High school roundup: Girls and boys basketball, plus boys wrestling

Uniondale girls basketball player Zahara Saintyl. Credit: Rick Kopstein
Zahara Saintyl had 36 points, 17 rebounds and six assists to lead Uniondale to a 67-43 win over Hicksville in Nassau AAA-I girls basketball on Thursday. Kayla Reid had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Kelsey Green added 10 points and six rebounds for Uniondale (7-6). Catherine Perrucci scored 16 points for Hicksville (6-9).
Bethpage 43, Division 39: Keira O’Shea had 16 points to lead Bethpage (4-14) in Nassau AA-III. Caroline O’Connell added 15 points and Megan Rebosa had 10 points. Ava Hunt scored 16 points for Division (6-12).
Sewanhaka 46, Carey 31: Alexi Stewart scored 11 of her 15 points in the second half to lead Sewanhaka (7-11) in Nassau AA-III. Lilah Lopez added 11 points, four assists and five steals. Adyn Lyons led Carey (4-13) with six points.
Smithtown West 50, Half Hollow Hills East 46: Alyssa Lorefice led Smithtown West (15-5) in Suffolk III, scoring 13 of her 17 points in the third quarter. Ashley Mennella chipped in 10 points and 10 rebounds. Marisa Dominic scored 19 points for Half Hollow Hills East (8-11).
Walt Whitman 50, Riverhead 28: Jazmynn Julien scored 18 points to lead Whitman (17-1) in Suffolk I. Olivia Kobel and Madi Richter each added eight points. Jordyn Kwasna had nine points for Riverhead (4-15).
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Lindenhurst 48, Sachem North 41: Emma Burmeister had 19 points and 15 rebounds and Maddie Jones added 17 points with four three-pointers to lead Lindenhurst (6-14, 5-11) in Suffolk II. Kaylee Mauro and Kylie DiMenna led Sachem North (7-12, 5-10) with 13 points each.
Huntington 46, Ward Melville 38: Ava McDonald had 15 points, five steals and four assists for Huntington (13-6) in Suffolk II. Madyn Kalb added 13 points and five steals. Jaclyn Engel led Ward Melville (15-3) with 13 points.
Connetquot 58, North Babylon 47: Laila Folkes had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead Connetquot (9-11) in Suffolk II. Bella Franck added 13 points. Olivia Rush had 14 points for North Babylon (7-11).
Rocky Point 47, Wyandanch 40: Abigail Hansen had 17 points and seven steals for Rocky Point (10-6) in Suffolk V. Nyasia Murphy led Wyandanch (4-15) with 16 points.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Smithtown West 84, Half Hollow Hills East 66: Michael Cascione had 28 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to lead Smithtown West (19-1) in Suffolk III. Casey Burton added 17 points and Tim Bannell had 15 points as the Bulls finished the regular season on an 18-game winning streak. LJ Merchant scored 21 points and Reece Weinkranz had 13 points for Half Hollow Hills East (10-9).
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Westhampton 64, Harborfields 60: Truman Hahn made a go-ahead three-pointer with 29 seconds remaining to lead Westhampton (16-3) in Suffolk IV. Levi Emerson had 14 points and Atas Smoriginas added 12 points. Steve Mergille led Harborfields (8-10) with 19 points.
Islip 68, Hauppauge 63: Chase Herrington had 13 points and eight rebounds and made four free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal the Suffolk IV win for Islip (6-13). Vincent Tyre had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Chase Batkiewicz added 14 points and Christian Pacheco had 13 points. Lucas Foronjy had nine points and three steals. Tucker Brown scored 26 points for Hauppauge (5-14).
Ward Melville 56, Huntington 53: Cooper Shank had 14 points to lead Ward Melville (13-6) in Suffolk II. Eddie Shields and James Coffey each added 12 points. Will Donaghy had 23 points for Huntington (7-12).
Syosset 56, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK 45: Max Litman had 18 points to lead Syosset (10-7) in Nassau I. Jake Cuoco added 12 points and Sammy Etra had 10 points. Landon Lippman scored 21 points for Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK (14-3).
Valley Stream Central 59, Herricks 47: Sean O’Neil had 19 points, six assists and five steals to lead Valley Stream Central (11-5) in Nassau II. Julian Vera added 12 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Jaiya Vera had 11 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and five steals. Steve Aulicino had 15 points for Herricks (5-12).
St. Anthony’s 56, St. John the Baptist 39: Ouse Ninche had 23 points, six rebounds, two assists and three steals for St. Anthony’s (12-7) in NSCHSAA. Kahmel Wilmot tallied 16 points, five rebounds and two assists. Alex Valentino had six points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal. Tony Etkins scored 11 points for St. John the Baptist (5-15).
BOYS WRESTLING
WEDNESDAY’S MEET
Hampton Bays 52, Bayport-Blue Point 24: Jaime DePalma pinned Cameron Collatta in 23 seconds at 144 pounds to lead Hampton Bays in non-league. Thomas Malone pinned Severyn Kulchytskyi in 3:31 at 175 pounds and Nicholas Mora defeated Tanner Kershner, 12-4, by major decision at 132.
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