The deficit was eight at the intermission against Hempstead, and so the Sewanhaka players were being challenged by their coaches inside the locker room at Molloy University.

“We’re a young team,” coach Jay Allen said, “We’re still learning on the fly. But we just challenged the kids to be aggressive going to the basket.”

Dante Anderson was listening. The senior shooting guard, who averaged 11.4 points as a junior, took a lot of trips to the hoop, making shots and drawing fouls.

He scored 19 of his career-high 32 after the break, and the Ravens rallied from 10 points down early in the third Saturday to claim a 50-47 win.

“I think I made a big jump (from last season),” Anderson said. “I feel like a lot of teams better watch out. I’m coming. We are coming . . . So, better watch me. I’m no

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