Raider field goal beats Huntington

Raider field goal beats Hunting ton
By RORY M. WADE
This past Saturday on a beautiful , brisk fall afternoon, the Patchogu e High Red Raiders defeated the Blue
Devils of HTTntington by a field goal and became victorious in a 9-6 ball game.
KICKER HONORED Larry Ingrassia , left , of the National Bank of North America congratulates Bob
Fava of Patchogue-Medford High who kicked a 34-yard Held goal to beat Huntington , 9-6. P M Coach
Marty Hoctor is at right.
Final game this Saturday
Bellport High Clippers lose
to Arrilf yville eleven, 38-12
By KATE GORDON
This past Saturday the
Bellport High Clippers were
defeated by Amityville by
the score 38-12.
In
the first quarter
Amityville took off with a
24-0 lead. They got three
and received
touchdowns
all three conversions.
In the second quarter the spirit
of the team and the fans was
brought up as Ricky Schonberg
intercepted a pass and ran it in 32
yards to get Bellport's first
touchdown in the game. No extra
point conv ersion .
Amityville in the third quarter
came back for another score and
the conversion to bring the score
to 32-6.
In the fourth quarter Charlie
Barnes got Bellport's second
touchdown , bringing the final
score up to 12 for Bellport.
Scoring another touchdown ,
Amityville brought the final
score of the game to a 38-12
victory .
Timmy Murphy played an
outstanding job on defense , with
eight unassisted tackles . He
blocked a punt return kick and
dumped the quarterback twice .
Coach Joe Cipp is very pleased
with the way Bellport fought back
after Amityville scored in the
early part of the game, to make
the game more competitive. He 's
very optimistic about next year's
team because of the comebacks
Bellport has made this past
season .
Bellport's final game will be
held this Saturday, November 20,
against William Floyd , which is
6-1-1. JV will also be playing
William Floyd and we hope to see
them win another victory like
their first one this past week
against Amityville.
TIM MURPHY of Bellport
received Player of the Week
award for his outstanding job on
defense. He had eight unassisted
tackles , blocked the punt return
kick and dumped the quarter back twice.
From the very beginning of this
brutal match , a little luck proved
to be in Patchogue 's favor , even
the flip of the coin. Patchogue ,
winning the toss , had the option to
receive. Brian Sullivan returned
the opening kickoff 16 yards and
for the first series of downs the
big "0" looked reall y sharp. Bob
Fava and Brian Sullivan , who
were pounding through the line ,
picked up a first down and
everything appea red smooth and
harmonious until the effort given
for the next first down failed to
produce. When Patchogue was
forced to punt , Huntington had its
chance to thrill the crowd. They,
however , were unable to move
the ball either. For the remaining
minutes in the first quarter , both
teams repeatedly continued
punting back and forth , reminding everyone of last week' s
dreary game.
Early in the second quarter ,
Patchogue received another Blue
Devil punt , this one at their own
48-yard line which unbeknownst
to them at the time was the
beginning of their first score.
Junior Q.B. Alex Stump drilled a
17-yard pass to junior Willie
Johnson , who then in turn footed
it down to the 15-yard line for a
net gain of 37 yards. Stump and
crew really began applying the
pressure , working the ball down
to the 4-inch line , then finally
powering across himself on a
Q.B . sneak for 6 points . Patchogue's effort for the conversion
proved futile. The score was 6-0,
Patchogue 's fa vor .
With less than two minutes
remaining in the first half ,
Huntington made its move to tie
up the ball game. A Huntington
player blew across the line and
pulverized Stump as he was in the
act of a handoff. It caused a
fumble and luckily enough for the
Raiders , Huntington didn't scoop
it up and run it in because there
was nothing but blades of grass
ahead in its path. The Blue
Devils , pumping the middle,
earned a first down . With 53
seconds on the clock , Huntington 's Q. B. Quentin Murray
fired a 15-yard sideline pass to
Geoff Sebold, which connected
for the score. The kick for the
extra point was unsuccessful and
the score at the half was tied 6-6.
