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Glen Cove Big Red is reloaded and ready for grind

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By J.D. FREDA

he Big Red boys’ basketball program suffered through a tough season in 201718, only earning one win in conference play, but head coach Pete Falen returns three starters this season and began the campaign with a big non-conference win over Locust Valley.

“Locust Valley is a very experienced team, and it was definitely good to get a win over them,” Falen said. “We kept them to under 50 points, and from beginning to end we played man to man… I think that’s a good sign.”

The Big Red’s three returning starters are Dajour Gibson, Michael Battle, and Michael Vaughan. All three are good guard options that can play big time defensively when the effort is there.

Vaughan, Glen Cove’s leading scorer, in particular has a strong frame with quick feet that can make plays defensively late in games. Gibson runs the point well for Falen’s system, and the young sophomore Battle has plenty of time to grow into his role and flourish as a key player.

Six-foot-2 Gio Mendez will be the center. He nearly had a double-double in the opening matchup against Locust Valley, scoring nine points and grabbing nine boards.

“Everything changes entirely,” said

Falen. “Our chemistry in just that one game was better than we had all last year. Our defensive effort was great. We’re not as talented as last year, we’re not as big, but we already have a better attitude.”

Dajour Gibson

Falen believes the key to this was Gibson and Vaughan maturing on and off the court.

“They know it’s their last time around. They don’t want another 4-15 season; they want their last season to mean something,” he said.

Falen also understands the strength of schedule of Conference A-III. “When

you’re playing a playoff game every night in our conference, we will be sure to gain that key competitive experience and stay competitive in every game,” Falen said.

“Every game is going to be a battle, but the kids are asking for film, working hard, and showing initiative,” Falen said. The Big Red will need a great defensive effort from their main three guards and a good inside presence, but the attitude of Falen’s players is a step in the right direction.

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Schedule BoyS December 17 @ South Side 20 Plainedge

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6:30 p.m.

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12:00 p.m.

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6:45 p.m.

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February 2 @ Hewlett 6 @ Bethpage 9 @ Roosevelt

12:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

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Glen Cove Same team, new leaders for Lady Big Red

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len Cove’s Lady Big Red return 10 seniors from last year’s campaign, a usual sign of steadiness amongst a team. However, for the fourth time in four seasons, the team is under new direction. Jessica Butera, formerly a top assistant at Garden City, will be heading the coaching efforts.

Also, for the past two seasons Glen Cove has had a pair of top scorers that have led the way for the talented team. One of those two scorers has made a decision to transfer, leaving the offensive leadership role in the grasps of Trinity Hudson.

Hudson, a long and athletic scorer with different ways of making her impact felt, is getting college looks in her senior season. Her new head coach, who played college basketball, is working with her to get her ready. “I’m trying to get her different looks to get her ready for that level,” said Butera. Hudson will also look to be more vocal to lead this team.

Lily Knobel, who has been praised by coaches past a budding talent, will need to take a step forward this season to fulfill her potential.

As for how the new head coach is taking to her new position, Butera was adamant and candid in her response.

“Coming in to the Glen Cove position because of how many coaches (the girls) have had, so my goal is to build a culture for Glen Cove basketball from the bottom up,” Butera said. “I’m optimistic because the girls are

smart, hard-working and are willing to learn.”

The offense and defense will change for the Lady Big Red, to what Butera calls “real basketball”.

“We’re going to play man-to-man because that’s really what basketball is,” Butera said. “On offense, we will have to build a better basketball IQ than the other team, and if we do that, we will win.”

Butera’s dedication to the program, girls and building relationships between players should bode well for the Lady Big Red.

Talent-wise, there are some solid guards on this team with the ability to play unselfishly including Micaela and Lucy Costello. Ultimately, the leadership on the court of Hudson will lead the way this winter.

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Schedule GIRLS December 17 South Side 20 @ Plainedge

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LocusT VaLLey Locus Falcons are deep but lack experience

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By J.D. FREDA

he Locust Valley boys will lean heavily on depth this winter.

“We are definitely inexperienced,” head coach Tim Lomot said.

“We lost a lot of seniors this past season that did great things for us defensively. But this year I would consider us a deep team. We’ve got a lot of kids that know that there’s not a great difference between each other talent-wise so all are competing hard for minutes.”

Matt Raisiger Lomot’s words ring true for what the Falcons are: a young, hungry team that’s looking to solidify its place in the standings. Lomot is excited for what the season can bring, and where his mix of kids with different skill sets can bring him.

