Sachem East vs Ward Melville
Friday February 20, 2026 at Ward Melville
Overall 11 - 10 | Conference 10 - 6
Overall 17 - 3 | Conference 15 - 2
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachem East | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Ward Melville | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Top performers WM: Engel 22, Heilbron 3, McNeil 3, Greek 2. Totals 9-1-30. SAE: Toia 15, Barone 6, Hansen 4, Larrea 4. Totals 7-1-29. Three-pointers: WM 1 (McNeil); SAE 1 (Larrea)
HIGHLIGHTS
Ward Melville 30, Sachem North 29: Jaclyn Engel had 22 points, including the go-ahead layup with four seconds left, as third-seeded Ward Melville (17-3) beat No. 6 Sachem East (11-10) in the Suffolk Class AAA quarterfinals. Ward Melville trailed 25-20 before outscoring Sachem East 10-4 in the fourth quarter. Addison Scott added 15 rebounds, five steals and four blocks and Quinlan Heilbron had eight steals and seven rebounds. Engel also made three steals. Katelyn Toia scored 15 points for Sachem East. Ward Melville will play at No. 2 Floyd in the semifinals on Feb. 27.
GAME STATS
| Sachem East | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katelyn Toia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Olivia Barone | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bridget Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sofia Larrea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ward Melville | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaclyn Engel | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Quinlan Heilbron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Kaitlyn McNeil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Jenna Greek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |