Clyde White hit a three-pointer with 22 seconds left to give Longwood a 61-59 lead, and the Lions held on to beat East Hampton, 64-61, yesterday in a boys non-league basketball game. Phil Arena’s steal set up White. Arena also made two free throws with seven seconds left.
Hector Rodriguez (19 points) scored 10 in the fourth quarter to help the Lions overcome a seven-point deficit. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 14 Dec 1994
Longwood 9 11 13 10 43 Shoreham-Wading River 8 7 17 15 47 L: Arena 2-0-4, C. White 3-0-9, Edwards 2-0-5, Rodriguez 6-0-12, L. White 1-1-3, Kerwin 0-2-2, Riley 0-2-2, Wilkins 2-0-4, Minarovich 1-0-2. Totals: 17-5-43. SWR: Steiger 0-1-1, Maciejewski 4-2-10, Kearon 3-2-8, Ryan 2-2-7, Williams 7-3-17, Virgilio 0-3-3. Dec. 17
Longwood 25 16 15 24 80 Newfield 6 9 23 18 56
L: Arena 1-0-2, C. White 3-1-7, Edwards 4-1-9, Rodriguez 5-3-13, L. White 4-1-9, Kerwin 1-1-3, Riley 1-2-5, Wilkens 1-1-3, Roberts 2-2-6, Coleman 2-1-5, O’brien 1-1-3, Appel 4-0-8, Klein 2-0-4, Williams 1-1-3. Totals: 32-15-80. N: Boder 1-0-3, Bogad 8-7-24, Resnick 1-0-2, Kizer 0-1-1, LaFranca 1-0-2, Patriss 5-1-13, Petito 1-1-3, Power 3-2-8. Totals: 20-12-56. Three-point goals: L 1 (Riley); N 4 (Patriss 2, Bogad, Boder). Dec. 21
SOUTHAMPTON TOURNAMENT First Round Longwood 13 18 16 17 64 Southampton 17 16 13 23 69 L: Arena 4-1-9, C. White 5-1-11, Edwards 8-1-20, L. White 8-0-17, Kewin 1-0-2, Reilly 2-0-5. Totals: 28-3-64. S: Short 1-0-2, Johnson 1-0-2, Bullock 6-2-16, Sendlenski 2-3-7, Trent 8-3-19, Leonardo 8-3-19, Smith 2-0-4. Totals: 28-11-69. Three-point goals: L 8 (C. White 3, Edwards 3, L. White, Reilly); S 2 (Bullock 2). Dec 29
Clyde White scored 10 of his 12 points, including two three-pointers, as Longwoodoutscored Smithtown 21-8 in the final quarter en route to a 53-51 win over Smithtown. James Elmor had 17 points and 15 rebounds for Smithtown.. Jan. 7
Hector Rodriguez went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter, 9-for-9 for the game, and made three steals to lift Longwood (2-1) to a 54-45 victory over Patchogue-Medford (0-3). Rodriguez finished with 17 points and Clyde White added eight points and eight assists for the Lions.
Patchogue-Medford 6 10 13 16 45 Longwood 12 5 16 21 54
PM: Keller 4-0-11, Zeidler 1-6-8, Pyle 2-0-4, Rossy 1-1-4, McGuiness 4-5-13, Garrer 1-0-2, Nolan 1-0-3. Totals: 15-12-45. L: Arena 4-2-12, L. White 4-0-9, C. White 2-2-8, Kerwin 2-2-6, Rodriguez 4-9-17, Riley 1-0-2. Totals: 17-15-54. Three-point goals: PM 3 (Keller, Rossy, Nolan); L 5 (Arena 2, C. White 2, L. White). Floyd 8 12 7 9 36 Ward Melville 11 11 8 11 41 Jan. 11
Patchogue-Medford 6 10 13 16 45 Longwood 12 5 16 21 54 PM: Keller 4-0-11, Zeidler 1-6-8, Pyle 2-0-4, Rossy 1-1-4, McGuiness 4-5-13, Garrer 1-0-2, Nolan 1-0-3. Totals: 15-12-45. L: Arena 4-2-12, L. White 4-0-9, C. White 2-2-8, Kerwin 2-2-6, Rodriguez 4-9-17, Riley 1-0-2. Totals: 17-15-54. Three-point goals: PM 3 (Keller, Rossy, Nolan); L 5 (Arena 2, C. White 2, L. White). Jan. 11
Longwood went on a 7-0 run midway through the third quarter to break a tie at 34 as the Lions defeated Ward Melville (2-3), 65-52. Rodriguez scored six of his 15 points in the third quarter for Longwood (3-3). Longwood 18 9 17 21 65 Ward Melville 13 11 13 15 52 L: Arena 1-4-6, Riley 3-1-8, Kerwin 4-4-12, Appel 2-0-4, Rodriguez 6-3-15, Roberts 1-0-2, O’Brien 1-0-2, White 3-2-10, Williams 1-2-4, Coleman 1-0-2. Totals: 23-16-65. WM: Golden 1-2-4, Landes 1-0-2, Dowlin 6-1-13, Kangas 3-2-8, Sims 2-4-9, Mandell 3-1-7, Metz 1-2-4, Muscarella 1-1-3, Zebro 1-0-2. Totals: 19-13-52. Three-point goals: L 3 (White 2, Riley); WM 1 (Sims). Jan. 21
