On Saturday afternoon, the boys’ basketball team will face off against Millbrook (Section IX) in the Regional Final of the New York State Basketball Tournament. The winner will earn a spot in next weekend’s Final Four in Binghamton. Here is what you need to know for the match-up.
- Date: Saturday, March 11
- Time: 2:30pm
- Place: Suffolk County Community College/Selden
- Admission: $7 or FREE with your Blue Fan Group shirt
Millbrook Blazers Profile
- Record: 17-6
- The Blazers reached the Regional Final by topping Tri-Valley, 77-42, to win their first Section IX crown since 2009. They topped North Salem (Section I) tonight in the Regional Semi-Final, 59-54.
- Millbrook is currently ranked #20 in the most recent New York State Sportswriters Association Class C poll.
- The Bears have never played the Blazers.
Roster & Stats
There are no cumulative team statistics available but here were the major players in their last three playoff victories based on the newspaper recaps:
| Humberto Cabrera | 26.3 ppg |
| Gavin Burns | 13.0 ppg |
| Patrick Kyle | 11.0 ppg |
| Shane Sinon | 10.3 ppg |
| Jake Daly | 9.5 ppg |
| Zeke Kopilak | 6.0 ppg |
The offense clearly runs through Cabrera, who scored 12 fourth quarter points, including two 3-pointers, in tonight’s semifinal victory over North Salem. Sinon connected on three fourth quarter 3-pointers of his own and is one of the Blazers’ most consistent threats.
Scout
The Blazers are young with three juniors and two sophomores in their starting lineup. In tonight’s win over North Salem they utilized a 3-2 zone defense for the entirety of the game.
Stony Brook Profile
- The Bears advanced to the Regional Final after upsetting #1 Greenport, 49-35, for their record fifth straight Suffolk Class C Championship. There was no C qualifier from Nassau (Section VIII) so the Bears forego the Long Island Championship and move directly to the Regional Final.
- This is the Bears’ fifth trip to the Regional Final, including their third consecutive: 2010, 2013, 2015 & 2016. They have never won the Regional Final.
- Stony Brook has previously won four Regional Championships: Boys’ Soccer (1998), Girls’ Soccer (2008 & 2009), and Girls’ Basketball (2009).
Postseason Results
| Feb. 16 | #3 Port Jeff | Suffolk Semifinals | W 50-47 |
| Feb. 19 | #1 Greenport | Suffolk Championship | W 49-35 |
| Feb. 21 | Bridgehampton | Suffolk C/D Championship | L 42-47 |
Key Players
| Mac Bohuny | 14.0 ppg | 25 threes/ 13.2 rpg/ 2.8 apg |
| Jyles Etienne | 10.4 ppg | 106 blocks/ 13.8 rpg |
| Brandon Providence | 9.5 ppg | 26 threes/ 3.1 rpg/ 2.7 apg |
| Harry Zhu | 5.9 ppg | 20 threes |
| Seamus Scanlon | 5.6 ppg | 23 threes |
| John Eshirow | 4.5 ppg | 2 threes/ 6.2 rpg |
| James Toney | 3.9 ppg | 4.5 rpg |
| Emil Vaughn | 1.4 ppg | 1.6 rpg |
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