Longwood's Corey Rasheed wins state championship

Originally published: February 23, 2013 9:42 PM
Updated: February 23, 2013 10:30 PM
By GENE MORRIS gene.morris@newsday.com

Photo credit: Pat Orr | Corey Rasheed of Longwood celebrates his win against Great Neck South's Chris Koo after their 152 lb match. (Feb. 23, 2013)

Corey Rasheed stepped onto the mat Saturday night in front of a raucous crowd with only one more wrestler in between him and his goal of winning a state championship. It was a familiar spot for Rasheed, a junior from Longwood. In 2009 he finished second at 96 pounds as a seventh-grader.

As a freshman he finished fifth in the state at 112 pounds and last year he made it back to the state final...

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