72 The QUEE NS Courier • february 27, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com sports CHSA BOYS BASKETBALL Lions tear apart Royals in Brooklyn/Queens Championship BY LIAM LA GUERE [email protected] @liamlaguerre Bishop Loughlin dominated the Christ the King High School boys’ basketball team in the CHSAA Brooklyn/ Queens Championship this past Friday at St. Francis Prep. For the past few years the Loughlin Lions had dropped the final game against their conference rivals. But this time, led by senior Khadeen Carrington, the Lions were powered by revenge. Carrington, the CHSAA’s Most Valuable Player, scored 42 points in the 90-71 win over the Christ the King Royals. Loughlin senior guard Michael Williams, a Rutgers commit, added 19 points and eight rebounds in the rout. “We played like we had nothing to lose tonight,” Carrington said. “We played with a chip on our shoulder and we got the W.” Toward the end of the first half, the Royals made an effort to catch up. Junior forward Travis Atson, who finished with 22 points, knocked down consecutive three-pointers to make the score 43-33. But Loughlin responded with two treys as well, including a buzzer-beater by Darius James which extended the lead to 49-33 at halftime. In the second half the Royals weren’t making enough defensive stops and couldn’t catch up. Carrington, a Seton Hall commit, sealed the win when he stole the ball with 2:54 left and slammed a powerful two-handed dunk, to give Loughlin a 82-59 lead. “The bottom line is Loughlin played like they were supposed to,” Christ the King coach Joe Arbitello said. “They played like seven seniors that wanted to win the Brooklyn/Queens Championship.” The season isn’t completely over for the Royals, though. Now the Middle Village team will head to the citywide tournament, and Arbitello promised Christ the King will pick their heads up for the next round. “We’re Christ the King. We’re not sinking the ship here,” Arbitello said. “They are going to get our best effort the next time.” THE COURIER/Photos by Liam La Guerre Bishop Loughlin defeated Christ the King to win the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens basketball championship.
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