Panthers Scoreboard: Boys and Girls Basketball Post Victories

Girls Basketball

Miller Place @ Sayville, Jan. 8

Center Marlain Sherman dominated with 27 points and 19 rebounds in the Panthers’ second straight League V victory Tuesday afternoon.

Miller Place (3-2) sent Sayville (0-5) to its fifth straight league loss in a 50-40 game. Brea Greene added 11 important points in the win.

Sherman was coming off another double-double the previous game against Rocky Point with 27 points and 14 rebounds. Sherman now has six double-doubles on the season.

The Panthers are set for a huge matchup at first place Harborfields (5-0) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Boys Basketball

Miller Place vs. Sayville, Jan. 10

The Panthers lost a seven-point lead in the final minutes of the game, but Kevin Leyden hit two free throws with seconds left. Sayville's Sean Fullam missed a game-tying buzzer-beater as the Panthers

“I think we needed this win because a bunch of our losses have been overtime games and close games,” said Miller Place coach Brian Sztabnik. “The free throws we made at the end show that we’re maturing as a team. Sayville's a team that has played everyone closely and their record doesn’t show how good they really are.”

The Panthers continue league play against Harborfields at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

“We have to be better on the boards and get more points down the stretch,” Sztabnik said. “We had a couple of costly turnovers that made this game closer than it should’ve been.”

Wrestling

Miller Place @ Westhampton, Jan. 13

The Miller Place varsity wrestling team fell to Westhampton Thursday evening, 62-18. Heavyweight Ryan Kelly won his fourth straight match at 215 pounds with a pin over Adam McKillop at the 3:23 mark.

Cory Aschauer won his third straight match at 130 pounds with a 12-6 decision over Westhampton’s Ronan Seltenreich.

The Panthers suffered four defeats by pin including three in a row at 135, 140 and 145.

Miller Place continues league play against Shoreham Wading-River at 5 p.m. on Wednesday.