Longwood 9 15 13 26 – 63

LI Lutheran 19 12 10 16 – 57

L: Alonzo 6-7-19, Bardeguez 2-0-5, Flowers 0-1-1, Gilyard 6-3- 16, Mortley 3-4-10, Polk 0-1-1, A. Rawlins 4-1-11. Totals: 21-17- 63. LIL: Paliogiannis 7-2-16, Rigg-Reeves 2-0-4, McBrown 5-7-17, Gibson 2-0-4, Richardson 3-1-7, Bantswain 3-1-7, Nash 0-2-2. Totals: 21-13-57. Three-point goals: L 4 (Bardeguez, Gilyard, A. Rawlins 2); LIL 2 (Paliogiannis 2). Dec. 14

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Brentwood 17151629-77

Shareefe Gilyard had 12 of Longwood‘s 18 fourth-quarter points and totaled 31 in a Suffolk League I opener.L: Alonzo 6-1-14, Bardeguez 9-0-19, Flowers 2-0-4, Gilyard 10-9- 31, Mortley 0-2-2, Polk 4-0-8, A. Rawlins 4-0-9. Totals: 35-12-87. B: Koerner 4-1-15, Garcia 8-0-16, Burch 4-0-8, Ludermann 4-1-10, Iliegha 1-0-2, Ambrose 11-4-26. Totals: 33-6-77. Three-point goals: L 5 (Gilyard 2, Alonzo, Bardeguez, A. Rawlins); B 5 (Koerner 4, Ludermann). Dec.22. 2002

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Longwood 27271722-93

W: Bernhole 3-2-10, Bahou 1-1-3, Garvin 4-0-8, Brous 1-4-6, Margolin 3-3-10, Bozzo 1-0-2, Mayr 3-0-6. Scantelbury 4-0-8. Totals: 20-10-53. L: Alonzo 10-2-24, Bardeguez 3-3-9, Flowers 2-0-4, Gilyard 4-0-8, Johnson 3-1-7, Jordan 1-0-3, Kelly 4-0-10, McCormick 1-0-2, Moore 1-0-2, Mortley 5-0-10, Polk 3-0-6, A. Rawlins 2-1-6, Roberts 1- 0-2. Totals: 40-7-93. Three-pointers: W 3 (Bernhole 2, Margolin); L 6 (Alonzo 2, Kelly 2, Jordan, A Rawlins). Dec. 24

Bay Shore Classic – First Round

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Longwood 17221215- 66

C: St. Robert 5-6-15, Allen 7-2-16, Jackson 2-4-8, Lispki 7-1- 15, Coward 5-0-10, P. Smith 1-0-2, S. Smith 2-2-7. Totals: 29-15- 74. L: Alonzo 7-0-14, Mortley 6-0-12, Polk 0-1-1, Bardeguez 3-5-12, Flowers 1-0-2, Gilyard 10-1-21, Rawlins 1-1-4. Totals: 28-8-66. Three-pointers: C 1 (S. Smith); L 2 (Bardeguez, Rawlins). Dec. 28

Copiague’s Role Players Shine Versus Longwood: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Tom Rock. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 28 Dec 2002:

Longwood was focused on stopping Copiague’s “Big Three.” Turned out it was the “Other Two” that did in the Lions.

In the first game of the Bay Shore Classic Friday night, role players Chris Lipski and Sean Smith stepped into the spotlight to lead Copiague to a 77-66 boys basketball win. Lipski, a 6-3 junior, put back offensive rebounds and drained turn-around jumpers to the tune of 15 points and 12 rebounds. Smith, a 5-11 freshman, only hit the two most important shots of the game in the fourth quarter after not playing the entire first half and finished with seven points.

“He’s a freshman,” Copiague coach Steve Rebhotz said, “but he has proven his worth already.”

With the score tied at 57 early in the fourth quarter, Smith fearlessly put up a three-pointer from near the top of the key. The shot slipped through the net for a 60-57 lead that Copiague would never relinquish.

Moments later, Lipski attempted a three-pointer that came up short. However, Smith was there to retrieve the ball, carve some room under the basket, and slip in a layup for a 64-60 lead.

