West Hempstead holds off Seaford
Daniel Sheeler picked off a pass to set up a Tavon Hall 5-yard touchdown run with 6:13 remaining to give West Hempstead a seven-point lead in an eventual 28-20 win over Seaford yesterday in Nassau IV football.
Bruno DeVito added a 1-yard TD run with 2:47 left to seal the win. West Hempstead, which came down from Nassau III last year, snapped Seaford's 44-game conference winning streak. The impressive run dated to a postseason loss to Roosevelt on Nov. 18, 2006.
Hall rushed for 122 yards on 20 carries and added an interception and six tackles. Justin Boatwright opened the scoring with a 52-yard touchdown run with 1:36 remaining in the first quarter. Seaford falls to 1-1, while West Hempstead improves 2-0.
Valley Stream North 48, Clarke 41: Evan Henry caught a 72-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Martelli with 35 seconds left to break a tie at 41 and win it for Valley Stream North (2-0). Clarke tied the game with 1:00 left on a Mike Martiello's 17-yard touchdown run. Henry also had a 54-yard scoring catch on North's first offensive play from scrimmage.
Martelli went 7-for-13 passing for 262 yards and four TDs. He also rushed for 72 yards and a TD on eight carries and added a two-point conversion to lead North to a 21-0 first quarter lead. Kendal Levy and James Capoziello had eight tackles apiece and Osmund Mensah added two sacks.
Roosevelt 15, East Rockaway 14: Erin Parker ran 17 times for 167 yards and a touchdown and kicked the go-ahead extra point in the second quarter for Roosevelt (2-0). Robert Sweeney was 8-for-14 for 151 yards and a touchdown and Teddy Santana caught four passes for 134 yards and a score. Khalil Wilson had two sacks, Manny Jones had 15 tackles and Johnnie Akins added 14 tackles. The Roosevelt defense held East Rockaway scoreless in the second half to preserve the win.
Locust Valley 35, Malverne 6: Joe Jacobi threw for 113 yards and a touchdown to lead Locust Valley (2-0) past Malverne (1-1). Chris Appell led Locust Valley with 85 yards rushing and a touchdown. Tyler Fallon led with 61 yards receiving and a score. Alex Rawa had an interception and returned it for 25 yards.
