Andre Curbelo, Zed Key lead No. 18 Long Island Lutheran past No. 16 Sierra Canyon at Metro Classic

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Ohio State-signee Zed Key and Illinois-bound Andre Curbelo combined for 48 points as No. 18 Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) picked up a signature 86-74 victory over No. 16 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) Saturday night at the Metro Classic in New Jersey.

Curbelo, a 6-foot senior, played with a fearless poise throughout the highly-anticipated contest, making a number of spectacular plays and finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Key, a 6-8 senior, was a dominant presence down low, and led all scorers with 25 points to go along with 12 rebounds despite being matched up with taller defenders throughout.

Long Island Lutheran controlled the game in the second half, pushing a three-point halftime advantage to 58-50 heading into the final period. Despite a late run from the Trailblazers, the talented group from New York was able to hold off any comeback efforts and secure the big-time win.

For Sierra Canyon, Kentucky-signee Brandon Boston, Jr. led the way with 20 points and Ziaire Williams added 19 points in the loss.

Sierra Canyon wraps up the regular season at 24-4 and will enter postseason play among the favorites to capture their third consecutive CIF Open Division state title.

Long Island Lutheran (19-3) has another difficult challenge in its next game, hosting Patrick School (Hillside, N.J.) on Feb. 13.

Other top games at the Metro Classic on Saturday included Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) handing No. 19 Rutgers Prep (Somerset, N.J.) its first loss of the season, 83-62, and No. 21 Camden (Camden, N.J.) taking down Gill St. Bernard's (Gladstone, N.J.) 65-60.

Huntington Prep was paced by five players scoring in double figures in the quality win, while elite freshman Dajuan Wagner Jr scored 19 points to lead the way for Camden in the big in-state victory.