Shareefe Gilyard scored a game-high 21 for Longwood, but fouled out late in the game. Longwood did not score a basket in the final 2:36, settling only for two foul shots in an 8-2 run that closed the game.

Longwood coach Dennis Terry said his team was relying too much on jump shots that weren’t falling. “I felt like some players were trying to do too much,” he said. “When jumpshots are going well we’ll take them, but when they are not, you have to find something else.”

Or, in the case of Copiague, someone else. Like Lipski. “I thought Lipski was the key to the game,” Terry said. “We keyed up on their other kids and he took what was given to him and cashed it in.”

Longwood‘s focus was on stopping LeMichael Allen, Wayne Coward and James St. Robert, and for the most part that worked well. Allen and St. Robert each had 16 points and Coward had 10, totals that Terry said he was pleased with.

Allen, who also had 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals, compared his Longwood team to a family that shares everything. “I’ve been waiting for something like this for a long time,” the senior said.

Allen and Copiague (2-0) won’t have to wait long for their next game. They play St. Anthony’s (2-1) in the championship game Saturday at 5 p.m. Longwood (4-1) plays Bay Shore (0-2) at 3 p.m. in the consolation game.

St. Anthony’s 76, Bay Shore 59: John Grazioli shot 14-for-21 from the field and scored a game-high 30 points in the other first-round game of the Bay Shore Classic. Grazioli also had 14 rebounds. Doug Perotto shot 12-for-15 and scored 26 for St. Anthony’s, which outrebounded Bay Shore 35-10.

Longwood Falls in Tourney / Scoreboard: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 03 Jan 2003:

Christopher Poellnitz had 20 points to lead Toledo Scott (Ohio) to a 65-62 victory over Longwood in the Rim Rockers Classic boys basketball tournament at Longwood. Clarence Alonzo scored 19 points and Akin Rawlins had nine of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as Longwood rallied but came up short.

Lutheran Christian 72, Bishop Loughlin 60: Denis Birden scored eight of his 27 points in the second quarter as Lutheran Christian Academy (Philadelphia) took a 33-21 halftime lead in a first-round game of the Rim Rockers Classic at Longwood. Birden had 11 rebounds and Zakee Boyd 22 points and 11 rebounds. Lutheran faces Thayer Academy (Braintree, Mass.) in a semifinal at 6:45 tonight. Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) plays Bay Shore at 4.

Thayer Academy (Mass.) 66, Bay Shore 51: Isiah Stanton scored 13 points and Keith Hinnant 11 for Bay Shore.

Rim Rockers Classic – First Round, at Longwood

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Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) 1291623- 60

LC: Nickhols 1-3-5, D. Birden 12-3-27, Kilgore 5-3-13, Wimberly 1- 0-3, Williams 1-0-2, Boyd 9-2-22. Totals: 29-11-72. BL: Jpohnson 4- 2-11, Olanrawaju 1-0-2, Mersah 12-2-26, Gist 3-0-6, Wright 4-2-11, Lynch 1-2-4. Totals: 25-8-60. Three-point goals: LC 3 (Boyd 2, Wimberly); BL 2 (Johnson, Wright).

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Bay Shore 7151712- 51

TA: Odom 8-0-16, Ashton 1-0-2, Sylva 2-0-4, Dixon 7-1-15, Jones 8- 1-18, Sabine 3-0-6, Mendis 1-0-3, Sherwood 1-0-2. Totals: 31-2-66. BS: Hinnant 4-2-11, Lassiter 2-2-6, Leary 3-0-7, Stanton 3-7-13, McLean 2-0-4, Eaton 3-1-7, A. Talbert 1-1-3. Totals: 18-13-51. Three- pointers: TA 2 (Mendis, Jones); BS 2 (Leary, Hinnant).

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Longwood 1815821- 62

TS: Walker 1-0-2, Chears 4-4-12, Poellnitz 8-1-20, Jackson 4-1- 11, Long 3-2-8, Loving 1-0-2, Armour 5-0-10. Totals: 27-8-65. L: Alonzo 7-5-19, Bardeguez 1-6-8, Flowers 0-1-1, Gilyard 5-2-13, McCormick 1-0-2, Mortley 2-0-4, Polk 1-0-2, A. Rawlins 4-4-13. Totals: 21-18-62. Three-point goals: TS 3 (Poellnitz); L 2 (Gilyard, A. Rawlins).

