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05/26/2026

NCPAL Spring League Playoffs Tonight 5/26
PLAYOFFS BEGIN TONIGHT
7:30 LONG BEACH v. MANHASSET
WINNER PLAYS ROSLYN, THURSDAY AT 7:30
WEDNESDAY 5/27
6:15 WEST HEMPSTEAD v. PLAINVIEW
7:30 CARLE PLACE v. GREAT NECK NORTH
WINNERS PLAY THURSDAY@ 6:15

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EDempsey
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05/23/2026

05/22/2026

5/21 Thursday NCPAL Spring League Results
Plainedge over Roosevelt
Mepham 53 Manhasset 42
Manhasset's Leading Scorers were #30 12 & Max Cellura 10
Mepham's Leading Scorers were Caleb Caraballo 12 & Frank Fasano 22, hitting 4 3's.

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05/21/2026

5/20 Wed. NCPAL Spring League Results

Plainview 55 LB 53
Plainview took a 19-16 1st quarter lead. Plainview's Andrew Ma & Dan Danyan both had 6 & Jayden iroth hit a 3. LB's Drew Kaufman had 7 & Gavin O'Grady scored 4.
Both teams started in man to man. Plainview stayed in it the whole game. LB switched to a zone later in the game.
Plainview's Ma scored 6 as the Hawks outscored the Marines 16-10 in the 2nd. LB's O'Grady & Xavier Straub scored 4 each, The Hawks led 35-26 at the half.
The 2nd half was a different story for the Marines. The zone defense helped the Marines dominate the boards & get steals. LB's Kaufman scored 5 & Straub hit 2 3's. The Hawks Iroth hit 2 3's. The Marines held the Hawks to 13 in the 3rd & scored 18 to cut the lead to 4, 48-44.
The Marines used a full court press in the last 2 minutes, forcing turnovers & steals. LB's Kaufman hit a 3 & shot 1 for 2 from the line & Straub hit 2 3's. The Hawks Iroth scored 5 & Chase Ruhling added 4. LB had a chance to cut the lead at the foul line. LB made the 1st foul shot, missed the 2nd but Plainview got the rebound to seal the win.
LB had 3 players in double figures: Xavier Straub 10, Jason Trahan 11 & Drew Kaufman 16.
Plainview's leading scorers were: Andrew Ma with 14 & Jayden Iroth 13, hitting 4 3's.

5/21 Thursday
6:30 Plainedge/Roosevelt
7:30 Mepham/Manhasset

Working on the playoff schedule.

Yours in hoops,
EDempsey
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05/20/2026

5/19 Tuesday NCPAL Spring League Results
Plainview over Plainedge
Plainedge's Leading scorers: Jackson Bianchi 12, hitting 4 3's & Domn Gulino 9.
Plainview had 3 players in double figures: Andrew Ma 13, Jayden Iroth 12 & Danny Dayan 20, hitting 5 3's.

GNN 69 LB 65
GNN jumped out to a 20-10 1st quarter lead. GNN's Justin Rahmanzada led the attack with 8 points & Liev Mazroumi & Mason Asher both added 5. LB's Zack Brymer & Xavoier Straub had 5 & 3 for LB.
Both teams would mix up their defenses, switching from man to zone & full court pressure.
GNN scored 19 in the 2nd quarter with Michael Haimof scoring 8. LB had 3 players score 4 points each: Brymer, Earl Bulan & Gavin O'Grady. GNN led 35-25 at the half.
The 3rd quarter saw LB starting a comeback. LB outscored GNN 19-15, LB's O'Grady scored 6 & #15 8, hitting 2 3's. GNN scoring was done by Asner & Lax Michael Zhou with 4 each. GNN led 59-45 after 3.
The 4th quarter was action packed. LB used some full court pressure & a half court trap
LB forced turnovers & court steals that led to quick & easy hoops for it. LB's scoring was led by Brymer with 7 & Drew Kaufman 7. GNN's lead was 6 with 1 minute to go! LB's Brymer hit a 3 to cut the lead to 3. Kaufman hit a foul shot to cut the lead to 2. On the next GNN possession, with a chance to tie, LB missed a layup. GNN had a wide open man down court who hit an uncontested layup to seal the win for GNN.
LB had 4 players in double figures: #15 10, Xavier Straub 13, Gavin O'Grady 14, & Zack Brymer with 17.
GNN also had 4 players in double figures: Mason Enyatian & Justin Rahmanzada 11 each, Lax Michael Zhou 13 & Michael Haimof 14.

5/20 Wednesday
6:15 LB/Plainview
7:30 Manhasset/WH

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05/19/2026

5/18 NCPAL Spring League Results
Mepham 64 NS 55
NS's Leading Scorers: Del Neal 12 & Paulos Papantoniou 28
Mepham's Leading Scorers: Frankie Fasano 16 & Caleb Caraballo 27, hitting 5 3's.

