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Senior forward Joey Marchese rebounds for the Wildcats at home against Hampton Bays. Photo by Bill Landon
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Senior forward Aidan Clifford battles his way to the rim for the Wildcats at home against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior forward Aidan Clifford shoots for the Wildcats at home against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior forward Aidan Clifford scores for the Wildcats at home against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Photo by Bill Landon
Alex Makarewicz the sophomore shoots for the Wildcats in a 51-49 win over Hampton Bays Dec 9. Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River junior Anthony Osness scores in a home game against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Bill Landon photo
Shoreham-Wading River junior Anthony Osness scores in a home game against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Bill Landon photo
Shoreham-Wading River junior Anthony Osness at the rim in a home game against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Bill Landon photo
Senior forward Dylan Kiely drives the baseline for the Wildcats at home against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior forward Dylan Kiely battles his way to the rim for the Wildcats at home against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River senior Greg Friedman scores in a home game against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Bill Landon photo
Senior forward Joey Marchese fights for the rebound for the Wildcats at home against Hampton Bays. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior forward Joey Marchese goes up top for the Wildcats at home against Hampton Bays. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior forward Joey Marchese rebounds for the Wildcats at home against Hampton Bays. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior forward Joey Marchese goes to the rim for the Wildcats at home against Hampton Bays. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River senior Liam Leonard scores from the top of the key in a home game against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Bill Landon photo
Shoreham-Wading River senior Liam Leonard with the layup in a home game against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Bill Landon photo
Shoreham-Wading River senior Liam Leonard goes to the rim in a home game against Hampton Bays Dec 9. Bill Landon photo

Shoreham-Wading River briefly held onto a four-point lead with 2 minutes left in regulation when the visiting Baymen of Hampton Bays rallied to tie the game at 49 all with 1:54 left in the game. 

The Wildcats scored at the :59 second mark to take a 51-49 advantage that set up a nail-biting finish, but were able to hold on for the win. The Wildcats were at full strength after an extended football season sidelined some of their starters (needing to meet the required number of practices), in the first few games of this early season. 

Senior Liam Leonard led the way for the Wildcats with two field goals, two trey’s and five free throws for 15 points followed by teammate Anthony Osness, who banked five from the floor and one from the line for 11 points.

— All photos by Bill Landon 

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#2 Earlene Scott keeps the ball away from her opponent during last Thursday's game. Photo from SB Athletics
The Stony Brook University women’s basketball team (7-1) battled tough, but fell to Fordham (5-3), 71-59, on Dec. 2 at Rose Hill Gym. The result marked the end of the Seawolves’ seven-game winning streak to start the 2021-22 season.

Stony Brook received a career-high offensive performance from senior guard Earlette Scott as she paced the scoring attack. The Brooklyn, N.Y. native finished the game with a career-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field. Scott was the driving force on offense for the Seawolves as she recorded her first 20-plus point performance of her Stony Brook career.

The two-point deficit was the closest that Stony Brook was able to get Fordham’s lead down to as the Rams closed out the third quarter on a 15-5 run to take a 54-42 lead into the fourth quarter.

STATS AND NOTES

  • Scott poured in a career-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field. The 10 made field goals and 16 field goal attempts were both career-high for the guard. In addition, she shot 2-of-3 from three-point range and a perfect 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. Scott pulled down five rebounds and dished out two assists in 31 minutes of play.
  • Junior guard Gigi Gonzalez scored in double figures for the sixth time this season and has done so in three consecutive games. The guard scored 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the floor and went 4-of-5 from the free-throw line.
  • Wool added nine points on 3-of-8 shooting and three rebounds in 27 minutes. Senior forward Nairimar Vargas-Reyes added two points and a team-high seven rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench.
  • Graduate forward McKenzie Bushee finished the game with six points and six rebound in her second-straight start.
  • Freshman guard Erin Turral made her collegiate debut and chipped in four points in 15 minutes off the bench.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
“Fordham is a good team and DeWolfe was hard to guard tonight. Without key players, we were still in position to win the game and that’s a positive. We will use tonight’s game as a learning lesson and fuel to continue to get better,” said head coach Ashley Langford.

NEXT UP
Stony Brook is back inside Island Federal Arena when it hosts Marist on Tuesday, December 7, at 7 p.m. The game is set to air on SNY and ESPN+ with Sam Neidermann (play-by-play) and Rob Pavinelli (analyst) on the call. Be sure to purchase your tickets now to be a part of the action!

