Smithtown West is headed to the county semifinals after they defeated West Babylon 49-20 this weekend.
Smithtown West has not been to the county semifinals since 2013. It was junior running back Michael Cascione who out the team on his back and carried them to the win. Cascione rushed for over 175 yards on the day but it was his big plays that got the crowd excited. He had big runs or 40 and almost 60 yards in the Suffolk Division II quarterfinal.
Not be be outdone the longest run of the day came when Michael's younger brother Jax Cascione had a 65-yard touchdown run.
Smithtown went 8-1 on the season and they came into this game as focused as you could see a team, especially the offense. This team left the locker room and wasted no time scoring each time they touched the ball the first 4 times. After that it was all downhill sledding as they never looked back.
The early preparation and efficiency shows the sort of coaching that has been done this season.