With 22 Bonus Points earned this season — the most of any school in Section 1 — Rye basketball can boast having the toughest schedule of any team.
On Saturday, the Garnets passed arguably their best challenge of all.
Rye took down Gold Ball favorite Tappan Zee, 47-38, in a Class AA showdown at home in the season finale. The Garnets (14-6) unofficially earned the No. 3 seed in the Section 1 playoffs with the third straight victory by beating Scarsdale, Harrison and Tappan Zee.
Watch video highlights from Rye’s win over Tappan Zee here:
Rocklan Boisseau led Rye with 11 points, all coming in the second half. The senior guard accounted for seven of the points during Rye’s 9-0 to close the game after Tappan Zee tied it with three minutes to play.
Jake Kessner and Carson Miller each contributed nine points in a balanced effort the Garnets.
Xavier Leveille led Tappan Zee with 15 points, including three 3-pointers.