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The team celebrates with head coach Mark Anderson after weekend victory. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics
Salmon, Liew and Conway set new meet records

The Stony Brook swimming and diving team put forth a strong team effort over the course of the weekend to win the Blue Devil Invite. The Seawolves swam their way to five first-place finishes and three more meet records on Sunday to help them secure a first-place finish at the Blue Devil Invite with a final score of 626 points.

Stony Brook had multiple athletes earn first-place finishes and set a meet record in their individual events. 

Senior Jessica Salmon started the final day off strong for the Seawolves winning the 50 breast and setting a new meet record with her time of 30.18. Salmon surpassed CCSU’s Mariana Espino’s record of 30.54 set in 2019. Sophomore Briana Liew kept points rolling for Stony Brook as she took first in the 50 fly and also set a new meet record clocking in at 25.60, beating Wagner’s Dorian McMenemy’s previous record of 25.82.

Sophomore Mary Kate Conway had another record-breaking day at the Invite. Conway took first in the 100 free touching the wall in 51.88, setting a new meet record by crushing Vermont’s Christa Weaver’s previous time of 52.18. Conway also earned a first-place finish in the 200 fly and anchored the victorious 400 free relay squad.

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Sophomore Mary Kate Conway swam a new personal best in the 500 free with a time of 5:00.48, beating her previous best of 5:00.50 from 2018. Conway didn’t stop there, she also set a new meet record for the 500 free surpassing CCSU’s Taylor Friedmann’s previous record of 5:00.92 set in 2012. Conway ended the night anchoring the 400 medley relay squad to a first-place finish.
  • The victorious 400 medley relay team comprised of junior Reagan MacDonald, senior Jessica Salmon, sophomore Briana Liew, and Conway finished the night off with a bang. The squad’s 3:52.61 finish earned them a first-place win and set a new meet record, beating the previous record from 2012 set by the University of Vermont (3:53.34).
  • Junior Amanda Heinz placed second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:09.47, beating her previous personal best of 2:12.03.
  • MacDonald placed right behind Heinz in the 200 IM touching the wall in 2:10.44, which earned her a third-place finish.
  • Liew set a new season best in the 50 yard free with her final time of 24.58, surpassing her previous season best of 24.82. She earned a seventh-place finish.

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS

  • Conway claimed first-place in the 200 free, touching the wall in 1:51.93, setting a new meet record.
  • The 200 medley relay team comprised of sophomore Briana Liew, senior Jessica Salmon, sophomore Lara Youssef, and Conway earned a first-place finish (1:46.26).
  • Salmon took second in the 100 breast with a time of 1:05.57. Her prelim time of 1:04.77 tied the Stony Brook program record, which was set by Jessica Peters in 2011.
  • Youssef took first in the 100 fly touching the wall in 56.90.
  • Liew earned an individual first-place finish in the 100 IM clocking in at 59.05.
  • Junior Reagan MacDonald, junior Bridget Montgomery, senior Caroline Dunn, and Conway ended the night on top for the Seawolves taking first in the 800 free relay (8:16.65).

DAY THREE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Salmon earned first-place and set a new meet record in the 50 breast with her time of 30.18. Salmon also finished fourth in the 200 breast (2:25.74).
  • Liew touched the wall in 25.60 in the 50 fly to earn herself a victory and set a new meet record.
  • Sophomore Lara Youssef finished right behind Liew in second with a time of 25.87 in the 50 fly.
  • Conway claimed first-place in the 100 free and set a new meet record, touching the wall in 51.88. She also earned a victory in the 200 fly (2:04.84).
  • Freshman Emma Hawkins followed behind Conway earning a fourth-place finish in the 200 fly with her time of 2:11.27.
  • Senior Haille Bogumil clocked in at 54.65 in the 100 free which was good for eighth overall in the finals.
  • Senior Yurika Tomita claimed a first-place finish in the B final (seventh overall) in the 200 breast touching the wall in 2:29.24. Tomita set a new personal best, beating her previous time of 2:35.65.
  • Junior Amanda Heinz placed third overall in the 200 breast with a time of 2:23.83.
  • Freshman Zoe Rebol clocked in at 17:53.03 in the 1650 free earning a second-place finish and a new personal best, her previous best was 18:11.50.
  • Sophomore Sara DiStefano represented Stony Brook in the 1-meter dive finals earning a fifth-place finish (200.05).
  • The 400 free relay squad comprised of junior Reagan MacDonald, Liew, Bogumil, and Conway finished the Invite with a bang earning a victory with a time of 3:32.59

Next up, the swimming and diving team is back in action on Jan. 22 when they hit the road to compete against Rider in Newark, N.J.

