Nine Suffolk boys and girls basketball teams have just one loss, creating separation with an eye toward the playoffs. But there's plenty of room for movement.
Long Island Lutheran is the second-ranked squad in the New York State Sportswriters Class AA boys basketball rankings. CI, at No. 13, is Suffolk's best.
Sachem East is fifth in the latest state Class AA girls basketball rankings while Northport is 20th and Whitman 30th.
Here is a look at the latest Suffolk basketball standings (through Wednesday):
Boys Basketball
LEAGUE I Brentwood 7-0 10-1 Floyd 5-2 8-3 Ward Melville 4-3 6-3 Commack 4-3 6-5 Longwood 4-3 7-3 Sachem East 2-5 3-8 Sachem North 2-5 4-7 Patchogue-Medford 0-7 1-7 LEAGUE II Northport 5-1 11-1 Central Islip 5-1 10-1 Bay Shore 4-2 8-3 Whitman 4-2 7-4 Connetquot 2-4 6-6 Half Hollow Hills East 1-5 5-7 Lindenhurst 0-6 3-9 LEAGUE III Riverhead 6-1 9-2 North Babylon 6-1 8-3 Smithtown West 5-2 7-3 Newfield 4-3 7-4 East Islip 4-3 7-4 Smithtown East 2-5 3-8 Centereach 1-6 3-8 West Islip 0-7 0-11 LEAGUE IV Deer Park 6-1 7-3 Half Hollow Hills West 6-1 7-2 Copiague 5-2 5-6 Huntington 4-3 5-6 Hauppauge 3-4 3-8 Bellport 3-4 3-8 West Babylon 1-6 2-8 Comsewogue 0-7 0-11 LEAGUE V Harborfields 6-0 7-3 Kings Park 6-1 9-4 Islip 4-2 6-6 Rocky Point 3-3 7-5 Eastport-South Manor 2-4 6-6 Sayville 1-6 1-11 Westhampton 0-6 1-10 LEAGUE VI Amityville 6-0 8-2 Bayport-Blue Point 4-2 9-3 Shoreham-Wading River 4-2 8-4 East Hampton 3-3 8-4 Mount Sinai 3-3 5-5 Glenn 1-5 6-6 Miller Place 0-6 2-8 LEAGUE VII Southampton 7-0 10-1 Babylon 6-1 8-2 Center Moriches 4-3 4-7 Wyandanch 4-3 5-5 Mercy 3-4 6-5 Port Jefferson 3-4 5-6 Mattituck 1-6 1-10 Hampton Bays 0-7 2-9 LEAGUE VIII Stony Brook 7-0 8-1 Pierson 6-1 6-5 Greenport 5-2 7-4 Shelter Island 4-3 4-6 Bridgehampton 3-4 4-6 Southold 2-5 3-8 Ross 1-6 1-10 Smithtown Christian 0-7 1-9Girls Basketball
LEAGUE I Sachem East 6-0 8-1 Commack 6-1 9-2 Longwood 4-3 5-6 Brentwood 4-3 8-3 Floyd 3-4 4-7 Patchogue-Medford 2-5 3-5 Sachem North 1-5 2-7 Ward Melville 1-6 1-7 LEAGUE II Northport 6-0 10-1 Whitman 5-1 9-2 Half Hollow Hills East 4-2 7-4 Lindenhurst 3-3 6-5 Connetquot 2-4 2-10 Central Islip 1-5 2-10 Bay Shore 0-6 2-8 LEAGUE III North Babylon 7-0 9-1 East Islip 5-2 8-3 Riverhead 5-2 6-5 Smithtown East 4-3 6-5 Smithtown West 4-3 4-7 West Islip 2-5 4-7 Centereach 1-6 4-7 Newfield 0-7 2-9 LEAGUE IV Huntington 5-2 9-2 Bellport 5-2 7-4 Copiague 5-2 7-2 Deer Park 4-3 6-5 Hauppauge 4-3 8-3 West Babylon 2-5 4-7 Comsewogue 2-5 3-7 Half Hollow Hills West 1-6 4-7 LEAGUE V Harborfields 6-0 11-1 Kings Park 5-1 8-2 Islip 4-2 8-4 Sayville 3-3 8-4 Eastport-South Manor 2-4 4-8 Westhampton 1-5 2-10 Rocky Point 0-6 1-10 LEAGUE VI Glenn 6-0 11-1 Shoreham-Wading River 5-1 8-4 Bayport-Blue Point 4-2 8-4 East Hampton 3-3 6-4 Miller Place 2-4 5-6 Mount Sinai 1-5 5-5 Amityville 0-6 0-11 LEAGUE VII Southampton 6-0 8-3 Center Moriches 5-1 6-2 Mattituck 4-2 7-5 Babylon 3-3 5-7 Hampton Bays 2-4 7-5 Wyandanch 1-5 2-8 Mercy 0-6 0-11 LEAGUE VIII Port Jefferson 6-1 7-5 Southold/Greenport 5-1 6-4 Stony Brook 4-1 4-4 Pierson/Bridgehampton 3-3 5-7 Shelter Island 2-4 2-7 Smithtown Christian 1-5 2-5 Ross 0-6 0-8Note: Standings from Section XI.
