Long Island Lutheran boys basketball remains atop Big 10 rankings

Mical-Ryan Boyd of Long Island Lutheran goes up for one... — Mical-Ryan Boyd of Long Island Lutheran goes up for one of his 12 points against Bayside. (Jan. 21, 2013) Credit: Errol Anderson

By GREGG SARRAgsarra@cablevision.comJanuary 21, 2013

1. LONG ISLAND LUTHERAN BOYS BASKETBALL

The Crusaders (14-1) rode the performance of UConn-bound Kentan Facey (11 points, 14 rebounds), who had his fourth straight double-double, and Chris Atkinson (12 points, six assists), who was named tournament MVP, as the Crusaders defeated Gill St. Bernard, 49-30, to win the Dan Finn Classic in Jersey City. Facey also had 22 points and 14 rebounds in a 98-61 victory over Martin Van Buren.

2. WANTAGH WRESTLING

The Warriors remained undefeated in dual meets on Long Island after a 46-21 win over Bellmore JFK. The Warriors will look to win the Nassau County dual meet championship next week.

3. ELMONT BOYS INDOOR TRACK

Elmont topped their own best U.S. time in the 4 x 400-meter relay with a 3:20.24 at last week's Millrose Games Trials. Ayo Obadare holds two of the top times on Long Island. He ran a 34.40 in the 300 at the Molloy Stanner Games and a 48.49 in the 400 at the Hispanic Games.

4. KELLENBERG GIRLS INDOOR TRACK

Jazmine Fray's 2:10.96 in the 800 meters at the Hispanic Games still qualifies as the top time in the nation. Fray's 2:55.77 in the 1,000 meters at the Stanner Games is the best time on LI. The 9:31.30 run by the 4 x 800-meter relay team is also the best time on LI.

5. ST. ANTHONY'S HOCKEY

St. Anthony's remained atop the challenging CHSHL standings with two shutouts this week, an 8-0 win over St. Mary's and a 2-0 win over Monsignor Farrell. The Friars tied Chaminade, 2-2.

6. SMITHTOWN/HAUPPAUGE HOCKEY

Smithtown-Hauppauge has been on a tear, winning eight straight games, including six in 11 days, to jump to first place in Suffolk. During that span, the Bulls knocked off Half Hollow Hills twice and Connetquot-Sayville once.

7. AMITYVILLE BOYS BASKETBALL

Big week for Kavione Green, who scored a career-high 31 points in a 60-31 victory over Miller Place and 28 in a 91-35 romp over Shoreham-Wading River. Andy Laurent had a triple-double (15 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) against SWR.

8. GARDEN CITY INDOOR GIRLS TRACK

Emma Gallagher's 1:30.97 in the 600 meters at the Molloy Stanner Games is the best time in the country in that event. Gallagher holds the top time on Long Island in the 400 meters as well, a 56.03 at The Hispanic Games.

9. FARMINGDALE BOYS BASKETBALL

Dalique Mingo scored 16 of his career-high 39 points in the fourth quarter of a 64-55 win over perennial contender Uniondale. He added a 25-point, 10-assist performance in an 82-37 win over Syosset as the Dalers remained the only unbeaten team in Nassau Conference AA-I.

10. SACHEM EAST WRESTLING

The Flaming Arrows, the top-ranked team in Suffolk, won two more dual meets and improved to 19-1.

On the outside looking in: East Islip girls bowling, East Islip boys bowling, Middle Country girls bowling, St. Mary's girls basketball, St. Anthony's girls basketball.

BOYS BASKETBALL

1. L.I. Lutheran (14-1)

2. Amityville (9-2)

3. Farmingdale (9-2)

4. St. Mary's (12-4)

5. Holy Trinity (13-3)

6. Central Islip (11-1)

7. Northport (11-1)

8. Lawrence (8-2)

9. Deer Park (8-3)

10. Baldwin (7-3)

WRESTLING DUAL MEET