Beacon- 61
New Paltz- 52
From a 2-7 start, to a Section Final Game on Friday at Mt St Mary’s at 5:00. As a coach, nothing more to say than blessed and proud of these young Bulldogs. Job is not done!
Congratulations to my dad on being named one of the officials of the year by the Dutchess County Coaches Association. Nobody more deserving.
@DCBCoaches
@ESchetterLMS
2 new assistant coaches to be on the BHS Boys Basketball Staff for the upcoming season. NYS Hall of Fame coach Terry Feeley (
@DCBCoaches
) and former Beacon Bulldog Jaquan "Fudge" Sellers.
@BCSDBulldogs
@BeaconCityHS
Beacon- 56
Red Hook- 54
Resilient win in a tough environment at Red Hook. We will be taking on New Paltz at their place in the Class A Sectional Semi-Final.
Fortes- 19 Points
Thompson- 13 Points
Rodriguez- 11 Points
Goshen- 66
Beacon- 60
Battle- 22 Points
Mercado- 16 Points
We finish the season 15-7 after losing to a talented Goshen team in the Section Semi-Finals. Proud of our young men this season and special thanks to all the seniors who left this program better than when they entered.
Dylan Howard presenting his proposal to the Beacon City Council (
@cityofbeacon
) for the improvement of basketball courts around the city. Tremendous work by this senior with the help of his Government teacher Mrs Haddeland.
#BeaconFirst
Saugerties- 54
Beacon- 38
A huge thank you to our 3 seniors (Jack Antalek/Derek Fortes/Jayden Quintana). A huge thanks to our families and community for always supporting and having the backs of our young men.
Lastly, Congratulations to a tough and well-coached Saugerties team!
Great home opener for the Unified Boys Basketball Team. On the court today for the Bulldogs were:
-Mike Varian
-Adrian Beato
-Derek Fortes
-Reilly Landisi
-Devyn Kelly
-Kiarra Rodriguez
-Stasia DeCarlo
-Jared Alston
Also shoutout to NBA player
@elijahhughes4_
for supporting!
Special thank you to all the administrators, janitors, security, bus drivers, teachers for the support that make a sports season happen. No better place in the world to play HS basketball than in Beacon, NY.
@BCSDBulldogs
@BeaconCityHS
@mlandahl
A great first night for the Beacon Unified Basketball team in our scrimmage at Arlington. The following were on the floor for the Bulldogs tonight:
Cody Wansor
Anastasia DeCarlo
Jared Alston
Krystal Dembo
Reilly Landisi
Devyn Kelly
Attached are some highlights!
Another season of Beacon Basketball is in the books. Thankful to our District, Student-Athletes, Coaches, Parents, and Community for making it all possible.
On to the 24-25 Season we go!
A fun day for our Varsity Basketball team today at South Ave Elementary as the boys got to read to the Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Graders.
A huge shout out to Asst. Coach Matt VanVoorhis and South Ave Principal Kelly Amendola for organizing a great day for all involved.
Blessed to have Class of 2003 Beacon Bulldog Roberto Macklin at practice tonight. A member of the 02-03 team that went to the State Final 4, Roberto is arguably one of the greatest players to throw on a Beacon uniform. Lucky for our Varsity guys he took it easy on them tonight!!
A great 1st season for the BHS Unified Basketball Team as we look forward to continuing this program next season.
On the court today for the Bulldogs:
#1
Stasia D
#10
Krystal D
#22
Jared A
#3
Kiarra R
#5
Jalaysia R
#0
Adrian B
#14
Anajah L
#4
Eliana H
Beacon- 54
Chester- 42
Now 11-8 on the season. Good team win on Senior Night against a gritty Chester squad. We have our final regular season game on Monday at home against Cornwall at 2:30!
Beacon- 50
Burke- 47
Battle- 19 points
Beato- 9 points
Now 14-5 on the season. Final game of the regular season against Monticello at ‘The Pit’ on Friday Night!
Sophomore PG (Class of 2026), Michai Thompson (
@ThompsonMichai
), has been putting in tons of work on his game this off-season! Here is an impressive display of corner shooting making 10/11 after a long conditioning workout. Coaches at the next level need to check him out!
A great night for the BHS Unified Basketball Team at New Paltz High School! On the floor for the Bulldogs:
-Jared Alston
-Stasia DeCarlo
-Cody Wansor
-Krystal Dembo
-Owen Lynch
-Kiara Rodriguez
Next game is at Goshen HS on Thursday.
Great night for the Beacon Unified Basketball Team at Goshen HS (
@GoshenHSNY
). On the floor for the Bulldogs tonight was:
-Stasia DeCarlo
-Krystal Dembo
-Mike Varian
-Derek Fortes
-Darien Gillins
Next game at home against Red Hook!
The 2023-2024 OCIAA Division Regular Season All-Stars have been announced.
