2019 New York state high school boys basketball championships

The 2019 Federation Tournament of Champions took place at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls on March 22, 23 and 24. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications.[1] Long Island Lutheran in Brookville won the Class AA championship.[2] Andre Curbelo of Long Island Lutheran was named the Class AA tournament's most valuable player.[3] Joseph Girard III of Glens Falls was named the Class B tournament's most valuable player and finished his high school basketball career with a state-record 4,763 points.[4]

Class AA

Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class AA were as follows:

Participating teams
Association Team Record Appearance Last appearance How qualified
CHSAA Christ the King (Middle Village) 19-10 11 2015 Defeated Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains), 61-56[5]
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 23-2 31 2018 Only Class AA school in association[6]
NYSPHSAA West Genesee (Camillus) 22-4 1 (first) Defeated Brentwood, 70-57[7]
PSAL South Shore Campus (Brooklyn) 27-5 2 2018 Defeated Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn), 71-70[8]

Results
Semifinals
March 22 		Championship Game
March 23
      
CHSAA Christ the King (Middle Village) 59
NYSPHSAA West Genesee (Camillus) 53
CHSAA Christ the King (Middle Village) 31
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 51
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 77
PSAL South Shore Campus (Brooklyn) 53

Long Island Lutheran finished the season with a 25–2 record.

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:[9]

Most Valuable Player
  • Andre Curbelo, Long Island Lutheran

All-Tournament Team
  • Jalen Celestine, Long Island Lutheran
  • Moussa Cisse, Christ the King
  • Essam Mostafa, Long Island Lutheran
  • Kadary Richmond, South Shore Campus
  • Lucas Sutherland, West Genesee

Class A

Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class A were as follows:

Participating teams
Association Team Record Appearance Last appearance How qualified
CHSAA Park (Amherst) 25-2 3 2018 Defeated Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island), 48-47[10]
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 17-3 7 2018 Only Class A school in association[11]
NYSPHSAA Poughkeepsie 25-3 2 1995 Defeated Pittsford Mendon (Pittsford), 69-59[12]
PSAL Frederick Douglass Academy (NYC) 24-6 1 (first) Defeated New Dorp (Staten Island), 59-51[13]

Results
Semifinals
March 23 		Championship Game
March 24
      
PSAL Frederick Douglass Academy (NYC) 50
NYSPHSAA Poughkeepsie 42
PSAL Frederick Douglass Academy (NYC) 49
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 75
CHSAA Park (Amherst) 56
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 71

Albany Academy finished the season with a 19–3 record.

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:[14]

Most Valuable Player

All-Tournament Team
  • Andre Jackson, Albany Academy
  • Derek Jeter Mejia, Frederick Douglass Academy
  • Ebuka Nnagbo, Park
  • Davontrey Thomas, Poughkeepsie
  • Mohamed Wague, Frederick Douglass Academy

Class B

Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class B were as follows:

Participating teams
Association Team Record Appearance Last appearance How qualified
CHSAA Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) 25-1 2 1994 Defeated Regis (NYC), 45-35[15]
NYSAISAA Lawrence Woodmere Academy (Woodmere) 22-4 7 2018 Defeated Dalton (NYC), 51-30[16]
NYSPHSAA Glens Falls 27-1 1 (first) Defeated Lowville Academy, 75-74 (OT)[17]
PSAL South Bronx Prep 27-3 1 (first) Defeated Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx), 54-47[18]

Results
Semifinals
March 23 		Championship Game
March 24
      
PSAL South Bronx Prep 70
NYSPHSAA Glens Falls 77 (OT)
NYSPHSAA Glens Falls 88
CHSAA Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) 79
CHSAA Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) 48
NYSAISAA Lawrence Woodmere Academy (Woodmere) 46

Glens Falls finished the season with a 29–1 record.

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:[19]

Most Valuable Player

All-Tournament Team
  • Jordan Agyemang, South Bronx Prep
  • Trent Girard, Glens Falls
  • Justin Hemphill, Cardinal O'Hara
  • Haakim Siner, Cardinal O'Hara
  • Tyler Saint-Furcy, Lawrence Woodmere Academy

References
  1. "Federation schedule", The Post-Star, Glens Falls, 21 March 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. "LI Lutheran boys: Federation AA title at last!", Newsday, 23 March 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. "L.I. Lutheran soars to state crown", Post-Star, Glens Falls, 23 March 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. "FED CHAMPS: Glens Falls beats Cardinal O'Hara, wins Class B overall state title", Post-Star, Glens Falls, 25 March 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. "Boys basketball: Stepinac lets big lead slip in 0-for-17 fourth quarter", The Journal News, White Plains, 10 March 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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  7. "West Genesee beats Brentwood in Class AA final for 1st state championship", The Post-Standard, Syracuse, 16 March 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  8. "It’s dual, consecutive and back-to-back championships for South Shore High", New York Amsterdam News, 21 March 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
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  10. “Park boys basketball repeats as state Catholic Class A champion”, The Buffalo News, 10 March 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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  12. "Pittsford Mendon's perfect season crumbles in final minutes of Class A state championship", Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, 16 March 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  13. "New Dorp’s title quest falls short following 59-51 defeat to FDA", Staten Island Advance, 16 March 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  14. http://www.nysbasketballbrackets.com/. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  15. “Cardinal O'Hara defeats Regis to take state Catholic Class B championship”, The Buffalo News, 10 March 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  16. "Lawrence Woodmere wins third straight NYSAIS title", Newsday, 24 February 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  17. "Joe Girard III’s buzzer-beater gives Glens Falls state championship over Lowville", The Post-Standard, Syracuse, 16 March 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  18. http://www.psal.org/games/game-detail.aspx#001/374550. Retrieved March 21, 2019
  19. http://www.nysbasketballbrackets.com/. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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