Daily Sports Digest Oct. 22: Weekend Football and Soccer Results

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Kennedy 

Football: Kennedy (4-3) moved into a tie for fourth in Conference II with a 28-7 win at Herricks last weekend, it's fourth win in a row. Tom Ferner, who led with 105 rush yards, sparked the offense with an 87-yard run for a score in the first quarter. Chris Racalbuto ran for a score followed by a 60-yard touchdown run by Matt Delbianco, who added 103 rush yards and 11 tackles on defense, to push the lead to 21-0 by the half.  Patrick Kutil also caught a touchdown pass from Racalbuto in the win. Steve Weitzman controlled the line with four sacks and Nick Digangi added an interception.

Mepham

Football: Mepham fought to the final seconds against visiting Long Beach, but fell in a 35-28 game last Saturday. In the opening minutes, it was all the Pirates (4-3), leading 14-0, but the Marines scored 21 unanswered to storm back for the win. Nick Wenthen recorded two rushing touchdowns, along with one from Shane Agostino to open the scoring. Joe Dentici scored on a 15-yard interception return, one of three turnovers forced by the defense in the effort.

Clarke

Football: Clarke pulled off an overtime win on Saturday at East Rockaway, winning 27-21. The Rams (4-3) came out on top by way of a touchdown run from Michael Martiello, who totaled three rushing scores on the day on 184 yards and a touchdown pass to Joe Brillantino in the third quarter. The winning score was set up by an 18-yard pass to Anthony Gomes. Prior to the winning overtime touchdown, the defense forced one of three total turnovers. The team will host North Shore next weekend to close out the regular season schedule. 

East Meadow

Football: In the match-up of the weekend, East Meadow dropped its first game of the season to still undefeated Freeport, 44-29. The Jets (6-1) made a push in the final quarter, but a 22-point second quarter put the Red Devils ahead 29-7 at the half. Despite the loss, Robbie Healy had another exceptional performance with 189 yards on the ground and three touchdowns. He also grabbed a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter from quarterback Dylan Curry. East Meadow will play at Syosset next weekend before the playoffs.

Hewlett

Football: Hewlett got in the winning column again last weekend with a narrow 23-21 win at Manhasset. The Bulldogs (4-3) jumped up the standings in Conference III behind a running game led by Sam Martorella with 122 yards and a score and Jeremy Leguillo with two scores on 54 yards. Martorella and Hewlett overcame a 12-0 first quarter deficit with the winning score coming on a 69-yard touchdown run from the senior back in the final minutes. Quarterback Zach Richman threw for 103 yards and ran for 66 more and the defense played a key role, racking up four sacks and two interceptions on the day.

Girls Soccer: Hewlett finished in a scoreless tie with visiting Roslyn on Saturday. Goalkeepers Sarah Herzberg and Natalie Nidetch combined for an eight-save shutout on the day. Hewlett is now 3-5-5 in Conference A-III with a road game at Lynbrook on Oct. 25 remaining.

Lawrence

Football: Lawrence blew rival Lynbrook out of the water at its homecoming last weekend with a 36-0 win. Tyler Fredericks led the way with 160 rushing yards and a touchdown in a 24-point second quarter for the Golden Tornadoes (6-1). Older brother Ryan ran for two touchdowns, caught one from Joey Capobianco and helped convert a pair of two-point conversions. He also threw a touchdown to his other younger brother, freshman Jordan, to cap the scoring with a 20-yard touchdown catch in the final quarter. Tyler as well as Ludwig Velasquez added interceptions on defense in the dominant win.

Football: Garden City (7-0) has its eyes on a County championship after a 35-8 win on the road at Carey. Mark Ellis scored on a four-yard run and Mike Comiskey hooked up with receiver Devin Dwyer for a 74-yard score in the first quarter. Two more touchdown runs 65 and 18 yards from Ellis put the game out of reach in the third quarter. Rob Savage recorded two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, to lead the defense, which limited Carey running back Rob Zorn to just 14 yards on the day.

Division

Football: Two late defensive stops at the line spelled the difference in a 14-12 win for Division over Valley Stream South. With Division (5-2) leading14-6 late in the fourth, Valley Stream scored a touchdown, but linebacker Petey Greene, who had nine tackles, an interception and a blocked kick, stopped the two-point attempt to keep his team in the lead. He stopped another run on 4th down with a minute to go, allowing the Blue Dragon to run out the clock. Dylan Cardno threw two touchdown passes, one to Joe Vanasco and another to Jon Muller in the fourth quarter. 

Island Trees

Boys Soccer: Island Trees fell for the first time this season at Seaford on Saturday. Despite a strong effort for a full 80 minutes, the Vikings scored the go ahead goal late in the second half. Mike Gronenthal scored the lone goal for the Bulldogs in the first half to go into halftime tied at 1-1. Island Trees is now 8-1-2 in Conference VII as the regular season nears an end.