Consolation

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Bay Shore 188521-52

L: Alonzo 5-0-11, Bardeguez 5-0-10, Flowers 1-0-2, Gilyard 8-0- 20, Kelly 1-0-3, McCormick 1-0-2, Mortley 3-0-7, Polk 2-0-4, A. Rollins 3-0-8. Totals: 29-0-67. B: Lassiter 1-2-4, Dunel 1-0-2, Leary 4-3-15, Stanton 8-3-19, McLean 3-0-6, R. Talber 1-0-2, Caroll 1-0-2, Fergeson 1-0-2. Totals: 20-8-52. Three-pointers: L 9 (Gilyard 4, A. Rollins 2, Alonzo, Kelly, Mortley); B 4 (Leary 4). Dec. 29

Dunbar (D.C) 27101616-69

Longwood 17172019-73

Shareefe Gilyard’s three-pointer with 1:20 left snapped a tie at 67 for host Longwood in the second round of the Rim Rockers Classic. Dunbar’s Tre Kelley answered with two free throws with 50 seconds left, but Alex Bardeguez drew a charge for Longwood and Israaiyl Flowers made a layup for a 72-69 lead. Gilyard led Longwood with 27 points, and Bardeguez added 18.D: Kelly 8-6-23, Risby 2-1-6, Hampton 9-7-25, MacDonald 2-1-5, Price 0-2-2, Minter 2-0-4, Weatherspoon 1-0-2, Wayne 1-0-2. Totals: 25-17-69. L: Alonzo 3-3-9, Bardeguez 7-4-18, Flowers 2-3-7, Gilyard 10-3-27, Polk 1-1-3, A. Rawlins 2-4-9. Totals: 25-18-73. Three- pointers: D: 2 (Kelly, Risby); L 5 (Gilyard 4, A. Rawlins). Jan. 4

Gilyard Carries Longwood Past Dunbar of D.C.: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 04 Jan 2003:

Shareefe Gilyard’s three-pointer with 1:20 left snapped a tie at 67 and led host Longwood past Dunbar (Washington, D.C.), 73-69, in the second round of the Rim Rockers boys basketball Classic Friday night.

Dunbar’s Tre Kelly answered with two free throws with 50 seconds left.

Alex Bardeguez drew a charge for Longwood and Israaiyl Flowers made a layup for a 72-69 lead. Gilyard led Longwood with 27 points, and Bardeguez added 18.

Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) 82, Bay Shore 61: Isiah Stanton led Bay Shore with 20 points in the second round. Kojo Mensch scored 22 points for Loughlin.

Our Savior New American 81, Balt. Dunbar 68: Juan Diego Tello Palacios had 31 points and 10 rebounds and Oumar Sylla 17 points and 17 rebounds for OSNA in the first round late Thursday night. Hans Stelzer had nine assists.

Bishop Loughlin 76, Longwood 52: Alex Bardeguez scored 10 points and Clarence Alonzo and Shareefe Gilyard each had nine points in the fifth-place game. Jan. 5

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Smithtown 14141026-64

Shareefe Gilyard scored 11 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for Longwood in League I.L: Alonzo 3-7-13, Bardequez 0-4-4, Flowers 1-0-2, Gilyard 10-4- 26, McCormick 0-2-2, Mortley 5-0-10, Polk 1-0-2, Rawlins 5-3-14. Totals: 25-20-73. S: Bonacker 6-4-17, Desmarais 5-0-10, Rubertone 7- 6-20, Saluzzi 1-0-2, Strollo 5-0-13, Urbancik 0-2-2. Totals: 24-12- 64. Three-pointers: L 3 (Gilyard 2, Rawlins); S 4 (Strollo 3, Bonacker). Jan. 8

