LONG ISLAND'S
LEADING SCORERS
BASED ON STATS REPORTED TO NEWSDAY
MINIMUM 20 PPG
3/1/2026
New
ACTIVE WINNING STREAKS
Smithtown West - W20
Mt Sinai - W16
Baldwin - W15
Bridgehampton - W14
Roslyn - W13
Hills West - W11
Carle Place - W8
OVER 6 MILLION VISITORS!
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
NEW YORK STATE RANKINGS
New York State Sportswriters Association
Our highest ranked teams in each classification.
CLASS AAA
#1 Stepinac (CHSAA)
#21 Baldwin (Section 8)
#22 William Floyd (Section 11)
CLASS AA
#1 Penfield (Section 5)
#5 Smithtown West (Section 11)
#9 St. Mary's (NSCHSAA)
#19 Roslyn (Section 8)
CLASS A
#1 Westhill (Section 3)
#9 Mount Sinai (Section 11)
#18 Stony Brook (PSAA)
#19 Floral Park (Section 8)
CLASS B
#1 Woodlands (Section 1)
#11 Southampton (Section 11)
HM Carle Place (Section 8)
CLASS C
#1 Cooperstown (Section 3)
#18 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!
Malverne — 22
Hempstead — 20
Baldwin — 11
Friends Academy — 10
Uniondale — 10
South Side — 9
Roosevelt — 9
Oyster Bay — 9
Carle Place — 8
Westbury — 8
East Rockaway — 7
Manhasset — 6
Elmont — 5
Jericho — 5
Wheatley — 5
Farmingdale — 2
Long Beach — 2
Floral Park — 2
West Hempstead — 2
VS South — 2
Port Washington — 1
Freeport — 1
Massapequa — 1
Garden City — 1
Roslyn — 1
Bethpage — 1
Seaford — 1
Lynbrook — 1
Locust Valley — 1
Academy Charter — 1
MOST SECTION 11 CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1970
(CORRECTED)
MOST NSCHSAA
CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1970
Chaminade - 10
Holy Trinity - 11
St Mary's - 10
St Anthony's - 8
St Dominic - 8
MOST SECTION 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1970
(CORRECTED)
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Bridgehampton — 27
Amityville — 16
Center Moriches — 16
Wyandanch — 13
Greenport — 13
Southampton — 13
Brentwood — 11
Pierson — 8
North Babylon — 8
Port Jefferson — 7
Stony Brook — 7
Bay Shore — 5
HH Hills East — 5
Mattituck — 5
Whitman — 5
Babylon — 4
Bellport — 4
East Hampton — 4
Harborfields — 4
HH Hills West — 4
Southold — 4
Copiague — 3
Floyd — 3
Glenn — 3
Kings Park — 3
Westhampton — 3
Bayport BP — 2
Mercy — 2
Northport — 2
Smithtown Christian — 2
Ward Melville — 2
Central Islip — 1
Comsewogue — 1
Eastport — 1
Huntington — 1
Longwood — 1
Mount Sinai — 1
Ross — 1
Sachem — 1
Shelter Island — 1
West Babylon — 1
Ryan Leary Carle Place 29.9
Cameron Serrano North Babylon 26.1
Alex Franklin Southampton 25.5
Phaidon Blades Waldorf 24.4
Justin Serio Bethpage 23.7
Amir Dickerson Amityville 23.1
Michael Cascione Smithtown West 22.7
Evan Weslek Shelter Island 22.1
Troy Meyers Greenport 22.1
Brian Vales Mt. Sinai 22.0
Brendan Martin Floral Park 21.9
Melo Mojeed St. Dominic 21.8
Ashton Pierre Charles Calhoun 21.3
Kyle Edmundson Kings Park 21.3
Jacob Sanon Knox 21.2
Jack Bell Whitman 21.0
Mark Reeves Glen Cove 20.9
Toby Foster East Hampton 20.9
Steve Aulicino Herricks 20.8
Justin Ortiz Hewlett 20.8
Carter Abrahams Portledge 20.0
MOST THREE POINTERS
MINIMUM 50
Tony Etkins St. John the Baptist 83
Hank Williams Jr. St. Mary’s 80
Sammy Etra Syosset 77
Brendan Martin Floral 76
Ryan Leary Carle Place 65
Amare Collins Hempstead 63
Ben Pnini Roslyn 63
Jake Walsh North Babylon 63
Justin Ortiz Hewlett 59
Ashton Pierre Charles Calhoun 56
Chris Gorwitz Bayport Blue Point 56
Dylan Riegel Miller Place 54
Mark Reeves Glen Cove 52
Josiah Warfield Portledge 52
1 Smithtown West
2 Holy Trinity
3 Baldwin
4 Hills West
5 St. Dominic
6 Roslyn
7 Mount Sinai
8 William Floyd
9 Chaminade
10 St. Mary's
11 Floral Park
12 South Side
13 Manhasset
14 Stony Brook
15 Bay Shore
16 St Anthony's
