Schools
Sachem East Girls Come Up Short In State Semis
Flaming Arrows gave it a run, but lost to upstate Ossining 66-58 on Friday night.
The following report was written by Chris Vaccaro, Sachem School District's communications director, and published on The Sachem Report.
The miracle run has finally ended for the Sachem East girls basketball team. The Arrows lost Friday night in the Class New York State semifinals to Ossining, 66-58, at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y.
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Sachem (21-3) was led by Katie Doherty, who scored 19 points, and Kathleen Everson, who added 16.
Connecticut-bound Saniya Chong dropped 27 points for Ossining (21-4). She was recently named as the Gatorade New York State Player of the Year.
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Sachem East won its second Long Island championship this season in program history and made its first trip to the state semifinals since 2010 when the Arrows last won a public school title.
Total scoring numbers for the Flaming Arrows are:
- Katie Doherty: 19 points
- Kathleen Everson: 16 points
- Emily Carmel: 10 points
- Christina Schretzman: 6 points
- Allie Drake: 4 points
- Sammy Drake: 3 points
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