The Mount Sinai Mustangs have won the school's first Suffolk Class A championship.
The Mustangs magical season kept on rolling this week when they took down the top seeded Southampton squad. This game was a tight match up and Southampton tied at 63 with less than six minutes to play in the game. But just as they did to close out the first half the Mustangs took control late to end the hopes for three titles in a row for Southampton with a 75-67 victory.
While much of the season has been predicated on defense it has been the offense that has lifted this team to a championship in the last two games. As it has been for most of the season their standout scorer Dom Pennzello led the way with 27 points, He also filled the stat sheet with 4 rebounds and 3 assists on the night.
Brian Vales was an absolute beast under the boards with a game high 15 rebounds. He also was the Mustangs second leading scorer with 20 points as Southampton had no answers for the 6'6" athlete. Brock Kolsch's stat line showed 15 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 three pointers as he came up big in every way. Andrew McNeely chipped in 5 points, Marcus Magloire had 4 points, 2 assists and 3 boards, while Alex Campanelli and Blake Kolsch had identical stat lines of 5 rebounds and 2 points, but Kolsh added 5 assists to his ledger.
Mount Sinai will not go on to face Floral Park in the Long Island championship game, with two losses all season long they are not only one of the best, but one of the hottest teams on Long Island.