LONG ISLAND'S
LEADING SCORERS
BASED ON STATS REPORTED TO NEWSDAY
MINIMUM 20 PPG
1/25/2026
New
ACTIVE WINNING STREAKS
William Floyd - W14
Smithtown West - W14
Westhampton - W10
Mt Sinai - W9
Garden City - W8
Bridgehampton - W8
North Babylon - W8
Southampton - W8
Floral Park - W8
Malverne - W7
OVER 6 MILLION VISITORS!
Ryan Leary Carle Place 30.1
Cameron Serrano North Babylon 27.4
Alex Franklin Southampton 26.4
Justin Serio Bethpage 24.4
Jacob Sanon Knox 24.4
Phaidon Blades Waldorf 24.4
Evan Weslek Shelter Island 23.9
Amir Dickerson Amityville 23.7
Michael Cascione Smithtown West 23.5
Steve Aulicino Herricks 22.8
Melo Mojeed St. Dominic 22.6
Brian Vales Mt. Sinai 22.5
Justin Ortiz Hewlett 22.0
Ashton Pierre-Charles Calhoun 21.8
Brendan Martin Floral Park 21.3
Toby Foster East Hampton 21.2
Troy Meyers Greenport 21.1
Jake Walsh North Babylon 20.7
Josh Gamarra Oceanside 20.6
Kyle Edmundson Kings Park 20.5
Amare Collins Hempstead 20.5
Chris Gorwitz Bayport-Blue Point 20.3
Dylan Riegel Miller Place 20.2
THIS WEEK'S BIG GAMES
Monday 1/26
Hempstead (9-5) @ Farmingdale (11-3)
Baldwin (11-2) @ Port Washington (11-3)
William Floyd (14-1) @ Walt Whitman (12-3)
Tuesday 1/27
Garden City (12-2) @ Roslyn (10-3)
LuHi Regional (9-5) @ Portledge (7-7)
Center Moriches (11-3) @ Shoreham WR (12-3)
Wednesday 1/28
Walt Whitman 12/3 @ Longwood 10/4
Thursday 1/29
Knox (10-3) @ LuHi Regional (9-5)
Plainview (13-1) @ Hempstead (9-5)
Shoreham WR (12-3) @ Southampton (11-3)
Friday 1/30
Holy Trinity (16-2) @ St. Dominic (12-5)
Amityville (7-6) @ Mt. Sinai (14-2)
Smithtown E. (11-5) @ Smithtown W. (15-1)
William Floyd (14-1) @ Bay Shore (12-3)
Saturday 1/31
Lynbrook (11-3) @ Floral Park (14-1)
Baldwin (11-2) vs Fannie Lou Hammer (13-6)
Sunday 2/1
No games Scheduled
NEW PLAYOFF FORMAT
The NYSPHSAA has made some dramatic changes to the basketball playoff format that for Long Island, can mean that some years we could have more than one team in the Final Four of a particular classification, and they could potentially play each other in the Championship Game, and in other years, we might not have any semifinalists at all. The big change is that at-large teams have been introduced into the equation, so winning your Section isn't the only route towards a State Championship anymore. The at-large teams will balance off playoff brackets so that there are no byes from the sub-regional level on up. Byes happen when there are an odd number of sections in a particular classification. For example, there are 9 sections that have Class AAA teams, so an at large team is needed to make an even number. Section 11 wins the lottery this season, and will have an at-large team in the playoffs in addition to the Section 11 champion, but which section gets the at large bid will change every year. One thing's for sure - the days of the Long Island Champion going straight to the Final Four are over. Our champions will all have to get past the Sec 1/Sec 9 Champion in the Regional Finals before advancing to the Final Four, and Section 1 has won more State Championships than any other section. Our at-large teams will have a different, perhaps better path. By the way, Section 8 hits the lottery big time this season too, getting at-large teams in both Class A and Class B, even if their champions are eliminated in the Long Island Championship Game. MORE
1 Holy Trinity (16-2)
2 Chaminade (13-5)
3 Smithtown West (15-1)
4 St Dominic (12-5)
5 St Anthony's (11-6)
6 Plainview (13-1)
7 Floral Park (14-1)
8 Port Washington (11-3)
9 Baldwin (11-2)
10 South Side (11-3)
11 Hills West (13-1)
12 Deer Park (13-3)
13 William Floyd (14-1)
14 Roslyn (10-3)
15 Manhasset (12-2)
16 Bay Shore (12-3)
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