3 players from Beacon were announced as All-Stars:
- Senior, Derek Fortes Jr
- Junior, Jazziah Whitted
- Sophomore, Michai Thompson
The Varsity guys getting an amazing experience tonight getting to watch a full practice at West Point. A huge thanks to Coach Allen and his staff as well as the cadets who were gracious with their time chatting with some of our guys.
#BeaconFirst
#GoArmy
Congratulations to Joe ‘Macho’ Battle and Darien Gillins named Section 9 BCANY Class-A All-Stars. Special thanks Monti HC Chris Russo for all the work he does to recognize the talented student-athletes in Section 9.
Beacon- 62
Minisink Valley- 35
Now 11-5 on the season. Next game is at DCC against Red Hook on Saturday at 2:30!
Seniors that scored on Senior Night:
Beato- 13
Gillins- 10
Verdile- 9
Battle- 8
Rumnit- 6
Howard- 5
Mercado- 4
Ciccone- 2
Beacon is back in the Section Final for the 1st time since 2003! The game will be played at Mt St Mary’s at 5:00. Tickets must be purchased to get in. Link:
Beacon- 62
Port Jervis- 43
Mercado- 19 Points
Battle- 10 Points
Howard- 10 Points
Now 13-5 on the season. Up next we are at Burke Catholic on Wednesday!
The 3 Beacon representatives at tonight’s Dutchess County’s Exceptional Senior Game. (
@DCBCoaches
). Very appreciative of
@SpackSports
and
@CoachHoyt32
for hosting.
Thank You to the parents of the young men on our varsity team for providing us with a team dinner tonight. Our biggest supporters all year that we could not do this without!
I had the pleasure of coaching under Coach McConville 4 years ago. He taught me so much about the discipline of coaching. He is the hardest working, most organized, most disciplined coach I’ve worked alongside of. Congratulations to him and his program!
@HaldaneFootball
Beacon- 54
FDR- 49
Philipbar- 14 points
Howard- 11 points
Now 4-1 on season. Semifinals of the Duane Davis Christmas tournament tomorrow vs Arlington at 4:30.
Beacon- 67
Haldane- 62
Great Game/Atmosphere for the 2024 Battle of the Tunnel at BHS! Beacon now 6-7 with a big league game on Monday against Port Jervis.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
Huge thank you to
@OLLWarriors
and
@coachsantoro
for hosting this year’s Duane Davis Christmas Tournament.
Beacon schedule:
Tuesday-2:30
Wednesday- 1 or 4:30
Thursday- TBD
Thank You to the Referees of
@IAABO114
which presented our program with the 2023-2024 Sportsmanship Award. Thank You to Referee Mark Hurley for presenting us with the banner today. This one is special and what we are truly all about… BETTER MEN, BETTER STUDENTS, BETTER PLAYERS!
Beacon- 56
Wallkill- 44
Battle- 18 Points
Mercado- 10 Points
Beato- 9 Points
Gillins- 9 Points
We will play At Goshen on Wednesday at 7:00 in the Section 9 Semi-Finals.
Congratulations to seniors Adrian Beato and Darien Gillins on being named to the 2022 Mid-Hudson Senior Showcase Game. 2 incredible young men… Game is at Goshen HS tomorrow at 12:00.
Game Day against one of the top Class B teams in Section 9, Red Hook. Entry is $5 at the door at DCC for 12 and older. This is part of the 9th Annual Officials Vs Cancer Showcase Tournament!
Thanks to
@PJSports
and
@StephenHaynes4
for the recognition of a great young man, Darien Gillins. Honorable Mention for the Returners to Watch in the area are Macho Battle and Adrian Beato.
Senior Night! We will be honoring all the seniors involved in our program this season. Tonight is also our Annual Terrence Wright Game so please look for opportunities to donate when entering the game tonight.
Beacon- 74
John Jay EF- 68
Great first win in Game 1 of the Duane Davis Memorial Christmas Tournament. We will play tomorrow at 4:30 at OLL in the Semi-Finals!
2023 Tip-Off Dinner!
Pic 1- 2023/2024 Varsity Team
Pic 2- Team with guest speaker
@Dan_McCarthy90
Pic 3- Teachers from the BCSD that showed up to support their student-athletes
@BeaconTA12508
@BeaconCityHS
Bryce Harper: Has never won a playoff series. Hitting .214. Team is 5 games back and was expected to run away with the division. Just struck out twice in the all-star game. But congrats on the home run derby win.
#NatsSuck
A huge shoutout and thank you to the custodial staff at BHS for getting THE NICEST gym in the Hudson Valley ready for a great day of basketball games on Saturday. Doors open at 12:15!
Tickets for the event can be purchased online-
Ryan Landisi scored all 20 of his points in the final three quarters to lead Beacon in a 58-54 win over Red Hook. Marci Rodriguez added nine points. Red Hook’s Rileigh Jackson had 14 points and Landon Ramsey had 11.
Goshen- 63
Beacon- 39
Macho Battle-13 Points
Dylan Howard- 10 points
Now 3-1 on season. Next game Tuesday at 2:30 at OLL against FDR in RD 1 of Duane Davis
X-Mas Tournament.