Whitman vs Half Hollow Hills East
Thursday February 27, 2025 at Half Hollow Hills East
Overall 14 - 8 | Conference 7 - 5
Overall 20 - 4 | Conference 12 - 0
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman | 8 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Half Hollow Hills East | 12 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
Top performers HE: Ellis 17, Varlack 14, A. Merchant 12, Cador 10, Gujral 7, Lahens 4, Sharma 4, Stein 4, Diaz 3, Bellini 2, Rosenblum 2, Weinkranz 2, LJ Merchant 1. Totals 30-5-82. WW: Blair 13, David 8, Johnstone 7, Aloisi 5, Thompson 4, Dileo 3, Kollmer 3, Schwanter 2, Shaikh 2, Orgera 1. Totals 12-5-48. Three-pointers: HE 5 (Ellis 2, Varlack 2, Gujral); WW 5 (Aloisi, Blair, Dileo, Johnstone, Kollmer)
HIGHLIGHTS
Half Hollow Hills East 82, Whitman 48: Skyler Ellis had 17 points and four rebounds to lead No. 1 Half Hollow Hills East over No. 8 Whitman in the Suffolk Class AAA quarterfinals Brandon Varlack had 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Adrian Merchant had 12 points. Hills East (18-3) will face No. 4 Smithtown East in the semifinals at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Longwood High School. Andrew Blair scored 13 points for Whitman, which finished 14-8.
GAME STATS
| Whitman | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Blair | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jack David | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Matt Johnstone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| A.J. Aloisi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jason Thompson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Dileo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dylan Kollmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jake Schwanter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shaikh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Orgera | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Half Hollow Hills East | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyler Ellis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| Brandon Varlack | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Adrian Merchant | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Jordan Cador | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| Raj Gujral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Thierry Lahens | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alex Stein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sunjay Sharma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Julien Diaz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reece Weinkranz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marco Bellini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chase Rosenblum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LJ Merchant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |