Half Hollow Hills East vs East Islip
Friday January 30, 2026 at East Islip
Overall 9 - 8 | Conference 8 - 5
Overall 4 - 14 | Conference 4 - 10
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Hollow Hills East | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| East Islip | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Top performers HE: Rossi 12, A. Merchant 10, Weinkranz 9, L. Merchant 8, Kulberg 2, O’Neil 2, Williams 2. Totals 9-7-45. EI: Coakley 13, Buchan 9, Spruyt 8, Burnett 4, Gomez 3, Garcia-Laguer 2. Totals 9-4-39. Three-pointers: HE 7 (Rossi 3, Weinkranz 3, L. Merchant); EI 4 (Coakley 2, Gomez, Spruyt)
HIGHLIGHTS
Half Hollow Hills East 45, East Islip 39: Christian Rossi scored 12 points and Adrian Merchant added 10 points for Half Hollow Hills East (9-8) in a Suffolk III win that clinched a Class AA playoff spot. Tim Coakley had 13 points for East Islip (4-14).
GAME STATS
| Half Hollow Hills East | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Rossi | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Adrian Merchant | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Reece Weinkranz | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| LJ Merchant | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Shane Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David O’Neil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Kulberg | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| East Islip | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Coakley | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Thomas Buchan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Austin Spruyt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Khristian Burnett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Thomas Gomez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Franklyn Garcia-Laguer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |