Leading off today: Junior forward Tobias Harris has transferred back to Half Hallow Hills West after leading Long Island Lutheran to a boys Federation basketball tournament title last month, Newsday reported last night.

   Harris is highly regarded by numerous Division I colleges, including Syracuse from the Big East and Maryland from the Atlantic Coast Conference. He averaged 29 points and nine rebounds to help HHHW to a 22-2 record and the Section 11 Class AA championship two seasons ago.

   He overcame an early-season ankle injury that cost him nearly half his junior season to average 23.5 points and 11.5 rebounds. He hit for 27 points for Lutheran (19-8) in the Federation Class A finals against New York State Public High School Athletic Association champion Jamesville-DeWitt.

   According to the paper, the 6-8 forward and his 6-7 sophomore brother Tyler Harris will begin classes at Half Hollow Hills West on Monday when the school re-opens after Easter recess. The family did not move from Dix Hills last summer when the brothers transferred to Lutheran.

   "The guys on our team are smiling from ear to ear," HHHW coach Bill Mitaritonna said.

   Diamond duality: NYSSWA member Mike Connell pointed out that Chenango Valley got a pair of no-hitters Wednesday against the same school — but in different sports and with different results.

   Sophomore Taylor Hendrickson turned her first varsity start into a no-hitter with nine strikeouts and two walks as CV registered a 6-0 win over Binghamton Seton Catholic in Southern Tier Athletic Conference softball action.

   Meanwhile, CV pitchers Taylor Howard (nine strikeouts in six innings) and Don Fry (two K's in one inning) teamed up on a no-hitter but CV committed four errors and suffered a 3-1 baseball loss to Seton Catholic.

   As Connell points out, the odds of dual no-no's against the same school on the same day are very high. The fact that both starting pitchers have the same first name makes the odds beyond calculation.

   Canandaigua finishes trip 2-1: Haley Marafioti's goal with 1:48 to play off a pass from Alyssa Johnsston, gave Canandaigua a 10-9 girls lacrosse victory over Olney, Md., Good Counsel to cap a successful three-game trip. The Braves fell behind by 4-1 and still trailed by a 9-5 margin with 17:30 left. Stacy Wade's steal set up Emily Zartman's third goal with 2:58 to go to tie the game.

   Canandaigua (4-1) has moved up to No. 2 in the nation in LaxPower.com's ratings. The Braves rallied past then-No. 1

Owings Mills, Md., McDonogh, 12-10, before losing to new No. 1 St. Stephens & Agnes of Alexandria, Va., 9-8.

   Corning East squeezes by: Justin Patterson completed his hat trick 2:58 into the second overtime to lead the No. 3 Corning East boys over No. 12 Chenango Forks in Class B lacrosse action, 9-8.

   Paulus in demand: When last we saw Greg Paulus on center stage in New York, he was quarterbacking Syracuse CBA against New Rochelle in an epic NYSPHSAA Class AA final at the Carrier Dome in November 2004. Paulus went 23-of-29 for 371 yards and three TDs to rally the Brothers from a 35-28 deficit in the fourth quarter to a 41-35 victory that sewed up Gatorade's national player of the year award.

   Paulus opted for a basketball career as the point guard at Duke, where he had a nice run for three years. As a senior, though, he lost his starting role because Mike Krzyzewski forgot one of the truisms of the business: A coach who thinks he has two point guards probably doesn't have any.

   Paulus started showing up on the radar screen of pro and college football coaches last week as it was reported that the Green Bay Packers had worked him out.

   Soon after that, however, reports surfaced that college football coaches were interested in his services as well. Paulus has one season of college football eligibility remaining and can play immediately this fall for any Division I school without having to sit out.

   Paulus said he met with Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez, who is scrambling for some veteran leadership at the position. In addition, Duke coach David Cutliffe, who is set at quarterback with Thaddeus Lewis, reportedly was interested in Paulus as a wide receiver.

   New coach at SIA: Staten Island Academy has named Notre Dame Academy assistant Rose Bruno, 24, as its new girls basketball coach. Bruno replaces Mike Reape, who stepped down last week to take a new administrative position at the school.