Columbus conquers The Throne taking down defending champion Long Island Lutheran, 66-55, in the title game
The Throne tournament wrapped up Saturday afternoon with the defending SN national champion Columbus Explorers taking on the Long Island Lutheran Crusaders.
Columbus conquers The Throne taking down defending champion Long Island Lutheran, 66-55, in the title game originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, March 21 — The Throne tournament will wrapped up Saturday afternoon with the defending champion Long Island Lutheran [Brookville, NY] Crusaders taking on the defending Sporting News national champion Columbus [Miami, FL] Explorers in the finale.
And it turned out to be Columbus – competing as Los Exploters – taking home the hardware this year behind a 28-point effort from Caleb Gaskins in his final high school game. Long Island Lutheran won the title a year ago, but Columbus is also a previous champion at The Throne event, having won the title in 2023. They also captured Florida's FHSAA Class 7A title last week and entered the game ranked No.
23 in The Sporting News High School Boys Basketball rankings. STREAM: Watch Columbus vs. Long Island Lutheran on NBA.
tv __________ Refresh for updates __________ FINAL — Columbus 66, Long Island Lutheran 55 __________ 27 seconds to play, and Long Island Lutheran cans a three to trim this to eight points at 63-55. __________ 39 seconds to play, it's 63-52, Columbus. __________ 1:30 to play, it's 62-51, Columbus.