Curtis High School Great @nemiath44 Few people have as much admiration for the SIHSL Tournament as Red Tripp, the championship-game MVP while playing point guard for Curtis in 1999. 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 “It brings back a lot of great memories,” said Tripp, sitting at the press table during Wednesday night’s semifinals at Wagner College. “Nothing but good times.” 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 Tripp (with ball) helped the Warriors finish 17-0 on Staten Island during his senior campaign of 1998-99. 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 He was a smooth-dribbling, assist machine who'd often turn steals into points. He earned Advance All Star status as a senior. 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 Tripp scored 23 points in the Warriors' SIHSL Tournament championship game victory over St. Peter's. Tripp was in the middle Curtis’ four-year run as SIHSL champions (1997-2000), playing for the 1998 and 1999 title squads. He made the all-tourney team both seasons, earning MVP honors after scoring 23 points in a 69-62 win over St. Peter’s during his senior campaign. 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 He remains in close contact with Gannon, his former Curtis coach who he calls “the best coach ever on Staten Island.” 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 Tripp can effortlessly rattle off the names of teammates from his two varsity seasons, but for space considerations here were his fellow Curtis starters on the 1999 title team — Nigel Wyatte, Rob Lewin, Rocky Ferrante and Demitrius Williams. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app