On this day 12 years ago, Bridgehampton, the three-time defending Class D State Champions, came to Swanson Gymnasium for a showdown with the boys’ basketball team. The first quarter was a back-and-forth battle between the team’s two star players as Dave Marvin hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points while the Killer Bees’ Ronnie White scored 12 as the Bears took the opening quarter, 19-14. White scored another 9 in the second frame but balanced scoring by the Brook, including 3-pointers by Marvin, David Addison, and Sam Addison, offset his torrid pace as the Blue and White took a four-point lead into the break.

The third quarter would prove to be pivotal as the Bears’ offense caught fire and Bridgehampton’s White suddenly went cold, going scoreless after netting 21 in the first half. Sam Sherman drilled two 3-pointers, David Addison hit his second, and Seth Kuhn connected from deep as well, giving the home team ten trifectas on the game. Kuhn was the catalyst for the Brook in the third frame, scoring 10 as they won the quarter, 21-11. The Killer Bees cut their deficit to eight early in the fourth quarter, but an 8-0 run courtesy of Kuhn and Marvin put the game away as the blue and white cruised to a 66-58 victory, their first win over Bridgehampton since a 62-60 triumph in 1995. Marvin led the Bears with 24 points. Kuhn added 16, Sherman 8, and David Addison 8.

Marvin's a Marvel For Stony Brook

David Marvin had 24 points, hitting four three-pointers and going 8-for-8 from the foul line, to lead Stony Brook (5-4) to a 66-58 win over Bridgehampton (6-2) yesterday in a League VIII boys basketball game. "Anytime a team beats Bridgehampton, you can consider it an upset," Stony Brook coach Mike Hickey said. "David was remarkable for us."

Seth Kuhn (16 points, 12 rebounds) scored 10 points in the third quarter as the Bears used a 21-11 run to take a 54-40 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Stony Brook also held Ronnie White scoreless in the third quarter after he had 21 points in the first half.

~ Newsday

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