Facebook IPO

Facebook’s premium “social” advertisements continue to rise in price, according to two recent studies – a positive indicator that could offset concerns ahead of its IPO, according to a Financial Times report.

Barclays bank

Barclays is launching an online savings bank, the British lender’s first foray into the US business, according to a wsj.com report.

Deficit daze

The US trade deficit probably widened in March as imports rebounded from the biggest setback in three years, economists said in a survey before a report Thursday. The gap is estimated to grow to $50 billion from $46 billion in February.

Savers first

Britain will publish detailed proposals on reform of its banking sector next month, the UK Treasury said, and will press ahead with plans to ensure that savers get their money back ahead of other investors if banks fail.

Cheaper gas

The average price for regular gasoline fell 6.75 cents to $3.8452 a gallon, according to a national survey. The price is 15.49 cents lower than last year.

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OPEN MIKE

Every day has become a miniature job interview for Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson, and on the one hand you can’t blame him. This is going to be his best shot to ever get another head coaching job in the NBA, and, for the most part, he’s made the most of it.

But this series with the Heat has done the Knicks one favor.

It’s allowed the train to screech the brakes a little bit, cool off for a few moments, and remind the Knicks that there is no law requiring that they rush into a decision, whether the season ends at 6 o’clock or so tonight or not until Wednesday in Miami or whenever.

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There has been this belief that since Glen Grunwald already has had the interim removed from his title, it only follows that Woodson should have the same thing done to him. And as much as that may sound nice, one should have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

For one thing, Grunwald has done a lot better job than Woodson has. In fact, you could argue not only that Grunwald was one of the two or three best executives in the NBA this year, but that he actually has done an even better job than his sainted predecessor, Donnie Walsh, did.

Grunwald imported Jeremy Lin and Steve Novak and J.R Smith. He made the necessary moves to sign Tyson Chandler. The one thing, in fact, you could argue: He is too slow to the trigger was in replacing Mike D’Antoni, but Grunwald still was an interim then and likely didn’t have the authority to do it even if he had wanted to.

Woodson? Look, there’s no question the Knicks played better under him than under D’Antoni. But here are a couple of things to ponder.

First: It’s not like the Knicks brought Woodson in from Albuquerque in March when they replaced D’Antoni. He was on D’Antoni’s staff. In fact, he was D’Antoni’s right hand. In fact, he was D’Antoni’s defacto defensive coordinator. So while it’s fine to praise Woodson for the defense the Knicks played the last 24 games, it also must be asked: Where was Woodson for the first 42? And here’s the answer: Sitting right next to D’Antoni.

It also might be time for Woodson to stop mentioning — incessantly — that the Knicks were 18-6 under him because, if you think about it, that turned out to be the worst possible record they could have assembled. Anything 19-5 or better, the Knicks would have been the No. 6 seed and drawn Indiana, and so it is impossible to forget how the Knicks no-showed for the Cleveland game the last Friday of the regular season. And in truth, anything like 17-7, 16-8 or even 15-9 would have been better, too, because it would have meant the eighth seed and the Bulls, and even if that alternate reality means that Derrick Rose doesn’t blow out his knee, it also means the Knicks don’t draw the Heat.

Look, Woodson has done a fine job. If Phil Jackson can be neither persuaded or bought, then Woodson is a better alternative to just about anyone out there, and that includes John Calipari. But there’s no need to rush into this. Woodson isn’t going anywhere. And neither will the Knicks if they don’t make the right choice.

Whack Back at Vac

Chris Freeman: I’m 39 years old, and Mariano Rivera is the most special athlete of my lifetime. In stature, as a player who was a better person than he was a performer, I liken him only to Wayne Gretzky. I cried tonight.

Vac: It’s well that Rivera vows to come back. Rehab is hard. There are not guarantees. But rarely does an athlete get to know how much his fans feel for him. In Rivera’s case, the outpouring has been remarkable. And wholly appropriate.

Richard Siegelman: Given the inhumanity of the Saints’ bounty program, Greg Schiano deserves recognition for his humanity for signing Eric LeGrand, and Eric deserves one for his superhumanity.

Vac: Schiano was a lightning rod at Rutgers, but no matter what, he was one of the select big-time football coaches who was never afraid to show you he head a heart, and a big one. Bravo.

