Smithtown East cheerleaders led the way in the large school division in a multi-school cheer competition at Centereach High School Feb. 5.
The Bulls placed first with a score of 86.75 ahead of West Islip and Connetquot.
The Bulls look to build on this momentum for the Suffolk County Championship finals at Hauppauge High School Feb. 19.
The Stony Brook University men’s track and field team competed in the Great Dane Classic meet hosted by UAlbany on Jan. 29 at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
Senior Robert Becker and junior Shane Henderson led the way for the Seawolves earning first-place finishes in the mile and 5000 meter, respectively. Becker clocked in at 4:07.33 for the mile and Henderson crossed the line in 14:20.63 for the 5000 meter.
HIGHLIGHTS
NEXT UP
The Seawolves are back in action for the Boston University Scarlet & While Invite on Saturday, February 5 in Boston.
For the first time in her career, Stony Brook University senior guard Earlette Scott has been named the America East Player of the Week. Scott had a dominant two games as she helped Stony Brook to a 2-0 record on the week.
The senior averaged 16.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Scott shot an efficient 47.4 percent from the field, 57.1 percent from beyond the arc, and 100 percent from the stripe.
Scott filled the stat sheet for the Seawolves on Jan. 26 vs. the Catamounts. She finished with 17 points, four rebounds, and a team-high tying three steals. The guard shot 50.0 percent from the field and converted a perfect 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. Her eight made free-throws were the most that she has made in a game while at Stony Brook.
In Jan. 28th’s win over New Hampshire, the guard led the scoring for the Seawolves, recording a team-high 15 points. She also finished with a team-high three made three-pointers and shot 5-of-11 from the field in her 29 minutes of play.
The Seawolves used a second half surge to down New Hampshire, 73-60, on Jan. 28. With the win, the Seawolves extended their winning streak to eight games in a row. The eight-game winning streak marks a season-high and the team’s longest winning streak since they won 22 consecutive games during the 2019-20 season.
After trailing, 29-28, at the halftime break, Stony Brook went on to outscore New Hampshire, 45-31, over the final 20 minutes of the game. Senior guard Earlette Scott led the Seawolves in scoring as she poured in 15 minutes en route to the win. The guard scored 10 of her 15 points and shot a near perfect 3-of-4 from the field in the second half as she fueled Stony Brook’s offensive attack.
Graduate forward India Pagan registered her first double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Graduate forward Leighah-Amori Wool joined Scott and Pagan in double figures as she finished the game with 11 points.
Stony Brook’s lead grew to as large as 17 points with 1:00 minute to play in the game. The Seawolves shot an efficient 43.1 percent from the field and 37.0 percent from behind the arc. Stony Brook knocked down 10 threes, its most in a game this season.
The team returned to the court Feb. 2, when it traveled to Vestal, to take on Binghamton. Results were not available as of press time.
The Stony Brook men’s basketball team (12-7, 5-2 America East) flew out of the gates on Jan. 28, building a 20-point advantage against New Hampshire, and were able to hold on 76-69 at Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham.
Jahlil Jenkins finished the day with a team-high 20 points, while Anthony Roberts and Tyler Stephenson-Moore joined with 17 and 16, respectively.
After New Hampshire took a 6-4 lead, the Seawolves ripped off an 18-0 run, during which they made all six of their shots from the field and four from beyond the arc. At 22-6, Stony Brook slowly grew the advantage to 38-18 at the 2:55 mark of the period. They would take a 16-point advantage into the break.
The Wildcats were able to bring it as close as four in the second 20 minutes, with the Stony Brook advantage dwindling to 55-51 with 9:20 to go, but the Seawolves quickly responded with nine of the next 10 points to balloon the lead back to double figures.
Stony Brook cemented its position in second place in the America East, going into the weekend at 5-2 in league play.
“That’s an awesome road win for us. They were a team that was 7-0 at home and are a really physical squad we had to face on a short turnaround. We played at a really high level for the entire game. They made some runs in the second half, which good teams do, but we were able to keep a comfortable lead despite them playing really well in the second half. The runs had more to do with how well they were playing, I did not think we played poorly in the second half. Overall, it’s a really good win for us on the road,” said head coach Geno Ford
The team returned home for a SUNY battle with Binghamton on Feb. 2. Results were not available as of press time.
The Ward Melville Patriots boys basketball team hosted the Northport Tigers, the League II leader, Feb. 1 in a game that would need more than 32 minutes of regulation to decide.
After Ward Melville was held scoreless in the second quarter, the Patriots outscored the Tigers in the second half. Tommy Ribaudo’s foul shot tied the game 34 all with eight seconds left in regulation when time ran out forcing overtime.
