LONG ISLAND'S
LEADING SCORERS
BASED ON STATS REPORTED TO NEWSDAY
MINIMUM 20 PPG
2/8/2026
New
ACTIVE WINNING STREAKS
Smithtown West - W18
North Babylon - W14
Mt Sinai - W14
Bridgehampton - W13
Baldwin - W12
Malverne - W11
St. Mary's - W11
Roslyn - W10
Hills West - W8
Jericho - W7
Carle Place - W7
Wyandanch - W6
OVER 6 MILLION VISITORS!
1 Ryan Leary Carle Place 29.0
2 Cameron Serrano North Babylon 26.8
3 Phaidon Blades Waldorf 25.8
4 Alex Franklin Southampton 25.1
5 Michael Cascione Smithtown W. 23.9
6 Justin Serio Bethpage 23.8
7 Evan Weslek Shelter Island 23.5
8 Amir Dickerson Amityville 23.4
9 Ashton Pierre-Charles Calhoun 22.4
10 Troy Meyers Greenport 22.1
11 Brian Vales Mt. Sinai 22.0
12 Melo Mojeed St. Dominic 21.9
12 Josh Gamarra Oceanside 21.9
14 Brendan Martin Floral Park 21.8
15 Steve Aulicino Herricks 21.3
15 Kyle Edmundson Kings Park 21.3
17 Justin Ortiz Hewlett 21.1
17 Toby Foster East Hampton 21.1
19 Jack Bell Walt Whitman 21.0
20 Jacob Sanon Knox
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20.6THIS WEEK'S BIG GAMES
Friday 2/13/2026
PSAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
6:15 LuHi Regional @ Stony Brook
SECTION 11 PLAYOFFS
First Round Class AA
5:00 East Hampton @ Northport
5:30 Harborfields @ West Islip
REGULAR SEASON
5:00 Westbury @ Port Washington
6:00 St. Dominic @ St. Anthonys
6:45 Garden City @ Hewlett
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 Smithtown West
2 Chaminade
3 Holy Trinity
4 Baldwin
5 St. Mary's
6 St. Dominic
7 Hills West
8 Roslyn
9 Manhasset
10 St Anthony's
11 Mount Sinai
12 William Floyd
13 Floral Park
14 Deer Park
15 South Side
16 North Babylon
NEW YORK STATE RANKINGS
New York State Sportswriters Association
Our highest ranked teams in each section
CLASS AAA
#1 Stepinac (CHSAA)
#24 Baldwin (Section 8)
#25 William Floyd (Section 11)
CLASS AA
#1 Penfield (Section 5)
#9 Smithtown West (Section 11)
#14 Holy Trinity (NSCHSAA)
#26 Roslyn (Section 8)
CLASS A
#1 Westhill (Section 3)
#10 Mount Sinai (Section 11)
#20 Stony Brook (PSAA)
#22 Floral Park (Section 8)
CLASS B
#1 Woodlands (Section 1)
#12 Southampton (Section 11)
HM Carle Place (Section 8)
CLASS C
#1 Cooperstown (Section 3)
#25 Pierson (Section 11)
CLASS D
#1 Bridgehampton (Section 11)
450 FOR DARIUS BURTON
Baldwin Coach Darius Burton moved past legendary Malverne Coach Hank Williams earlier this season and into 10th place on Long Island’s all-time list of winningest basketball coaches, and his 450 win total puts him in fourth place on the Section 8 all-time list, behind only Jericho’s Wally Backman; Ted Adams from Hempstead, and Russ Bastin from Uniondale. He has an astounding .800 career winning percentage and his teams have never missed the playoffs!
