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.
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