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Aidan Reilly slides safely into 3rd base just ahead of the throw for a triple. Photo by Bill Landon
Shortstop Christian Cox with a pickoff attempt against Sayville. Photo by Bill Landon
3rd baseman Aidan Reilly throws the runner out at first for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Nicholas Vignola delivers in a playoff game against Sayville. Photo by Bill Landon
Joseph Leo holds the runner on at 1st in a playoff game against Sayville. Photo by Bill Landon
Gordon Votruba delivers for the Wildcats in a playoff game against Sayville. Photo by Bill Landon
Joseph Leo hits a rope for the Wildcats in a playoff game against Sayville. Photo by Bill Landon
Shortstop Christian Cox fires the ball to 1st for Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
2nd baseman Daniel Laieta drives the ball deep for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Andrew Costello hits a rope for the Wildcats in a playoff game against Sayville. Photo by Bill Landon
2nd baseman Daniel Laieta throws to first for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Shortstop Christian Cox with a pickoff attempt against Sayville. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Having survived a must-win game the day before, Shoreham-Wading River (No. 3) lived to face Sayville (No. 6) at home Sunday, May 19, in a Suffolk Class A playoff match.

Sayville banked two runs in the opening inning, but the Wildcats answered when Kyle Stella drove in Christian Cox to get on the scoreboard. Shoreham-Wading River sophomore Daniel Laieta homered in the bottom of the second driving in to put his team ahead 3-2, a lead that would be short-lived. 

Sayville leveled the game in the top of the 3rd but the Wildcats fell behind in the top of the 5th when Sayville drove in two more runs to make it 5-3. Sayville extended the lead to five in the top of the 6th at 8-3.

Shoreham-Wading River with three outs left, with their season on the brink, rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning plating three runners but Sayville ended the Wildcats season winning the game 8-6.

The Wildcats concluded their 2024 campaign with an impressive 17-5 record.

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Centereach senior Josh Ortiz drives the ball deep. Photo by Bill Landon
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Centereach sophomore Logan Norman drives one deep for the Cougars. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior Josh Ortiz drives the ball deep to left field. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach sophomore Logan Norman slides safely into 2nd base. Photo by Bill Landon
Joe Desantis (l) and Logan Norman both cross the plate for Centereach. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior James Krause throws in a home game against Copiague. Photo by Bill Landon.
James Krause looks the runner back to first in a home game against Copiague. Photo by Bill Landon.
Centereach senior Josh Ortiz with the play at third. Photo by Bill Landon
Time called at the mound. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach sophomore Ryan Maida from behind the plate. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocco Panaro makes the tag for Centereach. Bill Landon photo
Centereach senior Joe Desantis slides safely into 2nd base. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach short stop Anthony Gagliardi rips the cover off the ball in a home game against Copiague. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach centerfielder Logan Norman makes the play. Photo by Bill Landon
Ryan Stinsman hits a rope for Centereach in a home game against Copiague. Photo by Bill Landon
Collision at the plate. Bill Landon photo
Centereach senior Sal Gangi slides home for the Cougars. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior Josh Ortiz drives the ball deep. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior Josh Ortiz dives head first into 3rd base. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior Josh Ortiz slides home. Photo by Bill Landon
Safely on at 3rd. Bill Landon photo
Centereach senior Joe Desantis slides home Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach’s Michael Meahan with the delivery. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach 2nd baseman Nick Scraper throws the runner out at first in a home game against Copiague. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

The Cougars of Centereach looked to make it a clean sweep when they hosted Copiague Saturday morning, April 27, in the last of a three-game series when they notched another win with a decisive 9-1 victory. The Cougars won game one 6-0, and followed it up with an 11-2 victory in game two.

Centereach senior James Krause was credited with the win, pitching five innings and allowing just the one run in the League III matchup.

Seniors Sal Gangi and Joe Desantis both had two hits as did Anthony Gagliardi and Logan Norman.  

The win lifts the Cougars to 8-4 to sit atop the leaderboard tied with Half Hollow Hills East, their next opponent.

