Ward Melville vs Bay Shore
Thursday February 19, 2026 at Bay Shore
Overall 13 - 8 | Conference 11 - 5
Overall 17 - 4 | Conference 15 - 2
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Melville | 17 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Bay Shore | 19 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
Top performers BS: Ehlers 22, Haughney 20, Faines 14, Hector 4, Blair 2, James 2, Ventura 2. Totals 26-3-66. WM: Rostan 17, Coffey 16, Shank 12, Hansen 4, Shields 3. Totals 8-9-52. Three-pointers: BS 3 (Ehlers 2, Faines); WM 9 (Coffey 4, Rostan 3, Shank 2)
HIGHLIGHTS
Bay Shore 66, Ward Melville 52: Matt Ehlers totaled 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 3 Bay Shore past No. 6 Ward Melville in the quarterfinals of the Suffolk Class AAA playoffs. Niall Haughney added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Corey Faines had 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Bay Shore (17-4) will host No. 7 Commack for the semifinals at 5 p.m. next Thursday. Jake Rostan scored 17 points and James Coffey had 16 points, five rebounds and six assists for Ward Melville, who finished 13-8.
GAME STATS
| Ward Melville | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Rostan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| James Coffey | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| Cooper Shank | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Brett Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Eddie Shields | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Bay Shore | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ehlers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 |
| Niall Haughney | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Corey Faines | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
| Xavier Hector | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Trey Blair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Ventura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| King James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 |