BOYS' BASKETBALL: POLY SURVIVES SCARE GAY HAS OFF NIGHT AS PARROTS MOVE ON POLY 60, PALISADES 58.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News SUN VALLEY -- DJ Gay has made a name for himself in recent seasons as one of the purest outside shooters in the area. His shot fell flat Tuesday night. The Poly High of Sun Valley boys' basketball standout is recognized for his ability to perform in the clutch. He couldn't buy a clutch free throw this time around. Yet Poly somehow survived an off night from the top scorer in the City Section, coming from behind by as many as six points in the fourth quarter for a 60-58 victory over visiting Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). in the City Section quarterfinals. Gay finished with a game-high 22 points for No. 3 seed Poly (23-4), yet the point guard was just 8 of 24 from the field on the night. He missed three of four free throws in the final 30 seconds, but No. 6 Palisades (19-10) came up scoreless on its final three possessions. "I had a an off-night tonight, but I tried to remain confident and put this team on my shoulder," Gay said. "I admit I was pretty nervous there at the end of the game. Luckily, we pulled this one out." Mauricio Gonzalez and Andy Guerra each scored nine points for the Parrots
Ashton Roberts scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half to put Palisades ahead, but Gay hit two consecutive 3-pointers to tie the score at 55-55 with 3:24 remaining. Aaron Hawk-Harris made a layup with 1:43 remaining to give Palisades its final lead at 58-57. Gay hit a 7-foot floater Floater A bond or other type of debt whose coupon rate changes with market conditions (short-term interest rates). Also known as "floating-rate debt". Notes: For example, a floater bond may have the coupon rate set at "T-bill rate plus 0.5%". to put Poly back on top with 1:01 remaining, and the Parrots held on despite Gay missing three of four free throws to end the game. "DJ came up big for us there despite missing those free throws," said Poly coach Brad Katz. "It wasn't pretty for most of the night, but he's the top scorer in the City Section for a reason. He carried us." Hawk-Harris had a game-high 17 points for Palisades, including 10 in the first quarter. Poly will face either Westchester of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. or Jordan of Los Angeles on Thursday in the City Section semifinals. kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Poly's DJ Gay goes between defenders during a playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship against Palisades on Tuesday at Poly. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer (2) Poly's Robert Espinoza, left, gets tangled up with Palisades' Mark Robertson
Mark Robertson (born April 6, 1977 in Australia) ) is a football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder, currently for FC Sopron. during their playoff game Tuesday. Photog pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. here/Associated Press |
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