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Middle Country attackman Andrew DiMondo sprints past a defender in a Div-I road game against Ward Melville. Photo by Bill Landon
Middle Country senior attack Joseph Grottola clears the ball in a road game against Ward Melville. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior midfielder Brody Morgan sees the cutter in a home game against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior midfielder Brody Morgan rips a shot on goal in a Div-I matchup against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville mid-fielder Carson Pepe looks up-field in a home game against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior Madden Murphy fires at the cage in a home game against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior attack Stephen Rosano from behind the cage in a home game against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior attack Stephen Rosano looks for the cutter in a Div-I matchup against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville mid-fielder Callan McLaughlin fires at the cage in a home game against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville mid-fielder Callan McLaughlin shoots from up top in a home game against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior Madden Murphy dominates at “X” in a home game against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Middle Country scores. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior Madden Murphy wins at “X” in a home game against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Middle Country sophomore Dominic Otis drives against Jake Sudaley in a Div-I league game. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior Madden Murphy dominates at “X” in a home game against Middle Country. Photo by Bill Landon
Middle Country goalie Logan Hoenig defends in a road game against Ward Melville. Photo by Bill Landon
Middle Country senior Sean Sullivan battles past a defender in a road game against Ward Melville. Photo by Bill Landon
A close encounter with Middle Country attackman Andrew DiMondo. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Ward Melville, having lost a heartbreaker by a single point against Northport four days earlier, came out with a vengeance in Division I home game Tuesday afternoon, April 16, leading Middle Country by seven goals at the half, 9-2. 

Sharing the wealth for the Patriots in the first 24 minutes of play were the senior trio of Zach Brittman, Stephen Rosano and Aidan Kilduff all netting two goals each at the halftime break.

Middle Country seniors Sean Sullivan and Joseph Grottola both scored in the first two quarters of play, but the Patriot defense silenced any more scoring from the Mad Dogs as the final buzzer sounded in the 14-2 victory.

Brittman, Rosano and Kilduff finished with three goals each, junior Logan Ciniglio netted two and senior Brody Morgan had one goal and two assists.

The win lifts the Patriots to 5-1 in the division while Middle Country drops to 2-5.

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James Landflisi fires one in against Northport
Luke Ciminiello steals second against Northport
Thomas Hardick of Northport
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Liam Ryan got the win for the Tigers

By Steven Zaitz

Most times, a harmless looking “1-3” in the scorebook isn’t the most impactful play in a baseball game.

But with the Northport Tigers clinging to a skinny, one-run lead in the bottom of the 5th inning against Smithtown East on Thursday night, that 1-3 became a lucky 13.

Relief pitcher Vincent Staub entered the game in a bit of a mess. Smithtown East had already scored two runs in the frame and had cut a 5-1 Tiger lead to 5-3. Staub allowed an RBI single to short-stop Evan Schickler that brought the Bulls to within one.

After Schickler stole second base, the tying and go-ahead runs were on second and third.

East third-baseman Ryan Diffley hit a sharp one-hopper back to Staub, who managed to deflect the ball towards the first base foul line. Staub scampered off the mound and flipped the ball to Tiger first-baseman Dylan Sofarelli just in time to beat Diffley to the bag.

Northport retained its lead and Staub would finish the game, retiring the side in order in the sixth and seventh for a 5-4 win.

Liam Ryan, who pitched a courageous 4 ⅔ innings, recorded his second win of the year. He and Staub combined to pitch a no-hitter against Centereach in the season opener and are proving to be quite a one-two punch for Sean Lynch’s Tigers who improved to 3-1 with this win.

Northport jumped out to 4-0 lead with two in the first and a loud two-RBI double in the third off the bat of second-baseman Thomas Hardick. Sofarelli drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth to make it 5-1, but Northport had the bases loaded with nobody out after that, but did not plate anybody else.

Ryan, who is making his debut in the starting rotation this year, was effective through his 4 2/3, retiring the side in order in the fourth. But he tired in the fifth, setting up Staub’s houdini act to rescue him and the Tigers. The duo combined to strike out six Bulls.

The two teams moved west on Friday night and East got a measure of revenge with a 7-0 win. Northport is 3-2 on the year and Smithtown East 3-1. The Tigers will face North Babylon next week for three games and East will play Centereach.

