Freshman Fay leads Lynbrook in Nassau 'A'

Freshman Jen Fay had career highs of 31 points and 16 rebounds as visiting No. 5 Lynbrook overcame a double-digit halftime deficit to edge fourth-seeded North Shore, 69-68, in a Nassau girls Class A quarterfinal game Tuesday.

Fay scored 17 points during a 40-25 second half for Lynbrook, which trailed, 43-29, at the break.

Brooke Gerstman had 21 points and Danielle Amaya added 12 rebounds for Lynbrook (15-4), which will play No. 1 Division in a semifinal on March 1 at Freeport.

Amanda Johansen had 23 points and Erin Sheerin added 15 points for North Shore.

Division 56, Mineola 34: Julie Ballantyne scored 16 points and went eight-for-eight from the free throw line and Brianne Connolly added 14 to lead No. 1 Division (19-1).

Garden City 44, Seaford 20: Barbara Sullivan scored eight of her 22 points in a 14-5 first quarter and Christina Mangels had 11 rebounds for No. 2 Garden City (16-3) against No. 7 Seaford in a Nassau Class A quarterfinal. Garden City will play No. 3 South Side in a semifinal on Tuesday at Freeport.South Side 41, Sewanhaka 30: Megan Lonergan had 13 points and 12 rebounds and Christina Merrifield added 10 points and eight rebounds as No. 2 South Side (15-4) overcame a 10-point third-quarter deficit in the Class A quarterfinals. Celine Jolicoeur had 13 points for No. 11 Sewanhaka.Shoreham-Wading River 55, Miller Place 38: Michelle Gostic scored 16 points, Sarah Franck had 10 points, including six in the first quarter and five assists and Corinne Wiederkehr had nine points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead No. 4 Shoreham-Wading River (12-7) in a Suffolk Class A first-round game. Shoreham-Wading River will play at No. 1 Glenn on Saturday in a semifinal. Kings Park 48, East Hampton 34: Meghan Eckel had 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Marion Kawecki had 10 points and Taylor Bailey and Danielle Buoncore each had eight rebounds to lead No. 3 Kings Park (15-4) in a Suffolk Class A first-round game. Kings Park will play at No. 2 Harborfields in a semifinal on Saturday.Harborfields 63, Westhampton 27: Kasey Stolba had 15 points and eight rebounds and Bridgit Ryan added 13 points and 12 rebounds for No. 2 Harborfields (16-3). Kristen Polan had 14 points for No. 7 Westhampton.BOys basketball

Baldwin 92, Bellmore JFK 53: Aaron Greene had 22 points, five rebounds and five assists, Kyle Richardson had 20 points, five rebounds and five assists and T'Ziah Wood-Smith added 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 1 Baldwin (15-3) against No. 8 Bellmore JFK in Nassau Class AA quarterfinals. Baldwin will play No. 5 Great Neck South in a semifinal at Old Westbury on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Great Neck South 72, East Meadow 50: Ben Kestenbaum scored 16 points and Stephen Ambrosio and Adam Warner each added 15 points to lead No. 5 Great Neck South (15-4) against No. 4 East Meadow in a Class AA quarterfinal.

Elmont 59, Uniondale 52: Anthony Elechi scored 20 points with 14 rebounds and Greg Senat added 16 points to lead No. 2 Elmont (16-2) over No. 7 Uniondale in a Class AA quarterfinal. Shaquille Mosley scored 30 points for Uniondale in the loss. Elmont will play No. 6 Hempstead in a semifinal at SUNY Old Westbury on Saturday at 4 p.m.Mattituck 60,Wyandanch 55: Steve Ascher scored seven of his 22 points in the final minute of play, including a layup with 52 seconds left to put No. 2 Mattituck (14-5) up 55-53 against No. 3 Wyandanch in a Suffolk Class B semifinal. Tom Ascher had 16 points and Cody Huntley added 13 rebounds in the win. Mattituck will play No. 1 Center Moriches in the final on Friday at Farmingdale State at 5 p.m. Center Moriches 71, Southampton 46: Junior Nuquan Mathis had 13 points and 11 rebounds and George Williams added 17 points and three steals to lead No. 1 Center Moriches (12-7) in a Class B semifinal. Onajja Browning had 14 points for No. 4 Southampton. Holy Trinity 77, St. John the Baptist 71: Tyler Seidman's three-pointer with 2:00 left gave Holy Trinity (8-4) a six-point lead in CHSAA. Seidman had 31 points and six assists. Dante Thompson-Smallwood had 32 points for St. John the Baptist (4-7).Our Savior New American 61, Masters 46: Christopher Obekpa scored 14 points, had 16 rebounds and five blocks, Lebrent Walker added 16 points and Javon Thomas added 10 points and eight assists to lead Our Savior New American (16-7) in non-conference.