Fall Sports

Huntington UFSD has announced the fall season sports calendar of important dates, including the first day of tryouts for football, all other high school sports and J. Taylor Finley Middle School fall teams.

Huntington UFSD athletic officials are working to replace longtime varsity girls’ volleyball head coach Todd Donaghy, who has decided to retire from his position. Donaghy is a district resident and a Huntington High School alum.

Huntington 102 is underway. The 102nd season of the Blue Devil football program learned its 2025 fall schedule during a Section XI seeding meeting at Patchogue-Medford High School on Monday night.

An announcement concerning the date of Huntington UFSD’s Homecoming Day festivities is coming soon. Officials have been waiting for Section XI to issue varsity football schedules listing 2025’s four home games. Those schedules will be released next week.

To assist Huntington parents and Blue Devil student-athletes with planning for 2025/26, the athletic department is announcing important dates for next year’s fall, winter and spring seasons.

The kickoff to the Huntington High School football team’s 102nd season will come on Monday, June 9 when the Blue Devils tee-off at 1:30 p.m. at a golf outing at Crab Meadow Golf Course in Northport.

Football is a sport filled with emotion, but on the field and on the sidelines. Players and coaches have jobs to do, but so do the five officials that referee varsity football games. The Suffolk County Football Officials Association tapped Huntington High School as its Daniel Alvino Sportsmanship Award recipient for this past season.

Keegan Malone was one of the players that carried the Huntington varsity football team into the playoffs last fall. The 6’3, 225 lb. senior played superbly at tight end and linebacker and provided leadership as one of the Blue Devils’ captains.

Joe Lucey was an old-time, hard-nosed Huntington High School football coach who could be both gruff and silver tongued when the need warranted either approach.

Yasir Jones enjoyed a superb fall season in the Huntington varsity football team’s backfield. His performance was dizzying at times with two games of more than 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns. The team’s coaching staff has high expectations for the junior next fall.

The Huntington UFSD athletic department is offering two free football intramural programs for students across grades 6-12. The intramurals will begin the week of February 9.

Thomas Smith captured the Christopher Pettit Award at the Huntington High School football team’s annual awards dinner that drew a crowd of 250 to the Halesite Fire Department. The Blue Devil senior was recognized as the player with the highest academic average.

Peter Sansiviero is Huntington through and through. He graduated from high school here, taught physical education at J. Taylor Finley Middle School for 34 years and coached in the Blue Devil football program for 18 seasons.

With the Huntington girls’ varsity volleyball team graduating a core group of seniors, it’s time for the Blue Devils to reorganize following another good year. The team once again qualified for the playoffs and finished the season with a winning record.

Huntington 102 has begun preparing for the fall season. This will be the 102nd season that Huntington High School has fielded a football team. The coaching staff recently attended a clinic in Connecticut and will soon participate in a second one in New Jersey.

For the first time in more than a decade, Huntington High School will put a varsity boys’ volleyball team on the court in the fall. Trustees have appointed veteran physical education teacher Eric Mininni as the head coach.

Hard-hitting Huntington High School senior Timothy McDonald has been named to the All-State football team by the New York State Sportswriters Association.

Winning the league championship and compiling an overall record of 11-2 was sweet for the Huntington High School varsity boys’ golf team, but losing six of ten golfers to graduation in June will force the Blue Devils to regroup for 2025.

Freshman Campbell Proctor and sophomore Sena Knopf swam to All-League honors to pace the Huntington varsity girls’ swimming diving team this past fall. The Blue Devils are the host for a combined team that includes Walt Whitman, Harborfields and John H. Glenn.

Huntington players were feted at this week’s Suffolk County Field Hockey Coaches Assn. awards dinner at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook. The Blue Devils reached the playoffs, compiling a 9-7-1 record in league play.

Huntington High School’s junior varsity boys’ soccer team kept pace with its opponents this past fall, finishing 4-4 in league play at 7-8 overall.

Huntington UFSD is currently considering reinstating its varsity boys’ volleyball team, which was discontinued many years ago. There is a boys’ volleyball team at J. Taylor Finley Middle, but it is a winter season sport on the modified level. Varsity boys’ volleyball is contested in the fall season on the high school level.

The Huntington High School football team’s 101st season is now in the history books after the Blue Devils won five games and had eventual county champion Half Hollow Hills East on the run late in a 33-21 playoff loss.

Valerie Ferreira captured All-County honors and Elizabeth James and Khloe Bedell garnered All-League recognition to pace the Blue Devils’ contribution to the combined Harborfields/Huntington girls’ gymnastics team this fall.

The Huntington junior varsity boys’ golf team compiled a 10-5 record this past fall. The Blue Devils were coached by social studies teacher James Graber and captained by Joe Perotti and Graham Gooch. The roster included 14 players.

All 11 fall season varsity athletic teams at Huntington High School have captured the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar Athlete Award based on the grade point averages of respective team members.