– Photos by Steve Zaitz

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Newfield’s Riley Firenze tries to score on a wild pitch as Northport pitcher Jamie Gould covers the plate. Photo by Steven Zaitz
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Pitching and hitting star Riley Firenze strokes a double.
Kiera Murphy makes a play on a ball in right field for Northport.
Alyssa Micari makes contact for Newfield.
Northport Catcher Jillian Ryan scores a run in the second.
Newfield pitcher Riley Firenze.
Newfield’s Riley Firenze tries to score on a wild pitch as Northport pitcher Jamie Gould covers the plate. Photo by Steven Zaitz

By Steven Zaitz

Getting off the bus, deuces were not very wild for the Newfield softball team last Friday.

The Wolverines dropped their first two games by a combined score of 20-6 and were in an early 2-0 hole against Northport on the road. It has been a full trip around the sun of futility for the Lady Wolverines as they had lost 14 games in a row dating back to last season — a streak that started exactly one year prior,  April 5, 2023 with a 12-9 loss to crosstown Centereach.

To make matters worse, the Wolverines ran themselves out of a potential big inning in the first when they had runners on first and third with no outs but failed to score.

But a three-run third, ignited by ninth-place hitter Emily Wall, gave Newfield its first lead of the season. The very long and ugly worm that was this 14-game losing streak was starting to turn. 

Senior starting pitcher Riley Firenze, who wears the number two on her back, shut the Lady Tigers down for the rest of the game, allowing only two hits after the second inning and striking out four. Newfield tacked on four runs late and secured a 7-2 victory – their first since starting the 2023 season 2-0.

“Getting this win was tremendous for our team and for the future of this season,” said Wolverine head coach Amanda Catapano. “Sometimes all it takes is that one win to get back into the groove and back to playing the softball that we know our girls can play.”

In addition to her monumental mound work, Firenze was the hitting star of the game. She had two doubles and a triple against Lady Tiger starting pitcher Jamie Gould. 

“I enjoy watching our team work hard,” said Firenze. “We are growing and improving every day.”

Despite taking the losses against Lindenhurst and Connetquot, Firenze’s stuff was on-point against the Tigers.

“Riley was locked-down on the mound after allowing those two early runs,” said Catapano. “She showed great speed and spin on the mound and she and Teresa Cotty called a wonderful game behind the plate helping to keep Northport batters on their heels using many off-speed pitches at the perfect times.”

Cotty, the cleanup-hitting catcher, had two hits and two RBIs on the day.

For Northport, only two of Gould’s runs allowed were earned, but she dealt with a lot of traffic on the basepaths, giving up 11 hits. 

Left Fielder Lilly McCabe had a two-RBI single that knocked in Jillian Ryan and Gabby Smith-Centero. 

Gabby Weissman had a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning and Kiera Murphy made a sparkling play in right field to end the third inning. 

The Tigers had another setback on Saturday against West Babylon, but they hope to eclipse their three-game skid on Monday against Smithtown East. Newfield plays on Thursday against Sachem North, looking for two wins in a row. 

– Photos by Steven Zaitz

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Ava Zicchinelli slides safely home for the Panthers in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
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Miller Place junior Isabella Zaher slides home in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place freshman Breya Kesler hits a line drive in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River’s Lauren Gallucci throws to homeplate in a home game against Miller Place. Photo by Bill Landon
Ava Zicchinelli slides safely home for the Panthers in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River’s Mia Dettleff steals 2nd base in a home game against Miller Place. Photo by Bill Landon
Ava Zicchinelli slides safely home for the Panthers in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River’s Mia Dettleff throws the runner out at 1st in a home game against Miller Place. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place sophomore Laney Vomero with a line drive against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Miller Place Panthers opened their 2024 softball season with a victory over Islip, a win against Sayville and then blanked Kings Park, before traveling to Shoreham-Wading River looking to make it four in a row.

Freshman Delaney Schleider’s bat spoke first, driving in two runs for the Panthers in the opening inning to take the early lead in the nonconference matchup April 8.

With one out, Miller Place loaded the bases in the top of the 4th when the Wildcats defense made a statement, turning a double play to strand three runners to end the inning.

It didn’t matter, the Panthers went on a scoring fest in the top of the 5th to break the game wide open by plating 11 runners before it was all over. Shoreham Wading River with their backs against the wall trailing 13-0 in the bottom of the 5th needed to answer back but the Wildcats bats fell silent, triggering the mercy rule — trailing by 10 runs or more — to end the game two innings early.

Miller Place junior Ava Zicchinelli put on an impressive pitching performance for the Panthers striking out eight batters while giving up just two hits, and teammate Brooke Borkowski had three hits, two runs with two RBIs in the win.

