New York High School Basketball - Sachem East nips Ward Melville
January 16, 2018: East Setauket, NY 11733 Sachem East (Farmingville, NY) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Ward Melville Patriots (East Setauket, NY), 51-46 in a league bout.
With the victory, Sachem East upgrades its record to 3-4 on the campaign. The travel to William Floyd (Mastic Beach, NY) to play the Colonials in a Section 11 AA-1 bout on Thursday, January 18. The Colonials come into the bout with a record of 0-8. William Floyd lost 51-30 in their recent league bout against Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY)
The Patriots (3-7) will now prepare for their battle against Patchogue-Medford (Medford, NY). The Raiders come into the Section 11 AA-1 battle with a 2-9 record. In their last battle, Patchogue-Medford was nudged by Commack (Commack, NY), 63-17, in a league battle.