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Islip Takes Care Of East Hampton Girls Basketball In Playoff Opener

Publication: The East Hampton Press & The Southampton Press
By Drew Budd   Feb 18, 2013 1:08 PM
Feb 19, 2013 11:43 AM
It’s back to the drawing board for the East Hampton girls basketball team.

Searching for its first playoff victory in program history, the Lady Bonackers suffered a lopsided defeat at the hands of host Islip, losing 73-41, to the Lady Buccaneers on Friday, in a Suffolk County Class A opening round game. The victory advanced Islip to the Class A semifinals at Harborfields, which was played on Tuesday. The winner of that game will take on either Elwood/John Glenn or Shoreham/Wading River in the finals on Friday at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue.

East Hampton got off to a very sloppy start to Friday night’s game. Multiple turnovers and an inability to rebound led to Islip going on a 14-0 run in the middle of the first quarter. By the end of... more

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