Playoff Season: PSAL Borough Championships Recap

Kevin Daniels February 16, 2026 @ 04:31 PM

The Borough Champions not only set the tone for bragging rights, they also prepared teams for the PSAL 2025–26 4A City Championships. Brooklyn Championship: Eagle Academy II - BK (77) vs. Thomas Jefferson (49) Eagle Academy for Young Men II (BK) was victorious over Thomas Jefferson High School, led by MVP [player_tooltip player_id='3498988' first='Dylan' last='Leon'], who connected on six threes on his way to 22 points. [player_tooltip player_id='3143038' first='Hunter' last='Frazier'], the Le Moyne commit, added 20 points and 20 rebounds, while [player_tooltip player_id='3068389' first='Jaden' last='Howard'] and [player_tooltip player_id='3068386' first='Lee' last='Robinson'], each contributed 13. Queens Championship: Forest Hills (83) vs. Francis Lewis (49) Forest Hills moved to 15–0 and connected on 14 threes as a team. Jakha Little knocked down six of threes, finishing with 22 points. [player_tooltip player_id='3499046' first='Zion' last='Hamilton'] turned in a strong performance, while Aaron Tutt added 14 points and [player_tooltip player_id='3481030' first='Pregnon' last='Titi'] finished with 13. Bronx Championship: Eagle Academy - BX (79) vs. Wings Academy (41) [player_tooltip player_id='2234320' first='Elijah' last='King'] bounced back with a game‑high 18 points. Denim Trotman and [player_tooltip player_id='1880467' first='Amir' last='Cummings'] both contributed 10 points each, giving the team a balanced scoring effort. Manhattan Championship: Louis Brandeis (61) vs. Thurgood Marshall Academy (49) [player_tooltip player_id='3499068' first='Branniel' last='Salas'] led the team with 14 points, followed by [player_tooltip player_id='1543639' first='Keiji' last='Clifton'] who contributed 12. [player_tooltip player_id='1788773' first='Bryce' last='Hamilton'] added 11 points, [player_tooltip player_id='2303121' first='Kamryn' last='Boyd'] finished with 10, and [player_tooltip player_id='3422956' first='Tristan' last='Uzzle'] chipped in 9.

The Borough Champions not only set the tone for bragging rights, they also prepared teams for the PSAL 2025–26 4A City Championships.

Brooklyn Championship: Eagle Academy II - BK (77) vs. Thomas Jefferson (49)

Eagle Academy for Young Men II (BK) was victorious over Thomas Jefferson High School, led by MVP Dylan Leon Dylan Leon 5'11" | CG Eagle Academy II | 2027 NY , who connected on six threes on his way to 22 points. Hunter Frazier Hunter Frazier 6'8" | PF/SF Eagle Academy II | 2026 NY , the Le Moyne commit, added 20 points and 20 rebounds, while Jaden Howard Jaden Howard 6'6" | SF Eagle Academy II | 2026 NY and Lee Robinson Lee Robinson 6'1" | PG Eagle Academy II | 2028 State NY , each contributed 13.

Queens Championship: Forest Hills (83) vs. Francis Lewis (49)

Forest Hills moved to 15–0 and connected on 14 threes as a team. Jakha Little knocked down six of threes, finishing with 22 points. Zion Hamilton Zion Hamilton 6'0" | SG Forest Hills | 2026 NY turned in a strong performance, while Aaron Tutt added 14 points and Pregnon Titi Pregnon Titi 6'4" | SF Forest Hills | 2026 NY finished with 13.

Bronx Championship: Eagle Academy - BX (79) vs. Wings Academy (41)

Elijah King Elijah King 6'1" | SG Eagle Academy-Bronx | 2027 State NY bounced back with a game‑high 18 points. Denim Trotman and Amir Cummings Amir Cummings 6'5" | SG Eagle Academy-Bronx | 2026 State NY both contributed 10 points each, giving the team a balanced scoring effort.

Manhattan Championship: Louis Brandeis (61) vs. Thurgood Marshall Academy (49)

Branniel Salas Branniel Salas 5'10" | CG Louis Brandeis | 2026 NY led the team with 14 points, followed by Keiji Clifton Keiji Clifton 6'5" | SG Louis Brandeis | 2026 State NY who contributed 12. Bryce Hamilton Bryce Hamilton 6'0" | PG Louis Brandeis | 2026 State NY added 11 points, Kamryn Boyd Kamryn Boyd 6'5" | SG/SF Louis Brandeis | 2026 State NY finished with 10, and Tristan Uzzle Tristan Uzzle 6'2" | SG/SF Louis Brandeis | 2027 NY chipped in 9.