Patch.-Medford 107147-38

Longwood 161279-44

PM: Miller 0-6-6, Funaro 7-4-22, Tyndall 2-0-4, Olasio 1-0-2, D’Melia 1-0-2, Biango 1-0-2. Totals: 12-10-38. L: Alonzo 5-0-10, Bardeguez 3-0-6, Flowers 0-2-2, Gilyard 1-2-4, Mortley 4-0-9, Polk 1- 0-2, A. Rawlins 4-1-11. Totals: 18-5-44. Three-pointers: PM 4 (Funaro 4); L 3 (A. Rawlins 2, Mortley). Jan. 10

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Floyd 20212431- 96

Ryan Hodgson’s three-pointer at the end the first half gave Floyd (3-1) a 41-27 lead. Longwood (3-1) got to within 54-45 in the third quarter, but Jovan Kandic had six of the next eight points for Floyd. Hodgson had 31 points.L: Alonzo 8-5-21, Bardeguez 1-5-7, Flowers 0-1-1, Gilyard 1-0-2, Johnson 3-1-7, McCormick 1-2-4, Mortley 2-3-7, Polk 2-1-5, A. Rawlins 5-2-17, Roberts 0-1-1. Totals: 23-21-72. F: Hodgson 10-10- 31, Borak 2-1-5, Kandic 8-3-22, Higgins 2-1-5, DeKennipp 5-0-10, Nichols 3-3-12, Raysor 3-2-9, Walsh 1-0-2. Totals: 33-21-96. Three- pointers: L 5 (A. Rawlins 5); F 8 (Kandic 3, Nichols 3, Raysor, Hodgson). Jan. 14

Longwood 74, Ward Melville 55: Clarence Alonzo scored 21 points and Jordell Mortley added 13 for Longwood (5-1). Tim Margolin scored 22 for Ward Melville (1-4).

L: Alonzo 9-3-21, Gilyard 4-2-11, Johnson 6-1-13, Mortley 6-0- 13, Polk 5-0-10, A. Rawlings 1-2-4, N. Rawlings 0-2-2. Totals: 31- 10-74. WM: Bernholz 2-2-7, Garvin 4-1-10, Brous 1-3-6, Dineen 2-0- 4, Margolin 7-7-22, Mayr 0-2-2, Scantlebury 2-0-4. Totals: 18-15- 55. Three-pointers: L 2 (Gilyard, Mortley); WM 4 (Bernholz, Garvin, Brous, Margolin). Jan. 19

Polk’s Flurry In 4th, Alonzo Lead Longwood: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 25 Jan 2003:

Steven Polk scored six straight points in the final 1:38 to extend Longwood‘s three-point lead to a 73-62 win in League I boys basketball Friday. Polk finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds as Longwood (6-1) clinched a playoff spot. Clarence Alonzo scored 22 points and Shareefe Gilyard 17. Mike Mosby led Sachem (4-2) with 20 points.

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Sachem 16132112-62

L: Alonzo 7-8-22, Bardeguez 5-3-13, Gilyard 6-2-17, Johnson 2-0- 4, Mortley 0-2-2, Polk 5-0-10, A. Rawlings 2-0-5. Totals: 27-15-73. S: Clay 4-0-10, Scalia 5-0-12, Stapleton 5-0-11, Clarke 0-6-6, Mosby 7-6-20, Quinn 1-0-3. Totals: 22-12-62. Three-pointers: L 4 (Gilyard 3, A. Rawlings); S 6 (Clay 2, Scalia 2, Stapleton, Quinn). Jan. 25

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Longwood 9152220-66

S: Bonacher 6-3-15, Desmaries 2-2-6, Gambeski 1-0-3, Rubertone 4- 8-17, Saggesse 1-0-3, Saluzzi 3-1-7, Strollo 3-1-7. Totals: 20-15- 58. L: Alonzo 5-10-20, Bardeguez 3-3-9, Flowers 1-0-2, Gilyard 10-3- 25, Polk 2-1-5, A. Rawlins 1-2-5. Totals: 22-19-66. S 3 (Gambeski, Rubertone, Saggesse); L 3 (Gilyard 2, Rawlins). Jan. 31

