Sound look to feast on the competition this Thanksgiving weekend

November 22, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Strong Island Sound News Release


Patchogue, NY-Thanksgiving weekend. Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, football, crowded malls, and a refrigerator full of leftovers .You can add professional basketball to that list. The Strong Island Sound will be 'home for the holidays,' and host two games this weekend of exciting ABA action at Suffolk Community College in Selden.

If you can pick yourself off the couch after stuffing your face and all that holiday shopping, then there is only one place to be on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The first-place Sound will be waiting for the Maryland Nighthawks at the end of the tunnel. It was only less than a week ago that these two teams met in Rockville, MD, and the Sound defeated the 'Hawks by a score of 131-123.

Maryland, a playoff team in 2005-06, is currently in second place with a 2-3 record. They have dropped two in a row, going down to the defending ABA champion Rochester Razorsharks the night before meeting the Sound. The Nighthawks leading scorers are forward Dennis Edwards (28.5 PPG) and forward Andrew Washington (26.0 PPG). Their 7-foot center, Kevin Robinson, has been a monster, averaging 5 blocks per game and 6 rebounds per game. Edwards scored 31 points against Strong Island and must be contained.

Another familiar team will also be making their first trip to Long Island this season on Saturday November 25th at 7:00 p.m. The Newark Express will look to knock off the Sound after Strong Island went into Essex County College and came away with a close fought 99-98 win. The Express, also a playoff team last season, have started off slowly with a 1-3 record and are in fifth place in the six-team Blue Central Division. Newark native Zakee Boyd has been a consistent player in the early going for the Express.

For ticket information, please visit the Strong Island Sound's official team website, www.strongislandsound.com .

Listen up for the new Strong Island Sound team song while at the game! Keep your eyes out for our mascot, Sheykan Bayke, and our new dance team, the Sound Dancers!

Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.



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