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MSIT’s Thalia Treasure turns the corner against Petrides in their Borough President\u2019s Cup play-in game at Moore Catholic H.S. in Graniteville on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Staten Island Advance\/Jason Paderon)Staten Island Advance<\/p>\nSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y.\u2014 Tipping off this Friday night, the third annual Borough President\u2019s Cup will bring together Staten Island\u2019s Catholic, public and independent high schools for a 12-game tournament spanning eight days, all in pursuit of ultimate local bragging rights while continuing to elevate girls\u2019 sports on the Island.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tournament has been a great success. We are delighted to give the girls the opportunity to compete and enjoy themselves. We wish to thank the Jacques Committee and all the volunteers who make this tournament possible,\u201d BP Fossella told the Advance\/SILive.com.<\/p>\n
Tournament committee member Gerard Nicholson also noted that while the event is now in its third year, its relative newness should still remind the community that it was \u201c30 years in the making,\u201d as Staten Island previously featured only an all-borough boys\u2019 tournament before the girls\u2019 competition began in 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cA few years ago, Borough President Vito Fossella, who has been fully committed to youth sports, made it a priority to level the playing field and give the girls the same opportunity the boys have had,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Nicholson also praised the fellow organizers on the tournament\u2019s board, saying, \u201cOver the years, the tournament has seen great success, and much of that is due to our committee. We have an experienced and dedicated group of committee members, and without them, this tournament simply wouldn\u2019t be possible,\u201d he went on.<\/p>\n
This year, the Moore Catholic Mavericks enter the tournament as the No. 1 overall seed, earning a bye to the semifinals after posting a perfect 8\u20130 record in CHSAA AA league play and a rock-solid 12\u20132 mark overall.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are obviously very humbled and grateful to get this opportunity to be the #1 seed. We recognize the committee has a difficult job in seeding teams that play in different leagues; our only focus now is getting ready for the tournament,\u201d Mavs head coach Gene Henderson said.<\/p>\n
St. Joseph by-the-Sea, the two-time defending champions and the Island\u2019s lone CHSAA AAA squad, enter as the Catholic schools\u2019 No. 2 seed, aiming to remain the tournament\u2019s only winner.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are doing all we can to put ourselves in a position to play our game. We have half of our roster getting the chance to participate in this tournament for this first time, which they\u2019re excited about,\u201d Sea bench boss Josh Suslak shared.<\/p>\n
The Vikings are then followed by Notre Dame Academy at No. 3 and St. Joseph Hill at No. 4, while Staten Island Academy\u2014 the borough\u2019s only ACIS school\u2014 stands alone in its private-school distinction.<\/p>\n
On the PSAL side, the Tottenville Pirates\u2014 unbeaten at 12\u20130 in league play\u2014 earn the public schools\u2019 top seed and likewise receive a bye to the semifinals. Head coach Jessica Althoff said, \u201cWe are really excited to come to the BP Cup and compete.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese girls have worked really hard all season and receiving the PSAL\u2019s No. 1 seed is well-deserved. I\u2019m looking forward to coaching some good games,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n
After the Pirates comes Curtis at No. 2, Susan Wagner at No. 3, New Dorp at No. 4, McKee\/Staten Island Tech at No. 5, Petrides at No. 6, CSI\/McCown at No. 7, and Port Richmond rounding out the field at No. 8.<\/p>\n
MSIT’s Thalia Treasure turns the corner against Petrides in their Borough President\u2019s Cup play-in game at Moore Catholic H.S. in Graniteville on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Staten Island Advance\/Jason Paderon)Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n
Schedule:<\/p>\n
Play-in round- Friday, Jan. 23, @ Moore Catholic (3 games): PSAL No. 5 McKee\/Staten Island Tech vs. PSAL No. 8 Port Richmond (5 p.m.); PSAL No. 4 New Dorp vs. Staten Island Academy (6:30 p.m.); PSAL No. 6 Petrides vs. PSAL No. 7 CSI\/McCown (8 p.m.)<\/p>\n
Round 2- Sunday, Jan. 25, @ St. Joseph Hill (4 games): PSAL No. 2 Curtis vs. winner of MSIT\/Port Richmond (11 a.m.); CHSAA No. 3 Notre Dame Academy vs. winner of New Dorp\/Staten Island Academy (12:30 p.m.); CHSAA No. 2 Sea vs. winner of Petrides\/CSIM (2:00 p.m.); PSAL No. 3 Susan Wagner vs. CHSAA No. 4 St. Joseph Hill (3:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n
Quarterfinals- Tuesday, Jan. 27, @ Petrides (2 games): TBD Round 2 winner vs. TBD Round 2 winner (5 p.m.); TBD Round 2 winner vs. TBD Round 2 winner (7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
Semifinals- Thursday, Jan. 29, @ Petrides (2 games): CHSAA No. 1 Moore Catholic vs. quarterfinal winner (5 p.m.); PSAL No. 1 Tottenville vs. quarterfinal winner (7 p.m.)<\/p>\n
Final- Saturday, Jan. 31, @ Petrides: Semifinal winner vs. semifinal winner (5 p.m.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.\u2014 Tipping off this Friday night, the third annual Borough President\u2019s Cup will bring together Staten…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-107697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}