Whitman girls basketball's Hannah Creighton scores 19 points in win over Commack
Whitman's Hannah Creighton moves the ball in the first quarter during a Suffolk girls basketball game against Commack on Tuesday at Commack High School. Credit: Bob Sorensen
The Whitman girls basketball team keeps rolling.
The Wildcats improved to 5-1 after a dominant 51-31 non-league win over host Commack Tuesday. Hannah Creighton led the team with 19 points, including five three-pointers.
Creighton said shooting from deep is one of her favorite parts of her game.
“I think threes are my strongest category,” Creighton said. “I do want to work on driving to the basket more often, but I work on those shots a lot and they were falling today, so I stuck with it.”
The sophomore guard drained back-to-back three-pointers to open the game and remained consistent throughout, scoring 11 of her points in the first half. Teammate Jazmynn Julien added 11 points. Julien drew multiple fouls in the paint, making five free throws.
Though a strong scorer in previous games, Paige Hiller took on a playmaking role against the Cougars. The senior captain dished out six assists, on top of her five points.
“I think playing defense and moving the ball up the court is the strongest part of my game,” Hiller said. “A shot may be open for me, but I focus on our best look and what will benefit our team the most. I wasn’t having a great shooting game today, so I knew I had to find my teammates inside.”
Once Whitman established its lead, the team had no trouble keeping it. Hiller and Creighton made a dangerous pair ; half of Hiller’s assists found Creighton.
“We know maintaining the lead is important and we focus on our defense to be able to do that,” Creighton said. “Paige is so good at making those plays and we can work on those looks because we know, even if they don’t fall, we’ll get the ball back on defense.”
Freshman Cara McBrien led Commack (2-5) with nine points while Adriana DeLeon added four points and two assists.
Whitman coach Dan Trebour said non-league competition is especially important, as it challenges his athletes to make adjustments against teams they wouldn’t normally face.
“When we get to the end of the season and the postseason, it will be beneficial to have already played those teams like Commack and Ward Melville,” Trebour said. “You look around the gym and see that Commack has a lot of league championship banners in recent years. Playing them and earning this win gets us used to that grind.”
Tess Ferguson is a reporter on Newsday's high school sports staff. She joined the team after graduating with a journalism degree from Ithaca College in 2025.
