Jarrett's two-hitter leads Northport
Molly Jarrett threw a two-hitter, walked one and struck out 12 as No. 14 Northport upset No. 3 East Islip, 4-1, Wednesday in the first round of the Suffolk Class AA playoffs. Erin Joyce was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Nicole Pirretti went 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs for Northport (11-9), which will play at Deer Park at 4 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals. East Islip is 18-3.
Suffolk Class AA first round
Deer Park 4, Smithtown West 1: Sabrina Riley hit a three-run triple and Marie Racano (3-for-4) followed with an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning as No. 6 Deer Park defeated No. 11 Smithtown West. Aly Dzierzynski went 2-for-4 and Ari Tedeschi went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple. Lisa Bonacasa tossed seven innings, allowing nine hits with one strikeout and one walk.
Smithtown East 4, Hauppauge 1: Jessica Mulderig went 2-for-3 with a two-run single in the top of the fourth to open the scoring and Corinne Vazac threw a four-hitter to lift No. 13 Smithtown East (13-8) past No. 4 Hauppauge (16-5). Smithtown East will play at Longwood in the quarterfinals at 4 p.m. Friday.
Half Hollow Hills West 5, Bellport 3: Morgan Hughes' bases-loaded walk in the bottom of fourth scored Jessica Kleet to give No. 2 Hills West (20-1) a 3-2 lead. Hughes and Kleet each went 2-for-4 and Danica Vasa added two hits. Hills West will host the West Babylon-Commack winner in the quarterfinals at 4 p.m. Friday.
Bay Shore 6, Centereach 2: Briana Coan's two-out, three-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning gave No. 1 Bay Shore (21-0) a 5-2 lead over No. 16 Centereach (13-9). Gianna Panariello went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and two runs and Taylor McGowan threw a three-hitter, striking out nine and allowing two unearned runs. Bay Shore hosts Connetquot at 4 p.m. Friday at Fifth Avenue Elementary School in the quarterfinals.
Connetquot 5, Sachem East 4: Marisa Monaco and Lizzie Frayler scored on a throwing error in the top of the ninth to break a tie at 3 and lead No. 9 Connetquot (15-5) over No. 8 Sachem East (14-6). Amanda Schoenfeld scored on Monaco's single in the sixth to tie the score at 3. Chelsea LaMarca allowed seven hits for the complete-game win.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 3: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Northport and Half Hollow Hills East matchup, plus Tess Ferguson has an update on the high school fantasy football standings and Jared Vailuzzi has the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 3: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Northport and Half Hollow Hills East matchup, plus Tess Ferguson has an update on the high school fantasy football standings and Jared Vailuzzi has the plays of the week.
