High School Girls Basketball

BY ADAM RONIS

Nassau Class AA semifinals at SUNY-Old Westbury
Tomorrow
No. 1 Hicksville vs. No. 4 Syosset, 5 p.m.: Syosset is led by two good guards in Christine Banos and Connie Simmons. Syosset gave Hicksville a competitive game the last time the teams met on Feb. 5. Hicksville led 22-10 after the first quarter, but Syosset rallied before losing 60-54. Hicksville won the first matchup, 67-41, on Jan. 4. Hicksville, the defending champion, had an easy time in the quarterfinals with a 64-22 win over MacArthur. Michelle Kurowski scored her 2,500th career point in the game and leads the team in scoring. The key for Hicksville is senior Courtney Breen. She is one of those players that can't be measured in stats. Watch her play the game and you'll see how good she is. PICK: Hicksville

No. 2 Calhoun vs. No. 3 Massapequa, 7 p.m.: Massapequa pulled out a tough win in the quarterfinals over Herricks, 61-51. Jessica DeNicola, a 6-3 sophomore, had 15 points and shot 7-for-8 from the field in the fourth quarter and added six rebounds for Massapequa. Senior Janine Aldridge is the linchpin of the team and she had 22 points, including her 1,000th career point. The teams just met on Feb. 12 in a game to determine the two seed. Calhoun won, 40-38. Massapequa had just 13 field goals and scored 10 points in the second half. (Not a misprint!). Massapequa won the first game, 56-40, on Jan. 10 and it was Calhoun that struggled to score. Calhoun lost in the semfinals to Massapequa last season. Junior Megan Vasquez leads the way for Calhoun and Jazmin Fuller is one to watch, too. Calhoun had great success when it put a lot of pressure on Massapequa. Calhoun did a good job keeping the ball away from Aldridge in the second half. If she gets a little amount of space, she can hit the shot. This is a tough game to pick. I could see either team winning and expect a tight game. But we are here to make a pick, so....PICK: Calhoun