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Daily Sports Digest: Yearly Tournament Tips Off at County Center

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The majority of the local sports world is still enjoying a holiday hiatus, but while most teams continue to rest up for a long winter schedule the County Center hosted five games as the annual Slam Dunk challenge tipped off its first day.

In boys basketball, Croton-Harmon beat up on Yonkers 53-24, while Albertus Magnus edged out White Plains 59-53 and Byram Hills survived Poughkeepsie 66-56.

On the girls side of things, Pearl River defeated Brewster 63-39 behind a 19-point effort from senior Allison Cook to give Head Coach Lorraine Moylan her . Arlington also advanced as they beat Kennedy 55-42.

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The action will resume today at noon as five more games are scheduled to wrap up this portion of the tournament. Check out the complete bracket for scheduling and results and remember that the charges are $5 a ticket per day and $5 to park.

Pearl River will be hosting the at Rockland Community College’s Eugene Levy Fieldhouse starting today. The meet will kick off with the freshman and sophomore teams at 8:30 a.m. with the varsity teams set to take center stage at noon. Several teams from Rockland, Westchester and New Jersey are expected to attend.

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Today’s Schedule:

In ice hockey, Iona Prep and St. Mary’s will face off at the Ice Hutch at 8:15 p.m.

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