Ward Melville got a scare at Longwood before escaping with a 59-58 League I victory over the winless Lions yesterday in boys basketball. The Patriots’ Jerome White sank two free throws with two seconds left to give his team its fifth win in the past six games, four of them decided by a total of six points. Rob Ogden scored 20 of his game-high 31 points in the second half when Ward Melville erased a four-point deficit.-Ward Melville 19 7 14 19 59 Longwood 13 17 13 15 58 Ward Melville: Jost 2-5-9, Ogden 15-1-31, White 2-6-10, Arline 0-2-2, Monahan 3-0-7. Totals: 22-14-59. Longwood: Adams 4-0-8, D. Myler 0-3-3, Arizonis 0-1-1, Knudsen 3-2-8, J. Myler 7-2-16, Gabriel 1-0-3, Phifer 3-0-6, Edmonds 6-1-13. Totals: 24-9-58. Three-point goals: Ward Melville 1 (Monahan); Longwood 1 (Gabriel). –Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 25 Jan 1992
Joe Martin’s layup with 1:50 remaining gave Sachem a 70-69 lead in its 75-72 win over Longwood. Twenty seconds later, Quincy Coleman, who scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds, sank two free throws to give the Flaming Arrows a 72-69 cushion.
Sachem Longwood Sachem: Donato 3-3-10, Crowley 7-2-16, Martin 6-3-15, Coleman 12-4-30, Kaczmarski 0-2-2, McGroary 1-0-2. Totals: 29-14-75. Longwood: Adams 14-6-35, Arizonis 1-0-2, Knudsen 2-0-4, Myler 2-2-6, Edmonds 9-5-23, Phifer 1-0-2. Totals: 29-13-72. Three-point goals: Sachem 3 (Coleman 2, Donato); Longwood 1 (Adams). – Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 29 Jan 1992:
In other League I games: Brentwood (6-1) moved into first place with a 71-55 victory over winless Longwood. Matt McMurray scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half to help Brentwood overcome a 35-25 deficit . Jan. 31- Longwood 13 20 8 14 55 Brentwood 12 13 19 27 71 Longwood: Adams 5-6-16, Knudsen 2-2-6, Myler 3-3-9, Garbiel 1-0-3, Edmonds 9-3-21. Totals: 20-14-55. Brentwood: Bayne 7-0-14, Dowling 3-1-7, McMurray 6-1-13, Raye 3-7-14, Smith 5-1-12, Brown 0-2-2, Edghill 1-1-3, Kassebaum 2-0-4, Rentz 1-0-2. Totals: 28-13-71. Three-point goals: Longwood 1 (Garbiel); Brentwood 2 (Smith, Raye).
Longwood snapped an eight-game losing streak in registering its first League I win, a 62-53 victory over Floyd. Jamil Adams had 15 points and 23 rebounds as Longwood pulled away from the Colonials, losers of five of their last six games, outscoring them 22-14 in the final quarter . – Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 05 Feb 1992: