Lady Flashes Take on Centereach

The Sayville Lady Flashes hosted the fourth annual Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament on Dec. 16 and 17 and Bayport-Blue Point, Bellport and Centereach joined Sayville in the nail-biting action throughout the tournament.

On Dec. 16, the Lady Golden Flashes went head to head with the Centereach Lady Cougars and scored a victory. The game was fast paced with back and forth action and Centereach jumped out to an early 6-point lead after the first quarter. The Lady Golden Flashes started to find their groove in the second quarter but it was after halftime when they really started to put Centereach away. The Lady Golden Flashes out scored the Centereach Lady Cougars 18-5 in the third quarter and they never looked back.

"They were a really tough team [Centereach] and we really needed to play as a team and play hard and that's what we did," Sayville senior Marissa Kahane said after the well-deserved win in the first round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament.

Heroes: Sophomore Amy Dean led the Lady Golden Flashes with 19 points while senior Marissa Kahane followed her up with 10 points of her own including a 3-pointer. Senior Julia DePompeo also came up big with 9 points and 7 rebounds.

Turning Point: Once the third quarter started it was all Lady Golden Flashes as senior Marissa Kahane started the scoring frenzy that totaled up to 18 third quarter points for the Lady Golden Flashes.

Bottom Line: Even with the Lady Golden Flashes shaky first quarter, they kept their composure and took control of the game in the second half and will look to keep the momentum going on through out the rest of the season.

Key Stat: It looked as if the Lady Golden Flashes were going to struggle throughout the rest of the game after the first quarter but they didn't let the rocky first quarter get to them and they ended up controlling the tempo throughout the rest of the game.

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