points), was asked by coach Rampulla to "sit in the pocket" of St. Vincents leading scorer, and in his pocket he certainly was, holding the team's leading scorer, with the help of "The Cat," to 0 points in the second half.

Excellent effort from Abed Bhuyan, who ran the offense in the second and third quarters and Billy Finely and Vinnie Timpano who's defense was inspiring, 4-0, you gotta love it!

Dec. 19 -- Notre Dame 29 - St. Bonaface: 23

The Bombers were at it again when they took on St. Bonaface of Elmont, a team that they lost to in all matches last year as well as in the St. Bonaface yearly tournament. But not this time!

The scoring was led by point guard, Stephen Rampulla, who controlling the offense had 8 points and Jason Fishman, who found himself at the foul line 14 times because of his intense and inspiring play, had 7 points. Sammy P had 4, and Jimmy "The Cat" Catapano had 3 and ran the floor in the third quarter. Michael Depowski had 2 and Vinnie Timpano, hitting a key fade away jumper with only one minute left, had 4 points.

Chris Fabrizzi, making his presence known throughout the game, had two late, key rebounds in the close contest. But the play of the game belonged to Mike Lanza. Coming off the bench late in the fourth quarter he blocked a shot that would have put St. Bonnies within 2 points with half a minute left. And as if that wasn't enough, he hustled after the ball and pushed it forward to a waiting Sammy Pizzichillo who took the lay-up and put the bombers ahead by six and St. Bonaface out of time and energy. Big play indeed!

Be proud boys, hard work pays off!!!

Notre Dame 43 - St. Aidan's 22

The Notre Dame Boys showed awesome offensive power on the court. It was an entire team effort as everyone on the team scored. The scoring was led by Kyle Scherder who had 12 points, followed by Kyle Reich, who had 9 points and made several steals. James Janowski also made his presence known as he scored 6 points. Brian Carton had 4 points and also made his presence known. Derek Kinch scored 4 points and grabbed several rebounds and Brian O'Connor hustled the whole game and scored 4 points and made a key steal. We were perfect at the foul line as well with Jesse Walden displaying perfect form and scoring both foul shots. Keep up the good work guys. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Dec. 21 -- Notre Dame 37 - St. Boniface 29

Another team effort by all the boys! Kyle Reich led the scoring with 12; Kyle Scherder had 8; James Janowski, 7; Derek Kinch, 4; Brian Carton, 2; Brian O'Connor, 2; and Jesse Walden, 2. Some great defense by Jonathan Henry and Eric Urso.

6th Grade Girls

Dec. 14

The girls from Notre Dame continued their winning ways defeating St. Boniface from Sea Cliff raising their record to 11-0. The leading scorers were Melissa Flaherty and Lisa Karcic with 9 points each. Both Melissa and Lisa rebounded aggressively and made great passes. Karen Ernst added 4 points and grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds. Annie Verdino added 3 points and played a great point guard distributing the ball to all of her teammates. Alyse Joseph grabbed some important rebounds, played great defense, and scored 1 point. Meaghan Dunn played great defense, blocked shots and scored 2 points on a nice offensive rebound. Lauren Chin played aggressive defense, made nice passes from the top of the key and added 2 points. Stephanie Ligouri and Keri Lippolis played great defense, making numerous steals, starting fast breaks and just missed on quality shots.

5th Grade Boys

Dec. 10 -- St. Peters 28 - Notre Dame 23

After trailing 14-0, the Notre Dame Bulldogs did not give up and fought back against a tough St. Peters team. John Amico led the team in scoring with 12 points. John made great moves to the basket scoring with smooth shots, Brian Ernst followed with 5 points, with a great 3 point play. Stephen Diolalevi pulled down many rebounds and took a perfect long pass from Ricky Cinelli and made a perfect shot for 2 points. Ricky Cinelli added great defense and scored 2 points. Steven Humburg was all over the floor, playing great defense and giving the other team fits on the press. Jason Cona played great defense and just missed on a couple of shots. Anthony Regalbuto made an important steal and played great defense. Steven Bartoloni made great offensive rebounds and just missed his shots. James Ort played great as point guard and made great passes and added 2 points. Pasquale Laucella played great defense on the press, making steals and started the fast break.

Dec. 14 -- Notre Dame 32 - Corpus Christi 16

The Notre Dame Bulldogs won their first game of the year! The Bulldogs started with a 10-0 lead. The boys from Corpus Christi fought back strongly and the Bulldogs kept on hustling. Once again John Amico led the way with 14 points due to great rebounding and a perfect 2 for 2 from the foul line. Brian Ernst had great drives to the basket and was 2 for 4 from the foul line and had 8 points. James Ort added 4 points with great ball handling and super outside shooting. Jason Cona had a terrific game with great rebounding and great shots adding 2 points. Anthony Regalbuto got some offensive rebounds and just missed his shots. Steven Bartoloni had a great game banging under the boards aggressively and pulled down important rebounds and adding 2 points. Pasquale Laucella hustled the entire game grabbing rebounds and taking great shots only to have them go in and out. Ricky Cinelli added 2 points and was all over the floor stealing the ball over 7 times leading to great fast breaks. Great game boys!

8th Grade Defeats St. Mary's

On Friday, Dec. 19, Notre Dame 8th grade boy's team defeated St. Mary's by the score of 35 to 31. This game was no different than the first two; it was close from start to finish. Notre Dame jumped out to an early lead and St. Mary's fought back only to awaken Notre Dame who closed strong for the win. The leading scorer with 17 points was Rob Trasolini. Rob Snell contributed 7 points with 6 coming in the second half. John Quinn and Anthony Cinelli had good all-around games dishing off a number of assists. Vinny Lanza and Michael Flynn rebounded fiercely on both ends of the court. Patrick Carton and Chris Garcia were defensive forces. Kevin Nguyen and Chris Scala used their quickness to make a number of steals. Sherry Joseph played extremely well on both ends of the court.

8th Grade Defeat St. Ann's

On Sat., Dec. 20, Notre Dame's 8th grade boy's team defeated St. Ann's by the score of 35 to 22. Despite playing the day before the boys came out flying. They took an early lead and never looked back. This was the first game this season that did not come down to the wire. Rob Trasolini had another fine game both offensively and defensively he scored 17 points and had a number of blocked shots. Patrick Carton and Sherry Joseph played with passion grabbing rebounds and loose balls. John Quinn and Rob Snell had excellent all-around games leading the team up the floor and dishing out numerous assists. Chris Scala and Kevin Nguyen defensive pressure accounted for numerous steals and turnovers. Chris Garcia and Anthony Cinelli played well on both ends of the floor.