25 Teams In 25 Days : Eagle Academy Eagles
25 Teams In 25 Days: Hoop Dreams NYC's 2017-18 High School Hoops Preview
2016-17 season at a glance: 20-9 regular season, Bronx Borough Finalist, reached 2nd round of playoffs.
Key additions: Michael Caldero, Vernon Simmons
Players to Watch: Nelson Samuels, Floyd Samuels, Julian Avila
Eagle Academy had one of their best seasons in schools history when they made their first appearance in the Bronx Borough championship. This year the Eagles are looking to get back to the Bronx Borough title game and this time win it. Eagle has many players returning including 6-2 guard Julian Avila who will look to make up for the offense lost by the graduation of Demarley Smith. Julian Avila will also have help this season with the duo of Nelson Samuels and Floyd Samuels.
The Eagles already have a strong head start to the season picking up wins against Westinghouse and John Bowne. In those games Eagle has done their part holding those teams to under 60 points. On Saturday Eagles held Bowne to 33 points it will be interesting to see if this Becomes a trend once league play starts
2017-18 Outlook
There’s no doubt that Eagle Academy will finish the regular season as one of the top three teams in the Bronx this season, but the true test will come in the Bronx Borough playoffs. The Borough playoffs might be a bit open than it was last year, and it’s up to Eagle to take advantage of that.
Key games to Watch
December 12th Eagle Academy vs James Monroe campus
Monroe will be one of many teams Eagle will have to go through in order to win the division this season.
December 14th Eagle Academy vs Wings Academy
Eagle went 0-3 against their rivals last season. They have a chance to change that when they travel to Terminal 23 to play them for their 1st of two meetings.
December 17th Eagle Academy vs Brooklyn Collegiate at the City Legendz Invitational
Eagle Academy will be up for a tough task when they go up against a scrappy and tough Brooklyn Collegiate team at Gauchos Gym. This game will be their 2nd meeting against a team from the Brooklyn “AA” division this season.
December 30th: Eagle Academy vs Chaminade
Eagle Academy’s defense will be facing a huge test when they play Chaminade of Long Island. Chaminade is known to shoot teams out of the gym.
January 14th: Eagle Academy vs South Shore
This is a game where Eagle would have to prove to the city on whether or not they can be contenders for a city championship. South shore is a very good team and the Eagles will have their hands full if they don’t come correct.
