Half Hollow Hills East vs Smithtown West
Thursday February 05, 2026 at Smithtown West
Overall 10 - 9 | Conference 9 - 6
Overall 19 - 1 | Conference 16 - 0
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Hollow Hills East | 16 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Smithtown West | 24 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
Top performers SMW: M. Cascione 28, Burton 17, Bannell 15, Lutzer 6, Finnerson 4, Braga 3, Brown 3, Fisher 3, Singleton 3, Cavanagh 2. Totals 29-7-84. HE: L. Merchant 21, Weinkranz 13, Rossi 8, Mendez 5, A. Merchant 4, Peters 4, Williams 4, O’Neil 3, Kulberg 2, Malaby 2. Totals 23-6-66. Three-pointers: SMW 7 (Burton 2, Bannell, Braga, M. Cascione, Fisher, Singleton); HE 6 (Rossi 2, L. Merchant, O’Neil, Weinkranz, Williams)
HIGHLIGHTS
Smithtown West 84, Half Hollow Hills East 66: Michael Cascione had 28 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to lead Smithtown West (19-1) in Suffolk III. Casey Burton added 17 points and Tim Bannell had 15 points as the Bulls finished the regular season on an 18-game winning streak. LJ Merchant scored 21 points and Reece Weinkranz had 13 points for Half Hollow Hills East (10-9).
GAME STATS
| Half Hollow Hills East | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJ Merchant | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Reece Weinkranz | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Christian Rossi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kyai Mendez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Adrian Merchant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Shane Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| RJ Peters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| David O’Neil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierce Malaby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Kulberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Smithtown West | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cascione | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Casey Burton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Tim Bannell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Evan Lutzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| S Finnerson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Braga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Luke Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Landon Fisher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Logan Singleton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Cavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |