Bayport-Blue Point and Longwood have thrown in the towel, too – Longwood will be starting its fourth consecutive year on austerity. “When you get conditioned to doing this, and the district has been conditioned, you go along pretty well,” said Longwood Schools Superintendent Nick Muto. “With the economic climate the way it is, almost everyone has got to make some sacrifices and do what they can.” Longwood, where students are widely spread out, passed a separate transportation proposition to bus all students and has booster clubs to help support athletics.

Late Free Throws Lift East Hampton: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 09 Dec 1993:

Keon Trotman went 6-for-7 from the foul line late in the game, and East Hampton made 11 of 12 fourth-quarter foul shots as the Bonackers held off Longwood, 63-55, yesterday in Suffolk boys non-league basketball. Ross Gload led East Hampton with 20 points, Trotman had 17 and Amos Ryan finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Dec. 9

Tournament MVP Mario Braxton had 18 points and seven blocked shots to lead Longwood to a 70-58 win over Shoreham-Wading River in the final of the Longwood Tournament. Dec. 31

Smithtown 12 16 12 17 57 Longwood 12 17 16 24 69 S: Shepard 9-4-24, Donahue 4-2-10, Elmore 4-3-11, Arnold 5-2-12. Totals: 22-11-57. Longwood: Arena 2-0-5, Bardeguez 3-2-9, Braxton 6-0-13, Brown 2-0-4, Roberts 0-2-2, Rodriguez 4-0-8, Watkins 1-1-4, C. White 8-5-22, L. White 1-0-2. Totals: 27-10-69. Three-point goals: Smithtown 2 (Shepard 2); Longwood 5 (Arena, Bardeguez, Braxton, Watkins, C. White). Jan. 11

Mario Braxton scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to help Longwood hold off Patchogue-Medford, 60-52. – Jan. 12

Senior swingman Bobby Hodgson scored 24 points and went over the 2,000 points for his Floyd career as the Colonials defeated Longwood, 78-60, in a League I boys basketball game last night. The 6-7 Hodgson has been playing on the Floyd varsity since the eighth grade, and has compiled 2,019 points during that span. Hodgson has a total of 2,038 points in his high school career, counting 19 points he scored for West Islip as a seventh-grader.

“His personal accomplishments will be something that we look back on after he has finished playing and enjoy,” said Floyd coach Bob Hodgson, his father. “Right now our focus is just as it has been, on making the playoffs and competing for the league championship. We knew at some point he would {do it} but it has not been one of our focuses.”

“To tell you the truth I really wasn’t thinking about {it} that much,” the younger Hodgson said. “I wasn’t even aware of when it happened because I was so focused on the game. It’s a good accomplishment because it’s something that not many people have done, so it’s nice in that effect.”

Hodgson is the fifth player in Suffolk County high school history to reach the 2,000-point plateau. The others are Kenny Wood of East Hampton (2,613); Gary Williams of Bay Shore (2,125); Al Edwards of Greenport (2,117) and Chris Rooney of Smithtown West (2,063).

Clyde White led Longwood with 20 points. – Jan. 16

Nat Robinson scored 14 points and Jermaine Johnson had 11 points and 13 rebounds to lead Brentwood to a 70-52 win over Longwood. Brentwood made 16 of 20 free throws in the fourth quarter to preserve the win. Longwood 11 15 12 14 52 Brentwood 11 23 14 22 70 Longwood: Bardequez 3-3-9, Braxton 6-3-15, Brown 0-1-1, Roberts 0-1-1, Rodriguez 4-0-8, C. White 4-4-14, L. White 2-0-4. Totals: 19-12-52. Brentwood: Robinson 4-5-14, Kearney 3-1-7, Sharpe 3-1-7, Johnson 5-1-11, Carter 1-0-2, Georges 2-4-8, Burton 5-2-12, Batista 2-5-9. Totals: 25-19-70. Three-point goals: Longwood 2 (C. White 2); Brentwood 1 (Robinson). Jan. 19

Late Spurt Is Enough for Longwood: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 Jan 1994: 

Clyde White scored on a layup following a steal with three minutes left, putting Longwood ahead to stay in its 59-52 win over Ward Melville in a League I boys basketball game yesterday. White scored eight fourth-quarter points as Longwood outscored Ward Melville 20-11. Longwood made 10 of 13 foul shots in the quarter.

Ward Melville 12 16 13 11 52 Longwood 19 8 12 20 59 Ward Melville: Cavallo 0-4-4, Fox 0-3-3, Manning 4-1-9, Schaentzler 2-2-6, Giehl 8-1-17, Earnhart 2-1-5, Hirsch 1-0-2, Golden 0-2-2, Landes 2-0-4. Totals: 19-14-52. Longwood: Arena 0-3-3, Bardeguez 3-0-7, Braxton 7-3-17, Brown 1-3-5, Rodriguez 4-4-12, C. White 5-5-15. Totals: 20-18-59. Three-point goals: Longwood 1 (Bardeguez).

Longwood Turns Back Smithtown:

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 02 Feb 1994

Clyde White scored eight points, including two three-pointers, as Longwood went on a 10-0 run at the end of the third quarter to take a 52-46 lead in its 72-69 League I boys basketball win over Smithtown yesterday. Mario Braxton had eight of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to spark the Lions.

Longwood 14 16 12 23 65 Ward Melville 12 20 11 19 62 Braxton’s 15-foot jump shot with 1:30 left gave Longwood the lead for good as it defeated Ward Melville, 65-62. Mario Braxton scored 11 fourth-quarter points to help the Lions erase a one-point deficit and teammate Clyde White converted 2 of 3 free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

Longwood: Arena 1-0-2, Bardeguez 4-2-12, Braxton 7-2-16, Robinson 1-0-2, Rodriguez 5-1-11, C. White 6-3-16, L. White 3-0-6. Totals: 27-8-65. Ward Melville: Cavallo 2-0-5, Fox 1-2-4, Giehl 6-0-12, Earnhart 4-0-8, Manning 3-0-6, Schaentzler 4-5-13, Estefani 3-1-8, Hirsch 2-0-6. Totals: 25-8-62. Three-point goals: Longwood 3 (Bardeguez 2. C. White); Ward Melville 4 (Hirsch 2, Estefani, Cavallo). Feb. 11