Glen Cove Boys Basketball to Face North Shore in Traditional Rivalry

Glen Cove vs. North Shore, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 – 6 p.m.

After a come from behind 71-67 win against Valley Stream South on Tuesday, the Glen Cove high boys basketball (2-2) are looking to continue their wins on Friday at 6 p.m. at as they face neighboring North Shore High School.

For this rival game, students hope to revive The Red Army–a student-run cheering section established last school year, and the first organized student section at the school since the 1980s. The concept was developed by former Glen Cove senior Adam Ramadan and ten other seniors who believed that more school spirit was needed.

It seems as though the cheering section has kind of been missing this basketball season, said Ramadan, now a freshman at Georgetown. Ramadan said he believes that the 2-2 Big Red can use some support for this conference rivalry.

 “If any game would be appropriate for the Red Army to be revived, this is the game,” he said. “I hope they're going to be out in full force just like last year.” 

Senior Aaron Bresky scored all of his career-high 22 points and 12 assists in the second half to lead Glen Cove in a comeback victory on Tuesday. The Big Red trailed by 24 in the third quarter and went on a 44-16 run in the final 10 minutes of play. Devin Hayes chipped in 12 points and 10 rebounds. Frankie Mickens added 12 points for Glen Cove.

Glen Cove faces a North Shore team coming off of a 93-37 loss on Tuesday to Floral Park Memorial. Justin Wilson scored 23 points in the losing effort for the Vikings.  

 The meeting between the two teams is the first of two conference games.