Video, Photos: Babylon Tops Bridgehampton in Playoffs, 45-34

The Babylon Panthers varsity boys basketball team kept its playoff momentum on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Bridgehampton Killer Bees in the Suffolk County BCD playoff game, 45-34.

Babylon was down early to Bridgehampton before forcing a 22-6 run until the end of the first half, including an impressive 12-4 point difference in the entire second quarter, shutting the Killer Bees down.

"We started out in the zone, but switched it out to man-to-man, which helped us out a lot in the second quarter," said Coach Chris Morra.

He added: "They played great against us in the zone, but we got ahead in man-to-man."

Unlike their win against Southampton to claim the Suffolk County B title, scoring was at a premium for the Panthers on Saturday.

Jake Carlock led the team with 11 points, five steals and four rebounds and Brendan Laing used his size to contribute eight points, six blocks and six rebounds for Babylon.

Fernando Vazquez added ten points and Ray Wardell added six points and eight rebounds for Babylon (13-1, 19-2).

Babylon moves on the Suffolk County (Section XI) playoffs to face the Class A champion, Amityville, this Tuesday at Longwood High School for the Small Schools Championship. The winner of that game faces the large schools champion for the title of Section XI champion.

"It feels great – these kids are working hard every day in practice," said Coach Morra. "We're trying to carry that work ethic over to the game and they're performing."