The final leg of the Officials vs Cancer Basketball Tournament concluded at Dutchess Community College and the final match of the day pitted Poughkeepsie and Kingston.
If the intensity of this Wappinger Central Schools Inter-district rivalry was this high on a Saturday afternoon, one could only imagine how crazy it would have been as a Friday night game.
It was a late Christmas present for Hudson Valley basketball fans; Arlington and Roosevelt matching up in the first round of the Duane Davis Memorial Holiday Tournament.
Highland beat cross town rival New Paltz, 55-50, game that had a little bit of everything; a buzzer beater, coaches arguments with the ref, some hustle and tussle between two players, lead changes, and even a a halftime show!