Melijah Purvis leads North Babylon over West Babylon
Photo credit: Ed Betz | East Islip's Andre Deegan breaks free of a tackle by North Babylon's Melijah Purvis to score a touchdown during the fourth quarter. (Sept. 29, 2012)
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Melijah Purvis scored on a 35-yard touchdown run to give North Babylon a seven-point lead en route to a 21-7 win over West Babylon Friday in Suffolk II football.
On his touchdown scamper, Purvis cut right, slipped two tackles and broke free up the middle to score. His touchdown capped a six-play drive that put the Bulldogs up 14-7 with 2:46 left in the third quarter. Purvis finished with 174...
