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Huntington Hosts Bellport on Saturday in Suffolk Semifinals

If the Huntington High School football team wants to reach the Suffolk Division III finals at Stony Brook University, the Blue Devils will have to beat Bellport for the second time this season at home. The two teams will collide on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

Huntington advanced to the semifinal game by overcoming Hauppauge last weekend at Blue Devil Field, 35-14. Bellport upset No. 3 Eastport-South Manor, 14-0 to move into the Final Four.

No. 4 Huntington compiled a 5-3 record during the regular season while the Clippers went 4-4. The Blue Devils have outscored their opponents this fall by a 209-177 margin. Bellport has scored 226 points and surrendered 144 through its first nine games.

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Huntington topped Bellport (17-13), Westhampton Beach (35-13), Amityville (27-12), Comsewogue (21-10) and Harborfields (14-6) and lost to Islip (23-18), Miller Place (42-28) and Sayville (44-14) during the regular season.

Coached by Joe Cipp III, Bellport defeated Deer Park (28-14), Sayville (49-21), Kings Park (41-0) and Comsewogue (28-14) and lost to Huntington (17-13), Eastport-South Manor (31-28), Miller Place (15-6) and Islip (30-23) during the regular season.

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 “Whenever we play Bellport it is a really physical game,” said Steve Muller, Huntington’s longtime head coach. “They are very aggressive and keep coming at you. The Cipp’s always put a really good team on the field.” 

The Blue Devils’ offense will be led on Saturday by quarterback Ben Kocis (98 of 188 passing for 1,379 yards and 53 carries for 410 yards rushing), running backs Levar Butts (88 rushes for 669 yards) and Troy Greene (105 rushes for 855 yards) and top receivers Christian Jamison (44 receptions for 713 yards), Davonte Evans (16 receptions for 168 yards) and Infinite Tucker (16 receptions for 277 yards).

Huntington will look to Greene, Butts, Jamison, Tucker, Evans, Tim Mattiace, Ryan Iwanicki, Anthony Puca, Matteo McNeil, Y’Majesty Allen, Jimmie Nelson, Keegan Reilly and Val Gutierrez to pace the Blue Devils’ defensive unit.

Huntington will gather after practice on Friday in the cafeteria for a team dinner hosted by the parents of players. Supper will be followed by a chalk-talk and film session in a nearby classroom as coaches review final game plans.

Section XI officials will be manning Blue Devil Field turnstiles for Saturday’s game. Admission is $6 for fans 12 years old and up.

 

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