The Stony Brook School's Orlando Morris enjoys alley-oop bonanza in win over LuHi Regional
James Augustine of Stony Brook School dunks in third quarter of victory over Long Island Lutheran Regional on Thursday Jan. 8, 2026. Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr.
Stony Brook School junior Simon Ogwuche David flipped the ball down the court to point guard Orlando Morris. Running alongside him was senior James Augustine, who slammed home a dunk off an alley-oop from Morris with 2:54 left in the fourth quarter against Long Island Lutheran Regional.
It’s the type of highlight you might see a handful of times on the high school level. At Stony Brook School, it was the third alley-oop thrown by Morris Thursday night alone.
“I love seeing my teammates get involved in the game, and any play that’s positive gives us high energy is good enough for me,” Morris said. “I don’t even have to score. Seeing our bigs fly, it just gives us confidence to get back on defense and play hard.”
The Stony Brook School defeated Long Island Lutheran Regional, 62-44, Thursday night in the PSAA. The Bears roared their way to a 26-6 lead with 5:03 left in the second quarter.
“They’re playing like they love each other, like they care, and it’s good basketball,” Stony Brook School coach Ron White said. “They’re looking at the game for what it is and reading it correctly. That’s all you can ask for as a coach.”
Morris led all scorers with 21 points, including seven fourth-quarter points, and added seven assists and two rebounds. The Westbury native’s passing paired exceptionally well with 6-7 Augustine and 6-8 David, who combined for 20 points. Augustine added 15 rebounds, four steals and two blocks.
Despite the lopsided start LuHi Regional (9-4) rallied to outscore Stony Brook 29-21 over the second and third quarters. Forward William Beckett led the Crusaders with 10 points, eight rebounds and three steals.
“It says a lot that we battled back, but the big thing is if we were mature enough, we wouldn’t be down by that much,” LuHi Regional coach Anthony Davis said. “It’s that simple . . . Obviously we have a lot of work to do when it comes to having a big game on the road.”
Still, Stony Brook (7-4) led by just 10 points entering the fourth quarter.
“The last time we played LuHi (on Dec. 16), we only won by four,” Morris said. “In our hearts we still believe we’re better than that, so we had to come out here and prove it on the court.
A 12-3 Stony Brook run over the final four minutes put the game out of reach. White expressed his satisfaction in watching his players run the court without any assistance from the coaches.
“It was only a matter of time for the coaches to step back and the players take over,” White said. “And now the players are taking over.”
Michael Sicoli covers high school sports for Newsday. He graduated from Quinnipiac in 2022 and left with a master’s degree in sports journalism in 2023.
