East Islip vs Half Hollow Hills East
Friday January 09, 2026 at Half Hollow Hills East
Overall 3 - 9 | Conference 3 - 5
Overall 6 - 7 | Conference 5 - 4
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Islip | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Half Hollow Hills East | 6 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Top performers HE: A. Merchant 9, Rossi 8, O’Neil 7, Stein 7, Watson 6, Mendez 4, Weinkranz 2. Totals 11-5-43. EI: Buchan 21, Madden 10, Garcia-Laguer 4, Burnett 3, Oquendo 2. Totals 12-4-40. Three-pointers: HE 5 (Rossi 2, Watson 2, O’Neil); EI 4 (Madden 2, Buchan, Burnett)
HIGHLIGHTS
Half Hollow Hills East 43, East Islip 40: Christian Rossi hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 40 seconds left to give Half Hollow Hills East (3-7) the lead for good in Suffolk III. Adrian Merchant led the way with nine points. Thomas Buchan led all scorers with 21 points for East Islip (3-7).
GAME STATS
| East Islip | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Buchan | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Owen Madden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Franklyn Garcia-Laguer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Khristian Burnett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brae Oquendo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Half Hollow Hills East | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Merchant | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Christian Rossi | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Alex Stein | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| David O’Neil | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jaesean Watson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kyai Mendez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Reece Weinkranz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |