High School Hoops - ISLAND GARDEN FALL HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE TO JOIN WITH NORTHSPORT

ISLAND GARDEN FALL HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE TO JOIN WITH NORTHSPORT

Jim Fox and Rob Pavinelli have been friends for close to 20 years. Jim's sons, Jimmy and Jeff, either coached with Rob or played on his NY State Championship team. It came as no surprise then when Island Garden and Rob agreed to work together to offer enhanced services and opportunities to basketball players of all ages throughout Long Island.

Coach Pavinelli will be operating the brand new state of the art basketball facility on Route 25A in Northport known as Northsport. Debbie Brajevich, the new head coach at North Babylon High School will be assisting Coach Pavinelli in bringing quality programs for all sports to the new facility. Northsport will be able to host two games on beautiful NCAA courts ( or four practice sessions). The facility is slated to open this coming Labor Day Weekend . The first actual joint venture between Island Garden and Northsport will be the Island Gadren/ Northsport Fall League.

For the past 12 years, the Island Garden Fall League has provided an opportunity for high school, AAU, CYO, Super League and club teams to kick off their season. This new venture will provide a venue close to home for teams in Suffolk County to play in the top fall league without having to travel to West Hempstead. Coach Pav and Jim have agreed that teams playing in both leagues will have a chance to face new teams from their adjoining county in order to provide highly competititive games.

The fees for both Island Garden and Northsport will be the same. Both locations will be administered by the same staff which has over thirty years of experience in running leagues and tournaments. The Fall League will be an 8 game league plus playoffs. Games are played 7 days each week and scheduling requests will be considered. The fee is $625 for 8 games and $350 for 4 games (no playoff eligibility). Referee costs are $36.00 per game.

For more information about Northsport or the Suffolk Fall League, please call Coach Pavinelli at 631-521-5168. For information about the Isalnd Garden portion of the Fall League, you can call Jim Fox at 516-351-6642.