Freeport 55, Carey 40

Jere Brown drives to the basket in the first quarter. (Jan. 16, 2012)

Jere Brown, center, attempts to drive past Carey teammates #25 Carl Ricuarte, left, and #11 Adrian Denner in the second quarter. (Jan. 16, 2012)

Jere Brown, left, looks to drive past Carey #24 Vinny Maura in the fourth quarter. (Jan. 16, 2012)

Isaiah Barnes, center, looks to drive past Carey teammates #32 Andrew Ris, left, and #3 Andrew Gentile in the first quarter. (Jan. 16, 2012)

Jovanni Moreno, left, and Carey #12 Sean Mason battle for a rebound in the first quarter. (Jan. 16, 2012)

Leondre Simmon dribbles past midcourt in the second quarter of a Nassau County varsity boys basketball game vs. Carey. (Jan. 16, 2012)

Kahiem Chaplin drives to the basket in the first quarter of a Nassau County varsity boys basketball game vs. Carey. (Jan. 16, 2012)