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Hills East Boys Basketball Defeats Northport
Jimmy Reiser's put back with 0.6 seconds left in regulation forced overtime and led to the team's fifth straight win.
Jimmy Reiser's put back with 0.6 seconds remaining in the game forced overtime for Hills East that paved the way for the team's fifth straight win, 66-60.
A tight game throughout, Northport appeared to have the game in hand late in the fourth quarter. They intentionally fouled Chris Corso with 2.5 seconds left with a three-point lead.
Corso buried the first free throw and when Reiser put back the intentional miss on the second free throw, the Northport crowd went silent.
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In overtime it was all Hills East. Mike Addae had five of his seven points and Tyler Mckenzie finished things off with his game high 16 for East's first League II win.
R.J. Nitti had 12 points, and Billy Wesnofske chipped in with six.
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Next up for Hills East is Sachem North on January 4th.
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