The City Game  New York’s Greatest High School Hoops Stars  All
around NYC, the high school hoops postseason is in full swing,
and the best prep school ballers are battling for the right to
showcase their stuff in the city championships. This Sunday, the
Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) finals will be held at
Madison Square Garden; a week later, the Catholic High School
Athletic Association (CHSAA) championship will take place at
Fordham University. The road to those big games is paved with
some of the finest talent in America, including three senior
Catholic guards—dubbed the Holy Trinity—whose names will appear
on the Big East's marquee next season: Omar Cook of Christ the
King (St. John's), Taliek Brown of St. John's Prep (UConn), and
Andre Barrett of Rice (Seton Hall). All three were recently
named to the McDonald's All-American Team. From the Public
division, players like J.C. Mathis (uncommitted) and Willie Shaw
(St. John's) of Kennedy and Eric King (St. John's) of Lincoln
will be carrying their re