CP over Roosevelt
Roosevelt's Leading Scorer: Bryan Thomas, Jr. 9
CP's Leading Scorers: Mario D'Alessandro 10 & Caden Saccone 11.
5/19 Tuesday
6:15 Plainedge/Plainview
7:30 Long Beach/Great North
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05/17/2026

WH 71 LB 52
LB had 3 players in double figures: Xavier Straub 12, Connor Hayden 13, Drew Kaufman 18
WH had 2 players in double figures: Yency Duran 17 & Alex Davis 36

Roslyn 51 NHP 41
NHP's leading scorers: Behn Singh 12 & Dilpreet Singh 19

5/18 Monday
6:15 NS/Mepham
7:30 Roosevelt/CP

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05/16/2026

WH 72 Mepham 55
A close game for 3 quarters with both teams mixing up their defenses: playing man to man, half court zone & some full court pressure.
WH took a 1 point lead after 1,20-19. WH's Yency Duran scored 12 & AlexDavis hit 2 3's. 3 Mepham players scored 5 points each: Frank Fasano, Andrew Adams & Caleb Caraballo. Mepham shot 5 for 5 from the line in the 1st.
Mepham took a 35-33 halftime lead with Adams' scoring 9. Mepham's d held WH to 13 while Mepham scored 16.
It was WH turn to recapture the lead in the 3rd quarter. WH outscored Mepham 16-10 to take a 49-46 lead. WH's Davis scored 9 & Jamir Houston 5, Mephams' Jackson Mallon scored 5.
WH took control in the 3rd quarter using a half quarter trap that forced Mepham into turnovers & allowed WH to steal the ball. WH also dominated the boards in the 4th. WH outscored Mepham 23-9 in the 4th. WH's Yency Duran & Alex Davis both scored 9, Davis hitting 3 3's. Mepham's Jacob Benerati scored 4.
Mepham had 2 players in double figures: Jackson Mallon 11 & Andrew Adams 17.
WH had 2 players in double figures: Yency duran 24 & Alex Davis 32, hitting 8 3's.

Manhasset over LV.
LV's scoring was done by Liam Herbig, Roko Lozina & Jacob Sabow.
Manhasset had 4 players in double figures: Andrew Giallias 13 & Reed Sealey, Jacob Sehr & #30 14 each!

5/17 Sunday
1:15 LB/WH
2:45 NHP/Roslyn

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05/14/2026

WH 70 GNN 59
GNN took a 20-16 1st quarter lead with Ishan Bagchi hitting 2 3's & 5 other players scoring. Alex Davis & Yency Duran scored 6 & 8 for WH.
The 2nd quarter was a different story as WH increased its defensive pressure. WH also controlled the boards with the size of Dan Grant & Iliya Asimov on both ends. WH held GNN to 12 & GNN scored 24. GNN's Justin Rahmanzada scored 4 & GNN hit 2 3's. WH's Davis scored 11 & Duran added 6. WH outscored GNN 24-12 to take a 40-32 halftime lead.
The 2 teams played even in the 3rd quarter. WH scored 12 with Davis & Jamir Houston scoring 5 & 4. 5 players scored for GNN. WH led 52-43 after 3.
WH dominated the 4th quarter scoring 28 & holding GNN to 16 for the win. Davis had 4 & Duran 5 for WH. GNN's Gavin Esphani had 5.
GNN had 2 players in double figures: Gavin Zhao 10 & Gavin Esphani 14, hitting 4 3's.
WH had 2 players in double figures:
Yency Duran 19 & Alex Davis 26.

LB over Roosevelt

5/14 Thursday
6:15 Mepham/WH
7:30 Manhasset/LV

5/17 Sunday
1:15 LB/WH
2:30 NHP/Roslyn

PLAYOFFS WILL BEGIN TUESDAY, 5/26.

Yours in hoops,
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05/13/2026

Plainview 63 Manhasset 53
Plainview staked itself to a 20-10 lead over Manhasset after the 1st quarter. Plainview's Jayden Iroth scored 8 & Dan Danyan & Andrew Ma both added 5. Manhasset had 5 players score with #30 scoring 4.
Manhasset came back in the 2nd quarter outscoring Plainview, 18-13, cutting the lead to 5.Manhaaset's Reed Sealey had 6 & #30 added 8. Andrew Ma led Plainview with 8. Manhasset cut the lead to 5 at the half, 33-28.
Plainview's Jayden Iroth had 6 & Ma added 2, as Plainview outscored Manhasset 13-11 in the 3rd. Manhasset's Sealey & Sehr had 4 each. PlaInview led 46-39 after 3.
Plainview scored 17 in the 4th led by Iroth& #13. Manhasset scored 14 with Sealey scoring 10.
Manhasset had 3 players in double figures: Jacob Sehr 10, #30 12 & Reed Sealey 22.
Plainview had 2 players in double figures: Andrew Ma 15 & Jayden Iroth 16.

NHPark 66 Roosevelt 46
Roosevelt had 3 players in double figures: Bryan Thomas, Jr, 10, Jayden Henclewood 11 & Troy Allen 15.
NH Park also had 3 players in double figures:
Robbie Reyes 12, Bhen Singh 13 & Dilpreet Singh 21, both hit 3 3's.

5/13 Wed.
6:15 W Hempstead/GNN
7:30 LB/Roosevelt

Yours in hoops,
EDempsey
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