Long Island boys and girls playoff basketball: Hardwood Heroes
Pete Mastando had 33 points in No. 5 Manhasset’s win over No. 4 Jericho. Credit: Sam Johnston
BOYS BASKETBALL
AMIR DICKERSON, Amityville
Dickerson will be missed among Long Island hoop fans, but the star senior left everything on the court in Amityville’s loss to Mount Sinai as he led all players with a season-high 32 points.
JORDY GROSS and BEN PNINI, Roslyn
Pnini and Gross scored 22 and 21 points, respectively, in a Nassau Class A quarterfinal win over Hewlett. Next up? A date with Garden City, which split the two-game season series with Roslyn.
PETE MASTANDO, Manhasset
There’s no stopping Mastando, who dropped 33 points in No. 5 Manhasset’s win over No. 4 Jericho.
NOAH PATTERSON, St. Mary’s
His season-high 25 points kept St. Mary’s in the game in its loss to Holy Trinity. Still a junior, Patterson remains a bright mark for an on-the-rise Gaels program.
ETHAN SAINTJEAN, Half Hollow Hills West
Saintjean scored a season-high 29 points for No. 2 Hills West against No. 3 Deer Park. His next basket will come in the county final against No. 1 Smithtown West.
HUNTER SEALE, Mount Sinai
Seale stepped up when Mount Sinai needed him most, scoring all nine of the Mustangs’ points in overtime to beat Amityville and book a date in the county final against Kings Park. He had 19 points.
JJ SMITH and SHAROD SUTTON, Floyd
The Colonials earned the chance to defend their county title thanks to Smith’s 25 points and Sutton’s 23 points against Whitman in the Suffolk AAA semifinal round.
TRISTAN THOMAS, Holy Trinity
A magical winter season continues for Thomas, who followed up a 31-point performance against St. Mary’s in the semifinal with a 26-point game against St. Dominic in the championship game.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Peyton Wise scored a game-high 17 points as No. 4 Plainedge took down top-seeded Wantagh. Credit: Sam Johnston
ADDISON CHARTRAND, Mount Sinai
Chartrand led all scorers with a season-high 22 points, lifting No.1 Mount Sinai past No. 4 Sayville and into the county final. She also had seven rebounds and two assists.
AVA GOMES, Carle Place
Gomes was busy Friday night, recording 17 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks against No. 3 Oyster Bay to send the No. 2 Frogs to the county final.
KENNEDY PALMER, Garden City
There’s no better time than the playoffs to set a career high, something Palmer did with her 22 points to lift No. 2 Garden City past No. 7 Calhoun.
MAREN KORSH, Harborfields
No player had a bigger performance this week than Korsh, and against the most dominant team in Suffolk, no less. The Harborfields star had 38 points and 15 rebounds to take down then-undefeated No. 1 Northport in the Suffolk AA semifinals.
REESE LONG, South Side
Not only did Long score a game-high 21 points to lift No. 3 South Side past No. 6 Roslyn, but she scored 17 second-half points to put the game out of reach.
SIENA McCREE, Floral Park
The third-seeded Knights move on to the county final after besting No. 2 Seaford, with McCree posting 14 points and 12 rebounds in the semifinal win.
JREAM McLEOD, Manhasset
With 20 points, five rebounds and four steals, McLeod helped make No. 4 Manhasset’s win over No. 5 New Hyde Park a reality.
GABBY NICOLINI, MacArthur
The Generals keep moving on, with Nicolini’s 28 points lifting 21-0 MacArthur past No. 8 Jericho.
PEYTON WISE, Plainedge
No. 4 Plainedge took down top-seeded Wantagh thanks to Wise’s game-high 17 points. She booked the Red Devils a date with Floral Park in the hunt for a county title.
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.
