# 2018 New York state high school boys basketball championships

The 2018 Federation Tournament of Champions took place at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls on March 23, 24 and 25. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications. Archbishop Stepinac in White Plains won the Class AA championship. Alan Griffin of Archbishop Stepinac was named the Class AA tournament's most valuable player.

## 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 | Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains) | 25-5 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Christ the King (Middle Village), 74-65 |
| NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 22-2 | 30 | 2017 | Only Class AA school in association |
| NYSPHSAA | Liverpool | 26-0 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Half Hollow Hills East (Dix Hills), 71-65 |
| PSAL | South Shore Campus (Brooklyn) | 20-8 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Cardozo (Bayside), 78-66 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 23 | Semifinals March 23 | Semifinals March 23 | Championship Game March 24 | Championship Game March 24 | Championship Game March 24 |
| NYSPHSAA | Liverpool | 48 | | | |
| PSAL | South Shore Campus (Brooklyn) | 80 | | | |
| PSAL | South Shore Campus (Brooklyn) | 80 | PSAL | South Shore Campus (Brooklyn) | 76 |
| | | | CHSAA | Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains) | 88 |
| NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 72 | CHSAA | Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains) | 88 |
| CHSAA | Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains) | 76 | | | |
Archbishop Stepinac finished the season with a 27-5 record.
There was controversy in the Archbishop Stepinac-Long Island Lutheran semifinal game. With the score tied at 8.3 seconds remaining in the game, Long Island Lutheran called a timeout, but officials determined that the team had no timeouts remaining. Long Island Lutheran was assessed a technical foul. Archbishop Stepinac made two technical free throws to take the lead and was awarded possession of the ball. Archbishop Stepinac made two more free throws after play resumed, to win by four points. Long Island Lutheran claimed it did have one timeout remaining and protested the game, arguing that the final 8.3 seconds should be replayed. Officials acknowledged the next day that the official scorekeeper had made an error, but denied the protest.

### Individual honors

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

#### Most Valuable Player

* Alan Griffin, Archbishop Stepinac

#### All-Tournament Team

* R.J. Davis, Archbishop Stepinac
* Adrian Griffin, Jr., Archbishop Stepinac
* Naz Johnson, Liverpool
* Donatas Kupšas, Long Island Lutheran
* Femi Odukale, South Shore Campus

#### Sportsmanship Award

* Sekou Sylla, South Shore Campus

## 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) | 23-5 | 2 | 2015 | Defeated Nazareth (Brooklyn), 65-50 |
| NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 14-6 | 6 | 2017 | Only Class A school in association |
| NYSPHSAA | Amityville Memorial | 27-1 | 5 | 2003 | Defeated Ardsley, 74-54 |
| PSAL | Brooklyn Law and Technology | 27-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Theodore Roosevelt Campus (Bronx), 83-57 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 24 | Semifinals March 24 | Semifinals March 24 | Championship Game March 25 | Championship Game March 25 | Championship Game March 25 |
| CHSAA | Park (Amherst) | 86 | | | |
| NYSPHSAA | Amityville Memorial | 61 | | | |
| NYSPHSAA | Amityville Memorial | 61 | CHSAA | Park (Amherst) | 59 |
| | | | NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 57 |
| PSAL | Brooklyn Law and Technology | 61 | NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 57 |
| NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 83 | | | |
The Park School of Buffalo finished the season with a 25-5 record.

### Individual honors

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

#### Most Valuable Player

* Noah Hutchins, Park

#### All-Tournament Team

* Marcus Filen, Albany Academy
* August Mahoney, Albany Academy
* Victor Ogbo, Brooklyn Law and Technology
* Daniel Scott, Park
* Joshua Serrano, Amityville Memorial

#### Sportsmanship Award

* Julian Eziukwu, Park

## 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 | Regis (NYC) | 19-8 | 6 | 2014 | Defeated Niagara Catholic (Niagara Falls), 64-59 (OT) |
| NYSAISAA | Lawrence Woodmere Academy (Woodmere) | 20-5 | 6 | 2006 | Defeated Collegiate (NYC), 51-44 |
| NYSPHSAA | Mekeel Christian Academy (Scotia) | 24-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Seton Catholic Central (Binghamton), 42-37 |
| PSAL | Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx) | 27-4 | 3 | 2017 | Defeated Brooklyn Community Arts and Media, 61-51 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 24 | Semifinals March 24 | Semifinals March 24 | Championship Game March 25 | Championship Game March 25 | Championship Game March 25 |
| CHSAA | Regis (NYC) | 50 | | | |
| NYSPHSAA | Mekeel Christian Academy (Scotia) | 76 | | | |
| NYSPHSAA | Mekeel Christian Academy (Scotia) | 76 | NYSPHSAA | Mekeel Christian Academy (Scotia) | 62 |
| | | | PSAL | Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx) | 74 |
| PSAL | Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx) | 42 | PSAL | Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx) | 74 |
| NYSAISAA | Lawrence Woodmere Academy (Woodmere) | 39 | | | |
Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom finished the season with a 29-4 record.

### Individual honors

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

#### Most Valuable Player

* Charles Davis, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom

#### All-Tournament Team

* Liam Gallagher, Regis
* Aidan Igiehon, Lawrence Woodmere Academy
* Jordan Jackson, Mekeel Christian Academy
* Tyree Morris, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom
* Frankie Williams, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom

#### Sportsmanship Award

* Gideon Agbo, Mekeel Christian Academy