Longwood 59, Patchogue-Medford 40: Shareefe Gilyard scored seven points in the first quarter and six in the fourth for Longwood (8- 1). Gilyard had 20 points and seven rebounds. Nick Funaro had 15 of his 22 points in the first half for Patchogue (2-6). L: Alonzo 3-0-6, Gilyard 7-5-20, Johnson 3-1-7, Mortley 2-2-6, Polk 5-1-11, A. Rawlins 3-0-9. Totals: 23-9-59. PM: Miller 2-2-6, Funaro 8-3-22, Morales 0-2-2, D’Meza 2-0-4, Paquette 1-1-3, Tummings 1-0-2, Young 0-1-1. Totals: 14-9-40. Three-pointers: L 4(Rawlins 3, Gilyard); PM 3 (Funaro 3). Feb. 2

THIS WEEK: A Look at the Top Games and Players for Suffolk: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Compiled by the Staff. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 03 Feb 2003:

Longwood at Brentwood (Friday, 6 p.m.): Longwood (8-1) has stormed through League I with a guard-oriented lineup led by Clarence Alonzo. Brentwood (5-3) has the guards, and a top center in Johnny Garcia. Longwood won the first meeting, 87-77.

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L: Alonzo 12-3-28, Bardeguez 1-5-7, Flowers 2-1-5, Mortley 0-1- 1, Polk 9-4-23, A. Rawlins 5-0-13. Totals: 29-14-77. F: Hodgson 10- 1-22, Nichols 7-3-19, Kandic 6-6-20, Higgins 1-3-5, DeKenipp 4-0-8, Macofsky 1-0-2. Totals: 29-13-76. Three-pointers: L 5 (A.Rawlins 3, Polk, Alonzo); F 5 (Nichols 2, Kanic 2, Hodgson). Feb. 4

Alonzo Leads Longwood To OT Victory: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 05 Feb 2003:

Clarence Alonzo scored 28 points yesterday, including a tip-in with 13 seconds left in overtime, during Longwood’s 77-76 boys basketball win over Floyd. Alonzo fed Steven Polk for a layup at the buzzer to send the game into overtime for Longwood (9-1 Suffolk League I). Polk finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds. Alonzo’s tip-in gave Longwood a 75-71 lead. Floyd is 5-5.

Tom Rock. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 25 Feb 2003

Clarence Alonzo quarterbacked the Longwood offense last night. In the end, he even threw a touchdown pass.

With 23 seconds left and No. 6 Longwood hanging on to a two- point lead over No. 2 Sachem in a Suffolk Class A boys basketball semifinal, Alonzo had to inbound the ball under Longwood’s basket. He launched a long overhand pass to Steven Polk, hitting him in stride for an uncontested layup. Longwood went on to a 61-55 win in front of a fiery crowd of about 700 at Sachem.

“I saw them playing up and I knew my man could jump over them to get the ball,” said Alonzo, a 6-foot junior point guard who scored 21 points and controlled the tempo of the game.

Longwood (15-6) will play top-seeded Whitman in the Class A final at 8 p.m. Thursday at Stony Brook University.

Sachem (18-3) closed to 57-53 on a putback by Trevahn Clarke with 29 seconds left and called an immediate timeout. Longwood tried unsuccessfully to inbound the ball and had to use one of its timeouts. On the second try, Alonzo was called for a five-second violation, giving the ball back to Sachem.

The Flaming Arrows then had to burn another timeout to get their game in order before Mike Mosby scored to make the score 57-55.

“The five seconds was on my mind,” Alonzo said about his decision to make the long pass. “I didn’t want another one.”

Sachem coach Dom Savino could only shake his head about the play. “I thought we had it covered,” he said with a sigh, describing the two inches that separated stealing the win from sealing the win.

After Polk’s layup, Alonzo made a steal – one of his five – as Sachem brought the ball up for a last-gasp attempt to tie. Alonzo was fouled and put the game out of reach with two free throws.

Longwood used a 20-9 second quarter to take a 26-24 halftime lead. Alonzo scored eight of his points in the period, including the last two after blocking a shot and going the length of the floor for a layup.

Longwood stayed in the locker room for the full halftime, emerging without time for any warm-ups. “We had a lot to talk about,” Longwood coach Dennis Terry said. “I would rather come out late with everything under wraps than take two or three more layups.”

