The Smithtown West Football team wasn’t going to let the rain slow down their high flying passing attack as they looked to get a big win on homecoming night and snap a mini losing streak that they had been on the past few weeks.
The Bulls homecoming game was a bit different than in years past as the rain canceled events like the Homecoming Halftime Show and other traditional events that occur, but it didn’t affect the on field beatdown.
The Rocky Point Eagles got off to a quick start as a run-heavy opening drive by the offense as Aj Aschettino ran for a 31 yard touchdown to cap off a 4:57 opening drive to give his team a 7-0 lead.
The Bulls began their opening drive with Brayden Stahl connecting with Ethan Alvarado on a 39 yard catch and run to set them up at the Eagles 10 yard line. Stahl then connected with his bAll-State Wide Receiver Jack Melore put an exclamation point on the Bulls first drive as he lined up in the backfield and pushed his way home for a 4 yard touchdown run to tie the game up at 7.
The Jack Melore show didn’t stop on offense today as the senior for Smithtown came down with a clutch interception on defense to force a turnover during the Eagles second drive of the game, shifting the momentum back to the Bulls.
On the Bulls first drive of the second quarter, Ethan Alvarado made his presence felt once more on a 55 yard catch and run to put the bulls in position to score again.
Max Nicholas — who normally plays Cornerback — came in on offense and made a play as Brayden Stahl hit him on a deep ball for a 35 yard Touchdown to put the home team up a touchdown with 8:05 to go in the half.
After a 3 and out forced by the Bulls, the Rocky Point punt team pinned the Bulls inside the one yard line with 6:20 to go in the half. Stahl didn’t let that phase him as he found Harborfields Army vs Navy game MVP George Siolas on a 35 yard reception to give the Bulls some space to work with.
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Now trailing by 14, Rocky Point needed to score and Jeremy Graham put the Eagles just outside the red zone with a long run into Bulls Territory.
A costly holding call would push the Eagles back to the 36 and would lead the drive stalling out and the Bulls would take over.
The ensuing Bulls drive would end up with Ethan Alvarado scoring on a 10 yard reception that put the bulls up 28-7 right before halftime.
Alvarado, a senior who transferred back to smithtown after originally playing for a high school in South Carolina, was really impressive in the first half as he was over 100 yards receiving and now had a touchdown to add to his stat line.
Jack Melore once again continued to prove he is a two-way star as he picked off another pass to set up the Bulls drive on the 34 yard line of Rocky Point with 1:12 to go in the half.
Ethan Alvarado would make sure to continue his career day as he scored one more touchdown before the end of the half as he scored on a 17 yard reception from Stahl to give his team a 35-7 lead.
The West Sidners got the ball to start the second half and freshman Jax Casigigone got his chance to get his first taste of homecoming glory as he scored on a 20 yard rush to give the bulls a 41-7 lead
As the game continued, the Bulls began lifting their starters and let the young kids get some looks and the celebrations were well underway as the Bulls would kill the clock for the entirety of the fourth quarter and take home a 41-7 Homecoming victory.
Smithtown now improves to 2-3 on the season as they get a much needed victory to keep their postseason hopes alive. They will take the field again on the road against the 3-2 East Islip Redmen on October 13th at 6:00 who are coming off a forfeit victory against Amityville.