Jack Halpin keeps Islip's passing game on target

Islip’s passing attack has picked up right where it left off, even with a new quarterback and an almost entirely new receiving corps this season.

Jack Halpin, who played wide receiver last year, ranks second in Suffolk with 1,110 passing yards through five games.

The senior follows former Islip quarterbacks Jack Rao, who ranked second in Suffolk with 2,367 yards last season, and Brady Nash, who ranked third with 2,362 yards in 2024.

Halpin trained with Nash over the summer to prepare for the transition.

“It’s definitely been a hard transition, playing wide receiver to going to quarterback now, but I trained with Brady Nash over the summer a bunch,” Halpin said. “He definitely helped me with my throwing and my decision-making.”

Halpin passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 105 yards and a score in a 43-6 win over Comsewogue last week. In the previous week’s contest, he threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-21 victory over Half Hollow Hills West.

“The last two games, it’s just kind of really clicked with him,” Islip coach Jamie Lynch said. “He’s gotten control of the offense.”

“He was a little tense the first couple weeks,” Lynch added. “I just told him, ‘Listen, you’re one of the best athletes out there. Let it rip.’”

Nash has enjoyed watching Halpin continue Islip’s strong quarterback production.

“It’s super exciting to see all his hard work pay off,” Nash said. “His footwork, the way he carries himself and the way he leads himself, every bit of work he put in, it all just shows on the field.”

Islip visits Hauppauge on Friday night in a matchup of 3-2 teams in Suffolk III.