The Blue Devil varsity boys’ cross country team wrapped up its season after a particularly warm fall. Huntington was coached by Southdown School physical education teacher John Romano and captained by sophomore Eric Heinz and senior Michael Mendikyan.

Six Huntington UFSD fall interscholastic athletic teams have captured Section XI Sportsmanship Awards. Each of the squads will be given a certificate to display at the respective school.

The Huntington varsity girls’ cross country team made strides this fall with increased interest and improved performances. The Blue Devils were led by Emma Boyle, Kiley Barch and Julia Goodwin and coached by Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School physical education teacher Elizabeth Andersen.

The Huntington High School varsity girls’ soccer team wrapped up its season with junior Jolie Weinschreider and senior Devon St. John capturing All-Conference honors.

The Huntington junior varsity girls’ volleyball team was increasingly competitive this fall. The team was captained by La-Khiasja Casey, Alexandra Boeckmann and Gabriella Jones and coached by high school physical education teacher Lauren Blackburn.

The upstart Huntington football team nearly pulled off its biggest upset in many years when it pushed heavily favored Half Hollow Hills East to its limit before bowing to the Red Hawks last Saturday at Blue Devil Stadium, 21-14.

Elizabeth James and Valerie Ferreira have been dynamic members of the Harborfields/Huntington varsity girls’ gymnastics team, helping the squad gain respect around Long Island. The duo and four of their teammates were honored on Senior Day earlier this week before a near capacity crowd..

Elizabeth James and Valerie Ferreira have been dynamic members of the Harborfields/Huntington varsity girls’ gymnastics team, helping the squad gain respect around Long Island. The duo and four of their teammates were honored on Senior Day earlier this week before a near capacity crowd..

The Huntington girls’ volleyball team won a marathon match against Bellport on Senior Day at Louis D. Giani Gymnasium. The four set victory propelled the Blue Devils into the Section XI playoffs where the team will play at No. 1 Half Hollow Hills West today (Thursday) at 5 p.m.

Yasir Jones ran for 201 yards and three touchdowns and Tommy Kline returned an interception 35 yards and a kick 90 yards for touchdowns to carry the Huntington varsity football team to its fifth straight victory as the Blue Devils shutout Deer Park on the Falcons’ homecoming day, 45-0.

Yasir Jones ran for 201 yards and three touchdowns and Tommy Kline returned an interception 35 yards and a kick 90 yards for touchdowns to carry the Huntington varsity football team to its fifth straight victory as the Blue Devils shutout Deer Park on the Falcons’ homecoming day, 45-0.

Ella Granito and Caroline Mitek scored goals and Katie Cocoman stopped three shots to lift the Huntington field hockey team over William Floyd on Tuesday night, 2-1 and put the Blue Devils in the Suffolk playoffs.

It has come down to the final game of the regular season for the Huntington High School varsity girls’ volleyball team, which needs a victory on Senior Day on Friday night to qualify for the Section XI playoffs.

One year removed from reaching the Section XI championship game, the Huntington boys’ soccer team regrouped and began rebuilding for the future. While the season didn’t result in a trip to the playoffs, it did showcase many hardworking players, including 10 seniors who gave their best to the Blue Devils.

The Huntington varsity girls’ soccer team recognized five talented teenagers on Senior Day this week. Members of the group have given their all to the Blue Devils and left it all out on the field.

The Huntington High School boys’ golf team claimed the Section XI Conference I title with an exhilarating finish at the scenic Swan Lake Golf Club. The competition was fierce, culminating in tiebreaker against Sachem, which the Blue Devils won to secure the championship.

Huntington’s junior varsity girls’ soccer team turned around its fortunes from last fall and compiled an 8-4-1 record. Freshman forward Claire Dello-Iacono led the squad with 12 goals.

Junior Yasir Jones ran for 229 yards and three touchdowns and senior Timmy McDonald made 11 tackles to pace the Huntington varsity football team to its third consecutive victory as the Blue Devils topped Copiague, 42-8 this past Saturday.

Huntington Blue Devil girls’ tennis players are joining their colleagues from Cold Spring Harbor and Harborfields on Sunday (October 20) for a double round robin tournament at Cold Spring Harbor High School to benefit the mission of Pink Aid, a not-for-profit whose mission is to help underserved breast cancer patients survive treatment with support and dignity, to provide screening and financial assistance to those in need and to empower breast cancer survivors to heal by helping and inspiring others.

The Blue Devil junior varsity girls’ tennis team closed out its season with an 11-2 record. The squad was coached by Huntington High School physical education teacher Eric Mininni and captained by Olivia Kaufman and Grace Oliva.

The Huntington football team overwhelmed visiting Bellport early in the first half before a standing room only crowd at Blue Devil Stadium and went on to capture its biggest victory of the season last Friday, 21-0.

The Huntington High School girls’ swimming and diving team has won six-of-seven meets this fall heading into the current week. The Blue Devils are their combined super-team partners from Walt Whitman, Harborfields and John H. Glenn are 6-1 with two regular season meets remaining.