Fresh off notching the program’s first-ever GCHSAA win, Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, girls’ varsity basketball coach Tom Catalanotto recorded his 250th career victory on Dec. 8. Prior to coaching the Knights, Catalanotto had head coaching stints at Msgr. Scanlan H.S., the Bronx, and his alma mater Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood.

Three members of the St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, men’s basketball team attended Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge. Freshman guard Nick Folk Jr., sophomore forward Elijah Hardison, and freshman guard Matthew Gonzalez are all former Clippers.