On a snowy Tuesday night on Long Island, two of the best public schools on Long Island would square off in a battle for dominance as unbeaten William Floyd put their record on the line as they entered enemy territory to take on unbeaten Brentwood in a game crucial to both playoff seeding and who would walk away with the League I Regular Season Championship.
For those in attendance, the game lived up to the hype and it was full of big performances from all the stars. It was unfortunate that someone had to lose as the Colonials would edge out the Indians by a score of 69-66.
After Floyd jumped out to a 17-8 lead in the first quarter, Brentwood would come storming back before halftime to make it just a one point lead for the Colonials. The Indians even had the lead for a little bit as they went on a 6-0 run at the end of the first half to take the lead momentarily.
Ultimately, Jermaine King would get a bucket right before time expired to keep Floyd up in the contest.
The third quarter was a consistent back and forth as both teams scored just 13 points, keeping the Colonials up by only one point.
In the fourth quarter, the scoring was much more prominent as both teams scored over 20 points over the final 10 minutes. The high scoring quarter was capped off by William Floyd Senior Joey McLaurin hitting two clutch free throws to put his team up three with just seconds left.
Floyd’s Defense held strong as Brentwood was unable to convert on a last gasp but the shot attempt was blocked and the Colonials survived while retaining their unbeaten record.
When it comes to consistent domination, Floyd’s Jawuan Smith is your guy. Smith had another monster performance for the Colonials as he had a huge second half that led him to a game high 23 points and 13 rebounds for yet another Double-Double.
Guard Jermaine King had another spectacular performance as he also scored 16 points while adding a game high 6 assists.
Joey McLaurin also had a very good showing as he added 12 points and 5 assists for the Colonials.
Brentwood also had some big performances from their stars as well as the Devin Duo of Devon Snell and Devin Clarke were the leading scorers for the Indians in this contest.
Snell led Brentwood with 20 points while Clarke had a monster performance on the glass as he had 16 points while adding 20 total rebounds in a losing effort.
The first round of the basketball equivalent of a heavyweight boxing match goes to William Floyd as they look like runaway favorites to win their League after this victory. Many anticipate both teams to meet up in the Suffolk County Postseason next month where the stakes will be higher and both teams once more trying to claim superiority.