@Tigerdog_1: As much as I’d like to see someone — hell, anyone — beat the Heat, I’m afraid the Knicks are not in the NBA conversation.

MikeVacc: As several readers have been quick to point out, the only other NBA team with zero playoff wins since 2001 is the Bobcats — who didn’t exist in 2001 and won all of seven games this year (one of them at the Garden, of course).

Jordan Donorila: I’m not that upset that Amar’e Stoudemire hit the glass. I’m really upset that Amar’e does not rebound enough, block shots enough, or rotate on defense. He could find ways to fit around Carmelo Anthony.

Vac: Well, someone had to say it. Good for you, Jordan.

Vac’s Whacks

I think the difference between the Garden’s two tenants can be summed up thusly — Rangers: five guys who will plant their faces in front of a puck; Knicks: five guys who amiably observe a rebound falling harmlessly to the court.

* I thoroughly enjoy watching Ruben Tejada play baseball.

* I realize that me, Mark Hale, and only a few dozen others actually watch it, but “Community” really is one of those shows that you wish was on about six times a week.

* Whatever brand of Wheaties Derek Jeter is using these days, he needs to share a few bowls with the rest of his infield mates.

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Fordham’s Gaston gets Olympic invite from native Puerto Rico

FORDHAM forward Chris Gaston has received an invitation to try out for the Puerto Rican national team as it tries to qualify for this summer’s Olympics in London. Gaston, the Rams’ leading scorer and rebounder the past three seasons, received the invite last week and called the opportunity “tremendous.”

“It’s crazy,” Gaston told The Post’s Anthony Sulla-Heffinger. “My whole family is from Puerto Rico, they are really excited. My dad has always wanted me to play for Puerto Rico. I’m ecstatic, I cannot wait. I think its going to be a great opportunity, a great learning experience.”

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The former St. Anthony’s player will be joined by Florida’s Mike Rosario, who also played for legendary high school coach Bob Hurley at the New Jersey catholic school. Despite never playing with Rosario under Hurley, Gaston is looking forward to teaming with him in Puerto Rico.

“I was the year before Mike [Rosario], so we didn’t play together [at St. Anthony’s], but we’re familiar with each other from eighth grade. I’ve known him a long time,” Gaston said. “It’ll be good to play with Mike again.”

The tryouts take place on May 16, and Puerto Rico will take part in a qualifying tournament in early July.

Varsity’s Gelbs jumps to Rangers duty

If any broadcaster can relate to Rangers rookie Chris Krieder’s overnight transformation from on-campus hero to key NHL playoff figure, Steve Gelbs can.

Less than 24 hours before the Rangers’ decisive Game 7 faceoff with the Senators last week, Gelbs was preparing to go on air for his nightly 7 o’clock slot hosting MSG Varsity network’s “High School Sports Desk” when he got a call from producers at the MSG Network to see if he might be able to assist them on the Blueshirts’ radio broadcast the next night. Though the short turnaround time from covering local high school sports to calling Stanley Cup hockey might have been daunting to many broadcasters, it was a role Gelbs had been preparing for from the time he was a toddler — when his father, Scott, served as the team’s physical therapist, a role he held from 1988-95.

“This was an opportunity of a lifetime and a no-brainer for me,” said Gelbs, who grew up rooting for the Rangers and even hosted Rangers online podcasts for one year before joining MSG Varsity. “Everything happened so fast, and within 24 hours I was standing ice side covering one of the most important games in New York Rangers history. It was surreal.”

Gelbs wound up hosting both the pre- and postgame radio shows, as well as intermissions and rink-side interviews.

Guiliani son mayor may not have ‘Break’-out season

Andrew Giuliani still is shooting for his “Big Break.’’ The son of former mayor Rudy Giuliani and bad boy of Golf Channel’s reality show three years ago has just returned from spending the winter in Florida, where he has been grinding on the mini-tours.

Now 26, Andrew says the “Big Break’’ experience helped him win the prestigious Met Open in 2009. Since then, he has been working with famed Old Oaks swing guru Bobby Hein and says this might be the year he breaks out. He plans to hit the Monday qualifying circuit and has several Met Golf Association events on his calendar, including the 96th Met Open starting on Aug. 21 at Plainfield Country Club.

