First-Ever Building Bridges Basketball Game

"Listening to this crowd, you might think a state championship is on the line. But there's something far more important happening here," WPIX News told viewers in a segment recorded inside the HAB Gymnasium. The happening was the first-ever Building Bridges basketball game between Gray Bees and New Jersey State Troopers, on February 16. The epic event was a natural outgrowth of the Building Bridges program and a testament to the genuine bonds of understanding developed between St. Benedict’s students and Troopers over the past two years. CBS New York and nj.com also covered the event.

The game was down to the wire. The Troopers edged out the Gray Bees 39-34, however students are ready for a rematch. More evolutions of Building Bridges, adversity challenges that brings kids of color and law enforcement together for experiences of shared adversity, are planned for the spring.

Watch the WPIX segment in its entirety