The silence from New York's CHSAA is getting louder by the day.

Just one week after sending a stern letter to Archbishop Stepinac High School regarding the boys basketball team's participation in the Chipotle Nationals tournament, the association has gone completely radio silent on the matter. The letter, signed by Kevin J. Pigott, president of the Boys' CHSAA Archdiocese of New York, accused the White Plains-based Crusaders of violating an article of the league's constitution by playing in the high-profile national event.

What started as a local disciplinary matter has now exploded into a national conversation, but the CHSAA isn't talking. According to a Tuesday report from Adam Zagoria, the association has officially declined further comment as the basketball world waits to see what sanctions, if any, will be handed down to Stepinac's powerhouse program.

"As I have [been] counseled, I will have to turn down this opportunity to comment," Pigott said in the report. Not to be outdone, CHSAA basketball commissioner Paul Gilvary also kept his cards close to the vest, simply stating, "I have no comment about Stepinac."

At the heart of the controversy is the Chipotle Nationals' status as a non-sanctioned NFHS event. The Crusaders didn't receive permission from the CHSAA to participate, and that lack of approval could carry serious consequences. In his initial letter to the school, Pigott made the association's stance crystal clear: "No member school of the Association will be permitted to participate in a post-schedule tournament or game unless secondary school authorities in accordance with CHSAA standards conduct the contest. In all cases, permission to compete must be secured by the league president."

For a program that has regularly competed on the national stage, the stakes couldn't be higher. Among the potential penalties looming over the Crusaders is a two-year probation, a punishment that would send shockwaves through the New York high school basketball scene. As the CHSAA clams up, the basketball community is left to wonder: what's next for Archbishop Stepinac?