Valley Stream South vs Mepham
Saturday February 15, 2020 at Mepham
Overall 15 - 5 | Conference 12 - 2
Overall 15 - 6 | Conference 9 - 5
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Stream South | 11 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Mepham | 17 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
Top performers MEP: Vaquero 16, Beckett 14, Fontanetta 9, Smith 6, Caminiti 4, Kender 3, Hickey 2, Paul 2. Totals 17-5-56. VSS: Obichere 17, Traill 15, Jones 8, Wilson 7, Williams 6. Totals 15-2-53. Three-pointers: MEP 5 (Fontanetta 3, Kender, Vaquero); VSS 2 (Williams, Wilson)
HIGHLIGHTS
Mepham 56, Valley Stream South 53: Mekhi Beckett (14 points) hit two free throws with less than 10 seconds left and No. 6 South missed a three-pointer that missed as time expired Nassau Class A second-round game. Beckett (8) and Richie Vaquero combined for 15 of the Pirates' 17 fourth-quarter points as No. 11 Mepham (15-5) advances to face the winner of Garden City/South Side on Saturday. Vaquero had a team-high 16 points, and teammate Jack Fontanetta added nine points. Chidi Obichere had 17 points and Nick Traill added 16 points for South.
GAME STATS
| Valley Stream South | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chidi Obichere | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Nick Traill | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| James Jones | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jordan Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Emil Williams | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mepham | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Vaquero | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Mekhi Beckett | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jack Fontanetta | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Chris Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rob Caminiti | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Kender | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Hickey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Paul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |