Faiella, Racalbuto lift Bellmore JFK
Ralph Faiella caught a 38-yard touchdown pass from Chris Racalbuto as time expired to give Bellmore JFK a thrilling, come-from-behind 34-28 victory over Carle Place/Wheatley Thursday night in a Nassau Conference II football game.
Bellmore JFK (2-3) trailed 28-7 in the third quarter and scored four straight touchdowns.
Racalbuto connected with Faiella on a 10-yard pass to bring Bellmore JFK within 28-27 in the fourth. Carle Place/Wheatley is 2-3.
Long Beach 50, Jericho 35: Senior Tom Rowley had a career-high six touchdowns for Long Beach (3-2). He went 13-for-21 for 129 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 158 yards and three scores. After falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter, Long Beach scored the next 42 points, capped by Rowley's 1-yard touchdown run with four minutes left in the second quarter. Chris Parler had a 40-yard touchdown catch, along with an interception and fumble recovery. Lorenzo Torres had two catches for 51 yards and a TD reception. He also had an interception. Ryan Ward added a sack and fumble recovery. Jericho is 1-4.
MacArthur 31, Uniondale 0: Tom Kelleher had eight carries for 54 yards and a touchdown, two receptions for 57 yards and a 30-yard TD pass for MacArthur (4-1) in Nassau Conference I. Brett Ellers had 16 carries for 80 yards and two TDs and Gerard Cunningham was 6-for-9 for 121 yards for the Generals. Uniondale is 2-3.
Freeport 41, Farmingdale 21: Isaiah Barnes went 16-for-21 with 274 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 149 yards and a score to lead Freeport (5-0). Evan Lapice had two catches for 109 yards and a touchdown. Middle linebacker Errol Small had eight tackles and Isaiah Hicks had two sacks. Farmingdale is 2-3.
Lynbrook 40, Hewlett 21: Rocco Scibelli rushed for 138 yards on 16 carries with a TD for Lynbrook (4-1) in Nassau III. Lynbrook rushed for a total of 457 yards, including 300 in the first half. Lynbrook had 525 yards of total offense. Matt Trotta and Matt Mott had seven tackles each. Hewlett is 3-2.
Bethpage 43, South Side 6: Danny Chillianis had nine carries for 85 yards and a touchdown, and caught two passes for 17 yards and a score to lead Bethpage (5-0). Paul Bitetti added 70 yards on 13 carries and Justin Rohr threw a pair of touchdowns. As a team, Bethpage had nine players rush for a total of 368 yards and four touchdowns. Joe Sacklow had two sacks. South Side is 1-4.
