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Ryan Hickey scores 31 points, hits big three late to lift Smithtown West

Smithtown West guard Ryan Hickey, left, looks to

Photo credit: James Escher | Smithtown West guard Ryan Hickey, left, looks to drive past North Babylon's Melshawn McPherson in the third quarter of a Suffolk III game. (Jan. 17, 2013)

For most of the game, Ryan Hickey must have felt like a commuter in rush hour. Everywhere he turned, there was traffic.

The Smithtown West point guard appeared to activate an internal GPS, using his superior dribbling ballhandling ability to navigate alternate routes to the basket. But with the score tied late and North Babylon throwing up roadblocks, Hickey couldn't drive.

So he parked.

He...

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