Feb. 7 — Greenport/Southold 56, Mattituck 35
Senior guard Francesca Santacrocescored a game-high 19 points in the Porters’ (11-5, 9-5) League VII season finale. Eighth-grader Lauryn Bednoski added 11 points and junior Abbi Bednoski had eight. The Tuckers (5-15, 5-9) enjoyed a 21-18 halftime lead, but a 21-5 third-round surge by Greenport turned the game around. Senior forward Claire McKenzie led Mattituck with 13 points.
On Feb. 4, the Porters took an 8-2 lead after the first quarter and went on to a 52-31 win over East Hampton. Santacroce finished with 16 points and Lauryn Bednoski and eighth-grader Lyla Zablotny each added 10 points against the Bonackers (3-12, 3-9).
The Porters will meet Babylon for the Class B crown at Suffolk County Community College-Selden on Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m.
Feb. 5 — Mattituck 62, Port Jefferson 22
McKenzie pumped in a game-high 29 pointswhile adding 19 rebounds and four steals in League VII. Sophomore Riley Richert added 10 points against the Royals (0-18, 0-12).
Feb. 7 — Southold/Greenport finishes 12th in county finals
Despite being the smallest team, the Settlers finished 12th at the Suffolk County Championships at Babylon AMF. Southold totaled 5,720.
Aaron Davis led Southold with 1,250 pins, while bowling games of 243, 233 and 203. He also rolled the Settlers’ best series (639). Jeffrey Heidtmann, who also recorded three 200-plus games, was next at 1,163, closely followed by Evan Czartosieski (1,130). Jefferson Garcia finished with 1,069 and Asen Roussan at 1,051. John Harvey (four games at 644) and Leone Bartolani (two games at 337) split their time.
The Settlersfinished above such larger schoolsas Sachem, Smithtown, West Islip and Connetquot. Commack (7,050) won the title.
Source: The Suffolk Times