Miller Place retook the field the next day, April 9, with a home game against unbeaten Bayport-Blue Point, but lost for the first time, 2-0. Shoreham, on the other hand, cantered to an 18-5 victory at Harborfields. — Photos by Bill Landon 

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Smithtown West’s Necco Cottage battles Nick Palhares at face off in a Div-II matchup Apr. 6. Photo by Bill Landon
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Smithtown West senior midfielder John Savino fires at the cage in a road game against Comsewogue. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue mid-fielder Hunter Marquardt scores for the Warriors in a home game against Smithtown West. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue’s Dylan Rocchio gets checked by Carmelo Pace in a home game against Smithtown West. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue attack Ryan Meyers gets double teamed in a home game against Smithtown West. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

After narrowly winning their season opener, Comsewogue Warriors dropped their next two in a row and looked to get back to winning ways with a home game against Smithtown West, Saturday, April 6. 

Fresh off their win against Westhampton, the Bulls led 5-2 at the halftime break on a cold and windy morning in the Division II matchup. After a scoreless 3rd quarter Comsewogue managed a pair of goals in the final 12 minutes of play as Smithtown West notched an insurance goal to hold on to a 6-4 victory.

Smithtown West senior John Savino had two goals and one assist as did teammate Liam Byrne. Dylan Bonasera had nine stops in net for the Bulls.

Connor Rocchio topped the scoring chart for the Warriors with an assist and two goals, Ryan Meyers and Hunter Marquardt both scored, and goalie Adam Wacholder had 13 saves between the pipes.

In their next games, April 8, both teams had crushing victories, with Comsewogue beating Center Moriches 17-4 and Smithtown West defeating West Babylon 21-4.

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Possession? Bill Landon photo
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Senior attack Ryan Meyers pushes up-field for the Warriors. Photo by Bill Landon Loose ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior attack Ryan Meyers looks for a cutter for the Warriors in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior attack Ryan Meyers looks for a cutter for the Warriors in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior attack Ryan Meyers shoots for the Warriors in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Warriors' score. Bill Landon photo
Liam Gregorek fires at the cage for the Wildcats in a home game against Comsewogue. Photo by Bill Landon
Wildcats score. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior attack Ryan Meyers looks inside for the Warriors in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue scores. Photo by Bill Landon
Liam Kershis fires at the cage for the Wildcats in a home game against Comsewogue. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

If the Wildcats of Shoreham-Wading River were concerned that they trailed the Comsewogue Warriors by three goals to begin the second quarter, it was senior midfielder Ryan Wilson’s stick that breathed new life into the Wildcats offense by cutting the deficit to 4-2 in the Division II rivalry Wednesday night, March 27. 

SWR’s senior midfielder, Liam Gregorek, rattled off two unanswered goals to make it a new game at 4-4. Both teams traded goals, and retied the game at 6-6 with 2:53 left before the halftime break, which arrived with Shoreham leading 8-6 that became 11-9 after the third quarter. 

Comsewogue senior attack Dylan Rocchio split the pipes to open the final 12 minutes of play for the Warriors to trail the Wildcats 11-10. With eight minutes left in regulation, SWR’s Alex Kershis dished off the ball to Wilson who buried his shot for the insurance goal. Minutes later senior attackman Liam Kershis fired at the cage, hitting the top upright but the rebound hit his stick and he fired off his second shot for the score for Shoreham to lead by three. Comsewogue’s Ryan Meyers answered with five minutes left in regulation, but the Wildcats held on for the 13-11 victory at Thomas Cutinella Memorial Field.

Topping the scoring charts for the Wildcats was Liam Kershis with nine assists and one goal and Gregorek netted four. Jaden Galfano had nine saves in net.

Senior Meyers led the way for the Warriors with four goals and two assists, and teammates Rocchio, Doug Annicelli and Andrew Krieg each scored two goals apiece.

The win lifted the Wildcats to 2-0 in the early going and Comsewogue dropped to 1-1.                                    