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Coach Ashley Langford during the game against Rutgers on Dec. 16. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics
Coach Ashley Langford with Leighah-Amori Wool during the game against Rutgers on Dec. 16. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics
Coach Ashley Langford with team members during the game against Rutgers on Dec. 16. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics

By Daniel Dunaief

Daniel Dunaief

Before each game, the Stony Brook University women’s basketball team meditates.

The pre-game ritual, among other changes and additions first-year Coach Ashley Langford instituted, has worked, as the team has a 7-1 record and sits first in the America East division.

Meditating “calms us and helps us visualize what we want to see in a game,” said India Pagan, a starter for Stony Brook and a graduate student with an extra year of eligibility because of the COVID pandemic.

A standout guard for Tulane University who finished her college career first in assists, Langford appreciates how hard the team has worked and how well they’ve come together.

“Our chemistry has been really good early on, to the point where, sometimes, [I wonder] is it November or is it March?” she said.

With five players averaging double digits in scoring, Stony Brook becomes harder to guard.

“On any given night, we’re moving and sharing the ball,” Langford said. “They are selfless. They don’t care who has the most points.”

While earning a spot in March Madness this year for just the second time in the program’s history would be rewarding, Langford focuses on each game.

“I’m a person that stays in the moment,” Langford said. “As long as we’re getting better, that puts us in a position to win the next game.

To that end, Langford would like the team to continue to improve in its transition defense.

She would like to see the team, which includes starters Earlette Scott, Gigi Gonzalez, Leighah-Amori Wool, Anastasia Warren and Pagan, continue to collect more offensive rebounds.

Langford’s assistant coaches, which includes recruiting coordinator Shireyll Moore, have been searching for players who might join the program as student-athletes.

“We’re in the position we are today because we have pretty good players,” Langford said. “My staff does a lot of this. They are more actively involved in the recruiting” each day.

Stony Brook has signed three current high school seniors and is focusing on juniors.

Before each game, Langford’s assistant coaches watch film of their opponents. They give her a cheat sheet before she watches film as well.

While Langford plans to stick to the team’s strengths, she will add a few wrinkles depending on the insights she gains about her opponents.

In the team’s first loss, Pagan and Warren were unavailable to play for medical reasons.

The team could have gone to Fordham feeling defeated, but the players fought to the end in a game they lost, 71-59.

“They don’t like losing, we don’t like losing,” Langford said. “They have responded well this week.”

The start of a season as head coach has taught Langford several lessons, including pacing herself and, in particular, protecting her voice. She drinks tea all day long and tells her staff to remind her not to yell in practice, because she shouts over the band at games.

In practice, Langford grabs a ball periodically to demonstrate what she’d like to see from her players.

As for her activity during the game, Langford sits only for about the first 30 seconds and then works the sidelines.

Pagan appreciates the work Langford puts in and the way her new coach has improved her game. While she used to get three or four rebounds a game, she’s often snagging 10 or more.

Pagan also sees herself hustling more, particularly after Langford created a drill where the players dive for loose balls.

“Before, I wouldn’t think of diving for a ball. Now, it’s ingrained into my head,” Pagan said. “The hustle doesn’t stop until the whistle blows. You play until you can’t play any more.”