“We have a lot of guards that can do differ different things for us,” Lomot said. “I also think the league is great for competition.”

Senior Matt Reisiger returns as a starter. He looks to be one of the Falcons leading scorers in

the 2018-19 campaign. “He has a new sense of confidence this year,” Lomot said.

Frank Smith and Bryan Fox will also play key roles in the backcourt for Lomot. The Falcons’ guard-play will be major the X-factor for the majority of their matchups.

“We will be playing with four guards most of the time. A lot of 4 out 1 in where the strength is the perimeter can create for each other,” said Lomot.

“Our bigs can kick the ball out to the shooters and our bigs are working at that. They are getting better everyday.”

Frank Smith Sophomore Sam Murphy is one of the bigs that Lomot alludes to. Lomot really wants his transition offense to play a major role in the scoring for his team, so the forwards and centers running the floor will be integral. That is one thing Murphy will need to do consistently for these Falcons trol the ball. If we can control the ball and the to be successful. pace of the game while keeping intensity and “The offense starts on defense for us,” said Lomot. energy high, we can do well.”

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Seaford 6:30 p.m. @ Clarke 12:00 p.m.

Friends Academy 6:15 p.m. @ West Hempstead 4:30 p.m. @ Island Trees 6:30 p.m. @ Mineola 5:00 p.m. @ Seaford 7:15 p.m.

Clarke 6:45 p.m.

February 2 @ Friends Academy 12:00 p.m.

6 West Hempstead 6:15 p.m.

9 Island Trees 12:00 p.m.

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Locust Va VaLLey Lady Falcons not flying under radar

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Senior Sarah Lubow is a major inside presence ews certainly for Locust Valley starts to and will look to circulate not only anchor when a 15-seed the defense upsets a heavily favored but create op opNo. 2-seed in a playoff portunities on offense matchup. This feat has only for herself and also occurred in March Madness teammates as a playplay seven times throughout making passer out of history: an extremely rare the paint. “It’s cliché, occurrence. This is exactly what but it is almost as if the Locust Valley girls did last February, the lightbulb went becoming the first team in the county ever on and now the bigbig to do so, upending Sewanhaka in an gest thing with her exhilarating 58-49 victory. is confidence,” Guidone This season, Locust said.

Valley will not be Guidone stressed that overlooked by anyone the Lady Falcons sucsuc with five returning cess will come from a players and two returnpair of junior guards in ing starters. Although Paige O’Brien and Julia the team will carry seven Sabatino. “These new faces, head coach Mike two really took the Julia Sabatino Guidone is excited about what rest of the kids his girls can do this season. under their wing “Last year we played well and are leading and we were really a defensiveby example,” minded team. We were focused said Guidone. on getting offense out of defense,” Guidone “Sabatino in my said. “But this year, I’m seeing better offense opinion is one way earlier on. The offense gelled quicker than of the best players the defense has, but the defense is starting to in Nassau County driving to the basket. She come along too.” really is the engine that drives the train.”

Lindsey Hogan may be the most dynamic player on the roster.

Hogan, a 5-foot-10 freshman, has an uncanny knack for handling the ball. “She can play basically any position,” Guidone said. “She does a great job rebounding and leading the break and is a great passer.”

Guidone thinks with these pieces, his halfcourt offense will be a strength and not a liability. “Halfcourt offense has always been the issue, but now we’re employing a dribble-drive motion offense Paige O’Brien that can really work with the pieces we have,” he said.

Schedule GIRLS December 19 Mineola

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Clarke 7:00 p.m. @ West Hempstead 12:00 p.m.

Island Trees 6:30 p.m. @ Mineola 7:00 p.m. @ Seaford 12:00 p.m.

Clarke 5:00 p.m.

February 1 West Hempstead 7 @ Island Trees

6:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

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OysTer Bay Baymen bring back promising core

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By J.D. FREDA

he Oyster Bay Baymen come off of an extremely successful season where they only dropped three games overall.

Although having a strong team, one of the team’s integral pieces in their successful season was All-County player Khalil Williams, who will return for his final season.

Oyster Bay also has other pieces and a few players with returning varsity experience that will look to continue the tradition of winning for the north shore public school.

“Right now, I’m hesitant to say we lack experience, but there are some things that still need to be figured out,” head coach Brian Boyle said. “We are really going to figure it out later in the season. Right now we’re working hard and getting to know our roles.”

