Long Island's Hardwood Heroes in boys and girls basketball
Long Island Lutheran's Amari Desir puts in the winning shot in overtime as time runs out while covered by the Stony Brook School's James Augustine during the PSAA boys basketball final on Friday at the Stony Brook School. Credit: Bob Sorensen
BOYS BASKETBALL
JAMES AUGUSTINE, Stony Brook School
He had 29 points and 13 rebounds in an 81-68 win over Portledge in the PSAA semifinals.
CHARLES AVALLONE, New Hyde Park
He scored 35 points in a 77-65 win over Glen Cove.
ANTHONY CARIS, Floral Park
He became the sixth player in program history to reach 1,000 points in a 63-48 win over Valley Stream South.
AMARI DESIR, Long Island Lutheran Regional
He made the winning layup at the buzzer, scored 27 points and earned MVP honors in a 71-70 overtime win over the Stony Brook School in the PSAA championship.
CASEY DEUTSCH, Jericho
He had the go-ahead three-point play with 19 seconds left in a 56-55 win over Sewanhaka in the first round of the Nassau Class AA playoffs.
MAZIN IBRAHEM, East Meadow
He scored a program-record 47 points in a 93-60 win over Westbury. He hit three three-pointers and went 14-for-15 at the free-throw line.
ISMAR PURISIC, Lynbrook
He had 26 points and 10 rebounds in a 64-48 win over Island Trees in the first round of the Nassau Class A playoffs.
NEELESH RAGHURAMA, Ward Melville
He scored 27 points, including free throws to take the lead and then ice the game in the final minute, in a 59-56 win over Newfield in the first round of the Suffolk Class AAA playoffs.
AKSHAR SABARAD, Herricks
He scored 35 points in a 76-60 win over Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SHANI CLARK, Bay Shore
She had 24 points and 11 rebounds in a 47-27 win over Longwood in the first round of the Suffolk Class AAA playoffs.
PAYTON DULIN, Baldwin
She had 23 points and seven steals in a 71-34 win over Brooklyn Law and Tech at the St. Mary’s Girls Basketball Showcase.
JENNA GREEK, Ward Melville
She had two double-doubles this past week, including a 14-point, 10-rebound game in a 47-43 win over Sachem East in the first round of the Suffolk Class AAA playoffs. She had 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 50-41 win over Lindenhurst.
MAGGIE MILLER, Sacred Heart
She had 31 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a 67-55 win over Bishop Loughlin at the St. Mary’s Girls Basketball Showcase.
ALEXIS MITAS, Portledge
She scored 30 and reached 1,000 points in a 79-46 win over Stony Brook School in the PSAA semifinals.
LILY ONORATO, St. Dominic
She had the winning layup with six seconds left in a 57-56 win over Sacred Heart.
EMMA ROBINS, Division
She set the program’s all-time scoring record with a 17-point performance in a 53-36 win over Bellmore JFK. Robins finished the game with 1,358 points, breaking Emily Gillis' record of 1,346.
SAMANTHA SCHNEIDER, Syosset
She scored 31 points and hit seven three-pointers in a 69-41 win over St. John’s Prep at the St. Mary’s Girls Basketball Showcase.
SHY’ANN TALMADGE, Uniondale
She had 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 66-40 win over Hicksville.
Ben Dickson joined Newsday’s high school sports staff in 2023 after graduating from Maryland, where he covered several of the Terrapins' teams.
