BIG 10: Friars girls stay on top

1. ST. ANTHONY’ S GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Friars lost the season opener to Holy Cross of Maryland and then reeled off eight consecutive wins. The Friars are loaded with a ton of depth at all positions and will be bolstered even more with the addition of Chastity Taylor and Kimani Jackson, two transfer students.

2. ST. MARY’S BOYS BASKETBALL: The Gaels beat Holy Trinity, 87-60, with Chavaughn Lewis and Justin Bailey scoring 28 points apiece. They have a huge non-league game coming up on Thursday at Long Island Lutheran, with the winner emerging as Newsday's No. 1 boys basketball team.

3. LONGWOOD WRESTLING: The Lions upped their dual meet winning streak to 60 as they crushed No. 5 ranked Brentwood, 46-18. Longwood won the Smithtown East Tournament by outscoring Connetquot, 365.5-301. The Lions crowned nine individual champions. Longwood is 6-0 this season in dual meets and has won three tournaments.

4. EAST ISLIP GIRLS BOWLING: With dominant performances in each match, the Redmen continue to reaffirm their status. East Islip improved to 12-0 with four wins last week and upped their Long Island-leading team average to 1001.67. Individually, Lena Sorrentino (207.7) and Tara Ernst (206.9) are second and third, respectively, amongst girls.

5. ST. ANTHONY’S WRESTLING: The Friars beat Kellenberg in a CHSAA dual meet and won four straight wins in the prestigious Union-Endicott Duals at Binghamton, including a big win over Glenn. The Friars are now 10-0 heading into the final after defeating Fulton, Minisink Valley, and Sayville at the UE Duals.

6. LONG ISLAND LUTHERAN BOYS BASKETBALL: The Crusaders haven't played since they walloped Albany last Monday in the Hoops Mountain Tip-Off Classic at Skidmore College. Expect a big crowd in Old Brookville on Thursday night for the showdown with No. 1 St. Mary's, featuring two of Long Island’s best players in LuHi's Achraf Yacoubou and St. Mary's Chavaughn Lewis.

7. ST. ANTHONY’S BOYS ICE HOCKEY: The Friars beat Iona Prep, 2-1, on Jan. 3 to get back on the winning track. The reining CHSHL champs have outscored their opponents 26-12 so far this season. Sean Keating has allowed just three goals in three games this season, making 42 saves in 135 minutes.

8. WARD MELVILLE GIRLS FENCING: Abby Siskidis, Colleen Scriven and Kristen Fischbach combined to go undefeated in foil against Centereach and Whitman as Ward Melville ended the week with an overall record of 6-0. They have 130 consecutive dual meet wins.

9. WARD MELVILLE BOYS FENCING: Ward Melville finished the week at 2-0 with wins against Centereach and Whitman to remain undefeated on the season.

10. HALF HOLLOW HILLS BOYS SWIMMING: Matt DeBlasio won the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.44) and Ryan Savit scored a 291.40 to win the one-meter dive as Hills defeated Connetquot, 98-82, in its first meet of the season. Hills is aiming for its fifth perfect season after going undefeated in dual-meets, league championships and county finals the past four. On the outside looking in; Portledge boys ice hockey, Half Hollow Hills West boys basketball.

