Shaundell Fishburne goes up for two of his 18 points. CAILIN RILEY PHOTOS
After a dominant 67-45 win over defending Suffolk County Class B champion Mattituck that pushed its record to 2-0 in League VII, the Southampton boys basketball team was handed a 68-59 defeat on its home floor by Wyandanch on Friday night.
The Mariners (2-1 in League VII, 5-2 overall) succumbed to the frantic pace of play favored by the Warriors, a team high on athleticism but low on mastery of Xs and Os. Wyandanch dictated the style of play on Southampton’s hardwood, getting out in the open court and scoring in transition and forcing the Mariners to try to do the same. The result was favorable for the Warriors, but not for Southampton—the Mariners cut the lead to five or six on several occasions in the second half, only to... more
The Mariners (2-1 in League VII, 5-2 overall) succumbed to the frantic pace of play favored by the Warriors, a team high on athleticism but low on mastery of Xs and Os. Wyandanch dictated the style of play on Southampton’s hardwood, getting out in the open court and scoring in transition and forcing the Mariners to try to do the same. The result was favorable for the Warriors, but not for Southampton—the Mariners cut the lead to five or six on several occasions in the second half, only to... more
