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DIVISION I
LONG ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, November 12 (at Hofstra University)
(S1) Lindenhurst 0, (N1) Massapequa 3
Christian Smith had eight kills and 25 assists and Chris Husmann added 20 kills to lead Massapequa (20-0) to their first Division I Long Island championship.
FINAL
Wednesday, November 9 (at Longwood HS)
(1) Lindenhurst def. (2) Northport
SEMI-FINALS
Monday, November 7 (at higher seed)
(1) Lindenhurst 3, (5) Bay Shore 0
Gerard Gigante had nine kills, Michael Comens had 11 kills, and Jimmy Lynn had 17 assists to lead No. 1 Lindenhurst (16-0) over No. 5 Bay Shore (10-5) 25-22, 25-19, 25-22 in the Suffolk Class A Semifinals. Ray Kelly added two aces and Joe Curry had two aces and three blocks. Lindenhurst will play No. 2 Northport in the finals on Wednesday at 7:30 at Longwood High School.
(2) Northport 3, (3) Sachem North 1
Pat Gathman had 34 assists and four blocks and Brady Ambro had 14 kills and three digs to lead Northport (16-1) to a 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-13 win in the Class A semis. Sachem North is 10-6.
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, November 4, (at higher seed)
(5) Bay Shore 3, (4) Ward Melville 2
Joe Norman had 21 kills, Peter Jensen had 14 kills, and Greg Weissert had 48 assists to lead No. 5 Bay Shore (11-5) over No. 4 Ward Melville 20-25, 19-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-23 in the first round of the Suffolk Class A Playoffs. Good defense and good hitting were the keys to Bay Shore's comeback win. Bay Shore will face No. 1 Lindenhurst in the semifinals on Monday at 6:00 at Lindenhurst.
(3) Sachem North 3, (6) Smithtown East 0
Matt Cahill had 17 kills and six blocks as No. 3 Sachem North (10-5) beat No. 6 Smithtown East (8-6) 25-17, 25-13, 25-22 in the Suffolk Class A quarterfinals. Sachem North will play at No. 2 Northport Monday in the semifinals.
(7) Sachem East 0, (2) Northport 3
Pat Gathman had 36 assists and eight blocks, Brady Ambro had 13 kills and four blocks and Kyle MacKnight added nine kills and three blocks as No. 2 Northport (15-1) beat No. 7 Sachem East (10-7) 25-11, 25-16, 25-11 in the Suffolk Class A quarterfinals. Northport will host the winner of No. 3 Sachem North vs. No. 6 Smithtown East in the semifinals Monday at 6 p.m.
DIVISION II
LONG ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, November 12 (at Hofstra University)
(S1) Eastport-South Manor 3, (N1) Floral Park 0
ESM wins its second straight Division II Long Island title and advances to play Victor HS in the state final (a rematch of the 2010 game), Saturday at 2 p.m. at Cicero-North Syracuse HS.
FINAL
Wednesday, November 9 (at Longwood HS)
(1) Eastport-South Manor def. (3) Sayville
SEMI-FINAL
Monday, November 7 (at higher seed)
(2) East Hampton 2, (3) Sayville 3
Joe Black had 14 kills, 20 assists and three aces, Matt Seeba had 15 kills, two blocks and three aces, and Scott Litvin had 25 assists to lead No. 3 Sayville (9-4) over No. 2 East Hampton (10-3) 25-20, 10-25, 32-30, 16-25, 26-24 in the Suffolk Class B Semifinals. Good team defense was the key to Sayville winning the fifth set. Sayville will play No. 1 Eastport-South Manor in the finals on Wednesday at 5:00 at Longwood High School.
