Half Hollow Hills East vs Smithtown West
Saturday February 28, 2026 at Smithtown West
Overall 12 - 10 | Conference 10 - 6
Overall 21 - 1 | Conference 16 - 0
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Hollow Hills East | 6 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Smithtown West | 8 | 23 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
Top performers SMW: M. Cascione 25, Brown 18, Bannell 15, Burton 4, J. Cascione 4, Braga 2, Cantave 2, Lutzer 2. Totals 22-6-72. HE: O’Neil 9, Rossi 9, Williams 8, A. Merchant 7, L. Merchant 7, Weinkranz 6, Peters 4, Kulberg 2, Malaby 2, Mendez 2, Stein 2. Totals 15-6-58. Three-pointers: SMW 6 (Brown 5, Bannell); HE 6 (Williams 2, A. Merchant, O’Neil, Rossi, Weinkranz)
HIGHLIGHTS
Smithtown West 72, Half Hollow Hills East 58: Michael Cascione had 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lift No. 1 Smithtown West to a Suffolk Class AAA semifinal win over No. 5 Half Hollow Hills East. Luke Brown scored 18 points, hitting five three-pointers. Tim Bannell added 15 points. David O'Neil led Half Hollow Hills East (12-10) with nine points. Smithtown West (21-1) will face No. 2 Half Hollow Hills West in the county final at 2:30 p.m. on March 7 at Stony Brook Arena.
GAME STATS
| Half Hollow Hills East | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Rossi | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| David O’Neil | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Shane Williams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Adrian Merchant | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| LJ Merchant | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Reece Weinkranz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| RJ Peters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ben Kulberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierce Malaby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyai Mendez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Stein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Smithtown West | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cascione | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Luke Brown | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tim Bannell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Casey Burton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jax Cascione | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Braga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Cantave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Evan Lutzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |