New York High School Basketball - Riverhead can't hold off Smithtown West
January 26, 2012: Riverhead, NY 11901 The Riverhead Blue Waves basketball team (Riverhead, NY), was nudged 61-55 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Smithtown West (Smithtown, NY)
The now sport a 7-6 record. They play next when they host East Islip for a Section 11 AA-3 battle on Saturday, January 28. Smithtown West will meet a Redmen team coming off a 54-37 league win over Centereach (Centereach, NY). The Redmen record now stands at 8-4.
The Blue Waves (5-8) will now prepare for their battle against North Babylon (North Babylon, NY). The Bulldogs come into the Section 11 AA-3 bout with a 9-4 record. In their last bout, North Babylon was edged by Smithtown East (Smithtown, NY), 55-42, in a league bout.