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Whitman Football Beats Centereach, 41-19
No. 9 seeded Wildcats beat Centereach 41-19 in home opener Saturday.
Two football programs were trying to take a step forward on the playing field Saturday — but in the end, it was making the bigger strides.
Scoring on each of its first three possessions, the Wildcats were up 34-6 on Centereach by halftime.
“We’ve come along way since last year,” said Whitman Coach Robin Rosa. “We’re bigger, stronger and faster.”
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The newly installed triple option was clicking Saturday with Whitman running back Darrell Felder and the rest of the offense having a big day.
Whitman QB Mitchell Bermudez ran a smooth game mixing up the hard running of Felder, the speed of runing back Berthin Lindor and pass catching ability of Timothy Laster who scored a touchdown on a 19 yard pass from Bermudez and again scored on a 90 yard kick off return.
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Wildcat team captains; Felder, Laster and offensive lineman Kieran Elmore showed solid leadership in leading the junior-heavy team to their first win of the season 41-19.
Whitman is ranked No. 9 in Suffolk County Division II.
“We have to prove ourselves this year,” said coach Rosa. “We are in a tough division and while this win was important, we have a lot of work to do to get ready for next week.”
Whitman will be at Hills West on Sept. 17 beginning at 1:30 p.m. before facing the defending Suffolk County champions on Sept. 24 in the homecoming game at 4 p.m.
W 41-19 Sept. 17 1:30 p.m. Whitman @ Half Hollow West Sept. 24 1 p.m. East Islip @ Whitman (Homecoming) Oct. 1 2 p.m. Whitman @ Copiague
Oct. 6 3:30 p.m. Riverhead @ Whitman Oct. 15 2 p.m. Whitman @ Half Hollow Hills East Oct. 22 5 p.m. Whitman @ Hauppauge Oct. 29 2 p.m. West Babylon @ Whitman