6’7″ Senior Isaiah Alexander puts the finishing touches on Stepinac’s Championship Win on Feb. 26
On Feb. 26, the Stepinac HS Basketball team upset Cardinal Hayes, the NYS #1 ranked Catholic team, 51-40 to win the NY Archdiocesan Championship CHSAA Archdiocesan championship at the Christ the King Gym in Queens.
Top players for the Crusaders included:
Boogie Fland 15pts, 6rebs, 2asts, 3stls.
Isaiah Alexander 12pts, 7rebs, 2stls.
Danny Carbuccia 6pts, 5asts, 2stls.
Samuel Gibbs 6pts, 6rebs, 3asts.
Joel Baez 6pts, 6rebs, 3asts, 3blks.
Ben Lyttle 6pts, 8rebs.
Stepinac improves to 24-3 overall. Next up is a matchup against Xaverian or St. Raymond’s on March 6, for the CHSAA Intersectional (City) Playoffs. Time & Location TBD.
The Stepinac basketball program continues to achieve greater success with every year. One of Stepinac’s many alumni in college basketball is Duke Freshman AJ Griffin, who is about to break out into stardom.