Tied at 36-36 with 12 seconds left in the four-minute overtime period, Northport senior Owen Zimmerman nailed a triple to take a 39-36 lead for the final score. Senior forward Nick Watts led Northport in scoring with 11, followed by Brendon Carr’s 10 points, and J.J. Ahlstrand netted eight. Tommy Ribaudo topped the scoring chart for the Patriots with 11, and KJ Anderson banked 10.
Both teams have two games remaining before post season play begins Feb 15.
It was a battle for the top spot for Royals of Port Jefferson (5-0) and the Greenport Porters (7-0) in league VII play Monday, Jan. 31 night where the Royals took the early lead and never looked back in the 55-38 win.
It was Abigail Rolfe the senior who battled in the paint all game long drawing foul after foul, making the Porters pay at the free throw line hitting 12 out of 12.
Lola Idir did what she’s done all season hitting four triples, three field goals and three from the line for a team high 21 points. Rolfe banked 18 points and Annie Maier netted 10. The Royals retake the court Feb. 4 with a road game against Mattituck. Game time is 5:45 p.m.
Photos by Bill Landon
The Seawolves came out victorious in the first Empire Clash as of the season as they defeated in-state SUNY rival UAlbany, 58-47, on Jan. 22 at Island Federal Arena. Stony Brook improves to 15-2, 6-1 America East on the season as it was led by three student-athletes scoring in double figures.
With the win, the Seawolves extend their winning streak to six games in a row. The six-game winning streak is Stony Brook’s second-longest streak of the season (won seven-straight games to start the season from Nov. 9-28). The Seawolves are now winners of eight out of their last nine games.
Stony Brook is one of 18 teams in the nation with 15 wins on the season. The Seawolves’ 15 wins are the most in the America East. The Seawolves moved into sole possession of first-place in the America East following today’s result.
Senior guard Anastasia Warren led the Seawolves with a team-high 12 points. Warren was followed by graduate forward India Pagan and junior guard Gigi Gonzalez. Both Pagan and Gonzalez each tallied 10 points apiece.
The Seawolves’ defense limited the Great Danes to 47 points on 33.9 percent shooting from the field, 14.3 percent shooting from three, and forced 21 turnovers. The Seawolves scored 25 points off turnovers as a result of their tenacious defensive effort.
Powered by a consistent attack throughout, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team (12-6, 4-1 America East) earned its third win in a row, knocking off UAlbany 86-78 at SEFCU Arena on Jan. 22.
The team shot 62.5 percent in the second half and hit four of their six shots from outside to keep their rivals at bay and set up a first-place clash with Vermont on Wednesday night. Anthony Roberts and Jahlil Jenkins paced five Seawolves in double figures, finishing with 18 and 16 points, respectively. They combined to shoot 13-for-21 from the field.
UAlbany jumped out of the gates to a 21-12 advantage at the 12:27 mark of the first half, but Stony Brook would respond with a 10-2 run to cut it down to one. After the hosts hit a three, the Seawolves doubled them up the rest of the way en route to a 40-35 halftime lead.
The Seawolves came storming out of the gates in the second half on a 10-4 run, opening up a double-figure lead that would only get as close as four the rest of the way to secure their third win in a row.
“Very, very, very well-played game for us. I think Albany came out and played super hard. They were prepared and excited,” said head coach Geno Ford. “We kept talking in those timeouts to weather the storm and stick with our gameplan. We’ve had a little tendency to get disjointed when things aren’t going well for us but tonight we didn’t do that and hopefully that’s a big sign of growth for us going forward. I thought Albany played well. The difference in the game was 3-point shooting. Excited for our guys. It was a really hard-fought win.”
Up next, the team welcomed the Vermont Catamounts on Jan. 26 for Round 2 of a series between the top two preseason teams in the America East. Results were not available as of press time.
Smithtown West sitting in second place in the League III standings — one game behind Half Hollow Hills East —hosted their crosstown neighbor Smithtown East who briefly led in the opening quarter. However, West was too much for their visitors closing out the game with a 63-32 victory Jan. 27.
Senior Nikki Mennella led the way for West with a three-pointer, seven field goals and two from the free throw line to top the scoring charts with 19 points. Laura Luikart followed with 15 points along with a dozen rebounds, and Karsyn Kondracki netted 12.
Smithtown East’s Angie Camarda banked 10 points, and teammate Jordan Townes scored nine. The loss drops Smithtown East to 3-10 while the win lifts Smithtown West to 11-1 in League, 15-1 overall, with four games remaining before post season play begins.
Prev
