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Connor Birchard leads Huntington past Hauppauge

Huntington's Patrick Reilly looks to drive to the

Photo credit: James Escher | Huntington's Patrick Reilly looks to drive to the basket in the third quarter of a game against Hauppauge. (Dec. 13, 2012)

The Huntington boys basketball team found itself struggling to score from the outside at the start of the season despite scrimmages in which the shots had been dropping.

After an opening loss, the Blue Devils decided to go to the press, and Thursday night they won their second straight game, earning a 53-39 victory over Hauppauge in the League IV opener for both.

"It was an oddity because...

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