H-ton Boys’ Basketball Resumes Winning Ways
The Huntington boys’ basketball team rebounded from a sluggish performance one day earlier to rally for a come-from-behind victory over Cold Spring Harbor, 61-54.
The Blue Devils trailed for much of the game before the shots started falling in the fourth quarter. Huntington’s offense was led by Kenny McCarthy, who finished with 22 points. Kenny Charles had 20 points, including a crucial late game basket that put the contest out of reach for the Seahawks. Andrew Hampton (11 points), Shyheim Brewster (seven points) and Scott Gulizio (one point) contributed to the scoring spree.
“While it wasn’t pretty at times, we are happy to take the win,” Huntington head coach Brian Carey said. “We have plenty to work on.”
The victory improved the Blue Devils’ mark to 5-1 this season. Huntington will resume game play when it hosts Suffolk League IV foe Deer Park on January 6 at 5:45 p.m.
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Whatever could go wrong did for the Huntington boys’ basketball team during its first loss of the season, as the Blue Devils fell to Hempstead, 69-45 in the Hoops on the Harbor tournament at Cold Spring Harbor.
Hempstead opened a gaping 20-4 first quarter lead and never really looked back. Huntington tailed 30-17 at halftime and 55-29 after three quarters. The Blue Devils were down 63-32 in the fourth frame before rallying and cutting their deficit to 24 points by the final buzzer.
Kenny Charles had a team high 19 points. Kenny McCarthy dropped nine points. Andrew Hampton and Shyheim Brewster had six points each. Kevin Lawrence scored three points from the free throw line. Nat Amato added two points.