WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW: Girls Basketball Players to Watch: [SUFFOLK Edition 1]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 06 Dec 1992

Alison Kuehne, Patchogue-Medford, Senior, Forward: At 5-10, Kuehne will fill the void at center left by the loss of All-Long Island player Karyn Thompson . . . A presence on the boards, Kuehne averaged 14 points and eight rebounds in earning All-County honors last season. Rebecca Yates, Patchogue-Medford, Senior, Guard: One of the best pure shooters in the county, Yates shot 60 percent from field last season when she was All-League . . . A dangerous three-point shooter who is the Raiders’ field general . . . Accurate passing, clutch free-throw shooting and excellent defense make her a threat from anywhere.

Alicia Conquest, Longwood, Junior, Center: Started as a freshman last season and averaged 11.5 points and 14 rebounds per game . . . At 5-11, she can dominate the boards and alters many shots.

Kim Canada, Brentwood, Senior, Guard: An exceptional ballhandler who creates her own shot . . . Was All-County last season after averaging 13 points per game . . . With young team last year, Canada was relied on for much of Brentwood’s scoring. This season, she should be able to show passing skills.

Kim Ruck, Northport, Junior, Guard: Will be asked to play more of a leadership role this year . . . Ruck is the prototypical Northport player – great shooter, excellent ballhandler, aggressive defender . . . Was All-County last season after averaging 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists . . . Was on the Empire State team that won a silver medal this summer.

Stephanie Rom, Northport, Junior, Guard: Three-year starter who is the catalyst behind a Northport offense that averaged 58.9 points a game . . . Averaged seven assists per game and 3.5 steals in earning All-County honors . . . Was a member of the Empire State team. Jennifer Jacks, Northport, Junior, Guard: Very quietly has become one of the top players in the county . . . Jacks averaged 11 points per game and 3 steals in earning All-League honors and earning a spot on the Empire State Team . . . “Jennifer at times is overlooked because of the success of her teammates,” said Northport coach Rich Castellano. “But in my heart she should have been All-County last season when she just missed.”

longwood 51, Miller Place 44

Miller Place: Darragh 1-0-2, Battaglia 2-0-4, O’Brien 3-6-12, Donovan 2-1-5, Panasci 6-1-13, McEneany 1-4-6, Maraglio 1-0-2. Totals 16-12-44. Longwood: Marotta 3-0-6, Dentel 2-0-4, Hill 3-0-6, Raptis 5-0-10, Conquest 5-3-13, Caro 7-0-14. Totals 24-3-51. Dec. 16

Jamie Ward scored 15 of her 24 points in the first half as Wyandanch opened a 32-23 lead in its 68-61 girls basketball win over Sachem in a winners’ bracket semifinal of the Suffolk Shootout at Northport. Ward added 15 rebounds and Nefertari Johns had 16 points and 24 rebounds. Michelle Malloy had seven assists.

Kristin Pepe scored 14 of her 18 points in the first half as host Northport opened a 37-18 halftime lead in its 60-32 victory over Huntington. Pepe made 8 of 10 free throws for Northport, which hosts Wyandanch in the final tonight at 7 o’clock.

In the losers’ bracket, Karen Mulligan scored 21 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and made 7 steals as Connetquot defeated Floyd, 59-38. Debbie Benson added seven steals for the winners . . . Alicia Conquest had 23 points as Longwood downed Smithtown, 43-35. Longwood-8-15-10-10-43-Smithtown-9-6-10-10-35- Longwood: Caro 3-0-6, Raptis 2-1-5, Dawson 4-1-9, Conquest 7-9-23. Totals: 16-11-43. Smithtown: Resnick 1-0-2, Fanuele 1-0-2, Rowe 2-0-4, Allen 3-0-6, DiStefano 2-0-4, Innes 4-1-9, Wardwell 4-0-8. Totals: 17-1-35. Dec. 30

In League I, Kim Brown hit two free throws with two minutes left to give Brentwood a 51-45 lead as the Lady Indians held on for a 51-50 win over Sachem . . . Kim Wardwell had 11 points and 13 rebounds to pace Smithtown over Floyd, 48-30 . . . Gladys Carroll (eight points) and Tiana Dawson totaled 16 first-quarter points as Longwood took a 20-4 lead in its 62-31 win over Ward Melville. -Ward Melville-4-8-2-17-31-Longwood-20-13-12-17-62- Ward Melville: Francino 1-2-4, Verzler 1-0-2, Milewski 3-0-6, Brower 2-0-4, Sinram 4-3-11, Ostapow 1-0-2, Steward 1-0-2. Totals: 13-5-31. Longwood: Caro 5-0-10, Raptis 7-0-14, Rogers 2-0-4, Charlton 1-0-2, Hill 1-1-3, Dawson 5-0-10, Marotta 1-1-3, Treiling 1-0-2, Conquest 3-4-10, Schreiber 0-2-2, Donahue 1-0-2. Totals: 27-8-62 Jan. 6

Longwood Stays Unbeaten: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 17 Jan 1993

Gladys Caro scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Longwood past Patchogue-Medford, 51-46, yesterday in a girls basketball game between League I co-leaders. Caro scored 10 second-quarter points as the Lions (5-0 league) opened a 31-22 lead.

