<p>On the latest episode of &quot;Sarra Sounds Off,&quot; two Long Island schools win state basketball titles and 1980s All-Decade Team member Matt Brust joins the show to talk LI hoops&nbsp;history.</p>


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SARRA SOUNDS OFF: Two state girls basketball titles and 1980s hoops star Matt Brust 

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SARRA SOUNDS OFF: Two state girls hoops titles, and Matt Brust joins the show

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