{"id":100983,"date":"2026-01-15T10:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/100983\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:18:20","slug":"avenues-vs-staten-island-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/100983\/","title":{"rendered":"Avenues vs. Staten Island Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MHEBWKRARZF3XBMH4OAFU4YMB4.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Staten Island Academy's Yohan Wielens takes the ball up the floor during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 10<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as Tigers stay undefeated<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Academy&#8217;s Yohan Wielens takes the ball up the floor during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FMHEBWKRARZF3XBMH4OAFU4YMB4.JPG&amp;caption=Staten%20Island%20Academy&#039;s%20Yohan%20Wielens%20takes%20the%20ball%20up%20the%20floor%20during%20a%20matchup%20against%20Avenues%20on%20Jan.%2014%2C%202025.&amp;affphotographername=Michael%20O&#039;Brien%20%7C%20mobrien%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OARENAN4ZFCDZDS7RIQQIPX3V4.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Staten Island Academy's Ayden Howe looks to shut down Avenues' ball-handler during a matchup between the two schools on Jan. 14, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2 \/ 10<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as Tigers stay undefeated<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Academy&#8217;s Ayden Howe looks to shut down Avenues&#8217; ball-handler during a matchup between the two schools on Jan. 14, 2025.<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FOARENAN4ZFCDZDS7RIQQIPX3V4.JPG&amp;caption=Staten%20Island%20Academy&#039;s%20Ayden%20Howe%20looks%20to%20shut%20down%20Avenues&#039;%20ball-handler%20during%20a%20matchup%20between%20the%20two%20schools%20on%20Jan.%2014%2C%202025.&amp;affphotographername=Michael%20O&#039;Brien%20%7C%20mobrien%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EH4QKZ24WVEGBPDTAP2ZEW73XQ.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Staten Island Academy's Gabe Moschella looks to get by his defender during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3 \/ 10<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as Tigers stay undefeated<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Academy&#8217;s Gabe Moschella looks to get by his defender during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FEH4QKZ24WVEGBPDTAP2ZEW73XQ.JPG&amp;caption=Staten%20Island%20Academy&#039;s%20Gabe%20Moschella%20looks%20to%20get%20by%20his%20defender%20during%20a%20matchup%20against%20Avenues%20on%20Jan.%2014%2C%202025.&amp;affphotographername=Michael%20O&#039;Brien%20%7C%20mobrien%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/K7P4VXJQBREAXKAVXW7YM547XA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Staten Island Academy's Luke DeVito handles the ball during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>4 \/ 10<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as Tigers stay undefeated<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Academy&#8217;s Luke DeVito handles the ball during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FK7P4VXJQBREAXKAVXW7YM547XA.JPG&amp;caption=Staten%20Island%20Academy&#039;s%20Luke%20DeVito%20handles%20the%20ball%20during%20a%20matchup%20against%20Avenues%20on%20Jan.%2014%2C%202025.&amp;affphotographername=Michael%20O&#039;Brien%20%7C%20mobrien%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UARV5KN7CNHBVCDNCB4AI3HCSA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Staten Island Academy's Johnny Elefterakis handles the ball during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5 \/ 10<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as Tigers stay undefeated<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Academy&#8217;s Johnny Elefterakis handles the ball during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FUARV5KN7CNHBVCDNCB4AI3HCSA.JPG&amp;caption=Staten%20Island%20Academy&#039;s%20Johnny%20Elefterakis%20handles%20the%20ball%20during%20a%20matchup%20against%20Avenues%20on%20Jan.%2014%2C%202025.&amp;affphotographername=Michael%20O&#039;Brien%20%7C%20mobrien%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GMKUCTFSP5DEHB2PPHA7U366O4.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Staten Island Academy's Danny Nowak rises to the rim for a layup during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>6 \/ 10<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as Tigers stay undefeated<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Academy&#8217;s Danny Nowak rises to the rim for a layup during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FGMKUCTFSP5DEHB2PPHA7U366O4.JPG&amp;caption=Staten%20Island%20Academy&#039;s%20Danny%20Nowak%20rises%20to%20the%20rim%20for%20a%20layup%20during%20a%20matchup%20against%20Avenues%20on%20Jan.%2014%2C%202025.&amp;affphotographername=Michael%20O&#039;Brien%20%7C%20mobrien%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Q44PX3X4QFEDXDN6EHRV5BD2WA.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Staten Island Academy's Michael Belkin lines up a free throw during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>7 \/ 10<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as Tigers stay undefeated<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Academy&#8217;s Michael Belkin lines up a free throw during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FQ44PX3X4QFEDXDN6EHRV5BD2WA.JPG&amp;caption=Staten%20Island%20Academy&#039;s%20Michael%20Belkin%20lines%20up%20a%20free%20throw%20during%20a%20matchup%20against%20Avenues%20on%20Jan.%2014%2C%202025.&amp;affphotographername=Michael%20O&#039;Brien%20%7C%20mobrien%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ICZPIQPE2ZCZJDCO7XW3RRDKGU.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Staten Island Academy's Luke DeVito looks to pass the ball during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>8 \/ 10<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as Tigers stay undefeated<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Academy&#8217;s Luke DeVito looks to pass the ball during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FICZPIQPE2ZCZJDCO7XW3RRDKGU.JPG&amp;caption=Staten%20Island%20Academy&#039;s%20Luke%20DeVito%20looks%20to%20pass%20the%20ball%20during%20a%20matchup%20against%20Avenues%20on%20Jan.%2014%2C%202025.&amp;affphotographername=Michael%20O&#039;Brien%20%7C%20mobrien%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/23S4BHMMKVFJNKAAV43UM4EMLQ.JPG\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Staten Island Academy's Gabe Moschella looks to thread a pass during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>9 \/ 10<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as Tigers stay undefeated<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Academy&#8217;s Gabe Moschella looks to thread a pass during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.<a 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10<\/p>\n<p>Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com<\/p>\n<p>SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as Tigers stay undefeated<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Academy&#8217;s Johnny Elefterakis handles the ball during a matchup against Avenues on Jan. 14, 2025.<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FTV6D7MTTEVHPFGFV3AXS42XP7M.JPG&amp;caption=Staten%20Island%20Academy&#039;s%20Johnny%20Elefterakis%20handles%20the%20ball%20during%20a%20matchup%20against%20Avenues%20on%20Jan.%2014%2C%202025.&amp;affphotographername=Michael%20O&#039;Brien%20%7C%20mobrien%40siadvance.comfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 \/ 10 Michael O&#8217;Brien | mobrien@siadvance.com SIA\u2019s Mike Mazella makes history with 300th career win as 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