PARK SLOPE, BK-It was an up and down day for the Berkeley Carroll Lions. In a HS Hoops double at the BC Athletic Center in Park Slope, the Varsity girls and boys split versus Trevor Day, who were highlighted by junior Sophie Lasry eclipsing 1,000 points.

Despite Lasry seven treys and a game high 34 points, the Lady Lions prevailed 59-49 for their second straight win and third in four. Junior Keyanka Bailey paced them with 25, getting plenty in the second half, including all 12 in the third quarter. Lasry needed one more hoop and finally hit 1,000 when she nailed one from downtown with excited family and friends watching. They stopped the game to acknowledge her achievement.

Afterwards, some money shooting from their star got Trevor Day back in a game they once trailed 27-9. With only five, BC coach Morgan Sevigny’s scrappy bunch came out quickly, building an early lead. They moved the ball crisply getting open looks for senior guard Tess Salvatore, who drained a few trifectas of her own en route to 15. Olivia Wilson also contributed a few driving layups and first-year player Sarah Paller added some timely hoops.

However, without any bench, the Lady Lions got tired. In particular, they struggled silencing Kramer, who found ways to get open and drain treys from way out. On fire, she and a couple of teammates slowly chipped away to get it down to single digits. With under three minutes left, Sevigny wisely called a timeout to give her iron women a breather. Up just six, Salvatore made the biggest play of the game, stealing the ball and finishing to help put it out of reach.

Freshman Morgo Miller also had all six down the stretch as BC held off Trevor Day for the ‘W.’

In the second game, the Trevor Day Boys Varsity earned a split by holding off the pesky Lions 58-51. After building an early double digit lead thanks to some splendid shooting from one of their guards, it looked like they’d cruise. But things got real tight late with only free throws preventing a fourth quarter collapse.

Aside from a sluggish start minus top scorer Joe Longo who likely is out next week, BC got outhustled. Especially on the boards where a relentless Trevor Day hurt them by converting second and third chances much to the chagrin of the BC coaching staff minus coach Mike Kubera, who had a more important engagement off the court.

Sophomore Jesse Chalfin got the start in place of Longo and did some good things early, including a nice finish in transition. Facing a team minus two starters of their own, Berkeley Carroll was almost at full strength with senior Sean Cunningham returning from an ankle sprain. He came off the bench and twice got behind the Trevor Day D for easy lay ins, including one when the Lions finally showed signs of life thanks to a full court press which forced turnovers.

Earlier this season, a similar ploy paid dividends in a come from behind road win over UNIS. This time, they fell down by more than 20 before making things very interesting down the stretch. Nate Barr (8 Pts) came alive during the surge with a couple of big buckets and free throws. BC was led by sophomore Cole Kitchen, who scored over half his 18 in the fourth- draining a couple of uncontested three’s. He also had some hard drives to the basket, earning points at the charity stripe.

Adam Kochman also had a nice steal and finish cutting it to two. With the crowd suddenly alive, senior John O’Shaughnessy nearly tied it but his chippy wouldn’t go. Instead, Trevor Day came back the other way and scored. They sealed victory with five of six at the line from their second scorer who finished with 18.

Senior Walker Harrison had a solid effort as did O’Shaughnessy down low. Ultimately, it wasn’t enough as BC dropped a second consecutive home game. It doesn’t get any easier. Tomorrow, they host ACIS rival power Dwight as part of a double with the JV Boys also in action. Meanwhile, the girls visit PSAA rival Martin Luther aiming for three in a row.