Ailing Jets fan gets help finding Match

When Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine heard through a mutual friend about the plight of Jets fan Michael Manganiello,

he rallied members of the team to help Manganiello. The result was the “Match for Michael” event last Tuesday in Eatontown, N.J.

Manganiello, a father of three, recently was diagnosed with Acute Myelofibrosis, a rare condition in which progressive scarring of the bone marrow impairs its ability to make blood cells. His only chance of survival is a bone marrow transplant.

Pettine organized the event to raise money and have people register to be a donor through a cheek swab. Jets players Mark Sanchez, Sione Pouha and Aaron Maybin as well as coach Rex Ryan were there. They signed autographs and held an auction. The event raised more than $60,000 and more than 300 people registered with the National Marrow Donor Program through the cheek swab.

“It was a no-brainer to step in and help,” Pettine said. “We don’t get a lot of opportunities to do something like this, when you have a chance to have an impact on a life.”

Visit matchformichael.com to donate.

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Carmelo Anthony was the last player to leave the Knicks’ practice court yesterday, after taking shots from all angles with assistant general manager Allan Houston feeding him passes.

Anthony dripped with sweat at what could have been the season’s last practice. Today is his last stand. He knows it’s going to be a long summer if the Knicks go down with a whimper in Game 4 at the Garden against Miami’s Dream Team in a second straight four-game, first-round sweep.

Injuries, illnesses and fire-extinguisher mishaps notwithstanding, it has been a lousy series for Anthony. Miami, outscoring the Knicks by 60 points in three games, leads 3-0.

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SWEEP RELIEF?Carmelo Anthony (right) and the Knicks will try to avoid the embarrassment of a four-game sweep in the opening round of the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs when they face LeBron James and the Heat today at the Garden.

“[Today] is a new day, new attitude,’’ Anthony said. “We want to win. [Today] is a must-win for us or we go home. If we’re ready to go home, then we might as well call it a game. I don’t think guys are ready to go home. Guy are still confident about [today].”

Anthony is shooting 34.5 percent in the series, but hasn’t seemed to accept responsibility for the hole in which the Knicks find themselves. If the Knicks extend their NBA-record playoff losing streak to 14 games today, the bravado will grow tired. Two straight first-round sweeps and eight first-round exits in nine seasons for Anthony is a trend. His brilliant April finish will be a footnote if he stinks it up against LeBron James again today.

“I try not to put pressure on myself and play like that,’’ Anthony said. “Do I want to win? Hell, yeah. It’s tough out there. No excuses. Despite injuries. I never made an excuse about that. [Today] is a big day.’’

It is also a big day for center Tyson Chandler, who almost missed Game 1 with the flu. He beat the Heat in The Finals last June with the Mavericks and wants one more trip to Miami for Game 5 to save face.

“We had real expectations for the team this year,’’ Chandler said. “And the toughest thing is to just make it to the playoffs and then get swept. We have to make sure we stand up and have pride especially on our home floor.’’

Everything that could have gone wrong went wrong in the series, with Iman Shumpert blowing out his knee in Game 1 and Amar’e Stoudemire blowing out the glass of a fire-extinguisher case after Game 2. One victory today, though, and the Knicks can supply one playoff memory that isn’t catastrophic.

“[A sweep] won’t sit well,’’ Chandler said. “Whenever you get swept, it’s embarrassing. You come in and can’t get a game from a team? I definitely don’t want to go out like that.’’

It will be painful for Anthony, who has been outclassed by James in this 1-on-1 showdown. On Friday, interim coach Mike Woodson said he wants Anthony back in better shape next season.

Anthony said he and James, a good friend, haven’t talked once during the series.

“It’s all business,” Anthony said.

James has averaged 27.7 points on 50.9 percent shooting, with 6.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists. Anthony has averaged an inefficient 21 points, 4.0 turnovers, 2.0 assists and 9.0 rebounds.

“I don’t think they’re forced shots,’’ said Anthony, who has also has been covered by Shane Battier. “I have to take the shots they give me. Me, I’m just missing.

“Not winning, it hurts,” Anthony said. “I feel that. I go home at night and think about it.’’

