Half Hollow Hills East vs Westhampton
Friday February 20, 2026 at Westhampton
Overall 12 - 9 | Conference 10 - 6
Overall 16 - 5 | Conference 13 - 3
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Hollow Hills East | 17 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Westhampton | 12 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
Top performers HE: L. Merchant 22, A. Merchant 17, O’Neil 13, Rossi 5, Weinkranz 5, Stein 4, Williams 3, Kulberg 2. Totals 24-5-71. WHP: Smoriginas 19, Bullock 11, Emerson 7, Quinn 5, Hahn 3, A. Atkinson 2. Totals 13-4-47. Three-pointers: HE 5 (L. Merchant 2, Rossi, Weinkranz, Williams); WHP 4 (Smoriginas 2, Hahn, Quinn)
HIGHLIGHTS
Half Hollow Hills East 71, Westhampton 47: LJ Merchant had 22 points and seven rebounds while his brother Adrian Merchant, added 17 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 5 Half Hollow Hills East past No. 4 Westhampton in the quarterfinals of the Suffolk Class AA playoffs. Half Hollow Hills East (12-9) will visit No. 1 Smithtown West for the semifinals at 5 p.m. on Friday. Atas Smoriginas scored 19 points for Westhampton, who finished 16-5.
GAME STATS
| Half Hollow Hills East | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJ Merchant | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Adrian Merchant | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| David O’Neil | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Reece Weinkranz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Christian Rossi | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Alex Stein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Shane Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ben Kulberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Westhampton | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atas Smoriginas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Mal Bullock | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Levi Emerson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sam Quinn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Truman Hahn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anthony Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |