Boys Basketball Wins Long Island Title
Amityville Memorial High School’s boys varsity basketball team brought home the Class A Long Island championship, its first since 2013. The Warriors defeated Nassau County champion Garden City 84-71 on March 10 at Farmingdale State College.
It was an impressive year for Amityville, which finished with an overall record of 25-1, won the Suffolk County Class A title and the overall Suffolk County title. The team now heads to the state tournament in Binghamton. The Warriors will take on defending state champion Irondequoit High School, from Rochester, in the first game of the Class A Final Four on March 17 at 9 a.m.
In the championship game, Jayson Robinson and Josh Serrano paced Amityville with 23 and 29 points, respectively. The team was led by coach Gordon Thomas.