
By Christopher Hunt
photo by Jerome Madramoootoo
Latiesha Philson said her team isn’t about drama. They ignore it. And for what it’s worth, Cardozo had plenty of reasons to be distracted this season.
But regardless of all the changes and moving parts, the Judges continued the win the same as they have for years now. Cardozo won its fourth consecutive PSAL championship Friday with 119 points. Medgar Evers finished second with 90.
“We were stressed all week,” said Philson, who earned the meet’s most outstanding track performer award. “We really thought we were going to lose.”
But the truth was that Cardozo’s depth and versatility is overwhelming. Philson is a perfect example. The junior won the 55 hurdles in 8.02 and ran a leg on Cardozo’s winning 4x400. First she led a 1-2 finish in the 55...