Valley Stream North vs Friends Academy
Saturday February 21, 2026 at Friends Academy
Overall 14 - 7 | Conference 8 - 4
Overall 13 - 8 | Conference 10 - 3
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Stream North | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Friends Academy | 14 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
Top performers FA: Saulter 17, O'Brien 15, Kramer 8, Brett-Chin 6, Williams 6, Jordan 4, Byron 2, Steinberg 2. Totals 14-5-60. VSN: Fields 18, Rienzie 14, Obukwelu 10, Mitchell 6, Hunt 4. Totals 12-7-52. Three-pointers: FA 5 (Brett-Chin 2, O'Brien 2, Kramer); VSN 7 (Fields 4, Rienzie 2, Mitchell)
HIGHLIGHTS
Jax Saulter had 17 points and Chase O'Brien had 15 points to lead No. 4 Friends Academy over No. 5 Valley Stream North in the Nassau Class A quarterfinals. Kai Fields scored 18 points for Valley Stream North (14-7). Friends Academy (13-8) will face No. 9 Lynbrook in the semifinals on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Farmingdale State.
GAME STATS
| Valley Stream North | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Fields | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Vincent Rienzie | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Noah Obukwelu | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tristan Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Matthew Hunt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Friends Academy | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jax Saulter | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Chase O'Brien | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Shane Kramer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Henry Brett-Chin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jared Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kai Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Byron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Steinberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |