Lance Stephenson missed a half-court heave as time expired, allowing St. Raymond’s to beat Lincoln, 75-73, yesterday in overtime at Long Island University.
The Ravens overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to force the extra session and got 21 points from Kevin Parrom, 19 from Darryl Bryant and 15 from Omari Lawrence as they get ready for the CHSAA postseason. St. Raymond’s plays again tomorrow against All Hallows in the semifinals of the New York Diocesan playoffs. Rice will play St. Peter’s in the other matchup, with both games at St. Raymond’s.
As for Lincoln, it still likely will be the top seed in the upcoming PSAL playoffs following its victory over Jefferson on Saturday in the Brooklyn Borough championship game. The postseason seeds come out today.
The other borough title games were held today at St. John’s, where Wings Academy defeated JFK, 77-67, for The Bronx crown; Wadleigh knocked off Frederick Douglass, 63-53, for the Manhattan title and Cardozo beat Campus Magnet, 58-51, for the Queens championship.
