With the holiday break over, gyms throughout Suffolk will heat up as basketball teams head into the heart of league competition.
Sachem East is seventh in the latest state Class AA girls basketball rankings while No. 14 Central Islip is the highest-ranked boys basketball team from Suffolk.
East Islip is the last unbeaten girls basketball team in the county at 8-0. Central Islip (7-0) and Northport (8-0), both in League II, are the last remaining unbeaten boys teams.
Will it last? Northport hosts Whitman (5-2) in a Coaches vs. Cancer game Friday. Expect an exciting two-month run to the playoffs.
Here is a look at the latest Suffolk basketball standings (through Wednesday):
Boys Basketball
School League Overall League IFloyd 3-0 6-1 Brentwood 3-0 6-1 Ward Melville 2-1 4-1 Commack 1-2 3-4 Longwood 1-2 4-2 Sachem East 1-2 2-5 Sachem North 1-2 3-4 Patchogue-Medford 0-3 1-3 League II
Central Islip 3-0 7-0 Northport 2-0 8-0 Whitman 2-0 5-2 Connetquot 1-1 5-3 Hallf Hollow Hills East 0-3 4-4 Lindenhurst 0-3 3-6 Bay Shore 0-1 4-2 League III
Riverhead 3-0 6-1 North Babylon 3-0 5-2 Smithtown West 3-1 5-2 East Islip 2-1 5-2 Smithtown East 2-2 3-5 Centereach 0-3 2-4 West Islip 0-3 0-7 Newfield 0-3 2-4 League IV Huntington 3-0 4-3 Deer Park 2-0 3-2 Half Hollow Hills West 2-0 2-1 Copiague 2-1 2-5 Hauppauge 1-2 1-5 West Babylon 1-2 2-4 Bellport 0-3 0-7 Comsewogue 0-3 0-7 League V Kings Park 3-0 6-2 Rocky Point 3-0 7-2 Harborfields 2-0 3-3 Islip 1-1 3-5 Sayville 0-3 0-8 Eastport-South Manor 0-2 4-4 Westhampton 0-3 1-6 League VI Bayport-Blue Point 3-0 8-1 East Hampton 2-0 7-1 Amityville 2-0 4-1 Mount Sinai 1-2 3-3 Shoreham-Wading River 1-2 5-4 Glenn 0-2 5-3 Miller Place 0-3 1-5 League VII Southampton 3-0 6-1 Wyandanch 2-1 3-3 Mercy 2-1 5-2 Babylon 2-1 4-2 Center Moriches 2-1 2-5 Mattituck 1-2 1-6 Port Jefferson 0-3 2-5 Hampton Bays 0-3 2-5 League VIII Stony Brook 3-0 4-1 Pierson 3-0 3-4 Shelter Island 2-1 2-4 Greenport 2-1 4-3 Bridgehampton 1-2 2-4 Southold 1-2 2-6 Ross 0-3 0-7 Smithtown Christian 0-3 1-4
Girls Basketball
School League Overall League ILongwood 3-0 4-3 Sachem East 2-0 4-1 Brentwood
2-1 6-1 Commack 2-1 5-2 Ward Melville 1-2 1-3 Patchogue-Medford
1-2 2-2 Floyd 0-3 1-6 Sachem North 0-2 1-4 League II
Whitman 3-0 7-1 Northport 2-0 6-1 Lindenhurst 2-1 5-3 Connetquot 1-1 1-7 Hallf Hollow Hills East 1-2 4-4 Bay Shore 0-2 2-4 Central Islip 0-3 1-8 League III
East Islip 3-0 7-0 North Babylon 3-0 5-1 Smithtown West 2-1 2-5 Riverhead 2-1 3-4 Smithtown East 2-1 4-3 Centereach 0-3 3-4 West Islip 0-3 2-5 Newfield 0-3 2-5 League IV Deer Park 2-1 4-3 Hauppauge 2-1 6-1 Bellport 2-1 4-3 Comsewogue 2-1 3-3 Copiague 2-1 4-1 Huntington 1-2 5-2 West Babylon 1-2 2-4 Half Hollow Hills West 0-3 3-4 League V Kings Park 3-0 5-1 Harborfields 2-0 7-1 Islip 1-1 5-3 Eastport-South Manor 1-1 3-5 Sayville 1-2 6-2 Westhampton 1-2 2-7 Rocky Point 0-3 1-7 League VI Shoreham-Wading River 3-0 6-3 Glenn 2-0 7-1 East Hampton 2-0 5-1 Bayport-Blue Point 1-2 5-4 Miller Place
1-2 4-4 Mount Sinai 0-3 4-3 Amityville 0-2 0-7 League VII Southampton 2-0 4-3 Babylon 2-1 4-4 Center Moriches 2-1 2-2 Mattituck 2-1 5-4 Hampton Bays 1-2 5-3 Mercy 0-2 0-7 Wyandanch 0-2 1-5 League VIII Southold/Greenport 2-0 3-2 Port Jefferson 2-0 3-4 Stony Brook 2-0 2-3 Pierson/Bridgehampton 2-1 4-5 Shelter Island 1-2 1-5 Smithtown Christian 0-3 1-3 Ross 0-3 0-5
Source: Section XI Athletics