Asked if he regrets the trade that brought him to the Knicks, Anthony said: “It’s been up and down. But for the most part, I don’t regret my decision to come here. It’s been a year-and-a-half. Things haven’t gone the way we wanted it to go, but we still have time. I’m not worried. I love my decision. I stick with my decision. I’m in New York. I’m a New York Knick. I’m going to be here.’’

Whether Woodson blows his chance of a return by getting swept is unlikely, but not certain because of owner James Dolan’s unpredictability. Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald likely will recommend Woodson’s return, since a case could be made the playoff catastrophe was not Woodson’s fault. If the Phil Jackson as coach scenario is investigated, both parties had better be sure they can work together or risk a Larry Brown fiasco.

Woodson, who was former coach Mike D’Antoni’s defensive coach, was 18-6 since gaining control, but said the Knicks’ situation could have been so much different had they not started the season 18-24.

“If we handled our business early in the year, we wouldn’t be in this predicament,’’ Woodson said. “We probably would be hosting the first round. That’s where we have got to get this team. If I’m back, that’s going to be my ultimate goal, to be top four, try to win the division. Hosting the first round at home, that’s important.’’

Woodson said he has to get Anthony, Chandler and Stoudemire to mesh better. This is the Knicks’ locked-in Big 3, with no blockbuster deal on the horizon. The last look may come today and it had better not be an eyesore.

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Ryan Rhoomes described the last year of his life as hell. Instead of starting his college career at TCU, he was back home in Middleton, N.Y. working two jobs and using his sparse free time to stay in shape.

If not for the lost year, however, Rhoomes may not have chosen Fordham, as he did on Friday.

“I look at things different now,” said the former Cardozo standout, who was one of six NIA prep players declared academically ineligible last summer when the NCAA refused to approve classes from the Newark, N.J. school.

Instead of getting caught up in big names, such as interested parties like St. John’s, Seton Hall and Temple, Rhoomes looked for the place that suited him best, where he would be the most valuable and used properly. That place was Fordham, a guard-heavy program in need of a forward like the 6-foot-9 Rhoomes.

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Former Cardozo standout Ryan Rhoomes committed to Fordham on Friday.

“I could’ve gone to a big-name school, but you have to look at yourself, how you play,” he said. “At Fordham I can do what I have to do to get better and play. I was looking at my situation. I felt like Fordham is the best bet.”

Rhoomes was comfortable with Fordham for several reasons. At the top of the list, the team is full of city standouts he is familiar with, from former John F. Kennedy star Jeffrey Short to Boys & Girls’ Lamount Samuell and Midwood’s Bryan Smith. He talked to all of them on his visit on Tuesday and left impressed.

“Everything felt right,” he said. “I know how they play, they know how I play. That’s why I decided to go there.”

Then there is the coaching staff, led by head man Tom Pecora and assistant David Duke, a Cardozo alum like Rhoomes who was his lead recruiter. When Rhoomes was denied by the NCAA last year, he considered paying tuition for a year of college and Fordham was one of those schools. Duke and Pecora kept in close contact with him when he decided to go back home.

“That made it seem like they really wanted me,” Rhoomes said.

Rhoomes does have work to do, more on the court than off. He still has one online course to make up – he’s taken two already – but he said he has talked to the NCAA and has been told the classes, based out of New Jersey Virtual School, meet their approval. Without playing organized basketball for more than a year, he is in far from basketball shape and when he worked out at Fordham was extremely rusty.

If he can get back to where he was at NIA Prep, Cardozo coach Ron Naclerio thinks Fordham has a find in his former pupil.

“Tom Pecora just called me and he says Ryan is the best big man he’s ever gotten, whether he was at Hofstra or Fordham,” said Naclerio, who aided Rhoomes in the process. “They need a big guy. One thing they’re gonna find out about Ryan is he’s very efficient down low. He doesn’t take a lot of shots. He’s a team player. He’s gonna rebound, he knows how to play. He runs the court.”

The coach added: “Two years from now, he can be vying for all-Atlantic 10 honors.”

Rhoomes isn’t worried about two years down the road. He’s focused on the present, passing his final class and helping Fordham move up in the Atlantic 10. His year away from basketball made him realize how important it was to him.

“It made me a stronger person,” he said. “I don’t want to be home not playing basketball.”