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Shoreham-Wading River freshman Maeve Bourguignon scores for the Wildcats at home against Kings Park. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park senior captain Peyton Wozniak looks to shoot in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park senior attack Peyton Wozniak pulls back the play in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Freshman defender Maddie DiRusso clears the ball for Kings Park. Photo by Bill Landon
Freshman Madison Herr scores for the Wildcats in a home game against Kings Park. Photo by Bill Landon
Freshman Madison Herr scores again for the Wildcats in a home game against Kings Park. Photo by Bill Landon
8th grader Addison Kelly pushes up-field for Kings Park in a road game against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park sophomore midfielder Emily Hnis drives past a defender on the road against Shoreham-Wading River. Photo by Bill Landon
Freshman Madison Herr grabs a loose ball for the Wildcats at home against Kings Park. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River junior Morgan Lesiewicz wins the draw for the Wildcats at home against Kings Park. Photo by Bill Landon
A wet goal. Photo by Bill Landon
Grayce Kitchen scores for the Wildcats in a home game against Kings Park. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Having lost their first two games of the season, Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats looked to put a win up on the board in this early season and win they did, defeating Kings Park 14-7 in driving rain Tuesday afternoon, April 2, at Thomas Cutinella Memorial Field.

In the opening minutes of the second quarter, SWR freshman midfielder Madison Herr notched her hat trick on a penalty shot to put her team ahead 7-1. The Wildcats took the opportunity to rest some of their starters until the final buzzer sounded.

The win lifts the Wildcats to 1-2 in their division as the loss drops Kings Park to 0-3.

Both teams retake the field Friday, April 5, when Kings Park hosts Elwood-John Glenn at 5 p.m. and the Wildcats take on Westhampton in another home game at 4:45 p.m.

— Photos by Bill Landon 

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Jojo Cipollino goes to the basket against Brentwood in opening round of playoffs. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Fenlon fights for position against Devin Clarke. Photo by Steven Zaitz
From left, Owen Noylan, Brendan Fenlon, Jojo Cipollino and Will Meyer celebrate Fenlon’s basket. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Northport boys basketball vs Brentwood. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Northport boys basketball vs Brentwood. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Northport boys basketball vs Brentwood. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Cipollino fights off Brentwood defender. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Northport boys basketball vs Brentwood. Photo by Steven Zaitz

By Steven Zaitz

In a dominating performance by their frontcourt, the Northport boys basketball team beat Brentwood in the first round of the Suffolk County, Class AAA playoffs Friday, Feb. 23.

Forward Will Meyer had a career-high 24 points to lead the sixth-seeded Tigers, who knocked off the third-seeded and defending county and Long Island champion Indians, 79-68. Forward Brendan Fenlon had 18 points, including four three-pointers, and Owen Boylan added 15.

Slashing and dashing point guard Jojo Cipollino had 20 points and scored most of his points by aggressively attacking the rim. Northport built a 20-10 lead after a fast-paced first quarter as Cipollino and Meyer each had six in the first eight minutes.

But Brentwood exploded for 23 in the second quarter as Indian swingman Marquese Dennis poured in nine, including a three-pointer. His teammate, 6’6” power forward had 16 points in the first half and the two teams went to the locker room with Northport ahead 37-33.

The Tigers came into the game averaging 56 points of offense a game but seemed to enjoy the electrifying pace and were able to negotiate Brentwood’s attempts at trapping them in the backcourt. Using quick passes to break the press or long baseball-like passes to go over it, Northport was able to get inside for high-percentage shots in the paint or divert to Plan B and make an extra pass for three-point attempts by Fenlon or Boylan — who hit on seven smart bombs in total. 

As is the case with so many high school basketball games, this one was decided in the third period. With three minutes to go in the quarter three and Northport up by five, Fenlon hoisted up a long ball right in front of the Tiger bench. The ball went halfway down, popped out of the basket, and then straight down and in.  It gave the Tigers a 51-43 advantage. Meyer hit a layup and was fouled with less than a minute to go in the quarter and the Northport lead ballooned to 58-46. Meyer had 10 points in the third.

The Brentwood gym has been kind to Northport in recent years as the Tigers boast a 14-7 record. In their last playoff appearance here in 2021, they beat the heavily-favored Indians 58-56 to win the Suffolk County championship. This year, they completed just the first step to a title. They played William Floyd on Wednesday, Feb. 28, for a chance at the finals for the third time in four years — results unavailable at time of print. For Brentwood, the loss means they will not have their 11th Suffolk County title in school history or fifth in the last decade. 

— Photos by Steven Zaitz

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