Longwood ended the third quarter with a 6-0 run to take a 56-44 lead and never looked back en route to a 77-65 win over Smithtown (3-5). Hector Rodriguez had 30 points and 10 rebounds for Longwood (4-4). Smithtown 12 13 19 21 65 Longwood 16 18 22 21 77 S: Aasan 4-3-11, Giordano 2-2-6, M. Javidi 0-2-2, Lesch 1-3-5, Ricca 2-0-4, Rollins 5-10-20, Schwarz 7-2-17. Totals: 21-22-65. L: Arena 7-0-18, Riley 2-0-4, Kerwin 1-1-3, Appel 1-0-2, Rodriguez 9-12-30, L. White 6-5-18, C. White 1-0-2. Totals: 27-18-77. Three-point goals: S 1 (Schwarz); L 5 (Arena 4, L. White). Feb. 1
Longwood 9 9 8 11 37 Patchogue-Medford 10 11 5 10 36 L: Arena 1-0-2, Riley 3-0-8, Kerwin 1-4-6, Appel 1-0-2, Rodriguez 1-1-3, O’Brien 3-0-6, L. White 2-2-6, C. White 1-2-4. Totals: 13-9-37. PM: Keller 3-1-7, Schneider 1-0-2, Zeidler 3-4-10, Pyle 2-2-6, McGuinness 1-0-2, DeFrancesco 3-1-9. Totals; 14-7-36. Three-point goals: L 2 (Riley 2); PM 1 (DeFrancesco). Feb. 4
Big Fourth Lifts Longwood: [SUFFOLK Edition]
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 08 Feb 1995
Lahshone White hit a three-pointer with 2:30 left to give Longwood a 62-60 lead in its 67-63 League I win over Floyd last night in a boys basketball game. White finished with 12 points, Hector Rodriguez scored 22, Phil Arena had 10 points and 10 assists for Longwood (6-4). Floyd went on a 14-0 run in the third quarter to take a 50-46 lead at the end of the period, but Longwood outscored Floyd 22-12 in the fourth for the win. Dennis Ryan scored 15 of his 24 points in the third for Floyd (2-8)
SUFFOLK LEAGUE I Longwood 12 3 15 16 46 Brentwood 17 14 18 17 66 L: Arena 4-0-12, Riley 1-0-2, Kerwin 3-0-6, Rodriguez 2-0-4, Appel 1-1-3, White 3-1-8, Roberts 2-0-4, Klein 2-0-4, Coleman 1-1-3. Totals: 19-3-46. B: Sharpe 7-1-15, Burton 3-6-12, Hodge 2-1-5, Robinson 4-2-11, Batista 5-0-10, Clarke 1-0-2, Walker 3-0-7, Jackson 1-0-2, Johnson 1-0-2. Totals: 27-10-66. Three-point goals: L 5 (Arena 4, White); B 2 (Robinson, Walker). Feb. 12
Vinny Appel shot 5 of 6 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter as Longwood (7-5) beat Ward Melville, 56-53, to clinch its first playoff appearance in eight years. Ward Melville 11 17 16 9 53 Longwood 19 13 16 8 56 WM: Golden 5-4-14, Landes 2-2-8, Dowlan 5-3-13, Kangas 3-1-8, Sims 2-0-4, Lutzer 1-0-2, Metz 1-1-4. Totals: 19-11-53. L: Arena 6-2-14, Rodriguez 5-2-12, L. White 2-0-5, Roberts 0-1-1, Williams 3-0-6, Kerwin 1-0-3, Riley 1-0-3, Appel 3-6-12. Totals: 21-11-56. Three-point goals: WM 4 (Landes 2, Metz, Kangas); L 3 (L. White, Kerwin, Riley). Feb. 15
Longwood 8 15 11 13 47 North Babylon 17 24 18 22 81 L: Avena 2-0-4, Riley 1-1-3, Kerwin 1-2-4, Appel 2-3-7, Rodriguez 1-2-4, White 4-0-9, Roberts 1-0-2, O’Brien 1-0-2, Coleman 1-0-2, Boyd 3-0-7, Leach 0-2-2, McCoy 0-1-1. Totals: 17-11-47. NB: Alleyne 10-4-24, Rostant 3-1-7, Basham 1-1-3, Baker 6-2-14, Hines 8-0-20, Hendricks 0-1-1, Sarris 3-0-8, Traum 1-0-2, Moore 1-0-2. Totals: 33-9-81. Three-point goals: L 2 (White, Boyd); NB 6 (Hines 4, Sarris). Feb. 24