St. John the Baptist vs Smithtown East
Thursday December 18, 2025 at Smithtown East
Overall 4 - 4 | Conference 0 - 1
Overall 3 - 2 | Conference 2 - 2
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John the Baptist | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 68 |
| Smithtown East | 9 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 75 |
Top performers SME: Saxon 19, Polanco 15, Tufo 11, Sack 10, Santangelo 10, Tsoumpelis 5, Pisano 3, Rube 2. Totals 20-6-75. SJB: Etkins 25, Gales 22, Hunter 13, Redding 4, Scott 2, Ward 2. Totals 18-6-68. Three-pointers: SME 6 (Saxon 3, Pisano, Santangelo, Tsoumpelis); SJB 6 (Etkins 3, Gales 3)
HIGHLIGHTS
Smithtown East 75, St. John the Baptist 68: Devin Saxon scored 19 points to lead Smithtown East (3-1) to a non-league win in triple overtime. JJ Polanco added 15 points for Smithtown East, which outscored St. John the Baptist 8-1 in the third extra session. Tony Etkins scored 25 points and Justus Gales added 22 points for St. John the Baptist (3-2).
GAME STATS
| St. John the Baptist | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Etkins | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Justus Gales | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Brandon Hunter | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jordan Redding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Aiden Scott | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derick Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Smithtown East | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Saxon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| JJ Polanco | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Andrew Tufo | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| David Sack | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Matt Santangelo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Joe Tsoumpelis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Vin Pisano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Landon Rube | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |