GD1_Ryan
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Madden and Brady's Dad, Co-Founder GameDay One
Boy athletes are repeating eighth grade in a "holdback" year to grow ahead of recruitment for college NIL packages potentially worth millions on.wsj.com/4rAVtEQ
As of now, NO ONE has picked up the No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Richmond matchup in Evanston... Because it's at Northwestern (who uses Big Ten Network and neither ND/Richmond are Big Ten programs) no broadcaster/streaming service has yet to pick this neutral-site game up.
Brace yourself. Here’s the final sequence of Carle Place’s stunning win over Woodlands in the @NYSPHSAA Class B Regional Final. Carle Place star Ryan Leary drills the 3, is fouled and makes the game-winning free throw with 4.4 seconds. Via @NFHSNetwork @CarlePlaceFrogs
In all my years of broadcasting, I'd never gotten emotional on air until tonight. It was impossible to hold back the tears. Jack Piccione of Tappan Zee lost his father suddenly last Sept. 1. Matthew Piccione died of a heart attack minutes after playing pickleball with friends. He was 51. Over the last three years, I got to know Matthew Piccione fairly well. One day back in 2023, he asked coach George Gaine for my number so he could call me just to say thank you for calling out Jack's contributions during Tappan Zee's championship run. Jack was a role player who averaged maybe 5 points a game as a freshman. But he started and never came off the court. "I know he doesn't score a lot of points," Matthew Piccione said. "But you are one of the only people who appreciates what he does for the team." Matthew Piccione kept a very low profile at games and reinforced in his son to be the emodiment of all the things that make Tappan Zee basketball different than any other program in the state. Play unselfish. Defend. Be coachable. Defend. Draw charges. Pass. Sacrifice for your teammates. And, of course, defend some more. Nobody in the history of Tappan Zee basketball since I have been covering has ever played that role better than Jack Piccione. He's the best best defensive player in the program and is on an elite level of players I've been around in Section 1. When Matthew died in September, I worried about Jack. I wondered what his senior season might be like. The person most responsible for instilling and reinforcing the values that made Jack great was now tragically gone. Tonight, Jack Piccione scored 5 points in the Section 1 Championship game. FIVE. Yet not only did his team because of his performance, I had the honor of handing him the MVP Trophy to prove it. In the final 90 seconds of the game, I shared the story of Matthew Piccione and his passing. You will hear the emotion in my voice. It's genuine, not because of any relationship I had with him. You just can't be a sports parent and not relate to loving your child and always wanting what's best for them. Because here's what I am going to tell you. And I really want all parents to read this and remember it: Your kids' youth - not just athletics, but all of it - is short and it's precious. You don't get this time back when it's over. It goes way too quick. And some don't even get to see it to the end. You have a choice: You can spend this period of their lives stressing about how many points they score, what awards or accolades they receive, begging people to vote in the online poll for Player of the Week, emailing the coach and complaining about playing time or lamenting the number of shots they get in a game. Go ahead. You can make all of that important for yourself and your child. Trust me, you won't be alone in doing so. Or you can do what Matthew Piccione did. Sit in the stands and enjoy watching your children compete. Teach them that it's team above all else, stress what it means to sacrifice and ensure them that, when you do those things and have success, the feeling of hanging a banner will far exceed any of the personal accolades think are important. And, sadly, God might choose that you won't be around to see it all anyway. Matthew didn't get to give his son a hug after he won tonight. And Jack didn't get to see the pride in his father's face. Think about that. If you are a parent, try to put your child in Jack's shoes. If God forbid your child was confronted with the same tragedy, you'd want them looking back on this sacred period of their lives the way Jack will forever recall them with his dad. Tonight was complete validation for Jack Piccione and all of the things his father always told him. Jack scored 5 points and won the MVP on his way to becoming the most decorated basketball player in Tappan Zee history. Nobody has ever won more in a TZ uniform than the most unselfish player they've ever had. He wouldn't trade his career with anyone, either. Take a moment to listen to myself and Pleasantville coach Nick Bonura from tonight's @SportsEngine broadcast of @TZeeAthletics @TZhoops
The latest Inside Stepinac Basketball Podcast: Ep 13 is online now. It was a fun one. @step_basketball coach Patrick Massaroni and I talked about, beating Hayes, Sunday's Round 3 with Iona Prep and we sat down with @KFCBarstool to talk about the program youtu.be/5HfRAN705FY
@KFCBarstool, who lives in White Plains, is a huge supporter for Stepinac basketball. We talked about a lot, including how Stepinac players have landed some lucrative NIL deals, KFC's admiration of @JackCoco_11, and how he's overtaken @Return_Of_RB as resident CHSAA expert 😬
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🍔 🍔 🍔 • Congratulations to Seniors Jasiah Jervis, Adonis Ratliff and Darius Ratliff on being named McDonald’s All Americans for the EAST roster for the 2026 game in Phoenix, Arizona in March! • 📸: @MovingPictureny X @CapturedByMike Edit: @rtpgfx #Stepinac #NY #CHSAA #DefineYourFuture
The USC-bound boys, Darius and Adonis, talked about working their way through the Stepinac system, their internet fame, being recognized on the streets, life as sons of an NBA player and more. You’ll love getting to know these guys better.
We have some big guests on tomorrow’s Inside Stepinac Basketball Podcast. And, I mean, BIG. @step_basketball Also filming the next GameDay One: In Studio Shows with one of the all-time great coaches, not just basketball, in Section 1 coming in for a sit down. Stay tuned…
Class of 2026 unsigned Senior Guard, Jack Coco @JackCoco_11 | 4.0 GPA & 31 ACT on a Nationally Ranked team! #Stepinac #NY #CHSAA #DefineYourFuture 🎥: @Cnmediaa
