PSAL boys basketball borough playoff roundup: LIC upsets Beach Channel

One year later, Long Island City pulled off the upset.

After falling in the Queens borough quarterfinals by two points last year, the fifth-seeded Bulldogs topped No. 4 Beach Channel, 45-43, on Tuesday to advance to the Queens semis, the only ‘A’ team to do so.

Sadji Camara hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points, Arthur Santanna had 10 points and 14 rebounds and Kevin Green Jr. notched eight points, seven rebounds and four assists for LIC (22-2), which just wrapped up its second straight undefeated league season in Queens A West. It will visit top-seeded Bayside, the Queens AA regular season champion, in the semifinals Thursday at 5 p.m. Beach Channel falls to 9-6.

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Sadji Camara led Long Island City to a 45-43 upset of Beach Channel in the opening round of the Queens borough playoffs on Tuesday.

No. 1 Bayside 61, No. 8 John Adams 41: Uzonna Akazi had 23 points, five rebounds and four blocks, Brandon King scored 13 points and Vincent England had eight for Bayside (19-4), which led 29-9 at halftime and hosts fifth-seeded Long Island City in the semifinals Thursday at 5 p.m. Markell French had 13 points for Adams (11-4)

No. 2 Cardozo 83, No. 7 Construction 46: Tajay Henry had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Kyle Credle followed with 13 points and five assists, Kendall Brown notched 11 points and Omar Williams and Ryan Yearwood each had 10 for Cardozo, which hosts rival Campus Magnet, the third seed, in the semifinals Thursday at 5:15 p.m. The Judges (17-6) blew the game open with a 27-5 fourth quarter. Construction is now 17-7.

BROOKLYN

No. 1 Thomas Jefferson 103, No. 8 Lafayette 83: Mike Watson Jr. scored 19 points, Nazai Stokes had 14 points and Jaquan (Son Son) Lynch added 13 for Jefferson (19-5), which has won nine in a row and hosts No. 4 South Shore Thursday at 5 p.m. in the semifinals. Lafayette (12-4), the Brooklyn A South winner, is

No. 2 Lincoln 74, No. 7 Global Studies 49: Travis Charles had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Ian Vasquez had 10 points and Ethan Telfair and Shaquille Davis added eight apiece for Lincoln, which was without star sophomore Isaiah Whitehead (ankle). The Railsplitters (17-6) host rival Boys High, the third seed, in the semifinals Thursday at 5 p.m. Brooklyn A West champion Global Studies is 13-3.

No. 3 Boys & Girls 87, No. 6 Bedford Academy 49: Joel Angus sank five 3-pointers, scored 31 points and hauled in 14 rebounds, Wesley Myers had 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Rashad Andrews had 15 points and Leroy (Truck) Fludd notched 12 and 11 rebounds for Boys High (19-4), which led 39-21 at halftime and visits No. 2 Lincoln in the semifinals Thursday at 5 p.m. Bedford falls to 19-4.