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Parkway Power Bowl
William Floyd won the back and forth battle 36-29. Longwood was down midway through the 4th quarter and drove down the field to score. Down by two points they went for the conversion and the attempt was successful. So, with less than 8 minutes left in the game the fans were treated to a tie game.
The Madden Curse strikes again.
When Christian McCaffrey was tabbed to be the cover of the Madden game this season a collective groan came over 49 land and the fantasy community alike. Those who know, know. EA itself has publicly denied the existence of the curse, which tells you everything you need to know about its popularity.
A Special Day Ends With A W For Rocky Point
The Eagles came away with the victory over the Sharks by a score of 13-12. The crowd was energized and excited to watch the hard hitting and full on defensive display that was being shown off in the first half. The Sharks drove down the field a few times but a timely interception by the Eagles and some key stops kept the game scoreless heading into the half.
Connetquot With a Statement Win
Barnwell was coming off of a very strong sophomore season, but no one could have expected these sort of numbers in game one of his junior year. Barnwell exceeded all expectations as he ran all over Pat-Med. Barnwell rushed 21 times for 170 yards and one touchdown. He also had three catches out of the backfield and as impressive as his day was it could have been even bigger had it not been for two other scores being called back for penalties.
The Patriots Win A Back and Forth Battle
The Patriots got the scoring started when Joe Benedetto scored from inside the 10 yard line to give them a 7-0 first quarter lead. Benedetto went on to carry the ball 18 times for 101 yards on the day. Ward Melville was up 14-0 before Sachem North punched one in before the half on a passing touchdown.
Hills East Makes A Statement
The new look, and newly named Redhawks traveled to the defending Suffolk Division II champions North Babylon and came away with an emphatic win. The Redhawks and White put the rest of the county, and the island, on notice with the victory. White rushed for just under 250 yards and scored four touchdowns in the route.
A New Feel To Stony Brook
After winning just two games over the course of the past two seasons, the Seawolves have matched that mark in game two this year. Stony Brook traveled to Fordham to take on the Rams and came away with a hard fought 27-21 victory.
Ducks Draw Their Biggest Crowd
When the Ducks took on the High Point Rockers on Saturday night they did so before a past-capacity crowd of 7,188 at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
Awards Come In Threes For St. Joe's
Evan Skoblicki also received top honors when he was the top finisher for the Golden Eagles at the Adelphi University Invitational. Skoblicki finished with a time of 28:35.7. The freshman finished third of the Division III runners and 24th overall. Ana Lombardo finished off the trifecta for the Golden Eagles as she was named to the Weekly Honor Roll. Lombardo scored three goals for the soccer team and finished with a team-high six points. She put pressure on the defense all week with seven shots total and four shots on goal.
Longwood Girls Off To A Fast Start
Makensi Hansen stopped 7 shots against Patchogue-Medford, which ups her season number to 23 stops. On the offensive side of things Delaney Israel has been outstanding with 7 points in just four games.
Division 1 Suffolk County Football Preview
Division 1 Suffolk County Football Preview - Every Team
Beware Of The Overreaction
Week one can certainly give some insight, but we also have to remember there is a ramp up and try not to get caught up in our freshest memory. Just last season on the first Monday Night football game the Jets beat the Bills, despite Aaron Rodgers going down. The Texans were beat down as CJ Stroud and the offense failed to produce even one touchdown, while the Browns and Falcons looked like world beaters with easy division wins. We also saw 12 of the 16 games go under the total and plenty of the public believed the NFL would be a defense first league from here on out.
Casey Runs Wild For 5 TDs
Shoreham-Wading River dominated from the opening coin flip and never looked back. Their recipe for this game was simple, give the ball to Sean Casey and let him run wild. That's exactly what the young man did. Casey rumbled for 131 yards and 5 total touchdowns. He had not one, but two return touchdowns of more than 70 yards and if that wasn't enough to fill up the stat sheet Casey also amassed 14 tackles on defense.
A New Coach and New Season Brings the Wolves a Quick Win
Cosh, and his team, walked into LaValle Stadium with something to prove and they made a very loud statement. The Seawolves beat Stonehill 37-10. Stony Brook was off to the races from the first play and never looked back. They led the game 17-0 after the first quarter and 23-0 heading into the half.
Bayport-Blue Point Starts The Season The Right Way
Bayport-Blue Point began their season on the right note this week as the defending Suffolk County Small School Champions have started the new year 2-0.
Kamala Harris's Ad Causes a Stir
That embarrassing news came from the Eagles this week after posted ads all over the city depicted Harris wearing an Eagles jersey and helmet and under the picture it read "Official Candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles".
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Your Second Amendment Rights Don’t End at the State Line or At Least They Shouldn’t
Legislation that would require all of the states to cooperate and create smooth passage and the same Second Amendments rights to self-protection no matter which state you are in is on the table in the US House of Representatives
Police Bust Village of Patchogue Worker for Impersonating a Cop
A Village of Patchogue Code Enforcement Officer was fired and arrested after police claimed he impersonated a cop, pulled over a woman, placed her in cuffs, and drove her home.