As for Williams, he will Joe Deblasio slide in as the team’s primary scoring option, something he is comfortably confident in doing, but not cocky.

“He really is a humble kid. He’s extremely mentally tough as well,” said Boyle. “He’s one of those kids that’s really a basketball junkie.”

Williams opened the Oyster Bay season in an early non-league game scoring 31 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. All but 10 of Williams’ points came in the second half, leading to a 54-41 win over Great Neck South.

Returning point guard Joe Deblasio may lack in size for today’s desired physically imposing ballhandler, but he makes up for it in quickfoot speed, lateral quick ness and a high basketball IQ. “(Deblasio) knows exactly where everyone should be on the court,” said Boyle. Yahve Jean-Baptiste, a talented football player for Oyster Bay, decided to double up his summer workouts.

He completed his football workout requirements, but according to Boyle, put in extra time to work on his basketball game.

Boyle is a stickler for giving hounding defensive

Yahve Jean-Baptiste

effort, and he has been excited about the prospect of Chaminade transfer Thomas Fletcher. He’s a long, smart two-way player. “He is a good defender…he really bought in to what we’re doing defensively,” said Boyle. “It all starts with defense…I want our team to be the most in shape team in the league by year’s end.”

Oyster Bay has a route to another successful season with some key pieces and good coaching, but Boyle stresses that doing it together is key.

“If we stay together as a team, build that family tradition, we will be just fine,” he said.

Schedule

BoyS December 18 @ Malverne 20 C.S. Harbor

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

January 3 9 14 15 18 25 29

@ East Rockaway Wheatley Academy Charter Carle Place Malverne @ C.S. Harbor East Rockaway

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7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

February 2 @ Wheatley 12:00 p.m.

5 Academy Charter 7:00 p.m.

8 @ Carle Place 7:15 p.m.

Photos by Donovan Berthoud

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OysTer Bay Lady Baymen look to next generation

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he Oyster Bay girls program turns to a youth takeover as the future of this team looks to lie within it’s underclassmen.

Head coach Rex Rossen is well equipped to preach the fundamentals of playing team basketball at a high rate, and with continued varsity experience, this girls’ program could come along quickly.

Although no high school coach can take more than a few moments to lament the graduation of a star player, Oyster Bay definitely needs to fill the gap that Gianna Gotti, now playing at the University of Bridgeport, has left in a pure scoring sense. Gotti eclipsed the extremely elusive and insanely impressive 2,000 career points mark last season, which is indicative of her uncanny ability to score.

“The whole dynamic is different now,” said

Rossen. “The outlook is different, but we are not rebuilding. Now we have to learn how to play team ball, and a few girls are really looking to step up.”

One of Oyster Bay’s key players is sophomore Gaby Treble. She scored 20 points as a freshman on varsity in the playoffs last year and has some of the best basketball skill on the team. Cultivating basketball skill and sense is one of Rossen’s main focuses.

“My job right now is to instill basketball sense and good basketball IQ into a group of good ‘athletes’,” Rossen said.

Along with Treble, four-year varsity player Elizabeth Reilly will look to lead the team as well. Freshman Emma Kelly’s role will be integral as well, according to Rossen.

“We’re looking to get out and run the floor,” Rossen said. “We want to create turnovers. They know how to play defense. If we get into the halfcourt offense, we will be running a lot of off-ball screens to get open shots.”

Caleigh o’Toole and Mikayla Gardon are the two bigs that Rossen will employ in the paint. “(O’Toole) is a good inside defensive presence, and Emma Kelly Gardon can score from

Gaby Treble

inside,” said Rossen. “Both are aware enough to kick the ball out from inside.”

Oyster Bay may need to give this young core a bit of a time to jell, but the potential and foundation of a good team is there.

“Once we click, we will find that success,” Rossen said.

Schedule GIRLS December 18 Malverne 20 @ C.S. Harbor

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7:00 p.m.

January 3 9 12 15 18 25 29

East Rockaway 7:00 p.m. @ Wheatley 6:15 p.m.

Friends Academy 12:30 p.m. @ Carle Place 7:15 p.m. @ Malverne 5:00 p.m.

C.S. Harbor 7:00 p.m. @ East Rockaway 7:00 p.m.

February 2 Wheatley 12:30 p.m.

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2018-19 HERALD high School Basketball Preview

NorThh Shore Nor Team concept front and center for Vikings

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By J.D. FREDA

he North Shore boys’ basketball program is coming off of a 7-5 Conference A-IV record in 2017-18 where it was bounced out of the Nassau Class A playoffs via a one-point heartbreaker against Lynbrook. The mentality and team mantra does not change, from a season ago though.

