Blue Devil Sports News

The Huntington High School junior varsity football team’s four game winning streak ended with 26-6 loss to Miller Place at home. The Panthers set the tempo for the game, scoring quickly on their first possession.  At the same time, Huntington’s offense struggled to find its rhythm, but a great catch by Ted Deegan in the second quarter helped the Blue Devils even the score at 6-6.

Defensively, Huntington had its hands full, but held-up nicely until the final play of the half when a Blue Devil turnover gave Miller Place the ball on Huntington’s 2 yard line. In a goal line stand, the Blue Devil defensive unit denying Miller Place the touchdown for three consecutive plays before the Panthers scored on their fourth attempt to grab a 13-6 halftime lead.

Huntington took the second-half kickoff and drove deep into Miller Place territory, but the offense turned the ball over and from that point on the Blue Devils never really mounted another scoring challenge. Miller Place scored again midway through the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.

Tie Game on Senior Day

The Huntington High School boys’ soccer team tied Hauppauge, 2-2 in a hard-fought overtime game on Senior Day at Blue Devil Field.

The Eagles scored less than two minutes into the game, but Huntington rallied to tie the score. Hauppauge regained the lead in the second half before the Blue Devils again knotted the score.

Santiago Alzate and Matt Whitcher scored for Huntington. Jeremy Gelb added an assist. Lee Reiver recorded six saves in goal. The Blue Devils had eight shots in the game.

Huntington head coach John Pagano honored seniors Lee Reiver, Nick Tonks, Alex Castillo, Gerardo Valles, Jeremy Gelb, Anfernee Lopez, Byron Velasquez and Matt Whitcher during a halftime ceremony that saw the players joined by the parents on the field. Each player gave flowers to their mother.

H-ton Loses in Overtime

The Huntington High School field hockey team dropped a 1-0 verdict to Northport in sudden victory overtime last Saturday in a Suffolk playoff game.

The teams battled it out last Saturday afternoon in Northport. Blue Devil goalie Tara Byrnes made eight saves. Huntington took only one shot on goal in the game.

The Blue Devils closed out the season with an overall record of 7-8 under head coach Kathy Wright and assistant coach Marissa Bergmann.

Swimming & Diving Championships

The Huntington High School girls’ swimming and diving team hopes to make a splash in the Section XI championships scheduled for next week.

The county’s top divers will compete at Hauppauge High School on Friday, November 8 at 4:30 p.m. Suffolk’s best female swimmers will battle for top honors on Saturday, November 9 at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood at 10:30 a.m. The New York State Swimming & Diving Championships will be held November 22-23 at Ithaca College.

The Blue Devil girls’ team is coached by Chris Helmke and Meg McConnell.