Matt Smith stars in Northport's gripping comeback
Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke | Northport's Matt Smith brings the ball down against Longwood in the Suffolk boys basketball Class AA semifinal. (Feb. 22, 2013)
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Northport 51, Longwood 47
Boys basketball's 2,000-point club
Lions and Tigers and scares.
That would be No. 12 Longwood, No. 1 Northport and what was nearly a stunning upset Friday night in a Suffolk AA boys basketball semifinal.
Despite deficits of 12 after the first quarter, nine at the half and five entering the fourth, despite star center Luke Petrasek being held to one field goal, Northport found a way to rally for a riveting 51-47 victory...