Fordham couldn't be happier he got his priorities in order.

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It took about 15 hours to get a self-assessment from Rangers center Brain Boyle concerning his first game back from a concussion, and it came clear as possible.

“I stunk,” Boyle said yesterday about his performance in the Capitals’ 3-2 win in Game 2 of the conference semifinal at the Garden on Monday, Boyle’s first game back after missing three straight.

“I’ve got to be better,” Boyle said. “For the most part, we played well, but I’ve got to be better.”

Boyle and the Rangers were preparing to head to Washington for tonight’s Game 3, the series tied 1-1. By taking a big hit to the head from Chris Neil in Game 5 of the opening-round series against the Senators, it would have been easy for Boyle to explain away his performance, to lend logic to why he played the way he did.

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ICE COLD: Despite the struggles of Brian Boyle (22), who says he “stunk” in the Rangers’ 3-2 Game 2 loss to the Capitals on Monday, his first game back after missing the previous three with a concussion.

Instead, Boyle did the exact opposite.

“At this point, it doesn’t really matter,” he said about why his game dropped off. “It’s playoffs, I’ve got to be better than that.”

Boyle said, “I’m good [physically]. ... You don’t have to ask me about my head.” But because it was his first concussion, he did think about it during the game, yet did his best to focus on the task at hand.

“After I got banged around a little bit, we had some physical battles, I wasn’t thinking about it too much,” Boyle said. “But it was good. No ill effects.’’

The main reason there is so much focus on Boyle is he was the Rangers’ catalyst early in the first round, scoring three goals in the first three games of the playoffs — two of them game-winners — while the Rangers took the series lead over the Senators, 2-1.

He was effective in Game 4, but in the second period of Game 5, Neil lined him up and landed a shoulder directly into his head, stunning the 6-foot-6 Boyle and knocking him out of the final two games of the series, both of which the Rangers would win.

Asked if that was the best hockey of his career, Boyle said, “Probably in this league, Yeah. Four games, anyway.

“I felt pretty good physically, pucks going in,” Boyle said. “That’s a long time ago, a different series. Now we’ve got another team, and if I’m going to be a big part of it, like I want to be, I have to be better.”

Boyle thought back to one specific series when he needed to be better, one more critical than any other in the game.

After the Rangers had erased a 2-0 deficit to tie it 2-2 with just under eight minutes remaining, the Capitals went on a power play and Boyle took the ice with the first-unit penalty kill. Consistently relied on in the regular season to take defensive-zone draws, Boyle skated up to the dot against Niklas Backstrom — and lost.

The puck went back to Alex Ovechkin, who immediately fired a rifle shot past Henrik Lundqvist for what would be the game-winning goal.

“I lose the draw clean, I don’t block a shot, then we’re down,” Boyle said. “It just wasn’t enough to win.”

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WASHINGTON -- Orders for goods produced in US factories dropped 1.5 percent in March, the biggest decline in three years, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected orders to fall by 1.6 percent. Factory orders rose a revised 1.1 percent in February, down from a prior estimate of 1.3 percent growth.

Orders for durable goods -- products meant to last at least three years -- sank four percent in March. Orders for non-durable goods rose 0.5 percent.

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SEATTLE -- Amazon.com has been stocking up its web video offering with lots of old TV shows, but now it's going to start making some of its own.

The company is pulling back the curtain on its plans to produce kids' shows and sitcoms via its "Amazon Studios" unit, which has already been dipping a toe into the movie business.

Word of the new push leaked out earlier this year, via hiring notices.

AMAZON MAY BE GETTING INTO ORIGINAL TV BUSINESS

Amazon Studios head Roy Price won't discuss his budget, the number of shows he intends to make or a timeline for getting them on the web. But he is willing to sketch out a couple notions.

Like the movie effort, Amazon is soliciting scripts for new productions via the web and will pay out modest fees -- $10,000 for an option, $55,000 if a show gets produced, plus possible royalties -- for shows it likes.

The big difference between Price's TV effort and his movie effort is that Amazon intends to actually make the shows and distribute them via its own site. For the movie effort, Amazon is feeding scripts it likes to Warner Bros., which will decide what to do with them.

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The boys lacrosse landscape hasn’t gone through too many major changes.

