Video, Photos: Babylon Wins Class B Basketball Championship

The Babylon Panthers boys varsity basketball team did something Wednesday night other Panther teams in over the last 25 years had not done – won the Suffolk County Championship.

The number-one ranked Panthers (13-1, 18-2) routed the number-two ranked Mariners by a score of 82-57 in front of a packed house at Patchogue-Medford High School on Wednesday night, winning the Suffolk County Class B 2012-13 Championship.

The Panthers were led by star player Fernando Vazquez, who put up 30 points in the game and 14 during a big third quarter that saw Babylon increase their lead to 29 points and the eventual win.

Jake Carlock put up a double-double for Babylon, scoring 16 and grabbing 13 rebounds for the Panthers. Starters Brendan Laing (17 points) and Ray Wardell (14 points) also had big games starting for the Panthers on Wednesday night.

The Panthers will move on to play the Nassau County on March 5th, but will face the CD winner Bridgehampton (7-5, 10-6), for the BCD playoff game in Longwood on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 12 p.m.

The winner of that will face either Amityville or Harborfields for the Small School Championship and a shot at the Section XI title.