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Ward Melville senior Tommy Ribaudo gets mobbed by teammates after his buzzer beater trey won the game for the Patriots in a non-league matchup against Sachem North. Bill Landon photo
Tommy Ribaudo scores for the Patriots in a non-league road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Photo by Bill Landon
Tommy Ribaudo scores for the Patriots in a non-league road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Photo by Bill Landon
Tommy Ribaudo with the jumper for the Patriots in a non-league road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Photo by Bill Landon
Tommy Ribaudo drives the lane for the Patriots in a non-league road game against Sachem North. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior Tommy Engel from the free throw line in a road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Bill Landon photo
Ward Melville senior Tommy Engel lays up for two against Sachem North Dec 7. Bill Landon photo
Ward Melville senior Tommy Engel in the paint in a road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Bill Landon photo
Ward Melville senior Tommy Engel drives the baseline against Sachem North Dec 7. Bill Landon photo
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Ward Melville senior Michael Dargan drives the baseline in a road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Bill Landon photo
Ward Melville senior center Josh Horvath goes to the rim for the Patriots in a road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior center Josh Horvath scores for the Patriots in a road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior forward Frank Carroll scores in a road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Bill Landon
Frank Carroll fights his way to the basket for the Patriots in a road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior forward Frank Carroll drives to the basket for the Patriots in a road game against Sachem North Dec 7. Bill Landon

The Patriots of Ward Melville trailed almost the entire game, at one point down by 11 points, in a non-league road game against Sachem North. The Patriots tied the game at 41-41 with less than a minute left in regulation when Tommy Ribaudo’s three-pointer at the final buzzer gave the Patriots their only lead in the game when it mattered most, a 44-41 victory in a thriller Tuesday night, Dec. 7.

The win lifts the Patriots to 3-0 with another non-league matchup before they begin league play with a road game against Connetquot Dec. 14. Game time is 6:45 p.m.

Pictured clockwise from above left,  Ward Melville senior Tommy Engel from the free throw line; senior center Josh Horvath goes to the rim; senior Tommy Ribaudo gets mobbed by teammates after his buzzer-beater trey won the game for the Patriots; senior Michael Dargan drives the baseline; and Engel drives the baseline.

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Port Jeff senior John Sheils looks to rebound after a free throw in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Photo by Bill Landon
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Port Jeff senior John Sheils takes flight for the score against visiting Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo
Port Jeff junior Luke Dickhuth muscles his way to the rim in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo
Port Jeff junior Luke Dickhuth from the free throw line in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo
Port Jeff senior John Sheils lays up for the score against visiting Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo
Port Jeff senior Steven Bayer shoots from the top of the key against visiting Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo
Port Jeff junior Luke Dickhuth muscles his way to the rim in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo
Port Jeff junior Luke Dickhuth muscles his way to the rim in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo
Conor Daily the sophomore goes up top for the Royals against Southold Dec 3. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior John Sheils lays up for the score against visiting Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo
Port Jeff junior Luke Dickhuth shoots in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo Port Jeff junior Luke Dickhuth shoots in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo
Port Jeff senior John Sheils passes to the corner in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior John Sheils looks to rebound after a free throw in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Luke Dickhuth shoots in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo
Tyler Cobb the sophomore lets a three pointer fly for the Royals at home against Southold Dec 3. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior John Sheils battles in the paint in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior forward Peter Murphy looks to rebound after a free throw in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Luke Dickhuth muscles his way to the rim in a home game against Southold Dec 3. Bill Landon photo

Port Jefferson opened their league VII season with a dominant performance over Southold where the Royals broke out to a 14-1 lead in the early going and never looked back. 

The First Settlers made a better showing in the second quarter, but still trailed 26-11 at the halftime break. 

With a 16-point advantage to begin the final 8 minutes of play, the Royals spelled their starters, flushed their bench and cruised to a 54-37 victory.

Senior guard John Sheils led the way in scoring for the Royals with 21 points and junior forward Luke Dickhuth netted 18.

The Royals retake the court with a road game against Pierson Dec. 9 with a 6:15 p.m. start.

