Scholastic Roundup: For the Prep, it just wasn’t enough

Medgar Evers College Prep pushed their score all the way to 63 last Tuesday, but that wasn’t enough to win. They took a 74-63 hit in the loss column at the hands of Frank J. Macchiarola.

The loss doesn’t tell the whole story, though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Joshua Edwards, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dejon Williams, who scored 13 points along with six assists and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Prospect Heights came up short against the two – and fell 57-50.

Medgar Evers College Prep’s defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Prospect Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.

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The Pratt Institute men’s and women’s cross-country teams were recognized by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) with All-Academic Team honors.
In order to qualify for All-Academic distinction, teams must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, among other qualifiers.

The women’s squad compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.487 while the men totaled a 3.190. In Division III, 234 women’s teams and 194 men’s teams received the distinction.

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Senior Christina Sancho-Spore finished in the Top 10 lowering her personal best in the women’s mile as the Pratt Institute track and field teams raced for the first time at the Armory at the NYU Division III Invitational Friday evening.

Sancho-Spore collected seventh place out of 56 runners with a time of 5:19.69, which is the second-best mile time in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, just .09 off the league best this season. Giovanna Lisa also ran a PR in the mile at 6:00.85, good for 36th place.

Siena Sujitno had another strong placing in the 60-meter checking in at 8.23 to take 15th place. Chris DeGaetano scored PR in the men’s 200-meter in 26.47 in 78th overall while Ella Ambroggio also lowered her personal best to…

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