BY MARCUS HENRY
I know it's early, but Long Island Lutheran is back. If you need proof, check out Wednesday night's game against St. John the Baptist. It wasn't a contest as LIL scored an easy 70-39 win. There hasn't been this much buzz around the school since the 1990s, when LIL last won a Federation title.
"This school has a lot of tradition," LIL coach Brian Carey said. "These kids see it and experience it every day. We need to be back in the mix."
LIL won Federation titles in 1997, 1994, 1982, 1981.
Unfortunately, LIL isn't in a league this season. It left the IPPSAL. That didn't stop Carey from finding the top competition. LIL has games against Mt. Vernon and St. Anthony of Jersey City. Both schools are ranked in USA Today's Super 25 poll. They already played Archbishop Molloy, Holy Trinity and Nazareth (Brooklyn). They beat Holy Trinity and Nazareth and loss to Molloy at the buzzer, 79-77.
LIL, which fresh off a Class A Federation semifinal appearance, is back on the map.