95 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PREVIEW / Amityville Ready For Title Run:

By Gary Glancy. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 10 Dec 1995:

Any of the following teams have a legitimate shot at going deep into the playoffs: Sachem (15-3) has Jerry Schlie, the 6-6 brother of graduated All-County player Michael Schlie, returning in the post, along with guard Craig Stolzberg and forward Cory Martin. Perennial power Brentwood (17-4), a finalist last year, has Rob Burton, an All-County and Empire State guard. The Indians also will look to 6-foot senior forward Dave Brennan for defense and leadership. Commack (15-4) sports one of the Suffolk’s best shooters in All-County guard Brett Orzechowski (22 points). He is joined by forwards George Lutz and 6-6, 240-pound center Howard Johnson. Watch out for much-improved Huntington (8-10) and guard / forward Stephen Swlinski. Scott Kindelmann, 6-5 Erik Smiles and defensive specialist Richie Pope should help Swlinski and the Blue Devils gain a playoff berth. North Babylon (14-7) graduated All-Long Island guard Daryl Alleyne, but returns guards Kendall Hynes and talented freshman Barry Baker, an All-League honorable mention last season, along with forward Jason Hickson.

Seniors Dave Spinella and Ron Stone lead a young West Babylon (14-6) team. Whitman (10-9) has a senior-filled squad with Demond Wilkerson, Enock Malcoln and Melvin Alexander attempting to compensate for the loss of leading scorer Rich Giddens, who transferred to Long Island Lutheran. Copiague (14-6), Longwood (9-10) and Half Hollow Hills East (10-9) have a shot at the playoffs.

Smithtown Christian 2 11 17 19 49 Longwood 19 13 22 23 77 SC: Carlino 0-1-1, Franco 5-1-12, Grasso 6-8-24, Carey 2-8-12. Totals: 13-18-49. L: Appel 4-0-8, Boyd 2-0-6, Coleman 4-0-8, Grant 5-0-10, Hauser 3-0-8, Kerwin 6-2-15, Leath 1-0-2, O’Brien 1-0-2, Riley 4-1-11, Smith 2-0-4, Watkins 0-3-3. Totals: 32-6-77. Three-point goals: SC 5 (Grasso 4, Franco); L 7 (Boyd 2, Hauser 2, Riley 2, Kerwin) Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 16 Dec 1995:

East Hampton outscored Longwood 16-5 over a four-minute span to turn a 51-50 deficit into a 10-point lead with 1:13 left in the fourth quarter of the Bonackers’ 68-58 non-league win. John Griesmer hit six of eight free throws and had eight points in the run. Leading 60-56, Griesmer and Antoine Foster combined for six consecutive East Hampton points from the foul line.  Longwood 23 15 11 9 58 East Hampton 11 21 16 20 68 L: Appel 6-4-16, Boyd 1-0-2, Coleman 1-0-2, Kerwin 4-0-8, Riley 8-0-18, Smith 4-1-9, Watkins 1-0-3. Totals: 25-5-58. E: Foster 7-6-20, Griesmer 6-10-24, Montenegro 4-1-9, Letcher 3-1-7, Crandall 1-0-2, Wyche 1-0-2, Etzel 2-0-4. Totals: 24-18-68. Three-point goals: L 3 (Riley 2, Watkins); E 2 (Griesmer). Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 23 Dec 1995:

 Marc Riley hit six consecutive free throws to turn a 67-65 Longwood lead into an eight-point advantage with 30 seconds remaining in the Lions’ 79-73 win over St. Anthony’s. Riley scored 12 of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter. St. Anthony’s 21 17 12 23 73 Longwood 23 16 18 22 79 SA: Allen 4-0-8, Anazagasty 4-2-10, Fowler 2-0-4, Grasso 3-4-11, Kalbacher 5-4-14, Mannix 6-0-18, Salvato 3-0-8. Totals: 27-10-73. L: Appel 4-0-8, Boyd 1-0-2, Coleman 2-1-5, Houser 4-2-13, Kerwin 8-1-19, Leath 3-0-6, Riley 6-9-22, Smith 1-0-2, Watkins 1-0-2. Totals: 30-13-79. Three-point goals: SA 9 (Mannix 6, Slavato 2, Grasso); L 6 (Houser 3, Kerwin 2, Riley). Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 24 Dec 1995:

