Scenes from a Suffolk girls basketball game between Deer Park and host East Islip on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

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Pia Smaldone of host East Islip pulls up in the lane for a score in the second quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against Deer Park on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Destinee Williamson of Deer Park looks to pass after securing a rebound in the second quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against host East Islip on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Anna Kohlhoff of host East Islip goes up for a score past the trailing defender Jamirah Jones of Deer Park in the third quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Anna Kohlhoff of host East Islip attempts a free throw in the third quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against Deer Park on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Avery Bowden of host East Islip drives to the basket above the defender, Olivia Myrick of Deer Park, in the fourth quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Jenna Delargy of Deer Park attempts a free throw in the fourth quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against host East Islip on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Savannah Singleton of Deer Park blocks the shot of Kaylee Zummo of host East Islip in the fourth quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Cailyn Talt of host East Islip drives to the basket in the second quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against Deer Park on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Pia Smaldone of host East Islip drives into the paint in the third quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against Deer Park on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Savannah Singleton of Deer Park blocks the layup attempt by Emerson Black of host East Islip in the first quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Emerson Black of host East Islip battles for a rebound against Jenna Delargy of Deer Park in the third quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Deer Park head coach Julianna Knice during a timeout in a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against host East Islip on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Jamirah Jones of Deer Park attempts a free throw in the fourth quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against host East Islip on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Jamirah Jones of visiting Deer Park looks to move past the East Islip defense in the second quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Cailyn Talt of host East Islip attempts a free throw in overtime of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against Deer Park on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Anna Kohlhoff of host East Islip scores against the trailing defender Samaya Rahaman of Deer Park in the fourth quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Avery Bowden of host East Islip gets out on the fast break in the first quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against Deer Park on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Pia Smaldone of host East Islip drives past Malak Oztimurlenk of Deer Park in the first quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Cailyn Talt of host East Islip scores in the first quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against Deer Park on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr.

Anna Kohlhoff of host East Islip battles for a loose ball against Destinee Williamson of Deer Park in the first quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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East Islip head coach Mike Petre during a timeout in a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup against Deer Park on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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Pia Smaldone of host East Islip fights to get under the basket against Malak Oztimurlenk of Deer Park in the third quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr.

Pia Smaldone of host East Islip drives into the paint in the third quarter of a Suffolk League III girls basketball matchup on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 in Islip Terrace.

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