Suffolk I girls basketball key players
DeJohn, Kenny. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 10 Dec 2017
LONGWOOD LIONS
Coach: James Castiglione
Last season: 17-5
Key players
PG Janelle Brown 5-6 Soph.
C Kayla Johnson 6-1 Sr.
F Nyia Longford 5-9 Jr.
G Tylisa Martinez 5-7 Sr.
G Kaneasha Strider 5-2 Jr.
Longwood is on the rise with wing Nyia Longford and could have the talent to compete with the top teams.
Longwood 58, St. John the Baptist 31: Janelle Brown had 24 points, seven rebounds and six steals to lead Longwood (7-0) in non-league. Dec. 19
Longwood 61, Ward Melville 58: Nyia Longford made two free throws with seven seconds left to close the scoring and lead Longwood (2-0) in Suffolk I. Longford scored 18 points, and Taedra Simpson added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jamie Agostino scored 16 points, and Lauren Hansen had 12 points for Ward Melville. – Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 23 Dec 2017
Longwood 57, Floyd 17: Janelle Brown had 15 points and seven assists to lead Longwood (3-0). Kayla Harrison added nine points and 14 rebounds, and Nyia Longford had eight points and nine rebounds in the win. – Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 03 Jan 2018
Longwood 47, Sachem East 46: Nyia Longford hit 1 of 2 free throws with 0.2 seconds remaining to break a tie and lead Longwood (4-0) in Suffolk I. Longford had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Tylysa Martinez had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Danielle Cosgrove (20 points) hit a three-pointer with 11 seconds remaining to tie the game at 46 for Sachem East. Jan. 10
Kayla Johnson’s double-double helps keep Longwood undefeated: Johnson’s 13 points were matched by teammates Janelle Brown and Nyia Longford, helping negate a game-high 24 points from Brentwood’s Ty’Zhea Hawkins.
DeJohn, Kenny. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 17 Jan 2018
When Longwood and Brentwood get together, the result is almost always a fast-paced, physical matchup.
Tuesday night’s contest was no exception, as three players fouled out and each side had the momentum swing in its favor in the second half. But Kayla Johnson’s 13 points and 17 rebounds provided the necessary edge for host Longwood in its 48-40 win in a Suffolk I girls basketball game.
“That was two teams that are desperate,” Longwood coach James Castiglione said. “Coach Harrison does a tremendous job of getting his kids ready, and we try to do the exact same thing. If you’re not matching the intensity, you’re going to get rolled over.”
Janelle Brown and Nyia Longford also scored 13 points each, and they benefited from Longwood’s floor spacing in the fourth quarter.
Brown answered a baseline layup by Ashley Richards with a three-pointer from the right wing for a 40-32 lead with 5:12 remaining. After two free throws from Brentwood’s Ty’Zhea Hawkins, the Lions responded with a three-pointer from Longford. She added another basket on the next possession for a 45-34 lead with 3:43 remaining.
“If we didn’t do that, we probably wouldn’t have won,” Longford said of the Lions’ late clutch shooting. “We had to get them.”
Brentwood (3-4) cut a 10-point halftime deficit in half with 7:22 to play thanks to Hawkins’ second-half performance. The senior guard scored 16 of her game-high 24 in the second half, including nine of Brentwood’s 13 points in the third. She added seven rebounds, four steals and two assists.
After Brentwood opened the third quarter on a 6-1 run, Longwood regained momentum as Johnson scored six straight points and pushed the lead back to 10 at 33-23.
“We don’t back down at all,” Johnson said. “We wanted to win, and that’s what we did.”
Longwood is now 7-0 and alone in first place in Suffolk I. Several rival coaches in the preseason pegged the Lions as the league’s most talented team. They’re starting to show why.
“We’re relatively in our infancy as a program that’s relevant,” Castiglione said. “Every game is going to be a challenge.”
Kayla Johnson’s double-double helps keep Longwood undefeated
By Kenny DeJohnJanuary 16, 2018
When Longwood and Brentwood get together, the result is almost always a fast-paced, physical matchup.
Tuesday night’s contest was no exception, as three players fouled out and each side had the momentum swing in its favor in the second half. But Kayla Johnson’s 13 points and 17 rebounds provided the necessary edge for host Longwood in its 48-40 win in a Suffolk I girls basketball game.
“That was two teams that are desperate,” Longwood coach James Castiglione said. “Coach [Chris] Harrison does a tremendous job of getting his kids ready, and we try to do the exact same thing. If you’re not matching the intensity, you’re going to get rolled over.”
Janelle Brown and Nyia Longford also scored 13 points each, and they benefited from Longwood’s floor spacing in the fourth quarter.
Brown answered a baseline layup by Ashley Richards with a three-pointer from the right wing for a 40-32 lead with 5:12 remaining. After two free throws from Brentwood’s Ty’Zhea Hawkins, the Lions responded with a three-pointer from Longford. She added another basket on the next possession for a 45-34 lead with 3:43 remaining.
“If we didn’t do that, we probably wouldn’t have won,” Longford said of the Lions’ late clutch shooting. “We had to get them.”
Brentwood (3-4) cut a 10-point halftime deficit in half with 7:22 to play thanks to Hawkins’ second-half performance. The senior guard scored 16 of her game-high 24 in the second half, including nine of Brentwood’s 13 points in the third. She added seven rebounds, four steals and two assists.
HEARNS HITS WINNING 3 AT BUZZER FOR COMMACK
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 20 Jan 2018.
Casey Hearns hit a three-pointer as time expired to lead Commack to a 47-45 win over Longwood in a Suffolk I girls basketball game Friday night. Longwood led 42-33 after three quarters before Commack started the fourth quarter on an 11-0 run.
Janelle Brown (12 points) hit a three-pointer with 13.4 seconds left to put Longwood back ahead, 45-44. Sydney Rosenoff scored 13 points for Commack, and Kayla Johnson had 12 for Longwood. Both Commack and Longwood are 7-1 and tied for first place in Suffolk I.
Sachem North 36, Brentwood 34: Lisa Galante made two free throws with six seconds left to lead Sachem North (6-2) in Suffolk I. Annie Keenan had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Ty’Zhea Hawkins scored 13 points for Brentwood.
Copiague 57, North Babylon 53: Emilyae Ward had 19 points and five assists to lead Copiague (6-1) in Suffolk III. Copiague, which led 25-24 at halftime, outscored North Babylon 25-15 in the third quarter.
Whitman 58, Lindenhurst 46: Megan Soulias scored 19 points to lead Whitman (6-1)
Brentwood 46, Longwood 42: Josselyn Herrera made a free throw with 35 seconds left to give Brentwood (7-7) a four-point lead in Suffolk I. Ty’Zhea Hawkins had 13 points and Tyleah Brown had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Brentwood, which clinched a playoff berth, according to assistant coach Ken Koerner. Feb. 10