Blue Devil Sports News
Stormy weather forced a delay in the meet, but once the starting gun finally sounded, the Huntington High School boys’ track and field team fell into a familiar pattern against visiting Eastport-South Manor as the Blue Devils closed out the dual meet season with their sixth consecutive victory without a loss and their third straight league title.
The competitive card was shortened due to the weather. Hurdles and jumping events were not contested and Huntington didn’t field any relay teams. But, the Blue Devils scored enough points to make a statement.
Kyree Johnson won the 100m and 200m dashes. Infinite Tucker captured the 400m dash and Shane McGuire finished first in the 800m run.
For the first time ever, the Blue Devil throwers captured the shot put and discus events in every single meet. Kenny Charles, Vernon Alexander, Amaru Jones and Tasean Betts led the pack. “These four gentlemen never surrendered a point to any team,” head coach Ronald Wilson said. “Alexander has been the class of the shot put while Charles has been the class of discus. Jones has managed to always score points in both events.”
Alexander won the shot put against ESM with a toss of 49-feet while Charles grabbed discus with an effort that measured 155-feet.
In other action, Tom Kopstein and Kyle O’Brien placed second and third, respectively in the 1600m run. Seventh grade sensations, Nasir Youngblood and Chad Rowe continue to show great promise. They both won their heats in blazing in fashion. Youngblood won in the 200m dash with a time of 25.4 seconds while Rowe finished first in his 400m heat in a time of 57.3.
Tough First Half Dooms Blue Devils
The Huntington girls’ lacrosse team fell into a deep hole at Mattituck last Thursday and was never able to climb out. The Blue Devils trailed at halftime, 13-4 and although they played much better in the second half, they weren’t able to cut their deficit.
Playing on a grass field behind Cutchogue West Elementary School, Huntington fell to Mattituck, 19-10. Katie Reilly had three goals and three assists. Emma DeGennaro tallied two goals and two assists. Ryann Gaffney also notched a pair of goals. Sarah Agrillo and Emma Greenhill also scored for the Blue Devils. Goalie Allison Berejka made four saves.
Finley Girls’ Lax Wins Thriller
The Finley girls’ lacrosse team continued its winning ways with an 8-7 victory over East Northport on Thursday afternoon.
Charlotte Maggio, Kimberly Drake, Alexa Amorison, Mia Redick, Marina Durand, Jordan Forte and Timmeree Koepele scored goals for the Falcons.
Caroline Hartough, Grace Kata, Diya Giuseppe, Jordan Forte, Mia Redick, Alexa Amorison and Gigi Devoe tallied assists.
The defense was anchored by Riva Bergman, Christiana Macelunch, Julia Gorecki, Julia Steinberg, Timmeree Koepele, Bella Algieri, Bella DiBenedetto, Brooke Biernacki, Sarah Giarraputo and Brooke Sullivan.
Finley’s two goalies combined for 18 saves, with Emily Cheshire stopping 10 shots and Lisa Martin recording eight saves.
“Going into the last period we were down by two,” Finley head coach Marissa Bergmann Kaplan said. “The girls scored two quick goals on transition to tie the game. They had great on the offensive end, controlling the pace of the game by slowing down East Northport. Their execution was outstanding.”
Alexa Ammorison scored what proved to be the game winning goal off an assist by Jordan Forte. The game winning goal was scored by Alexa Ammorison and assisted by Jordan Forte. The Finley defense clamped down hard for the final 45 seconds, holding off East Northport.
“I am so proud of the girls,” Coach Bergmann said. “The game was close the entire way. Each quarter the girls kept their composure and never got rattled. They fought hard as a team to pull off a great win against a talented team.”
H-ton Boys’ Lax Coasts Past North Babylon
Garrett Moya scored five goals and added three assists and Thomas Goldsmith tallied five goals and an assist to lead the Huntington varsity boys’ lacrosse team past North Babylon at Blue Devil Field on Thursday, 16-6.
Huntington led 3-2 after the first period, but blew the game open in the second frame, outscoring the Bulldogs, 7-1 to grab a 10-4 halftime advantage.
Ryan Gorecki and Jared Leake had two goals each. Matt Gelb picked up three assists and Austin Reda had two assists. Chris Abbondandelo and Dan Brown each scored a goal. Mike Abbondandelo had an assist. Goalie Sam Bergman compiled seven saves in the net before yielding to Chris Martin, who stopped a pair of shots.
Gaffney Scores Three Times in Loss
The Huntington girls’ lacrosse team had all it could handle last Saturday when it took on visiting Bayport-Blue Point. The Blue Devils fell behind by a wide margin before pulling it together and playing well in the second half.
Ryann Gaffney scored three goals and Emma DeGennaro had two goals and added three assists. Sarah Agrillo also scored twice. Sophomore Megan Bacik returned from an injury to stop six shots in goal.
Huntington’s second half rally was spurred in part by its defense, with Hailey Bengston, Brianna McDonald, Katie Reilly, Noelle Harvey, Tara Wilson, Emma Petrizzi and Amber Stieve all contributing.
H-ton JV Lax Tops Bayport, 12-8
The Huntington junior varsity girls’ lacrosse team defeated host Bayport-Blue Point on Saturday afternoon, 12-8. The Blue Devils are now 13-1.
Sydney Van den Valentyn notched three goals and three assists and Abby Maichin added four goals and an assist to lead Huntington. Kay Rosselli and Jessica-Rose Greene had two goals each. Marissa Stafford also scored a goal and Alyssa Sorensen had an assist. Goalie Maya Santa-Maria made 14 saves.
Garrett Moya Tallies Seven Points in 15-9 Victory
Garrett Moya scored five goals and added two assists and Thomas Goldsmith had three goals and two assists to lift the Huntington boys’ lacrosse team over host Kings Park on Saturday, 15-9.
The victory inproved Huntington’s overall record to 7-7. The Blue Devils trailed 2-1 after the first period, but gained a 6-5 advantage by halftime.
Leading 9-7, the Blue Devils outscored Kings Park in the final frame, 6-2 to cement the victory. Dan Brown had three goals and an assist for Huntington. Austin Reda scored twice and added an assist. Jared Leake had a goal and an assist. Nat Amato also scored a goal. Matt Gelb had two assists and Mike Abbondandelo had one.
Blue Devil goalie Sam Bergman recorded seven saves.