Deer Park High School’s varsity boys basketball team was honored for winning their 10th League Championship since 2012 at the annual Suffolk County Boys Basketball Coaches Association Awards Dinner, held March 30 at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook. Individual players recognized at the dinner include junior Drew Delargy (Academic All-County), sophomore Nusanti Delbridge (All-League), senior DiMaunte’ Gardner (All-League, All-Conference, All-County, League IV Most Valuable Player, Class AA All Tournament team) and junior Damien Scott (All-League and All-Conference).

Guided by coach John McCaffrey, the Falcons were the second seed in Class AA, and after defeating East Islip for the third time this season in the quarterfinals, advanced to the Suffolk County final four for the 10th time since 2006, and the 11th time in program history. Deer Park will return 12 lettermen next season, and will supplement the returners from competitive JV and Robert Frost Middle School teams to attempt to reach the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.

Date Added: 4/1/2025