2 Bayman Luke Mercurio goes up for two of his 11 points against Babylon. KERRY MONACO PHOTOS
In spite of an impressive fourth quarter comeback, the Hampton Bays boys basketball team couldn’t manage to pull out a victory in the semifinals of the Suffolk County Class B playoffs on Monday night in Babylon.
The third seed Baymen suffered a heartbreaking 44-41 loss to the second seed Panthers. Babylon was scheduled to face fourth seed Center Moriches on Wednesday, February 22, for the Suffolk County Championship.
Hampton Bays and Babylon split a pair of games during the regular season and both finished League VII play with 9-5 records.
After finding themselves down by 13 points heading into the final eight minutes of the playoff match-up, the Baymen staged a dramatic comeback and briefly took the lead in the fourth quarter.
The Baymen climbed back into the game, and with... more
The third seed Baymen suffered a heartbreaking 44-41 loss to the second seed Panthers. Babylon was scheduled to face fourth seed Center Moriches on Wednesday, February 22, for the Suffolk County Championship.
Hampton Bays and Babylon split a pair of games during the regular season and both finished League VII play with 9-5 records.
After finding themselves down by 13 points heading into the final eight minutes of the playoff match-up, the Baymen staged a dramatic comeback and briefly took the lead in the fourth quarter.
The Baymen climbed back into the game, and with... more
