Chong Leads Pride to Title: Ossining & Croton Daily Sports Digest, March 5

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Ossining Defends Crown

defended its Section 1 Class AA girls basketball title in style with a 79-48 rout against Our Lady of Lourdes at the Westchester County Center in White Plains Sunday in the championship game.

Saniya Chong registered 31 points and tallied her 2,000th varsity point in the victory.

Chong, who is in her third varsity season, reached the milestone with 2:26 left in the third quarter when she hit a foul shot that finished a four-point play. She also registered seven assists and five rebounds.

Teammate Destini Walker contributed 17 points and 14 rebounds which helped the Pride garner their second straight gold ball.

Ossining has a bye in the regional semifinals. Its next game will be against the winner of the Section 4-Section 9 regional semifinal in the regional finals at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 9 at Pace University.

The winner of that game will go to the state final four.

See the LoHud Girls Basketball Blog for much more information on girls hoops.

County-Center Hoops

Besides Ossining, there were other teams that competed in the finals of the Section 1 boys and girls basketball championships were played at the county center this past weekend.

See LoHud.com for the results.

Ossining Swimming

Ossining senior Evan Olin participated in the state swimming/diving championships on Saturday at Erie Community College in Buffalo. 

To see complete results, visit the New York State Public High School Athletic Association website here.

Weekly Sports Poll

Ever since the Jets drafted Mark Sanchez fifth overall in 2009, Gang Green’s faithful fans have been waiting for the Sanchize’s talent to match his celebrity.

March 8 marks the day that Indianapolis Colts Owner Jim Irsay has to make a decision on bringing back superstar quarterback Peyton Manning, or letting him go without paying him his $28 million bonus.

Manning has dominated commercial breaks for years and his Saturday Night Live monologue and sketches show you that he has no issues with the bright lights of the Big Apple.

Now the biggest question facing New Yorkers is, do you think the Jets should make a run at the NFL’s only four-time MVP if he becomes available?

On tap today:

and 

No games scheduled.

Source: http://sportspakdb.lhric.org

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