OT Current and Former New Yorkers, I'm Curious

[BBallF]

Wow. Power Memorial and Dematha. I remember listening to epic games between those two when the played each other at the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament in Cumberland, Maryland back in the 1960's. The ACIT used to have teams from all over the country come to play with the first tournament being held in 1961 through today with teams from Baltimore, DC, New York, Philly, Chicago and other cities across the country.

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Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament 2023

While the A.C.I.T . has for many years been known for inviting some of the best Catholic high school teams in the United States and Canada to the annual tournament, it began in 1961 on a much more modest scale.

www.alhambratournament.com

I played at St. Benedict's in Newark, New Jersey, where Danny Hurley began coaching many moons later. In 1968 we were invited to that tourney but because it started so long after our season had ended the school declined to go. We were heartbroken . We had an All State center by the name of Mike Laughna that year who played at Georgetown and we had beaten a nationally ranked team a few games before the season ended. We had played them in a Holiday tourney earlier that also had Boys High who had Mel Davis and Ernie Green. We tied the game when my backcourt mate made 2 free throws with a second remaining. His Dad had a heart attack in the stands during the second shot and died on the other side of the court. We lost in overtime. When we played them again at home at the end of the season it felt like our gym was about to collapse. We pulled away in the 4th quarter. It was the greatest game of any kind I ever played in. Often wondered what that experience at the Alhambra would have been like that year. We were pretty big for a high school team back then at 6'9", 6'6",and 6'4" up front. I was the PG.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

FYI: Real New Yorkers refuse to believe Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island.

I found that out many years ago. That said, when you are talking geography, it is an unavoidable fact.