Longwood Wins in OT To Retain First Place: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 20 Jan 1993:

Jackie Dentel opened overtime with a layup and Gladys Caro added four points in a 6-0 run as first–place Longwood (5-0) defeated Floyd, 53-49, yesterday in League I girls basketball. Longwood‘s Alicia Conquest scored off an offensive rebound with a minute left in regulation to tie the score at 43. Theresa Kral (13 points), Melisa Rodriquez (11 points) and Stephanie Omkaro (11 points) totaled 35 points for Floyd (1-4).

Kim Canada’s steal and layup and June Morrissey’s jumper from the lane gave Brentwood a 35-20 lead on its way to a 47-41 win over Longwood (5-1) yesterday, which moved the Indians into a first-place tie with Longwood in girls League I. Canada finished with 14 points and Morrissey had 16 points and 16 rebounds for Brentwood, which had 18 steals off its halfcourt trap. Jan. 23

In League I play, Beth Raptis made two free throws with 37 seconds left to give Longwood a 44-43 lead in its 46-43 victory over Sachem. Longwood trailed, 43-40, with a minute left before Raptis hit a jumper to pull Longwood within one. Raptis and Jackie Dentil each made one of two free throws in the last 30 seconds to help Longwood maintain its lead.Sachem-9-7-11-16-43-Longwood-6-14-15-11-46- S: Sinram 2-2-6, Buckridge 3-3-10, Swanson 2-0-4, Bowes 3-0-8, Przedwiecki 2-3-7, Kubas 2-1-5, Martin 1-1-3. Totals: 15-10-43. L: Caro 7-2-17, Raptis 4-5-13, Marotta 0-2-2, Dentil 1-1-3, Conquest 3-5-11. Totals: 15-15-46. Three-point goals: S 3 (Bowes 2, Buckridge); L 1 (Caro). Feb. 3

Longwood, Bayport-BP Net Titles: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 07 Feb 1993

The Longwood and Bayport-Blue Point girls basketball teams each won yesterday to clinch a tie for Suffolk league titles.

Alicia Conquest hit the second of a three-shot foul with one second left to lift Longwood (9-1) to a 39-38 League I victory over Patchogue-Medford (7-3). Trailing 38-36, Longwood tied the score on a layup by Conquest with eight seconds left. Feb. 7

Longwood Defeats East Islip:

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 02 Mar 1993

In the other semifinal, Tiama Dawson hit two free throws with eight seconds left to close the scoring as Longwood held off East Islip, 50-47. Alicia Conquest scored 17 of her 19 points in the first half as the Lady Lions built a 27-22 lead. Conquest also grabbed 14 rebounds.

Danielle Faylo’s three-pointer was sandwiched by Katie Gordon baskets as East Islip cut a 10-point deficit to 48-47 with 16 seconds left, before Dawson’s free throws sealed the win. Longwood will play Northport in tonight’s Large School final at 8 p.m. at SUNY-Stony Brook, preceeded by the Wyandanch vs. Westhampton Small School final at 6. SUFFOLK CLASS A SEMIFINALS Longwood-17-10-8-15-50-East Islip-14-8-7-18-47- Longwood: Caro 2-8-12, Raptis 3-3-9, Rodgers 2-1-5, Dawson 0-2-2, Dentel 1-1-3, Conquest 7-5-19. Totals: 15-20-50. East Islip: K. Kneisel 2-2-6, Faylo 5-4-15, Gordon 9-4-22, Arbacus 2-0-4. Totals: 18-10-47. Three-point goals: East Islip 1 (Faylo)

Undefeated top seed Northport (21-0) won its fifth consecutive Class A title by routing third-seeded Longwood, 53-37, while Class C winner Wyandanch (20-1) defeated Class B representative Westhampton, 74-56, for Suffolk’s so-called “small schools championship.”

It took Northport a little longer to assume command. Thanks to Alicia Conquest’s seven points, Longwood (16-5) was able to stay within 12-9 in the first quarter. But an 11-0 run in the second period, led by Kim Ruck’s seven points, gave Northport breathing room at 25-11. With Jennifer Jacks scoring six points and point guard Stephanie Rom five, the Lady Tigers broke the game open with a 13-3 spurt to end the third period.

“Huntington put a big scare in us,” Northport coach Rick Castellano said, referring to the Lady Tigers’ narrow 36-27 semifinal victory Monday. “It was good to see Stephanie and Kim and everybody with their poise and confidence back. They looked like they were having fun.”

Northport will pretend it is facing the Lady Warriors for the first time. “That other game is gone,” Castellano said. “Saturday we have to start all over again.”