In the semifinals of the Hoop-It-Up Tournament, Juan Leonardo scored 18 points and had 11 rebounds, 12 steals and 10 assists to lead Southampton to a 71-51 victory over Longwood. Karl Knight had 9 points, 7 steals and 11 rebounds and Jason Malone scored a game-high 19 points for Southampton. Jimmy Kerwin had 15 points for Longwood. Southampton will take on Boys & Girls in the final tonight at 8 p.m. Longwood will play August Martin in the consolation game at 6 p.m. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 28 Dec 1995:

HOOP-IT-UP TOURNAMENT Final Boys and Girls 19 23 10 11 75 Southampton 18 9 28 26 81

B: N. Johnson 8-2-22, Robertson 3-1-8, Moore 2-3-7, Nixon 4-1-9, Hazell 3-3-9, Griffin 7-2-20. Totals: 27-12-75. S: J. Leonardo 9-4-24, P. Johnson 1-0-3, Knight 2-1-5, Malone 10-6-29, Lamison 2-2-6, Proctor 2-3-8, E. Leonardo 2-2-6. Totals: 28-18-81. Consolation August Martin (Bkln.) 11 16 12 15 54 Longwood 13 8 14 16 51. Dec. 29

Marc Riley (six points) and Jimmy Kerwin totaled 12 of 19 first-half points as Longwood built a 19-12 lead en route to a 52-47 win over Smithtown. Jan. 5

Longwood 13 8 19 12 – 52 Floyd 17 18 14 16 – 65 L: Appel 5-3-13, Coleman 3-0-6, Housen 0-1-1, Kerwin 4-5-13, Leath 2-0-5, Riley 4-0-8, Smith 0-2-2, Watkins 1-2-4. Totals: 19-13-52. F: Hodgson 2-1-5, Joyner 12-5-29, Sinclair 1-2-4, Specia 5-0-10, Aikens 3-2-9, Babst 2-2-6, Mione 1-0-2. Totals: 26-12-65. Three-point goals: L 1 (Leath); F 1 (Aikens).Jamel Joyner scored a career-high 29 points for Floyd, shooting 12 of 20 from the field. Longwood closed to within 48-40 on a pair of free throws by Vinny Appel with 40 seconds left in the third quarter, but Joyner scored eight points as Floyd answered with a 15-11 run for a 63-48 lead with 48 seconds left in the game Jan. 11

LEAGUE I: Dylan Kangas scored 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter as Ward Melville (3-1) outscored Longwood, 18-14, to claim a 61-57 victory. Ward Melville made 7 of 8 free throws in the fourth quarter. Longwood is 2-2. Jan. 17 

LEAGUE I: Rob Burton scored 38 points and Edner Francois added 23 as Brentwood (1-3) notched its first league victory, 76-58 over Longwood. Burton scored 16 of his points in the fourth quarter as the Indians, co-champs of League I last season, extended a four-point lead and pulled away with a 29-point quarter. Vinny Appel led Longwood (2-3) with 14 points. Jan. 18

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 25 Jan 1996:

