LuHi TOC A Champs!
LuHi trailed by 3 at the half, but outscored St.Mary's 20-7 in the third quarter to take control, and went on to a surprising 78-51 victory in the New York State Federation Class A State Championship game. It was the six Federation TOC title for the Crusaders, who have won previous titles in 2009, 1997, 1994, 1982, and 1981. It looked like the great game everyone anticipated in the first half, with St. Mary's taking a first quarter lead behind a hot Dante Agnew, leading by as many as 9 points, and Lutheran rallying to trail by 3 at the half on a three pointer by Mike Florin at the buzzer - a Florin specialty. But when sophomore KJ Lee's basket put LuHi ahead for the first time early in the third quarter, nobody realized it would spell the beginning of the end for the undefeated Gaels. Lee's basket was part of a 17-0 LuHi run, with everybody in the Crusader's balanced attack contributing, including 8 points from Florin and a three pointer by junior Brandon Alford, who fought his way into the rotation late in the season and has made significant contributions on both sides of the ball ever since. The lead was up to 17 by quarter's end, and then another LuHi run to start the fourth quarter put it away. Tournament MVP Ash Yacoubou had another outstanding game, scoring 18 points on only 11 shots, pulling down 12 rebounds, and playing terrific defense. Florin also had a big game, finishing with 18 points, including 4 three pointers, to make the All-Tournament Team. Alford had 12 points, and helped hold St. Mary's star Chavaughn Lewis to just 10. Agnew led the Gaels with 15 and Charles McCann added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Note: St. Mary's was 1-of-18 from behind the arc and 8 for 23 from the foul line. 3/26
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Tommy Costa hit a big three pointer with 1:20 remaining to put Friends Academy up 45-43, and the Quakers went on to capture the NYSPHSAA Class C State Championship with an exciting 46-44 victory over Syracuse Academy. It was a scrappy game from wire to wire, with Syracuse taking an early 11-6 lead on a putback by Ahmet Tunali, but Friends pulled back within one on baskets by Costa and Kellan Sehring as the first quarter came to a close. The Quakers quickly moved out in front as the second quarter got underway, scoring on a basket by Bennett Felder and a three pointer by TJ Hefele less than a minute into in the quarter, but the Atoms retook the lead on back to back steals and baskets by Jamon Haddon and DeOndray Tape mid way through the quarter. Costa’s three pointer from the left baseline tied it at 22 all as the quarter wound down, and that was the score at intermission. Felder opened up the second half with back to back baskets for the Quakers, hitting a jumper from the the right elbow and then scoring on the break, and then Hefele nailed another three for a 7 point lead, but Syracuse rallied, pulling even on a three pointer by Haddon at the 2:44 mark of the third quarter, and taking the lead on a putback by Tunali. Friends went back on top on a three pointer by Costa, and led by one at the end of three. The teams swapped baskets and the lead as the fourth quarter unfolded, with Syracuse holding a 42-40 lead with 4:51 remaining. Felder tied it with two free throws at 3:18 mark, but Tunali gave the Atoms their last lead, going 1 for 2 from the line with 2:58 remaining. Then with 1:20 to go, Hefele drove the baseline and kicked it out to Coasta, who drained a three pointer from the right side to put the Quakers on top for good. Costa, who was named tournament MVP, finished with 14 points, Felder with 12, and Hefele 11. Haddon led Syracuse with 12. 3/19
St. Mary's State Champs
It was an epic battle in regulation, but St. Mary's pulled away in overtime to defeat Mount St. Michael 78-70 and capture the 2011 CHSAA Class A State Championship. The Gael's got off to a terrific start, going up 8-0 on a fast break basket by Justin Bailey and two free throws by Dante Agnew, and they led 18-12 at the end of the first quarter, but Mount St. Michael, the Bronx based winner of the New York City CHSAA Class A Title, closed the gap in the second quarter and trailed by only one at the half. Chavaughn Lewis opened the third quarter with a three point play, but a three point play by Peter Aguilar gave Mount their first lead at the 5:43 mark, and a fast break basket by Clarence White and two free throws by Aguilar put them up 51-43 as the quarter ended. Anthony Maestre opened the fourth quarter with a fast break basket for a 10 point MSM lead, but a big three pointer by Khalif Chaplin and a steal and basket by Lewis and St. Mary's was back within 5 with 5:49 remaining. Lewis scored again on a runner, and then went 1 for 2 at the line to make it a 2 point game, and Charles McCann tied it with a basket from the lane with 3:55 on the clock. He had a chance for a three point play and missed the free