Smithtown West vs South Side
Wednesday March 11, 2026 at South Side
Overall 23 - 1 | Conference 16 - 0
Overall 19 - 4 | Conference 15 - 1
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithtown West | 10 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| South Side | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Top performers SMW: M. Cascione 30, J. Cascione 12, Bannell 11, Lutzer 5, Burton 4, Brown 3. Totals 22-4-65. SSIDE: Pericolosi 19, Schmitt 14, Grande 5, Griffo 5, Vetter 3, Erickson 2, Walsh 2. Totals 15-4-50. Three-pointers: SMW 4 (J. Cascione 2, Bannell, Lutzer); SSIDE 4 (Grande, Griffo, Pericolosi, Vetter)
HIGHLIGHTS
Smithtown West 65, South Side 50: Michael Cascione scored 30 points to lift Smithtown West to its first Long Island title, in Class AA, at Farmingdale State. John Pericolosi had 19 points for South Side (19-4). Smithtown West (23-1) will face Section I's Rye in the Southeast Regional Final 7 p.m. Friday at Yorktown High School.
GAME STATS
| Smithtown West | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cascione | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Jax Cascione | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tim Bannell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Evan Lutzer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Casey Burton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Luke Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| South Side | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pericolosi | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Ryan Schmitt | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Matt Grande | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Robert Griffo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kiernan Vetter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Connor Erickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |