# 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. Long Island Lutheran in Brookville won the Class AA championship. Andre Curbelo of Long Island Lutheran was named the Class AA tournament's most valuable player. 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.

## 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 |
| NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 23-2 | 31 | 2018 | Only Class AA school in association |
| NYSPHSAA | West Genesee (Camillus) | 22-4 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Brentwood, 70-57 |
| PSAL | South Shore Campus (Brooklyn) | 27-5 | 2 | 2018 | Defeated Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn), 71-70 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | Championship Game March 23 | Championship Game March 23 | Championship Game March 23 |
| CHSAA | Christ the King (Middle Village) | 59 | | | |
| NYSPHSAA | West Genesee (Camillus) | 53 | | | |
| NYSPHSAA | West Genesee (Camillus) | 53 | CHSAA | Christ the King (Middle Village) | 31 |
| | | | NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 51 |
| NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 77 | NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 51 |
| 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:

#### 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 |
| NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 17-3 | 7 | 2018 | Only Class A school in association |
| NYSPHSAA | Poughkeepsie | 25-3 | 2 | 1995 | Defeated Pittsford Mendon (Pittsford), 69-59 |
| PSAL | Frederick Douglass Academy (NYC) | 24-6 | 1 | (first) | Defeated New Dorp (Staten Island), 59-51 |

### Results

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

#### Most Valuable Player

* August Mahoney, Albany Academy

#### 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 |
| NYSAISAA | Lawrence Woodmere Academy (Woodmere) | 22-4 | 7 | 2018 | Defeated Dalton (NYC), 51-30 |
| NYSPHSAA | Glens Falls | 27-1 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Lowville Academy, 75-74 (OT) |
| PSAL | South Bronx Prep | 27-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx), 54-47 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 23 | Semifinals March 23 | Semifinals March 23 | Championship Game March 24 | Championship Game March 24 | Championship Game March 24 |
| PSAL | South Bronx Prep | 70 | | | |
| NYSPHSAA | Glens Falls | 77 (OT) | | | |
| NYSPHSAA | Glens Falls | 77 (OT) | NYSPHSAA | Glens Falls | 88 |
| | | | CHSAA | Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) | 79 |
| CHSAA | Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) | 48 | CHSAA | Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) | 79 |
| 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:

#### Most Valuable Player

* Joseph Girard III, Glens Falls

#### 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