Exciting Weekend At Our Home Beside The Shore

    The Knox Prep Basketball Team is now 15-6 for their season, achieving two hard-fought wins during home games at The Knox School in the Bancroft-Phinney Gymnasium this past weekend. 
    On Saturday, January 28th, the Falcons defeated the Peddie School with a 77-63 victory! It was a tight game, but Omar El-Shiekh and Wassef Methnani broke it up by taking a 10-2 run lead late in the second half of the game. The highlight of this game included five players hitting double-figures:  Methnani scored 17 points; El-Sheik had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots; Nik Cazacu had 12 points, 8 rebounds and several dunks; and the backcourt of Tyler Hammond and Kareem Holmes both had 12 and 10 points respectively.
    On Sunday, January 29th after the Falcons were down at halftime 7-33 to Coastal Academy, the team turned up the pressure and forced numerous turnovers, which led to easy baskets. With strong scoring by Omar El-Sheikh, a big shot by Alejandro Minota, and strong defense by Tyler Hammond, Knox eked out an 80-76 win! El-Shiekh led the Falcons in scoring with 20 points and Methnani had a relatively quiet night, but hit the game winning basket with 29 seconds left.  Hammond and Minota finished with 12 and 10 respectively.
    The prep team enters a stretch of home games, beginning next Saturday, February 4th at 4:00 PM vs. Phelps School. The last time these two teams played at the Phelps School, Knox had an exciting 51-47 victory! Additional home games include Monday, February 7th at 5:00 PM vs. Capital Harbor Prep, and Wednesday, February 9th at 4:00 PM vs. Prestige Prep.
    For a complete list of National Preparatory Team games, please visit our National Prep Team Page at: http://www.knoxschool.org/athletics/national-prep-basketball. We welcome all athletic college recruiters at our games and at practices. Please contact Knox Athletic Director and Head Coach, Walter Townes for additional information about this elite athletic program. Walter can be reached at 631.686.1600×426 or email: wtownes@knoxschool.org.

The Knox School is a 501c3 nonprofit institution that is built on a mission that provides the opportunity for capable students to excel within a liberal arts program infused with artistic and athletic pursuits, in preparation for higher education at selective colleges and universities.  Our philosophy is to provide a diverse student body with a traditional, structured, and familial atmosphere that fosters academic, intellectual, and character development while celebrating individual strengths and talent. Rooted in the six core principles of integrity, kindness, courage, respect, responsibility and scholarship, the Knox School aims to inspire in each student a love of learning and the desire to continually develop the skills necessary to lead happy, confident and successful lives in a complex and changing world.