Longwood finished the season as co-League I champs along with Brentwood (10-2) but finished with a better overall record. The Lions also won the only common game between the two schools. Longwood beat St. John the Baptist, a team Brentwood lost to. That said, it would seem to make sense Longwood earns the higher seed over Brentwood.
The Lions could be the top seed, especially after Bay Shore in League II somehow lost to Central Islip Wednesday, 43-42, on a last-second 3-pointer. So instead of 13-1 and 17-2, Bay Shore ends 12-2 and 16-3.
Here's my rough prediction as of Wednesday night: (I'm always curious to see how close I get to predicting these seedings...)
1. Longwood (10-2, 16-3)
vs.
16. Connetquot (7-7, 9-11)
9. Pat-Med (7-5, 13-5)
vs.
8. Copiague (9-3, 13-6)
5. Walt Whitman (12-2, 14-5)
vs.
12. Riverhead (7-5, 12-7)
4. Bellport (12-0, 16-3)
vs.
13. Deer Park (6-6, 9-10)
3. Brentwood (10-2, 14-5)
vs.
14. Sachem North (7-7, 9-10)
11. West Islip (9-5, 10-9)
vs.
6. Lindenhurst (9-3, 15-4)
10. Hills East (9-3, 11-7)
vs.
7. North Babylon (10-2, 14-5)
15. Hills West (6-6, 7-12)
vs.
2. Bay Shore (12-2, 16-3)
Again, this is just my guess. If it turned out like this, obviously if you're Longwood you don't want to see Marcus Stroman in round 2. That's rough. But on the plus side, Brentwood and Lindenhurst would be on the opposite side of the bracket, so the Lions would only have to face one of them and that would be in the county finals. I valued North Bab as a league champ pretty low, so I don't necessarily know if that'll hold up. But I think Lindy as a third-place finisher still deserves a higher seed than just about every other team in the county. Probably even Bellport, too.
We'll find out for sure Friday morning... And then we'll break it down fo' real.
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