Port Jefferson defeated Southold, 44-42, in a Suffolk boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. It was Southold's first game since head coach Phil Reed's death.

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Southold boys basketball head coach Jeff Ellis follows his players on the court in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016

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Port Jefferson's Brian Mark (23) drives for the layup against Southold's Noah Mina (21) in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Port Jefferson's Brian Mark (23) finishes a drive in front of Southold's Gus Klavas (23) in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold's Noah Mina (21) is fouled at the net between Port Jefferson's Michael Spyrou (10) and John McLaughlin (20) in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Port Jefferson's John McLaughlin (2) shoots the jumper over Southold's Greg Gehring (13) in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold's Pat McFarland (24) loses the ball on a drive in the paint in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016

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Southold's Pat McFarland (24) drives in the paint against Port Jefferson's Taylor Chiarelli (1) in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold boys basketball head coach Jeff Ellis speaks with his players during a timeout in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold boys basketball head coach Jeff Ellis speaks with his players during a timeout in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold's Doug Fieldler (13) shoots over Port Jefferson's Michael Spyrou (10) in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold's Noah Mina (21) drives hard against Port Jefferson's Brian Mark (23) in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold boys basketball head coach Jeff Ellis cheers on his players on the court in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Port Jefferson's Sean Griffin (11) drives the baseline in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold boys basketball head coach Jeff Ellis follows his players on the court in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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A Southold player sits next to an empty chair with a white rose on it in memory of coach Phil Reed during the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold boys basketball head coach Jeff Ellis follows his players on the court in the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold players warm up under the basket at the beginning of the second half of the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.

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Southold's new boys basketball head coach Jeff Ellis sits next to the empty chair with a rose on it in memory of head coach Phil Reed during the game at Port Jefferson High School on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 .

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