Postgame: Hauppauge vs. North Babylon
A little late on this but still wanted to post it.
Two of the county’s best players were on the field in Stephanie Peragallo and Emily Ude during Hauppauge’s 2-1 win over North Babylon on Saturday. Each scored, with Ude scoring the equalizer and Peragallo the winner.
Hauppauge improved to 8-0, but the game’s result was somewhat secondary to the annual Kicks for Cancer event. A huge turnout showed in honor of former Hauppauge student Courtney Tomkin, who passed away from brain cancer at the age of 17 in December 2008. Now in its fourth year, organizer’s expected the total amount raised for charity to exceed $100,000 with Saturday's contributions.
More postgame reaction from the win:.
“I want it so bad. Especially not being able to play soccer in college (playing lacrosse at Notre Dame), it’s very important to me. I want another county championship.”
“It was very hard but what Courntey did was try to make it as positive as she could and she mad an impact on everybody’s lives, including mine. She always had a smile on her face, she was always positive, laughing with everybody. She helped everybody else get through it.”
“I saw a freshman get on that field and step up and do the things we needed to do. She did a lot of good things before that to but that’s the perfect example of someone taking advantage of an opportunity. I was so happy that she was able to go in do her job, work hard and she created that goal.”