There were a few tweaks this week with Tottenville moving up a spot to No. 4 off its second straight Staten Island Shootout title. Finalist Farrell jumps up to No. 7 after topping St. Joseph by the Sea and Mount St. Michael.

Fieldston, the city’s most consistent team, remains in the top spot after picking up three decent wins. Some key Ivy League and PSAL matchups could shake things up a week from now.

Check out the rest of the rankings:

1. Fieldston (9-2) (Last week: 1)

The Eagles continued their dominance of the Ivy League, picking up three more wins. The latest was an 18-10 win over Trinity on Monday. Jake Schneider scored eight times and Tanner Morris added six to help their team score 35 goals in the last two games.

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Riverdale and Jake Margolis hang in at No. 3 in the rankings after a big win over Poly Prep last week.

Next: @ No. 6 Poly Prep (May 2, 4:30 p.m.)

2. Fordham Prep (3-4) (2)

Fordham Prep is playing better of late as it picked up wins over Monsignor Farrell and Suffern last week. Rob Grinnell scored six times against the Lions and Ben Andreycak had four. The Rams lost just 6-5 to St. John the Baptist heading into a rematch with Iona Prep on Friday.

Next: Chaminade (May 1, 5 p.m.)

3. Riverdale (6-3) (3)

There is some momentum building for the Bronx school. The Falcons have won their last three games after losing to Hackley. They held off a late push from Dalton \\to hold on for an 11-10 win Monday. A rematch with Horace Mann is up next.

Next: Horace Mann (May 2, 4:15 p.m.)

4. Tottenville (8-1) (5)

Despite star Cody Rivera missing time with an injury, the Staten Island Shootout title returned to Tottenville this week. The Pirates beat New Dorp in overtime in the semifinals and beat Farrell in the final. The end of the regular season is next with games against Cardozo, New Dorp and Midwood.

Next: No. 9 Benjamin Cardozo (May 2, 5 p.m.)

5. Poly Prep (4-5) (6)

Inconsistent and improving might be the best way to describe the Blue Devils. They beat Dalton by a goal and picked off Portledge, only to fall to Riverdale 6-5 over the weekend. Hugo Francis is leading the offense with 16 goals and 15 assists.

Next: No. 1 Fieldston (May 4, 4:15 p.m.)

6. Dalton (3-5) (4)

Dalton has built off last season’s success. They have competed against the Ivy League’s top teams, but have struggled to pick up wins. Ben Vallimarescu scored five times and dished out two assists, but it wasn’t enough in an 11-10 loss to Riverdale on Monday.

Next: @ Collegiate (May 2, 4:15 p.m.)

7. Monsignor Farrell (4-0) (8)

The Lions are beginning to roar. While the week didn’t end with a Staten Island Shootout Title, it was a successful one. Farrell beat division rival Mount St. Michael behind three goals from Mark Reni and took out St. Joseph by the Sea before falling 5-3 to Tottenville.

Next: @ St. Joseph by the Sea (May 3, 4:30 p.m.)

8. New Dorp (8-1) (7)

New Dorp pushed rival Tottenville to overtime, but suffered a disappointing loss to St. Joseph by the Sea in the Staten Island Shootout consolation game. One bright spot was a league win over Curtis that moved the Central Cougars into a first-place tie with Tottenville in the PSAL Championship Division.

Next: Midwood (May 2, 4 p.m.)

9. Benjamin Cardozo (6-2) (10)

We will learn a lot about the Judges in the next two weeks. Cardozo is in third place in the PSAL Championship Division, but finish the season with four straight games against the league’s elite clubs. How will Bektosh Ayoob and Co. head into the postseason?

Next: @ Hunter (April 30, 4 p.m.)

10. Mount St. Michael (2-4) (9)

The Mountaineers hang onto this spot for now, despite losses to rival Farrell and 'AAA' power Iona Prep last week. Mount should still prove to be one of the CHSAA’s top teams with the bulk of its league schedule remaining. That starts with Xaverian on Thursday.

Next: @ Cardinal Spellman (May 1, 4 p.m.)

New: None

Dropped out: None

On the bubble: Midwood (5-3), St. Joseph by the Sea (0-6) and Horace Mann (4-5)

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