LEAGUE I: Jeremiah Schlie shot 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter as Sachem (5-1) turned a 41-40 lead into a 61-47 triumph over Longwood. Schlie had 24 points and Craig Stolzberg added nine points and six assists. KaiWatkins led Longwood (2-4) with 17 points.  Longwood 21 10 9 7 – 47 Sachem 11 18 12 20 – 61 L: Appel 3-3-9, Boyd 1-0-2, Kerwin 5-0-11, Riley 2-0-4, Smith 1-1-4, Watkins 6-5-17. Totals: 18-9-47. S: Mallor 1-0-2, Solch 1-0-2, Clark 4-1-10, Schlie 8-6-24, Stolzberg 3-2-9, Koelbl 1-0-2, Posy 0-2-2, Martin 3-1-7, Hamel 0-1-1, DiStefano 1-0-2. Totals: 22-13-61. Three-point goals: L 2 (Kerwin, Smith); S 4 (Schlie, Clark, Stolzberg). Jan. 25

Rob Schwarz scored 11 of his game-high 22 points in the third quarter as Smithtown (4-3) opened a 16-point lead in its 67-50 win over Longwood (2-5). Schwarz added 12 rebounds and James Buonantuono had 17 points and 11 boards for Smithtown. Jan. 27

SUFFOLK LEAGUE I: Rob Smith scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half as Longwood (3-5) outscored Patchogue-Medford 48-32 in its 82-53 victory. Nick Stranges had 13 points for Patchogue-Medford (0-8). Jan. 31 

Kerwin Leads Longwood: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 03 Feb 1996:

Jimmy Kerwin hit three free throws in the final 1:30 of overtime to give Longwood a 61-58 lead in its 63-60 win over Floyd last night in a League I boys basketball game.

Jamel Joyner of Floyd (5-4) hit a layup to get the Colonials within 61-60, but Dion Coleman hit one free throw and Kerwin sealed the win with his final free throw. Kerwin made two free throws with seven seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score at 54 and force overtime. Kerwin had a team-high 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Longwood (4-5).

Robert Burton scored 15 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth quarter as Brentwood outscored Longwood 24-9 in its 76-61 victory. Burton had seven rebounds, eight assists and shot 14-for-16 from the free-throw line and Butch Francois had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Brentwood (6-3). Marc Riley had 16 points for Longwood (3-6). Feb. 7 

Dion Coleman (11) hit 9 of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter as Longwood outscored Ward Melville 24-14 to win, 74-62. Jimmy Kerwin led Longwood (5-6) with 18 points and nine rebounds. Ward Melville is 5-5.Longwood 16 16 18 24 – 74 Ward Melville11 19 14 18 – 62 L:Appel 4-6-14, Boyd 1-0-2, Coleman 1-9-11, Kerwin 6-6-18, Riley 3-2-8, Smith 4-3-11, Watkins 5-0-10. Totals: 24-26-74. WM:Dowlin 8-1-17, Metz 1-0-2, Sims 3-9-16, Kangas 2-0-4, Dorcinvil 4-0-8, Minnigan 1-2-4, Zebro 1-0-2, Bateman 3-2-9. Totals: 23-14-62. Three-point goals: WM 2 (Sims, Bateman). Feb. 9

Sachem 21 25 19 19 – 84 Longwood 16 17 12 14 – 59 S: Solch 5-0-10, Clark 0-3-3, Schlie 7-1-19, Stolzberg 8-6-24, Kolb 1-2-4, Posy 1-0-2, Martin 1-1-3, DiStefano 5-4-17, Faulkner 1-0-2. Totals: 29-17-84. L: Appel 3-0-6, Boyd 1-0-2, Coleman 4-0-8, Grant 1-1-3, Kerwin 7-1-16, O’Brien 1-0-2, Riley 7-0-16, Watkins 2-1-6. Totals: 26-3-59. Three-point goals: S 9 (Schlie 4, DiStefano 3, Stolzberg 2); L 4 (Riley 2, Watkins, Kerwin). Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 16 Feb 1996:

Craig Stolzberg scored 13 of his 24 points in the first quarter as Sachem (11-1) took a 46-33 lead en route to an 84-59 win over Longwood. Jerry Schlie hit two three-pointers in each half for Sachem and finished with 19 points. Jim Kerwin and Mike Riley each scored 16 for Longwood (5-7). Feb. 16