The Carrick boys’ basketball team is still rolling strong as the surprise team in the City League with a perfect 5-0 conference mark. They are 8-3 overall.

Allderdice coach, Andre McDonald called it out in our League preview that ran back in the Dec. 1 edition, saying:”I think Carrick is going to shock some people this year. They’ll have some good athletes and will hang in there from what I’ve seen out of certain players over the summer.”

by Malik Vincent

Unfortunately for City League teams playing in area tip-off tournaments last weekend, none could muster more than a split in their two games.

On the boys side, four teams earned a split.

1. Carrick participated in the Brentwood Tournament. They won their first game 74-34 over the host Spartans on Friday night. They then dropped an 85-82 thriller to Meadville in the championship game on Saturday.

From 1983-87, Curtis Aiken was a star guard on the Pitt men’s basketball team. He was named to the University’s All-Centennial second team. The former McDonald’s All-American was the first-ever that the Panthers signed in their over 100-year history.

Now it’s time for his daughter to shine.

MAKING HER MARK—Junior guard Alexis Aiken of North Allegheny goes to the hoop against Oakland Catholic. Aiken, the daughter of former Pitt star Curtis Aiken scored 11 points in the Lady Tigers 62-45 loss to Oakland Catholic, Jan. 10. (Photo by William McBride)

:10—“Troy” …you know who I mean… I am just speechless. And you know how rare that is!

:09—You want to stop the Patriots, stop “Brady.” You want to stop “Brady,” stop “Brady.” Think that can’t be done? Check with L.C. Greenwood, Joe Green, Ham, Lambert and the boys. They got to the best of all time!

BILL NEAL

:08—To Pittsburgh’s own national talk show celebrity caller “Raider Bob,” your Oakland “Commitment to Excellence” is almost back. Not quite, but almost.