Pierre's layup wins it for Hempstead

January 20, 2012

Tidell Pierre caught a length-of-the-court inbounds pass from Tywan Watson and hit a layup as time expired to give Hempstead a 51-49 victory over Freeport on Friday in a Nassau Conference AA-I boys basketball game.

Pierre, a junior, had 21 points and a career-high 24 rebounds and John Blocker had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Tigers (4-3).

Long Beach 46, Mepham 45: Tyquan Scott had 22 points, including a putback with 30 seconds left to give Long Beach (6-2) a 44-43 lead in Conference AA-III. Daryl Brown's two free throws sealed it for Long Beach.

Mount Sinai 49, East Hampton 48: Pat Hogan (nine points) hit a layup as time expired to win it for Mount Sinai (6-1) in Suffolk League VI. Mike Guzzardi had 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Shelter Island 46, Greenport 42: Alex Graffagnino's three-pointer gave Shelter Island (2-5) a 38-36 lead midway through the fourth in League VII. Jimmy Read had 15 points and eight rebounds in the win.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wantagh 59, Roslyn 50: Tara Basile scored eight of a her 16 points during a 22-12 fourth quarter for Wantagh (5-0) in Conference A-I. Alex Parlato added 10 points, 18 rebounds and eight blocks.

North Shore 90, Mineola 61: Amanda Johansen had 19 points and 16 rebounds to lead North Shore (7-0) in Conference A-IV. Freshman Samantha Capobianco had career highs of 11 points and 11 rebounds in the win.

Sachem North 33, Floyd 31: Erin McNulty (18 points) converted a three-point play with 55 seconds left to help lift Sachem North (2-5) in Suffolk League I.

Upper Room 52, Waldorf 49: Sydney Zambrotta had 48 points, including two free throws with 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter to seal it for Upper Room (3-4) in IPPSAL.wrestling

Oyster Bay 52, Mineola 19: Alex Galizia pinned David Gorry in 4:36 at 182 pounds for Oyster Bay (6-0), which clinched the Nassau Conference 4B title.

East Islip 58, Newfield 17: Shawn Cummings pinned Spencer Johnson in 3:47 at 170 pounds to help East Islip (5-0) clinch at least a tie for the Suffolk League III title.

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