“We still are using the term ‘Trust the Process’ which I’m sure you heard me say over and over last year, but it still holds true,” Vikings head coach Kevin Carpenter said. “We have a great group of young men who are buying in to the overall team message and culture.”

Returning this season is All-County forward Jarrett O’Day. He brings decent size and a solid handle on the ball with a nose for attacking the rim. He looks to take an extra step in leadership this season as one of the team’s captains.

The Vikings also look to the other two captains on the roster, Mark Reali and Will Scarola, for leading the group on and off the floor. “We are a player-led team,” Carpenter said. “They are consistently working together ad holding each other accountable.”

Mark Riali Two younger players that

will see ample minutes and possibly be regulars in the starting lineup are sophomores Jack Ledden and Henry Reiger. Carpenter said he’s excited to have younger guys gaining key experience now. “The leadership and mental toughness of the older guys with more experience bodes well for the younger guys,” said Carpenter.

This team’s strengths will lie within its ability to move the ball and play effective defense. The teamwork and unselfishness is a key fac factor that Carpenter has been zeroing in on early on.

“We have to be unified and make good decisions together,” Carpenter said. “We want to take ‘we’ shots, not ‘me’ shots.”

The Vikings have a mixed group when it comes to age.

Three seniors, five juniors, freshfour sophomores and a fresh man may bode well for the underclassmen that will learn under the varsity-tested and experienced seniors.

Buying in to the process is exactly what brought the Vi-

Will Scarola

kings to the playoffs last season, but the process isn’t over yet. The fruits of their labor lies ahead.

“Success is the product of the process,” said Carpenter.

Schedule

BoyS December 17 Lawrence 20 V.S. North

6:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

January 3 5 11 16 19 25 29 31

@ V.S. South Lynbrook @ Wantagh Floral Park @ Lawrence @ V.S. North V.S. South @ Lynbrook

7:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m.

7:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

6:15 p.m.

February 6 Wantagh 8 @ Floral Park

6:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

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North Shore Lady Vikings reshaping their gameplan

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including two starting seniors Cailley Welch and Andrea Liotta. Like their he Lady Vikings have made it to counterparts in the boy’s program, at least the county semifinals the Lady Vikings employ a diverse seven years running. There age group that will see ample have been no shortages of minutes. Two seniors, two ju juelite players that have come niors, and a freshman will make through the program, up the starting five for the Lady including one of Long Vikings.

Island’s All-Time leadThe gameplan ing scorers in Gabby changes for Freund and Zaffiro who graducompany this winter. ated this past June.

“Last year, a large Players come and portion of our offense go though, but the was a high ball-screen constant is the for Gabby and let her great success that create opportunities,” this program has said Freund. “Last enjoyed for nearly the year, we were moreso past decade. like the Houston Rockets.

“Every year, we ‘VilThis year, we’re very ‘Vil don’t worry about who lanova’.” graduated and who isn’t Villanova and here, we can’t,” head former Hofstra Pride head coach Keith Freund said. coach Jay Wright employ a “We’re not going to replace 5-out dribble-drive motion Gabby, we’re not going to offense that look to get replace Selena (Fortich), shootopen shots to shoot but we’re not trying to. We ers on the perimeter. have a different group and “This is a much more everyone is accepting their ball-movement oriented Jennifer Walton roles.” offense,” says Freund.

North Shore returns The head coach is nine players from last year’s still finding ways to win county championship run, though,

with every group he has, and he instills in them the importance of playing the right way. “We have to do the little things correctly: talking on defense, boxing out, making the extra pass, etc.,” said Freund. “These require zero talent and all effort, everyone can do them.”

Although the tradition of success in the program is apparent, the players never expect any level of success.

Neither does the coach. “They understand the attitude and sacrifice it takes to be successful, but success Cailey Welch doesn’t come from looking ahead,” said Freund. “We will give one day before the game to focus on the opponent. Before that it’s all about how can we get better.”

Schedule

GIRLS December 17 @ Lawrence 20 V.S. North

4:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

January 3 5 10 16 19 25 29 31

V.S. South @ Lynbrook Wantagh @ Floral Park Lawrence V.S. North @ V.S. South Lynbrook

6:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m.

5:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

February 6 @ Wantagh 9 Floral Park

6:30 p.m.

11:00 a.m.

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