Roundup: Walsh's putback a winner for Smithtown East
Dan Walsh scored on a putback with six seconds left to give Smithtown East (4-4) a 50-49 victory over West Islip Thursday in Suffolk League III boys basketball. West Islip (0-7) had taken a 49-48 lead on Alan Tang's three-pointer with 20 seconds left, but the Lions missed a shot at the buzzer. Jon Feiler led Smithtown East with 13 points and Dan Thixton added 10. Kyle Turri scored a game-high 20 points for West Islip.
Newfield 63, Half Hollow Hills East 53: Nana Nsiahyeboah had 12 points and Travis Simon scored 10 and had four steals off the bench to help Newfield (6-2 League III) clinch its first playoff berth since 2006. Brandon Piscak added 12 rebounds and Jeren Hall had 11. Hills East is 4-4.
East Islip 47, Centereach 36: Brian Johnson scored nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to help East Islip (8-0) hold off Centereach, which pulled within three points early in the fourth quarter. Billy Garzon scored a game-high 20 points for Centereach (3-5).
Half Hollow Hills West 82, Copiague 60: Tobias Harris had 23 points and 14 rebounds for Half Hollow Hills West (9-0) in League IV. Tyler Harris had 19 points and Tavon Sledge added 15 points and 14 assists. Nasha Smith led Copiague (6-3) with 23 points.
Eastport-South Manor 52, Deer Park 50: Daulton McCarthy had 13 points and Ryan Curley went 5-for-6 from the foul line in the last 1:38 to help clinch the win for Eastport-South Manor (2-7). Alan Henderson led ESM with nine rebounds and Curley had eight assists. Deer Park is 4-5.
Bayport-Blue Point 59, Glenn 49: Ross Drzal had eight of his 10 points in a 21-7 second quarter for Bayport-Blue Point (10-1) in League VI. Roshawn Polight had 17 points to lead Glenn (6-5).
Center Moriches 56, Southampton 45: Jon Ward-Adams had 24 points, six assists and four steals and Joe Gonzales 11 points and 14 rebounds for Center Moriches (9-1) in League VII.Southampton is 6-4.
Hampton Bays 73, Wyandanch 68: Cameron Booth scored 20 points, including 11 of 16 from the free-throw line, for Hampton Bays (6-4). The junior added a career-high nine assists. Senior Ryan Walker scored seven of his career-high 17 points in a 21-14 third quarter, and Bruno Cavallo chipped in with 15 points and nine rebounds. Qualice Jones led Wyandanch (9-1) with a game-high 29 points.
Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.
Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.