MacArthur

Football: MacArthur held off a surging Oceanside team at home on Saturday to collect a 20-18 victory. The Generals (6-1) moved into a second place tie in Conference I with East Meadow. Quarterback Gerard Cunningham extended the lead to 20-12 in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run, his third on the day. The defense came up big in the end to stop a two-point attempt after Justin Buckley ran one in for the Sailors, followed by a stop on fourth down deep in the MacArthur zone. Joe Tangredi led with 12 tackles to go with two forced fumbles by the defense as well. 

Football: Long Beach pulled off a 35-28 shocker at Mepham last weekend, coming back from a 14-point deficit in the first half. Three touchdown runs by Tom Rowley, who had 223 rushing yards and 134 pass yards, gave the Marines (4-3) a 21-14 lead in the third quarter. He threw an 80-yard touchdown to Chris Parler, who had five catches for 112 yards, followed by the eventual game-winning 43-yard touchdown run, his fourth, to seal the win with under two minutes remaining. Matt Ferpo made seven tackles to lead the defense, which recorded four sacks and four total turnovers.

Football: Lynbrook had a different plan coming into Saturday at Lawrence. Unfortunately for the Owls (5-2), only one running game got going on the day. Lynbrook dropped a tough 36-0 decision where quarterback Luke Spitzer and running back Rocco Scibelli were stymied by the Golden Tornadoes defensive front. The Owls will have an even tougher task next week of stopping undefeated Bethpage to wrap up the schedule.

Football: Malverne got what it was looking for: a win, and a big one in that in a 35-0 blowout at home against Oyster Bay. Quarterback Malique Merchant, despite completing just one pass, got it done on the ground with three rushing touchdowns. Alex Meachem and Dwayne Lacroix added second half rushing touchdowns to cap the scoring. The defense, led by Jose Rodriguez and Jordan Richard, forced three turnovers to help the team advance to 3-4 on the season.

Football: Calhoun made its three-game losing streak history with a 42-16 win against Great Neck South. Despite the Rebels starting off strong in the first quarter, leading 16-8, the Colts scored 34 unanswered points for the remainder of the game. Julian Lee dominated on the ground with 183 yards and two touchdowns, and his brother Brandon added a 65-yard touchdown run on 89 total yards. Quarterback Matt Brennan threw just nine passes, but two went for scores including one to Jonathan Streznec and another to Zach Mastrangelo, who added a 27-yard interception return for a touchdown on defense. The dominant win moves Calhoun to 3-4 in Conference II

Football: Mineola did all they could at West Hempstead, but a late 36-35 lead was diminished after the Rams scored the game-winning touchdown with under a minute remaining to fall 41-36.  Brian Gaffney led in the effort with touchdown runs of 31, 34 and 11,  as well a touchdown pass to Nico Pantelides to jump out to a 14-point lead in the first quarter. Craig Weber added a touchdown run as well, as the Mustangs fall to 3-4 in Conference IV.

Football: Girls Soccer: Mineola fell by way of a 3-0 final to visiting Valley Stream South on Saturday. Despite a strong 12 save performance from goalkeeper Nina Ribeiro, the Lady Mustangs gave up all three goals in the first half. Mineola is now 2-9-3 in Conference A-III.

Football: South Side set a season-high in points scored in a 40-6 win over Roslyn last weekend. Brendan Jackson led the way on offense for the Cyclones (2-5) with two touchdowns on 97 rushing yards. Eric Albertsen added a score on 71 rushing yards and quarterback Cole Considine added a rushing touchdown and a pass to Dan Villandre for another score.  Zach Scaduto returned a kick 62 yards for a touchdown in the final quarter. The big story was the defense though, which recorded five interceptions, including two from Nolan Kelly.

Boys Soccer: The Vikings defeated previously unbeaten Island Trees at home on Saturday by a 2-1 score. Ray Schaeffner scored both of the goals for the Vikings, including a game-winning score that slipped past Bulldogs’ goalkeeper Andrew Barbine with under five minutes to go. Seaford is now 4-6-0 in Conference VII and has two games remaining on its regular season schedule. 

Football: Matt Balzano willed Wantagh to victory over Westbury. The senior crossed the goal line four times in the first quarter alone in a lopsided 35-point win for the now 6-1 Warriors. He got the game started with an 86-yard kickoff return for a score, followed by touchdown runs of four and three yards, then a 25-yard reception touchdown from quarterback Nick Mullen. Mullen added a second passing touchdown to Cody Cornacchio in the next quarter. The defense, led by Peter Brasile, played to its third shutout of the season.

Football: West Hempstead topped visiting Mineola by way of a two-yard touchdown run from Justin Boatwright with under a minute remaining followed by a game-sealing interception by Danny Sheeler to win 41-36. Boatwright totaled 152 yards and three touchdowns and Mike Petrizzo scored once on 92 rushing yards along with catching a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Bruno DeVito. West Hempstead (6-1) came back from a 14-0 first quarter deficit to win.