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Shooting hoops for P.C. schools
December 8, 2016 at 1:49 a.m.
<p class="Picture">Port Chester 8<sup>th</sup> grade Social Studies teacher Frank Carlson shows off his jumping skills with a layup. </p>
<p class="Picture">Port Chester 8<sup>th</sup> grade Social Studies teacher and Sawpit Academy Leader Frank Carlson drives the ball to the home team’s basket. </p>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Hi-Rise, No. 20, dunks the basketball while teammate Road Runner watches. </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">All of the Wiz-Kids, youthful fans of the Wizards, and the teams pose for a group picture. </span>
<p class="Picture">The crowd goes wild! </p>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Harlem Wizards’ player Swoop can’t be bothered to play the basketball game. </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Swoop, No. 000, takes a selfie with the crowd. </span>
<p class="Picture">Team member Sky Walker, No. 7, shows off his strength after dunking the basketball. </p>
<p class="Picture">A member of the home team gets an unexpected hug. </p>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sky Walker, No. 7, demonstrates what not to do during the game via an airplane instruction video parody. </span>
<p class="Picture">Del Bianco Academy teacher aide James Puma dribbles the ball, desperate to get in a basket before the buzzer ends the third quarter.</p>
<p class="Picture">Referee and Port Chester Middle School Assistant Principal Byron Womack calls a travel on one of the Harlem Wizards’ players. </p>
<p class="Picture">Swoop team member Sky Walker, No. 7, goes in for a slam dunk. </p>
<p class="Picture">Ivan Tolentino, principal at Thomas A. Edison School, goes in for a layup to bring the Rams up to an early lead. The Rams might have lost the game 48-79, but the students were the real winners – all of the ticket proceeds went directly to the PCMS PTA. </p>
<p class="Picture">The Port Chester Ram gives high fives to the home team. </p>
<p class="Picture">Enter the P.C. home team, which consists of Frank Carlson, Kevin Hanlon, Brett Conetta, James Puma, Sara Morabito, Lauren Martinez, Peter Bisceglia, Danielle Scicutella, Laurie Halstead, Jenna Broems, Michael Bonanno, Michael Ortiz, Samuel Ortiz, Bryant Romano, Melissa Piccola, Ivan Tolentino, Rosa Taylor, Judy Diaz and Byron Womack as the referee.</p>
<p class="Picture">Eighth grade math teacher Kevin Hanlon gets some help with his defense skills, during the Port Chester versus the Harlem Wizards basketball game at Port Chester Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 1. The first step to being a great defenseman is to tuck in your shirt and pull up your shorts as high as they’ll go, according to the Harlem Wizards. </p>