Jake here. Today I got a chance to see two teams I haven’t covered yet, Nyack and Ramapo. And boy did I pick a fun game to watch. This game — Ramapo won 66-55 — was end-to-end, lots of action and offense. Until the fourth quarter when Nyack went cold, both teams were making shots like crazy. And more importantly taking good shots, which isn’t always the case in high school basketball. Ramapo’s Edwina Stradford told me they’ve really been emphasizing the execution of offensive sets in practice. It showed. There was none of that “throw the ball at the basket and chase after the rebounds” brand of basketball that makes purists want to gouge their eyes out.

For the most part both clubs stayed hot until the fourth, when Nyack suddenly shot 2 of 16 and turned the ball over 13 times. Ramapo took a 50-49 lead on Allissa Basquiat’s floater with about five minutes left. It was the last of nine lead changes after halftime. Basquiat was awesome, scoring 21 points on 10 of 13 shooting and adding 11 rebounds and three blocks. Stradford quietly energized Ramapo with some steals and rebounds.

Nyack was led by Chantel Brooks, a forward off the bench. She put up 22 and 10 boards despite barely playing in the first quarter. Needless to say, she was in the rest of the way. Boardwork by her and Caroline Chesterman (10 rebounds) allowed Nyack to outrebound a much taller Ramapo team. In the end it wasn’t enough because they could neither stop Ramapo nor keep up with their blistering offensive pace.

The Indians (7-11) have only two games left — at Tappan Zee and Port Chester. They must win one to make the playoffs. League-leading TZ is a tall order, but Port Chester (4-10) is definitely do-able. Ramapo (9-8) has three left — North Rockland, Clarkstown North, Suffern. It’s already in the playoffs. But as coach Matt Sullivan told me, he doesn’t want to get in as a bottom seed only to travel to Mount Vernon or Ursuline. That means beating one of those league foes, all three of which have been a bugaboo the last few years. A 10-10 record might get them a date with New Ro, which Sullivan said he wouldn’t mind.