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LI Lutheran Wins State Federation Basketball Championship
The Long Island Lutheran boys basketball team captured the school's first Class AA state title on Saturday.
The Long Island Lutheran boys basketball team on Saturday defeated Christ the King, 51-31, to win the state Federation Class AA championship—the first in the school's history.
The win, which was the Crusaders' first since 2012, is good for a state-leading eight Federation titles.
The Crusaders were led by point guard Andre Curbelo who scored a game-high 23 points, pulling down 11 rebounds and recording five steals. Curbelo was named the tournament MVP.
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Essam Mostafa and Jalen Celestine both added 10 points apiece.
In last year's Federation final, the Crusaders suffered a heartbreaking defeat when they were called for a technical foul for calling timeout without any left with the game tied at 72 and 8 seconds left.
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However, the Crusaders did have a final timeout remaining, and the New York State Federation of Secondary School Athletic Associations later apologized.
New York "AA" State Champions! Final: LuHi, 51. Christ the King, 31. Andre Curbelo (MVP): 23p Essam Mostafa (All Tournament): 12p Jalen Celestine (All Tournament): 10p LuHi ends their season with a record of 25-2 & "AA" Federation State Champs! #LuHiBasketball #TheBrotherhood pic.twitter.com/K7Axdjfu18
— LuHi Basketball (@LuHiBasketball) March 24, 2019
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