throw, but the Gaels rebounded and after a time out, got the ball to Lewis on the right wing, who drove and scored to give St. Mary's a 61-59 lead. White hit two free throws to tie it for MSM with 3:17 remaining, but Agnew went 2 for 2 from the line to put the Gaels back on top. A tip-in by Aguilar tied it again, this time at 63, and neither team could score down the stretch, despite several good chances, sending the game into overtime. McCann opened the OT with a fast break basket, and then went 1 for 2 from the line for a 3 point lead. After a Mount free throw, Justin Bailey nailed a three from the left side for a 69-64 St. Mary's lead with 2:15 to go. Lewis added two free throws for a 71-64 lead, but White hit a long range three to keep Mount hopes alive with 1:17 to go. Agnew went to the line with 57 seconds left, going 2 for 2 for a 6 point lead, but White answered again with a three point play and it was a 3 point game with 47 seconds left. MSM would not score the rest of the way however, and St. Mary's closed it out from the foul line, securing the Catholic school State Championship and a trip to the New York State Federation Final Four. Chavaughn Lewis led the Gaels with 30 points, Charles McCann had 16, and Kaleef Chaplin 12. 3/12
Final State Rankings
The following Long Island Teams
are ranked among the top teams
in New York State:
CLASS AA
5th - Hills West
13th - Elmont
19th - Baldwin
24th - West Babylon
26th - Longwood
29th - William Floyd
CLASS A
1st - LuHi
3rd - St. Mary's
6th - Harborfields
15th - Manhasset
19th - Amityville
24th - Floral Park
CLASS B
10th - Mattituck
13th - Malverne
CLASS C
1st - Friends Academy
20th - Port Jefferson
23rd - Greenport
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THE HONOR ROLL
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All-Star Doubleheader
Nassau's top seniors played for the last time in their high school careers, participating in the Nassau Exceptional Seniors Doubleheader held at CW Post. In the first game, Uniondale's Roderick Epps had the hot hand, finishing with 24 points, but his team fell 88-76 to a team led by Baldwin's Eyituoyi Ofuya, who finished with 19 points, and Hempstead's Ismael Pierre, who had 17. Malverne's Anthony Moultre added 11 for the winners, and Valley Stream North's Sean Douglas 10. In game two, Baldwin's T'Ziah Wood-Smith scored 16 points, teammate Aaron Greene had 14, and Oceanside's Gene Garay 13 to lead their team to 77-62 victory over a team led by Floral Park's Shamoy McIntosh, who scored 14 points, and , East Meadow's Rob Franzese, who had 10. ROSTERS PHOTOS SOON
Updated Player News
Holy Trinity's Tyler Seidman has committed to play at the University of Rochester.....Seaford's Rob Goldstein will be playing at Baruch next year.....
Jack Hepburn from Miller Place has verbally committed to play basketball at Green Mountain College in Vermont ..... Hills West's Tavon Sledge was named Large School Player of the Year by the Suffolk County Boys Basketball Coaches Association and Greenport's Dantre Langhorne Small School Player of the Year...... St. Marys's forward Charles McCann will be attending C.W Post..... Cameron Booth from Hampton Bays has committed to Alfred University..... Curtis Smith from Easport/South Manor is headed to Vassar ...... Anthony Amitrano from Manhasset High School has signed on to play at Dickinson College in PA..... Gary Tibbs from Manhasset High School has signed to play at Trinity College in Hartford..... LuHi's Mike Florin will be playing at Emory..... Joe Savaglio of Harborfields has committed to play at Gettysburg..... Elmont's Hakeem Bilal Ali will be attending Newbury College..... Chaminade's Kevin Sheehy has committed to the University of Rochester..... St. Mary's Danny Green was assigned to the San Antonio Spurs NBDL affiliate - the Austin Toros. Green averaged 2.6 ppg for the Spurs in 5 games. In his last NBDL assignment, he averaged 20.1 points and 7.6 rebounds for the Reno Bighorns.....Chaminade's Richard Zoller has verbally committed to D2 Molloy College.....Hills West's Tobias Harris applied for the NBA Draft. He can withdraw and return to school if he's not happy with where he's going to be picked, and he can also go to any school without having to sit because his head coach was fired...... St. Mary's Chavaughn Lewis has verbally committed to D1 Marist in the MAAC..... Floral Park's Shamoy McIntosh was named Most Outstanding Player in Nassau County by the Nassau County Boys Basketball Coaches Association. The coaches also named Players of the Year in each conference. They were:
AAI - Gene Garay, Oceanside
AAII - Aaron Greene, Baldwin
AAIII - Anthony Elechi, Elmont
AI - Tim Quashie, Westbury
AII - Ryan Spadaford, South Side
AIII - Shamoy McIntosh, Floral Park
AIV - Robert Goldstein, Seaford
BC - Corey Alexander, Malverne
Garay, Greene, and Goldstein were also named Scholar Athletes of the Year in their conferences for their work in the classroom!
