Leading off today: I haven't seen a full story yet, but it appears that the Nazareth High girls basketball program and coach Apache Paschall will not face sanctions following an investigation by the CHSAA.

   The New York Daily News feed on Twitter contained a note Wednesday saying that the Brooklyn/Queens principals committee looking into allegations of recruiting met down and ruled against handing out any punishment.

   Nazareth wraps up its season Sunday in the Federation final in Albany against the winner of the game between Murry Bergtraum and Cicero-North Syracuse in Class AA.

   Nazareth is a first-year program consisting largely of girls who played for Paschall last season at St. Michael Academy in Manhattan before that school closed in June. According to various media reports, at issue was whether Paschall had inappropriate recruiting contact with eighth-graders, some of whom had intended to play for his at SMA, and whether Nazareth improperly lowered tuition for those players coming over from St. Michael Academy.

   It ain't over: I mentioned in yesterday's blog that seven Boys & Girls basketball players had been suspended for academic reasons, leaving the Kangaroos shorthanded for this weekend's Federation semifinal against Mount Vernon.

   The Daily News reported Wednesday that there might be a tiny bit of wiggle room since at least some of the players ran afoul of a rule set down by Principal Bernard Gassaway rather than the PSAL or the city's education department.

   The latest suspensions marked the third time players were disciplined for failing a first-period class and/or registering inadequate attendance records. (For those who are curious about why the first-period class is so important, the logic apparently is that a students is likely to attend all of his classes for the day if he makes it to the first one.)

   The city's Department of Education has named Boys & Girls as one of 23 underperforming schools that may be divided into a campus of smaller schools.

   "I know some of this stuff isn't written in stone," coach Ruth Lovelace told the paper. "It's a school rule, not a PSAL rule, so we have to figure out if some of these kids can still play."

   L.I. lineman picks Syracuse: Longwood junior lineman Omari Palmer said he will continue his football career at Syracuse University in September 2012, The Post-Standard reported.

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   The 6-foot-3, 295-pound junior, who is still just 16 years old, is projected as a likely offensive lineman in college. He visited Syracuse in late January.

   Palmer, who was selected third-team all-state in Class AA by the New York State Sportswriters Association last fall, told the paper he did not have other offers yet but that Connecticut and Rutgers were expressing interest.

   More on Broyld: Syracuse University football coach Doug Marrone told the Democrat and Chronicle that recruit Ashton Broyld of Rush-Henrietta remains in the program’s plans "as of right now" despite an incident after a basketball game this month that ended with the quarterback issuing a public apology.

   Broyld was the NYSSWA's Class AA player of the year after leading the Royal Comets to a New York State Public High School Athletic Association championship. He passed for 1,961 yards and 24 touchdowns and also ran for 1,540 yards and 24 TDs.

   Somewhat cryptically, Marrone told the paper Broyld "is one of many signees who have work ahead of him." That opens the door to renewed speculation that he's already been placed on notice by SU on either behavioral or academic grounds and might not be able to enroll in the fall.

   Extra points: Cardozo standout Shelton Mickell has verbally committed to play basketball at Central Connecticut State, The New York Post reported. Coach Ron Naclerio said the 6-2 combo guard also had offers from Marist, St. Francis College and Niagara. He averaged a team-best 14.8 points per game.