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Notre Dame Fifth Grade Boys Basketball Capture St. Vincent’s Championship
New Hyde Park CYO team wins tournament in Elmont.
Editorial note: the following article was written by Rob Kuzler.
The Notre Dame Fifth Grade Boys basketball team recently participated in a tournament hosted by St. Vincent de Paul in Elmont and won the tournament chamionship.
Notre Dame scored victories over St Vincent de Paul in the opening round of the tournament, followed by St. Aidan’s in the second round. Notre Dame then took the championship game from a St. Aidan’s team who fought out of the losers bracket.
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Notre Dame took an early first quarter lead of 11-0 and never looked back. The final score was 30-9.
The boys, under the coaching of Rob Kuzler, Joe Muratore, Al Puya and Rob Booth, had a fantastic season. Team defense & offensive ball movement were the catalysts to the team's success.
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The team was led by point guards Paul DePaulis, Joseph Muratore, shooting guards William Regan, Vincent Gambino and Declan Griffin, small forwards Justin Kuzler, Daniel Bateman and Brian Lendino-Nieves, power forwards Christian Ugolini and Michael Keller and centers Robbie Booth and Abidin Dauti.
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