— All photos by Bill Landon 

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Miller Place senior Emma LaMountain fights for the rebound in a non-league matchup against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
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Miller Place senior Andrea Mott drives the lane in a home game against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place senior Andrea Mott with a jumper in a home game against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place senior Ann McNulty fights for the rebound in a non-league matchup against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point junior Chloe Graham shoots in a non-league matchup against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place senior Emma LaMountain fights to get a shot off in a non-league matchup against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place senior Emma LaMountain fights for the rebound in a non-league matchup against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place senior Emma LaMountain shoots in a non-league matchup against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place junior Kathryn Doherty battles down low for the Eagles in a non-league matchup against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place junior Kathryn Doherty lays up for the score in a non-league matchup against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place junior Kathryn Doherty battles down low in a non-league matchup against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place senior Lauren Molinaro shoots from the paint in a home game against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place senior Lauren Molinaro shoots from the paint in a home game against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Miller Place senior Lauren Molinaro drives the baseline in a home game against Rocky Point Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point junior Leela Smith with the rebound for the Eagles in a non-league matchup against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point junior Leela Smith with the rebound for the Eagles in a non-league matchup against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point guard Leela Smith shoots from the paint in a non-league road game against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point sophomore forward McKenzie Moeller from the free throw line in a non-league road game against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point sophomore forward McKenzie-Moeller shoots for two in a non-league road game against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point sophomore guard Sarah May lays up for two in a non-league road game against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point senior forward Victoria Curreri drives to the basket in a non-league road game against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point senior forward Victoria Curreri scores in a non-league road game against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point senior forward Victoria Curreri scores in a non-league road game against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo
Rocky Point senior forward Victoria Curreri scores in a non-league road game against Miller Place Dec 2. Bill Landon photo

The Rocky Point Eagles never trailed in their non-league road game against Miller Place Dec. 2, but the Panthers did tie the score at 27 all with 4:21 remaining in the contest. 

Some late game fouls saw the Eagles cash in at the free throw line to hold the Panthers at bay, to hang on for the 36-29 victory. 

Leading the way for the Eagles was senior forward Victoria Curreri with 15 points, McKenzie Moeller banked 8 with Sarah May and Leela Smith netted 6 apiece.

Kathryn Doherty the junior scored 9 points for the Panthers and senior Andrea Mott sank 8.

Rocky Point retakes the court on Dec. 6 against Mt. Sinai before opening their league season against Islip on the road Dec. 9. Game time is 5 p.m.

Miller Place has three more non-league matchups before league play begins Dec. 13. Tip-off is also at 5 o’clock.

— All photos by Bill Landon 

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Tommy Engel drives the lane for the Patriots in their season opener against Centereach Nov 30. Bill Landon Photo
Will Kiernan drives the lane for Centereach in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville Nov 30. Bill Landon photo
Tariq Earl battles in the paint for the Cougars in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville Nov 30. Bill Landon photo
Ward Melville senior Tommy Ribaudo goes up for the score for the Patriots in their season opener against Centereach Nov 30. Bill Landon Photo
Tariq Earl with the rebound for the Cougars in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville Nov 30. Bill Landon photo
Ward Melville senior forward Frank Carroll boxes out Sean Connor in the Patriots season opener against Centereach Nov 30. Bill Landon Photo
Tommy Ribaudo battles his way to the rim for the Patriots in their season opener against Centereach Nov 30. Bill Landon Photo
Ward Melville senior forward Frank Carroll boxes out Sean Connor in the Patriots season opener against Centereach Nov 30. Bill Landon Photo
Derek Zheng drives the baseline for the Cougars in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville. Bill Landon photo
Ward Melville senior guard Michael Dargan shoots from the baseline for the Patriots in their season opener against Centereach Nov 30. Bill Landon Photo
Ward Melville senior guard Josh Horvath goes to the rim for the Patriots in their season opener against Centereach Nov 30. Bill Landon Photo
Xander Torres drives the baseline for Centereach in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville Nov 30. Bill Landon photo
Tommy Ribaudo lets a three pointer fly for the Patriots in their season opener against Centereach Nov 30. Bill Landon Photo
Timmy McCarthy lays up for two for Centereach in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville Nov 30. Bill Landon photo
Tommy Ribaudo drives the lane for the Patriots in their season opener against Centereach Nov 30. Bill Landon Photo
Ward Melville senior guard Tommy Ribaudo drives the lane for the Patriots in their season opener against Centereach Nov 30. Bill Landon Photo
Timmy McCarthy scores from the paint for Centereach in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville Nov 30. Bill Landon photo
Ryan Tully shoots for the Cougars in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville. Bill Landon photo
Ward Melville sophomore guard KJ Anderson goes to the rim for the Patriots against Tariq Earl in their season opener Nov 3. Photo by Bill Landon
Derek Zheng passes inside for the Cougars in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville. Bill Landon photo
Logan Norman goes up for two for the Cougars in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville. Bill Landon photo
Logan Norman shoots from the top of the key for Centereach in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville Nov 30. Bill Landon photo
Xander Torres with the jumper for Centereach in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville Nov 30. Bill Landon photo
Will Kiernan goes up for the score for the Cougars in their season opener on the road against Ward Melville. Bill Landon photo

The Cougars of Centereach a League IV team took on the League I powerhouse Ward Melville in their season opener in a non-league matchup on the road Nov 30. The Patriots dominated the first 8 minutes of play but the Cougars chipped away in the second quarter to slow the Patriots surge. Ward Melville sophomore KJ Anderson had the hot hand in the second half on his way to a team high of 14 points to put the game away 68-34. Seniors Tommy Ribaudo banked 11 points and Tommy Engle and Frank Carroll netted 9 points apiece. 

