New Heights hosted the third annual Holiday Hoops Festival (HHF) high school basketball tournament in New York City on Monday, January 2, 2012.  The event showcased many of New York City area’s top parochial, private and public high schools, some of whom compete at a nationally competitive level.  These showcase games took place in New York City during the magical holiday season.  The HHF consisted of 4 NYC showcase games pairing rival schools from different boroughs of the NYC Metropolitan area.  Teams participating in 2012 included: Bishop Ford, Brooklyn Collegiate, Cardinal Hayes, Collegiate, LaSalle Academy, Wadleigh, WHEELS and Xaverian.

Monday, January 2^nd

12pm                LaSalle Academy (Manhattan) vs. WHEELS (Manhattan)

2pm                  Brooklyn Collegiate (BK) vs. Collegiate (Manhattan)

4pm                  Wadleigh (Manhattan) vs. Xaverian (Brooklyn)

6pm                  Bishop Ford (Brooklyn) vs. Cardinal Hayes (Bronx)

(Winning team in bold)

Media Coverage

Articles:

Collegiate makes statement with impressive victory over PSAL power:

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/huff_collegiate_send_statement_with_kp9FLyEjP3qSbACg37AJgN#ixzz1iPyaUx2i

Burns makes sure sluggish Xaverian holds off Wadleigh:

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/burns_makes_sure_sloppy_xaverian_M15VNlGgfoRUMmcEawaiDL#ixzz1iPz3PZnk

Boys basketball roundup: Hayes rebounds after slow start, tops Ford:

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/boys_basketball_roundup_hayes_rebounds_AhazckRV5nqcy6tZ7YR1GJ#ixzz1iPzGsL6D

Photos:

Collegiate – BK Collegiate:

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/collegiate_brooklyn_collegiate_yM904FwLnFJUZVY2Rd4zNP

Xaverian – Wadleigh:

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/xaverian_wadleigh_0301IPcTWN1GfR8THe3hZJ