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Nassau County Class B & C boys basketball brackets
CLASS B
LONG ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday, March 6 (at Farmingdale State)
(S4) Center Moriches 55, (N2) Locust Valley 50
Tim Rowland scored 16 points and Maleek Harris added 13 as the Red Devils rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit to win the Long Island Class B championship at Farmingdale State. Center Moriches (16-7) will play the Albertus Magnus-Burke Catholic winner in the state Regional final at 1 p.m. Saturday at SUNY-New Paltz with a berth in the state semifinals at Glens Falls at stake. Matt Campanella scored 20 and Alex Rawa 16 for the Falcons (13-7), who played in the LIC for the first time in school history.
Highlights from this game: WATCH
FINALS
Saturday, February 25 (at C.W. Post University)
(2) Locust Valley 27, (4) Cold Spring Harbor 24
Matt Campanella scored 9 points while Alex Rawa and Joe Gilio each had 8 points as Locust Valley beat Cold Spring Harbor in the Nassau Class B Finals.
Highlights from this game: WATCH
SEMI-FINALS
Saturday, February 18 (at C.W. Post University)
(4) Cold Spring Harbor 60, (1) Malverne 51
Josh Brown had 23 points and six rebounds to lead Cold Spring Harbor (7-12) past Malverne in the Nassau BC semis.
(2) Locust Valley 45, (3) Oyster Bay 42
Joe Gilio scored 18 points as Locust Valley beat Oyster Bay in a Nassau Class B semifinal. Matt Campanella and Alex Rawa contributed 8 points a piece.
OUTBRACKET
Thursday, February 16 (at higher seed unless noted), 5:00 p.m.
Cold Spring Harbor 53, Wheatley 52
Ben Jay made a layup off of a dribble drive by Luke O'Connell with 50 seconds left to make the score 53-49 for Cold Spring Harbor in a Class BC play-in game. O'Connell tipped a Wheatley three-pointer at the buzzer to preserve the win for Cold Spring Harbor.
CLASS C
LONG ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday, March 6 (at Farmingdale State)
(N2) East Rockaway 63, (S2) Pierson 27
Justin Jonas had 10 of his game-high 13 points in the first half, igniting a 24-0 run for East Rockaway as they top Pierson in the Long Island Class C Championship over Pierson. Dylan Delury finished with 12 points, Mikey Lores and David McClure each had 10 and Joey Lores added eight. Joey Butts led Pierson with 10 points, including three three-pointers.
Highlights from this game: WATCH
FINALS
Sunday, February 19 (at C.W. Post University)
(2) East Rockaway 42, (1) Friends Academy 39
Mikey Lores scored 12 points and Justin Jonas finished with 10 as East Rockaway (9-6) beat Friend Academy at C.W. Post University. Marc Godlis led all-scorers with 15 points for Friends Academy.
Highlights from this game: WATCH
