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.[1]
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class AA were as follows:
Association | Team | Record | data-sort-type="number" | Appearance | Last appearance | How qualified |
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CHSAA | Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains) | 25-5 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Christ the King (Middle Village), 74-65[2] | |
NYSAISAA | 22-2 | 30 | 2017 | Only Class AA school in association[3] | ||
NYSPHSAA | 26-0 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Half Hollow Hills East (Dix Hills), 71-65[4] | ||
PSAL | South Shore Campus (Brooklyn) | 20-8 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Cardozo (Bayside), 78-66[5] | |
Archbishop Stepinac finished the season with a 27-5 record.[2]
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.[6] [7]
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:[8]
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class A were as follows:
Association | Team | Record | data-sort-type="number" | Appearance | Last appearance | How qualified |
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CHSAA | Park (Amherst) | 23-5 | 2 | 2015 | Defeated Nazareth (Brooklyn), 65-50[9] | |
NYSAISAA | 14-6 | 6 | 2017 | Only Class A school in association | ||
NYSPHSAA | 27-1 | 5 | 2003 | Defeated Ardsley, 74-54[10] | ||
PSAL | Brooklyn Law and Technology | 27-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Theodore Roosevelt Campus (Bronx), 83-57[11] | |
The Park School of Buffalo finished the season with a 25-5 record.[12]
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:[8]
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class B were as follows:
Association | Team | Record | data-sort-type="number" | Appearance | Last appearance | How qualified |
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CHSAA | Regis (NYC) | 19-8 | 6 | 2014 | Defeated Niagara Catholic (Niagara Falls), 64-59 (OT)[13] | |
NYSAISAA | 20-5 | 6 | 2006 | Defeated Collegiate (NYC), 51-44[14] | ||
NYSPHSAA | Mekeel Christian Academy (Scotia) | 24-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Seton Catholic Central (Binghamton), 42-37[15] | |
PSAL | Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx) | 27-4 | 3 | 2017 | Defeated Brooklyn Community Arts and Media, 61-51[16] | |
Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom finished the season with a 29-4 record.[17]
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:[8]