Near the end of the third
quarter , it was a Bob Costanzo
interception which began the
wheels turning once again for the
Raiders. John Clemente , Paul
Mazzola and Rich Sanniol a were
churning up needed yardage
while the seven linemen up front
were making it all possible by
doing their unnoticed , unap preciated duty . Reaching the 16yard line and unable to advance
the ball any further , the Raiders
were undecided as to what they
should do. Try for the first down
conversion or kick a field goal?
Surprisingly to the people i." the
stands , because they had n ,er
even attempted this feat i : a
game in recent years , '^ ey
selected the field goal. Ne vertheless , the ball was snapper- ana
right on the money. Bob J7HV 3
approached and booted the ball
solidly. It sailed straight and
high. From the sideline it appeared to have cleared the
crossbar . Hesitatingl y, the
referee raised his hands in
The
acknowledgement.
scoreboard now read 9-6 , Patchogue 's favor. Unknown to
many, the Raiders had been
practicing for weeks on field
goals prior to practice sessions.
With 1:20 remaining in the
game , the Blue Devils went to the
air. Murray connected time and
time again for 10- and 12-yard
gains . In six plays Huntington
advanced 53 yards. Reaching the
Patchogue 12-yard line with 33
seconds left to play, Murray tried
taking it in himself. Sullivan
cracked heads with him on the
one-foot line and caused a fumble.
Dan Tully then recovered the
loose ball in the end zone for a
touchback and prevented a
Huntington score.
Both defenses played outstanding ball , which was why
both teams had to punt so often.
Patchogue 's defense , the second
best in the league , has definitely
been its strong point as predicted
earlier in the year.
Patchogue 's final league
record was a respectable 3-3-1
and 3-4-1 overall . The Raiders
tied Deer Park for third place in
League II.
Special thanks to the 1976
varsity cheerleading squad for
their faithful attendance , spirited
morale and infinite cheers.
Juniors , Kathy Adams , Kim
Lalla , Lisa Messina , Reenie
O 'Reilly,
Becky Serralles ,
Felicia White and seniors, Nancy
Amone-capt., Kelly Camobell ,
Carol DeBono-co-capt. , Kobin
Dietz , Eva -Marie Faivre and
Laura Garafola. An extra s -eial
thanks to their advisor, Iiss
Janet Hughes.
Town awards ni g ht
attended by many
INTER LEAG UE TOUCH FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS - In the first annual Town of Huntington - Village
of Patchogue Inter League Touch Football Championship, Sy belle Carpet , of the Village of Patchogue
League, defeated the Town of Huntington representative , Musicaro by a score of 27 - 9. The contest was
played in the Town of Huntington at Greenlawn field on a cold and windy Tuesday, November 9.
Presenting the championship trophy is ( 1-r) Patchogue 's Mayor James E. Reese to the team
representative , Whitey Leavandosky, and team sponsor Jerry Beller.
Some 560 boys and girls who
p a r t i c i p a t e d on c h a m p i o n s hi p
and all-star teams in the
Brookhaven Town Recreation
baseball , softball and soccer
activities were on hand last
Wednesday evening at the Saxton
Street Middle School in North
Patchogue to receive trophies for
their achievem ent.
Brookhaven Town Supervisor
John F. Randolph and Suffolk
County Legislator John Foley
were also present to make
p r e s e n t a t i o n s to the young
champions . Mike Lee , sports
editor of the Long Island Press ,
was the emcee for the affair and
with him as a special guest
speaker was Tommy Holmes ,
former major leaguer wii the
New York Yankees an* old
Boston Braves and now ; the
front office of the New
ork
Mets.
The trophies were present ci to
the league and playoff champs in
boys Senior , Junior and M7.get
Baseball , girls Junior and Sonior
Softball champs and also to the
front runners in the boys Junior
and Senior S u m me r Soccer
League. Individual awards were
also presented to the top performers in the boys basoball
program and in the girls softoall.
A p p r o x i m at e / y 1, 000 peopl e,
including the boys and girls who
received trophies , were present
for the ceremony.