Wildcats topple Panthers in a “Battle of the Cats”

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Sports

The Shoreham-Wading River girls basketball team, at 17-0, was the only team in Suffolk County that had yet to lose a game this season.

The Wildcats visited Miller Place on Monday, Jan. 30, looking to make it 18 straight. And they did just that, surging ahead by 25 points in the first eight minutes of play, then closing out the game with a 65-20 victory over the Panthers.

SWR head coach Adam Lievre pulled his starters six minutes in, but the roster’s depth made itself known. The Wildcats continued piling on points as the Panthers struggled to keep pace.

Lievre had to temper his non-starters — eager to score varsity points — to curb the scoring fest.

With two games remaining in the regular season, the Wildcats have positioned themselves as the top-seeded team going into postseason play, which begins Feb. 14.

Pictured clockwise, from above: ShorehamWading River sophomore Reese Marcario looks for an open shooter as Grace Flammia defends; SWR senior Kelsey Hughes shoots; Miller Place junior Sophia Ingenito boxes out Annie Sheehan; and SWR sophomore Grayce Kitchen on a fast break.

— Photos by Bill Landon