New York High School Basketball - Northport edges Half Hollow Hills East
January 22, 2015: Northport, NY 11768 The Northport Tigers (Northport, NY) basketball nipped the visiting Half Hollow Hills East Thunderbirds (Dix Hills, NY), 54-51 in Thursday's league outing.
The Tigers (11-2) will now prepare for their outing against Central Islip (Central Islip, NY). The Musketeers go into the Section 11 AA-2 outing with a 11-2 record. In their last outing, Central Islip held off Walt Whitman (Huntington Station, NY), 43-38, in a league outing.
The Thunderbirds now hold a 8-6 record. They play next when they host Smithtown East for a Section 11 AA-2 outing on Tuesday, January 27. Half Hollow Hills East will clash with a Bulls squad coming off a 72-57 league loss to Connetquot (Bohemia, NY). The Bulls record now stands at 3-11.