Northport vs Half Hollow Hills West
Friday February 20, 2026 at Half Hollow Hills West
Overall 11 - 11 | Conference 8 - 8
Overall 20 - 1 | Conference 15 - 1
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northport | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Half Hollow Hills West | 14 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
Top performers HHHW: Corso 21, Vafeas 14, Jean 13, Saintjean 13, McMorris 9, McMichael 7, Vernot 2. Totals 25-7-79. NPT: Burke 14, Pavinelli 13, Gazzo 7, Hurley 7, Cogan 6, Radziul 6, Schaffer 2. Totals 14-4-55. Three-pointers: HHHW 7 (Vafeas 4, Corso, Jean, Saintjean); NPT 4 (Burke 3, Pavinelli)
HIGHLIGHTS
Half Hollow Hills West 79, Northport 55: Vince Corso had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 2 Half Hollow Hills West past No. 7 Northport in the quarterfinals of the Suffolk Class AA playoffs. Jack Vafeas scored 14 points, while Ethan Saintjean chipped in 13 points and eight assists. Christian Jean added 13 points and Junior Anderson McMorris had nine. Half Hollow Hills West (20-1) will host No. 3 Deer Park at 5 p.m. on Thursday for the semifinals. Seamus Burke had 14 points and Joey Pavinelli added 13 for Northport, who finished 11-11.
GAME STATS
| Northport | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamus Burke | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Joe Pavinelli | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Brody Gazzo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Derek Hurley | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ryan Cogan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Harry Radziul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jared Schaffer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Half Hollow Hills West | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Corso | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| Jack Vafeas | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Ethan Saintjean | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Christian Jean | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Anderson McMorris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Brian McMichael | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kamari Vernot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |