New York High School Basketball - Ward Melville can't hold off Northport
February 1, 2022: East Setauket, NY 11733 The Northport Tigers basketball team scored 39 points and restricted the host Ward Melville Patriots to 36 in the Tigers league victory on Tuesday.
The Tigers now sport a 15-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Connetquot for a Section 11 AA-2 contest on Friday, February 4. Northport will battle a T-Birds team coming off a 68-37 league loss to Newfield (Selden, NY). The T-Birds record now stands at 3-14.
The Patriots (15-3) will now prepare for their contest against Bay Shore (Bay Shore, NY). The Marauders come into the Section 11 AA-2 contest with a 8-4 record. In their last contest, Bay Shore edged Walt Whitman (Huntington Station, NY), 59-47, in a league contest.