Najee Ward

This is the last weekend of the high school basketball season. And for Section II, it’s been an awesome run – three state championships for the boys representing the Capital Region. But now it’s Federation time as we welcome in the teams from New York City – and the independents --  to see who the true best team in the state is...

I’m not trying to be overly dramatic. Or overly poetic. Or overly anything, really. This write-up will not do it justice. Neither will talking to your friends who were there. You really just had to be there for yourself. Thirty-two minutes weren't enough to settle the Class AA semifinal between Guilderland and Columbia...