BOYS BASKETBALL

1. St. Mary's (9-0)

2. Lutheran (8-1)

3. Hills West (3-1)

4. Baldwin (6-1)

5. Harborfields (4-2)

6. Uniondale (6-2)

7. Longwood (7-0)

8. Floyd (7-0)

9. Chaminade (7-1)

10. Amityville (6-2)

WRESTLING DUAL MEET

1. Longwood

2. St. Anthony’s

3. Glenn

4. Wantagh

5. Brentwood

6. Long Beach

7. MacArthur

8. Massapequa

9. Hauppauge

10. Kings Park

WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

1. Longwood

2. Long Beach

3. St. Anthony’s

4. John Glenn

5. Wantagh

6. MacArthur

7. Massapequa

8. Hauppauge

9. Connetquot

10. Huntington

BOYS FENCING

1. Ward Melville (6-0)

2. Great Neck South (6-0)

3. Oyster Bay (7-1)

4. Brentwood (6-2)

5. Centereach (6-2)

GIRLS FENCING

1. Ward Melville (6-0)

2. Great Neck South (7-0)

3. Manhasset (6-0)

4. Half Hollow Hills (6-0)

5. Garden City (5-0)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

1. St. Anthony's (8-1)

2. St. John the Baptist (6-2)

3. Northport (6-0)

4. Long Island Lutheran (7-3)

5. Sachem East (5-1)

6. Baldwin (8-1)

7. Sacred Heart (8-2)

8. Holy Trinity (6-4)

9. North Babylon (6-0)

10. Center Moriches (7-2)

BOYS BOWLING

1. East Islip (7-0)

2. Sachem East (5-1)

3. Sewanhaka District (5-1)

4. Middle Country (3-1)

5. Commack (5-0)

GIRLS BOWLING

1. East Islip (12-0)

2. Middle Country (12-0)

3. Division (9-0)

4. Sewanhaka District (8-0)

5. Longwood (8-4)

BOYS SWIMMING

1. Half Hollow Hills (1-0)

2. St. Anthony’s (4-0)

3. Great Neck South (6-0)

4. Ward Melville (2-0)

5. Jericho (6-0

BOYS TRACK

St. Anthony’s

Uniondale

Half Hollow Hills West

Longwood

Shoreham-Wading River

GIRLS TRACK

Bay Shore

Garden City

Kellenberg

Northport

St. John the Baptist

ICE HOCKEY

1. St. Anthony’s (6-1)

2. Long Beach (14-2)

3. Kings Park/Commack (12-2)

4. Massapequa (9-2)

5. Bellmore-Merrick (8-0)

GIRLS GYMNASTICS

1. Plainview JFK

2. Oceanside

3. Sewanhaka District

4. Massapequa

5. Bethpage

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Anthony Pistone, Sachem East, wrestling: He beat the top two seeded wrestlers in the weight class to win the Rocky Gilmore Tournament at East Islip at 140 pounds.

Nigel McNeil, Huntington, wrestling: McNeil, the defending state champ at 112 pounds, knocked off Wantagh’s Joe Barbato, the state runnerup from a year ago, 7-5, to win the Ted Petersen Tournament at Island Trees.

Tavon Sledge, Half Hollow Hills West, boys basketball: The senior guard scored a career-best 35 points in Saturday night's 70-69 overtime loss at Archbishop Molloy and scored 31 in a victory over Huntington.

Anthony White, Floyd, boys basketball: The senior forward had a double-double in the Colonials last two victories * 22 points and 15 rebounds in Saturday's victory over Patchogue-Medford and 15 and 10 against Sachem East.

Max Krackow, Bellmore-Merrick, boys swimming: Krackow posted a 51.18 in the 100-yard freestyle on Jan. 5. His time is second in the county to Plainview*s Jeremy Gabalski, and he trails him by just 0.04 seconds.

Albert Markopoulos, Garden City, ice hockey: Markopoulos leads Nassau in goals with 23, five more than his next closest competitor. He*s also racked up 16 assists and is tied for first in points with 39.

Meghan Eckel, Kings Park, girls basketball: Eckel had 18 points, 12 rebounds, 11 steals, and 10 assists in a 69-53 win over Miller Place and 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a 60-39 win over Sayville.

Kristen Korzevinski, Holy Trinity, girls basketball: She had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 73-43 win over St. Mary's and 13 points, seven assists and four steals in a 61-49 win over Springside School.

Kaelyn Ward, East Hampton, girls basketball: The sophomore scored a career-high 32 points in a 46-32 win over Mount Sinai. Glen Forsythe, Uniondale, boys track: Took first in the long jump in 23 feet, 4 ¾ inches at the Hispanic Games at the Armory.

Kelly Clifford, MacArthur, girls track: Won the high jump in 5 feet, 2 inches at the Hispanic Games at the Armory.

Melissa Sherwin, Middle Country, girls bowling: She bowled a 298 in a 3-0 win last Thursday and her 787 series was the highest among girls this season. Her 216 average is tops among girls.