Suffolk Week 4 football roundup
Ward Melville QB Andrew Belli gets the pass off against Longwood in a Suffolk Division I football game on Sept. 16 at Ward Melville. Credit: George A Faella
SUFFOLK I
Kieran Hughes threw four touchdown passes and Patchogue-Medford rallied from a 10-point deficit by scoring the final 23 points to beat Brentwood, 29-16, in Suffolk Division I.
The Raiders (2-2) broke a 16-16 tie in the fourth quarter as Hughes threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Forgione, his second TD catch, and a 30-yard TD pass to Jayden Isselbacher.
Brentwood (1-3) took a 7-6 lead on Malachi Baker’s 18-yard touchdown run and extended its lead in the second quarter when Chris Ayala returned a fumble 55 yards for a score and Joshua Almendarez made a 29-yard field goal.
The Pat-Med comeback started with a 45-yard touchdown pass from Hughes to Justin Marcia-Joachim to make it 16-14 at the half.
The Raiders tied it in the third quarter when Anthony Jean-Baptiste made a tackle in the end zone for a safety.
Hughes threw for 220 yards and Marcia-Joachim had three catches for 115 yards.
Jesse Andrade had 10 tackles and Alex Hofmann had a sack, a fumble recovery and three tackles for a loss for Patchogue-Medford.
Ryan Boutin gave Whitman a 28-14 lead later in the third with a 16-yard rushing touchdown. Boutin ran for 102 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries for Whitman (2-2).
LaRotonda’s final touchdown came on a 42-yard run in the third quarter.
Nick Gaffney caught a 25-yard touchdown in the second quarter and broke off a 47-yard rushing score in the third quarter.
Brody Morgan had a 65-yard touchdown reception to open the scoring and Max Behar had a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Anthony Vino threw two touchdowns and had a rushing touchdown for Ward Melville (3-1).
Jake McKay had 12 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown. He also had an interception.
Gavin Rothschild had six carries for 118 yards and a touchdown run for Commack (2-2).
Andrew Riggs had four receptions for 131 yards and two touchdowns and an interception.
Joon Choi had 10 tackles including two for loss and Jackson Pellegrino had nine tackles with three for loss.
SUFFOLK II
Huntington’s Joe Algieri had the winning tackle to prevent a potential go-ahead two-point conversion rushing attempt in overtime in its 15-14 victory over Centereach in Suffolk Division II. Algieri had 12 tackles and two sacks.
Logan Poppe connected with Drab Riddick for a 6-yard TD pass to bring Centereach within 15-14. Timmy McDonald, who rushed for 80 yards on 12 carries, had the go-ahead 10-yard TD in overtime to break a tie at 8 for Huntington (1-3).
Riddick had a 15-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth to tie the score and force overtime.
Mikey Kline had three carries for 30 yards and a 25-yard touchdown in the third quarter for Huntington. McDonald’s two-point conversion run on Kline’s score extended the lead to 8-0.
Nick Pepitone threw for 130 yards and ran for 55 yards and a touchdown. Pepitone rushed for a 5-yard TD in the first quarter and McCarthy scored in the third. Ryan Rooney had a 2-yard TD run for Smithtown East in the fourth.
Lucas Weaver had nine tackles (four for a loss), and Gio DeRenzo had nine tackles (two for a loss). Connetquot (2-2) tallied four sacks.
Nigel Clay rushed for 101 yards, and had nine tackles. Josh Issac ran for 47 yards and a score, and added 10 tackles and a sack. Alex Cruz had nine tackles and Max Kulberg had seven tackles for Hills East (2-2).
SUFFOLK III
Ryan Parker scored four touchdowns in East Islip’s 48-20 win over Deer Park in Suffolk III. He ran for 117 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries and caught three passes for 133 yards and three touchdowns. He opened the scoring with a 36-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and then caught touchdown passes of 62, 34 and 37 yards. K.J. Scholl completed 5 of 6 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns. Thomas Costarelli ran for 88 yards and a TD. James Sturek made 11 tackles for East Islip (3-1).
SUFFOLK IV
Chris Franzese rushed for 297 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries in Glenn’s 34-14 win over Babylon in Suffolk Division IV. Franzese also had an interception on defense. Kahran King had 45 rushing yards, ran in two touchdowns and had a 12-yard reception. Mario Bento made 10 tackles for Glenn (3-1).