2011 CHAMPIONS
FEDERATION TOC
Long Island Lutheran Class A
STATE CHAMPIONS
St. Mary's CHSAA Class A
LI Lutheran NYSAIS Class A
Friends Academy NYSPHSAA C
STATE FINALISTS
Harborfields NYSPHSAA Class A
LI CHAMPIONS
St. Mary's NSCHSAA Champion
Hills West Class AA
Harborfields Class A
Mattituck Class B
Friends Academy Class C
Ross School Class D Champion
COUNTY CHAMPIONS
Elmont Nassau AA Champion
Manhasset Nassau A Champion
Malverne Nassau B Champion
Friends Acd. Nassau C Champion
Harborfields Suffolk Overall
Hills West Suffolk AA Champion
Harborfields Suffolk A Champ
Mattituck Suffolk B Champion
Port Jefferson Suffolk C Champ
Ross School Suffolk D Champ
ALL LONG
ISLAND
* Chavaughn Lewis
St. Mary's
* Charles McCann
St. Mary’s
* Tavon Sledge
Hills West
* Anthony White William Floyd
* Achraf Yacoubou LuHi
ALL LONG ISLAND
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Mical Boyd, Hempstead
Devin Farmer, Bay Shore
Ryan Hickey, Smithtown West
Thomas King, East Hampton
Bryson Lassiter, Bay Shore
KJ Lee, LuHi
Clifton Lyerly, Lawrence
Tim McKenzie, Central Islip
Dalique Mingo, Farmingdale
Terrance Pierce, Roslyn
Eddie Robinson, Lawrence
Anthony Sbarro, LuHi
FRESHMEN
Tristian Brown, Elmont
Dwayne Daniel, Lawrence
Aaren Edmead, Deer Park
Avery Feldman, Hewlett
Shaundell Fishburn, Southmptn
Greg Gerber, Bethpage
Devonte Green, No. Babylon*
Michael McVeigh, Lynbrook
Tim Quashie, Westbury
Kyle Williams, SJB
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JOHN BUCK
Long Island Lutheran
He lost his starting center early in the season, his team then lost two big tests, giving up the top spot in the Sweet 16 with a home loss to St. Mary's, and then suffered a humiliating defeat to St. Anthony's of Jersey City. But under his leadership, they regrouped, upsetting Jamesville DeWitt and St. Mary's in the Tournament of Champions to claim the
New York State Federation
Class A Championship.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Achraf Yacoubou
Long Island Lutheran
He was the best player on Long Island's best team, and the driving force behing Long Island Lutheran's surprise run to the Federation State Championship. In the process, he earned the titles of New York State's Mr. Basketball, New York State Player of The Year, and ESPN All-American.
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The following Long Islanders were
named All New York State:
CLASS AA
Emile Blackman, Hills West
Anthony Elechi, Elmont
Shaquille Moseley, Uniondale
Tavon Sledge, Hills West (1ST TEAM)
Matt Sullivan, West Babylon
Anthony White, William Floyd
CLASS A
Dante Agnew, St. Mary's
Darien Croft, Amityville
Mike Florin, LuHi
Chauvaugh Lewis, St. Mary's (1ST TEAM)
Charles McCann, St. Mary's
Shamoy McIntosh, Floral Park
Matt McLeod, Harborfields
Alesandro Troia, Manhasset
Achraf Yacoubou, LuHi (POY)
Lucas Woodhouse, Harborfields
CLASS B
Cory Alexander, Malverne
Tom Ascher, Mattituck
Alex Rawa, Locust Valley
CLASS C
T.J. Hefele, Friends Academy
Dantre Langhorne, Greenport
Tim Pandolfi, Stony Brook
Terrell Rose, Port Jefferson
CLASS D
none
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Chaminade
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Baldwin
Holy Trinity
West Babylon
William Floyd
Amityville
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