Football signee Faysal Shafaat is a hoops force too

Orlando Lutheran’s Faysal Shafaat has signed to play football for UT-Chattanooga. But right now the 6-5, 230-pound senior is playing power forward, not tight end and defensive end.

Shafaat is averaging 15.8 points and 12 rebounds in basketball for the Crusaders (17- and went for 27 and 15 in a 1A-6 quarterfinal win over Agape Christian on Tuesday.

In a league top-ranked Orlando Christian Prep (21-4) has dominated, Lutheran meets second seed Faith Christian (20-5) in a semifinal tonight with a region berth at stake. Faith, which is No. 9 in the state poll, topped the Crusaders 65-58 in the regular season.