Sachem made its move in the third quarter as Mike Scalia scored eight of his 13 points, including a basket from the lane that tied the score at 43 with 21 seconds left. The Flaming Arrows never led in the second half, though.

“We said it would be a game of runs,” Savino said, “and it certainly turned out to be.”

Longwood had to shuffle its lineup for most of the second half because of foul trouble. Starters Akin Rawlins, Alex Bardeguez and Israaiyl Flowers each picked up a third personal foul in the third quarter and a fourth in the fourth, but none of them fouled out.

Bardeguez and Polk each scored 10 points for Longwood. Flowers had four points but played strong defense. Mosby scored 17 points for Sachem.

With familiarity high between the two teams – they split their League I games during the regular season – the playoff meeting was bound to be a spirited contest.

Alonzo said he knew Sachem would use its 1-3-1 zone to trap him in the backcourt.

“We just tried to keep the ball in my hands as much as possible,” he said, “and let me operate from there.”

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John Luderman scored 12 of his 25 points in the third quarter, which Brentwood (7-3) opened with a 17- 2 run to take a 48-42 lead. Clarence Alonzo’s 23 points led Longwood (9-2). L: Alonzo 11-0-23, Flowers 1-0-2, Gilyard 3-0-7, Kelly 2-2-7, Mortley 1-1-3, Polk 6-2-14, Rawlins 4-6-15. Totals: 28-11-71. B: Luderman 9-7-25, Koerner 1-0-3, Vivican 2-6-10, Ambrose 5-3-14, Iloegbu 4-6-15, Garcia 6-1-13. Totals: 27-23-80. Three-pointers:L 4 (Alonzo, Gilyard, Kelly, Rawlins); B 3 (Ambrose, Iloegbu, Koerner). Feb. 9

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Sachem 1810725-60

Chris Clay and Trevahn Clark each hit three-pointers early in the fourth quarter to help Sachem (10-2) clinch the League I title. Sachem led just 35-34 going into the final quarter before hitting 15-for-18 from the line. Longwood went 7-for-18. Longwood (9-3) shared the title with L: Alonzo 7-2-16, Bardequez 0-1-1, Gilyard 3-1-8, Johnson 3-1-7, Mortley 2-2-6, Polk 1-0-2, A. Rawlins 2-0-5. Totals: 18-7-45. S: Clay 1-2-5, Scalia 3-1-7, Stapleton 2-4-9, Clarke 2-5-10, Mosby 7-7- 21, Hennessy 3-0-8. Totals: 18-19-60. Three-pointers: L 2(Gilyard, Rawlins); S 5 (Hennessy 2, Clay, Stapleton, Clarke). Feb. 13

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Longwood 14111723-65

EI: Giangregorio 1-0-3, Quinn 3-5-11, Petry 3-7-13, Wynne 0-2-2, Arthurs 2-2-6, Primm 1-0-2, Walsh 3-0-7, Bush 3-3-9. Totals: 16-19- 53. L: Alonzo 8-1-17, Bardeguez 3-1-7, Flowers 4-1-9, Johnson 1-1- 3, Mortley 1-2-4, Polk 9-1-19, Rawlins 2-1-6. Totals: 28-8-65. Three- pointers: EI 2 (Giangregorio, Walsh); L 1 (Rawlins).

Flowers made four straight steals and turned them into layups in a 30-second span as No. 6 Longwood (13-6) took a 59-48 lead with 1:35 left. No. 11 East Islip finished 12-7.

Alonzo Goes Long, Helps Longwood Reach Pay Dirt: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Tom Rock. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 25 Feb 2003:

Clarence Alonzo quarterbacked the Longwood offense last night. In the end, he even threw a touchdown pass.

With 23 seconds left and No. 6 Longwood hanging on to a two- point lead over No. 2 Sachem in a Suffolk Class A boys basketball semifinal, Alonzo had to inbound the ball under Longwood‘s basket. He launched a long overhand pass to Steven Polk, hitting him in stride for an uncontested layup. Longwood went on to a 61-55 win in front of a fiery crowd of about 700 at Sachem.