Blackman’s long-range plans Now an accomplished outside shooter for West Scores 25 points in less than three quarters’ work

Herzog, Bob. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 08 Dec 2011

On his first shot of the 2011-12 season, Emile Blackman had the answer: The 6-4 forward from Half Hollow Hills West hit a three-point shot from the left wing. His second shot was from the right wing – another three, another answer. His third shot? Yep, a straightaway trey.

What was the question? Can Blackman, who has been a dynamic scorer on the baseline for back-to-back Suffolk Class AA championship teams, move his game to the perimeter? As Marv Albert, who used to broadcast Knicks games when Blackman’s uncle, Mark Jackson, played in New York, would say, “Yesssss!”

Blackman nailed five threes and scored 25 points in less than three quarters as the Colts were dominant in a 78-54 victory over Longwood yesterday in East Islip’s Holiday Tournament. It was the season opener for both teams.

“I don’t think I had five threes all last year,” Blackman said. Knowing that his future in college is as a perimeter player, Blackman dedicated himself to long-range shooting in the offseason. “I’d take 500 to 1,000 shots a day,” Blackman said. “It’s all muscle memory. At first, my arms and shoulders hurt. When they stopped hurting, I started taking 2,000 shots a day.”

HILLS WEST 78, LONGWOOD 54 – HW: Blackman 25, Harris 9, Boyd 12, Mate-Kole 12, Williams 2, Solomon 8, Blackman 4, Boyd 2, Harlem 2, Lahens 2. Totals: 34-5-78. LW: Barlow 8, Penate 5, Ferreira 13, Diorisio 4, Millender 6, Odle 10, Washington 6, Bennett 2. Totals: 19-12-54. Threes: HW 5 (Blackman 5); LW 4 (Barlow 2, Penate, Ferreira).

Longwood 68, Islip 38: Chris Millender had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals for Longwood in the consolation game of the East Islip Holiday Tournament. LW: Dionisio 14, Ferreira 9, Washington 5, Odle 9, Barlow 3, Boykin 3, Desousa 2, Millender 17, Orologio 4, Jones 2. Totals: 25-9-68. I: Baumgertner 11, Amorese 2, Borgella 5, Cleare 1, Doersam 8, Foley 2, McCarthy 3, McPartland 6. Totals: 15-5-38. Threes: LW 9 (Dionisio 4, Ferreira 2, Washington, Odle, Barlow); I 3 (Baumgertner 3). Dec. 10

Longwood 17 15 15 13-60

Patchogue-Medford 13 11 12 11-47

LW: Washington 10, Diorisio 10, Millender 28, Ferreira 6, Bennett 2, Odle 2, Barlow 2. Totals: 23-8-60. PM: Montgomery 8, Coughlin 9, Vogel 9, Capararo 3, Lacey 3, Sims 8, Manning 7. Totals: 16-11-47. Threes: LW 6 (Washington 2, Diorisio 2, Millender, Ferreira); PM 4 (Montgomery, Coughlin, Vogel, Capararo). Dec. 21

Longwood 75, Center Moriches 58: Chris Millender had 22 points and eight rebounds and Robby Dionisio had 18 points and five rebounds to lead Longwood (3-1) in the first round of the Holiday Classic Tournament at St. Joseph’s College. Longwood will play the Bellport-Riverhead winner in the final tonight at 7:30 p.m. LW: Ferreira 11, Dionisio 18, Odle 9, Bennett 3, Boykin 8, Washington 4, Millender 22. Totals: 30-10-75. CM: Thomas 6, Brown 15, Harris 16, Bell 6, Trent 5, Mathis 4, Harris 6. Totals: 23-8-58. Three-pointers: LW 5 (Ferreira 2, Dionisio 2, Odle); CM 4 (Thomas 2, Brown, Harris). Dec. 30

Floyd 66, Longwood 64: Freshman Devonte Dixon had a career-high 19 points, including a layup with 22 seconds left in the game to win it for Floyd (2-0) in Suffolk League I. Anthony White had 15 points, including a putback that tied the score at 64 for Floyd with 31 seconds left. F: Dixon 19, Dennis 5, White 15, Burney 4, Samuelson 2, Washington 17, Haase 4. Totals: 25-14-66. L: Ferreira 19, Washington 6, Odle 7, Diorisio 12, Millender 20. Totals: 22-11-64. Threes: F 2 (Dixon, Dennis); L 9 (Ferreira 5, Washington 2, Odle, Diorisio). Jan. 4

Longwood 12 18 24 16-70

Sachem North 18 3 16 11-48

LW: Odle 20, Barlow 6, Dionisio 6, Ferreira 8, Jones 3, Millender 15, Penate 2, Desousa 2, Boykin 8. Totals: 30-4-70. SN: Urbanski 11, Ferrari 3, Cooper 2, Chetuck 2, Gannon 17, Pierre 9, Shannon 4. Totals: 18-8-48. Threes: LW 6 (Odle 2, Barlow, Dionisio, Ferreira, Jones); SN 4 (Urbanski 3, Ferrari). Jan. 7

Longwood 18 12 15 17-62

Brentwood 12 17 5 8-42

LW: Washington 15, Dionisio 14, Odle 7, Boykin 2, Ferreira 2, Millender 22. Totals: 21-14-62. BRN: Perdomo 11, Cureton 3, Hall 9, Olujobi 11, Hall 4, Burton 2, Crooms 2. Totals: 15-8-42. Three-pointers: LW 6 (Washington 3, Dionisio 2, Odle); BRN 4 (Perdomo 3, Cureton). Jan. 14

