Killer Bees Lose Consolation-Round Heartbreaker to East Hampton

In the second annual Southampton Youth Services Holiday Classic tournament, the tough times continued through the first round of play to the consolation round for , which fell 79-42 to East Hampton Saturday night.

"In the first quarter, we were still within striking distance," said Bridgehampton coach Carl Johnson. "We couldn't seem to handle the pressure, and we weren't taking care of the ball. We didn't solve their half-court and full-court traps."

Bridgehampton used its man-to-man defense to greater advantage at the outset, with foul calls compromising some of those efforts. Not helping matters any, Jason Hopson rolled his ankle halfway into the first quarter. With one of the Bees' main scorers injured, the team was at a disadvantage on both ends of the court. 

"We created a lot of turnovers, we had 21 steals for the game,"said East Hampton head coach Bill McKee. "That kept Bridgehampton in trouble for most of the night."

Down by half of the Bonackers' score (38-19) at halftime and at the end of the third quarter (56-28), Bridgehampton outscored the Bonackers by six points to go down swinging in the final quarter. 

John Nolan led the Bonackers with 20 points total, including six three-pointers. Thomas King scored 14 points and added five steals; he was named East Hampton's All-Tournament player.

Bridgehampton hosts the Royals on