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Hicksville’s Brandon Gamblin scored four goals as Long Island won its fifth straight Empire State Games gold medal by edging Central 7-6 today at Canisius College in Buffalo.

The UMass-bound Gamblin, a midfielder, finished the tournament with 17 goals in six games as Long Island finished 5-1 and avenged for an 8-7 overtime loss to Central in Day 2 of action on Friday night.

In their rematch, Long Island scored three unanswered goals in the third quarter to go ahead 5-4 on a goal by Gamblin. It was a lead it would not relinquish. Central had taken a 4-2 lead halftime lead by scoring twice in the last minute of the second quarter.

Western won the bronze-medal game earlier today at Canisius, defeating Adirondack 13-7. Western outscored Adirondack 6-2 after Adirondack had pulled within 7-5 with just over a minute remaining in the third quarter.

Here are the final standings:

Long Island 5-1 (gold)
Central 5-1 (silver)
Western 4-2 (bronze)
Adirondack 2-4
Hudson Valley 1-4
New York City 0-5

Just as the Empire State Games end today, another showcase event will be starting. It marks the unofficial end of the live July evaluation period for Division I college programs. It’s the Battle of the Hotbeds at the University of Delaware, and it  ends on Wednesday. For a look at the complete Hotbeds schedule, click here.

Also of note, the 21st annual Champ Camp is under way in Baltimore. It features teams from 21 states. For the complete schedule, click here.

All-time scholastic men’s lacrosse champions

(Silver, bronze medalists in parentheses)

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