Timmy McCarthy led the way for the Centereach nailing 12 points with help from teammates Tariq Earl and Will Kiernan who scored 5 points each. 

Centereach has another non-league contest before they host their League season opener at home against North Babylon Dec 7. Game time is 5:45 p.m. 

The Patriots have three more non-league games before their League season opens at Connetquot Dec 14. Tip-off is 6:45 pm. 

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Senior running-back Max Barone looks for an opening for the Wildcats in the Div IV Long Island Championship game against North Shore Nov 27. Bill Landon photo
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Shoreham-Wading River quarterback Dylan Zahn throws to the outside in the Div IV Long Island Championship game against North Shore Nov 27. Bill Landon photo
Shoreham-Wading River quarterback Dylan Zahn throws over the middle in the Div IV Long Island Championship game against North Shore Nov 27. Bill Landon photo
Shoreham-Wading River quarterback Dylan Zahn looks for a hole in the Div IV Long Island Championship game against North Shore Nov 27. Bill Landon photo
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Senior wide-receiver Liam Leonard out of the back-field for Shoreham-Wading River in the Div IV Long Island Championship game against North Shore Nov 27. Bill Landon photo
Max Barone and Aidan Franks in on the tackle for the Wildcats in the Div IV Long Island Championship game against North Shore Nov 27. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior running-back Max Barone looks for an opening for the Wildcats in the Div IV Long Island Championship game against North Shore Nov 27. Bill Landon photo
Senior running-back Max Barone looks for an opening for the Wildcats in the Div IV Long Island Championship game against North Shore Nov 27. Bill Landon photo
Time out.
Wildcats

The Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats found themselves in an unusual position as the final minute ticked off at Lavalle Stadium in Stony Brook with a goose egg on the scoreboard in the Long Island Championship game against North Shore. 

The Vikings were able to move the chains with their running game while containing the Wildcats one-two punch ground game for a 7-0 victory for the Div-IV title Nov. 27. It was the only time the Wildcats were shut out this season. 

North Shore quarterback Daniel Quigley on a keeper found the endzone in the final minute of the opening quarter for a 7-0 lead that held up the rest of the way.

It was a tough weekend for Suffolk football where Nassau County captured all four championship games. Massapequa defeated Walt Whitman in D-I, Garden City beat Bellport in D-II and Plainedge edged East Islip in D-III. 

It was the Wildcats sixth appearance in eight seasons having captured four Long Island Championship trophies. 

— All photos by Bill Landon 

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The Stony Brook University men’s cross-country team registered a fourth-place finish at the ECAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 20. Colin Ross (pictured above) led the way placing second with Carlos Santos following closely behind in third place.

Ross and Santos were joined in the top 50 by teammates Nick Cipolla, Timothy Weber, Ryan Dearie, and Eric Shu, aiding the Seawolves to a top five men’s finish.

Ross took second as he crossed the finish line in 25:23. He ran at an average 1K pace of 3:11. Santos placed third as he crossed the finish line closely behind Ross in 25:24 and ran the same average 1K pace of 3:11. Cipolla secured a top 25 finish by placing 20th as he clocked a time of 26:05. Weber, Dearie, and Shu all finished the race in the top 50. Weber finished in 36th with a time of 26:34. Dearie took 40th with his time of 26:41 and Shu crossed the line in 26:53 to take 49th place.

“Today for the most part was a worthwhile exercise as we nearly came with away with 2 individual titles. Fiona and Colin fell just short of the win. The team’s performances were solid. We mainly competed on the men’s side to give the guys that didn’t compete at the conference and regional meets plus the freshmen one more run over the 8k distance go gain experience for next fall,” said  head coach Andrew Ronan.

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