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Melissa Rogers, Nicole Busso lead Southold past Port Jefferson in playoff win

Southold's Nicole Busso outruns Port Jefferson's Corinne Scannell

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Southold's Nicole Busso outruns Port Jefferson's Corinne Scannell to control the pass in the lane in the first half. (Feb. 13, 2013)

Up a point and possessing the ball with four seconds left, the plan was simply to throw a long inbounds pass from the baseline and brace for an intentional foul.

But, c'mon, for a fourth quarter so wild, that scenario would've been too mundane.

Instead, Southold's Melissa Rogers uncoiled a throw that was a tad high -- about 40 feet -- that deflected off a suspension beam above the gymnasium.

Turnover.

"Oh,...

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