Longwood 59, Sachem East 48: Robert Dionisio scored 11 of his 20 points in a 27-14 fourth quarter for Longwood (5-1) in League I. Dionisio had 17 points in the second half. LW: Dionisio 20, Barlow 6, Washington 5, Odle 4, Millender 14, Ferreira 10. Totals: 17-18-59. SAE: Smith 10, Santarpia 18, Wolff 2, Colson 14, Silbur 4. Totals: 19-6-48. Three-pointers: LW 7 (Dionisio 4, Barlow 2, Washington); SAE 4 (Smith 2, Santarpia 2). Jan. 18

Longwood 11 15 12 19-57

Ward Melville 9 13 12 11-45

LW: Barlow 9, Dionisio 13, Penate 4, Orologio 1, Odle 5, Millender 15, Ferreira 7, Washington 3. Totals: 19-15-57. WM: Aicher 7, Edmonds 15, Hart 7, Smith 8, Osman 4, Kepes 2, Dineen 2. Totals: 19-4-45. Threes: LW 4 (Barlow 3, Dionisio); WM 3 (Aicher, Edmonds, Hart). Jan. 21

Longwood 14 19 7 16-56

Patchogue-Medford 11 10 4 6-31

LW: Diorisio 12, Washington 5, Ferreira 15, Barlow 2, Penate 3, Odle 9, Millender 4, Desousa 2, Bennett 2, Gazzola 2. Totals: 21-10-56. PM: Vogel 13, Sims 11, Lacey 5, Coughlin 2. Totals: 9-11-31. Three-pointers: LW 4 (Diorisio 2, Washington, Ferreira); PM 2 (Vogel 2). Jan. 25

Floyd 47, Longwood 35: Anthony White had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five steals to lead Floyd (8-1) in League I. Jan. 29

Longwood 9 16 16 20-61

Sachem North 12 11 14 18-55

L: Ferreira 10, Barlow 3, Dionisio 14, Penate 4, Odle 8, Millender 18, Jones 4. Totals: 24-9-61. SN: Ferrari 22, Urbanski 11, Pierre 4, Gannon 10, Galdamez 4, Chetuck 4. Totals: 18-11-55. Threes: L 4 (Ferreira 2, Barlow, Dionisio); SN 8 (Ferrari 5, Urbanski 3). Feb. 1

Longwood 16 14 17 14-61

Commack 16 16 12 6-50

LW: Odle 13, Barlow 3, Washington 5, Dionisio 13, Ferreira 7, Boykin 2, Millender 16, Penate 2. Totals: 23-10-61. COM: Hertel 10, Bisulca 3, Kenny 3, Arnold 17, McQueeney 9, Stathis 8. Totals: 21-4-50. Threes: LW 5 (Odle 2, Barlow, Washington, Dionisio); COM 4 (Hertel 2, Bisulca, Kenny).

Brentwood 19 17 24 10-70

Longwood 11 10 12 18-51

B: Perdomo 14, Hall 15, Rhoden 11, Olujobi 9, Hart 2, Burton 14, Terrero 4. Total: 25-8-69. L: Millender 23, Jones 9, Barlow 2, Penate 1, Odle 8, Ferreira 4, Dionisio 4. Total: 21-7-51. Threes: B 11 (Perdomo 4, Hall 3, Rhoden 3, Olujobi); L 2 (Millender, Jones). Feb. 8

Longwood 12 14 12 16-54

Sachem East 17 8 7 11-43

L: Barlow 9, Washington 8, Dionisio 9, Odle 7, Millender 19, Bennett 2. Total: 18-13-54. S: Tavantzis 12, Santarpia 8, Smith 7, Raftice 3, Madsen 3, Colson 10. Total: 15-6-43. Threes: L 5 (Barlow 2, Washington 2, Dionisio); S 7 (Tavantzis 4, Santarpia 2, Smith). Feb. 11

Longwood 11 20 14 15-60

Ward Melville 18 15 8 9-50

L: Dionisio 22, Barlow 2, Penate 5, Odle 16, Millender 10, Jones 2, Ferreira 1, Washington 2. Total: 23-9-60. W: Dineen 23, Osman 5, Kepes 5, Pittard 2, Morello 2, Edmonds 13. Total: 19-8-50. Threes: L 5 (Dionisio 5); W 4 (Dineen 2, Osman, Kepes). Feb. 15

Longwood 58, Bellport 48: Senior Chris Millender had 21 points and a season-high 20 rebounds for No. 7 Longwood (15-4) in the first round of the Class AA playoffs. Dylan Overton had 17 points for No. 10 Bellport. Feb. 19

Floyd 55, Longwood 52: Anthony White had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead No.2 Floyd (18-2) over No.7 Longwood in a Suffolk Class AA quarterfinal. White tipped in an inbounds lob pass from Derek Haase (four assists) that gave Floyd a 53-49 lead with 21 seconds left. LaShon Washington added 10 points and nine rebounds. Elmont 46, Herricks 38: Tristan Brown scored 17 points and Timothy Lewis added 11 to lead No.3 Elmont (17-1) in a Nassau Class AA quarterfinal. Andrew Fellus scored 14 points for No.6 Herricks. Elmont faces Baldwin at 4:30 p.m. Monday at SUNY-Old Westbury. Feb. 22