Suffolk football round-up for Divisions I-IV

Suffolk Division I

River 19, Central Islip 14: Kevin Qualey caught a 46-yard touchdown pass from Karter Doyle with 29 seconds left in Riverhead’s 19-14 win over Central Islip in Suffolk’s Division I football opener Friday night. Chris Ramos had a game-sealing interception with 15 seconds left to seal the victory. Doyle ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns, and Nate Nentwich added 119 yards on 13 carries. Qualey had five receptions for 76 yards. Jimmy Gaston Jr. ran for touchdowns of 50 and 15 yards for Central Islip.

Sachem East 37, Commack 26: AJ Vurchio threw three touchdown passes and ran for a touchdown to lead the host Sachem East team. Logan Perotti returned an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the win. James Dee, Brayden King and Sal Sinacore each caught a touchdown pass. Lincoln Riggs threw three touchdown passes, including two to his brother, Andrew for Commack.

Melville District 21, Sachem North 14: Hudson Philbrick completed 12 of 18 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown to lead Ward Melville. Joe Karpowicz had an interception and a 16-yard touchdown reception. Joe Benedetto added 101 yards and a TD on 18 carries. Gary Fleischer and Jack Turano each caught a TD pass from Luke LaRocca for Sachem North.

Connection 41, Patchogue-Medford 0: Andrew Amarando caught touchdown passes of 55, 33 and 10 yards to lead the host Connetquot. Vincent Feraca threw four touchdown passes, including a 23-yard pass to Caden McLaughlin. Andrew Kwansah returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown and Javon Barnwell added a 4-yard rushing touchdown. Michael Catera was 5 of 6 on touchdown passes.

Whitman 22, Baie de la Rive 7: Xavier Ali had three sacks, including one for a safety, and 11 tackles to lead Whitman on Saturday. Ryan Downes ran for 109 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries and Jonas Templeton had 15 carries for 79 yards. Dylan Kollmer completed 7 of 13 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown. Aiden Jorgensen had a 7-yard TD reception. Downes and Joshir Lyons each had an interception. Matt Gervasio had 12 tackles. Mike Mannino kicked two field goals of 46 and 21 yards. Xavier Hector threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to James Sobotka for Bay Shore.

Lindenhurst 34, Brentwood 0: Reece Wrightington threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns to lead the visiting Lindenhurst team. Joseph Scavone ran for 101 yards and a TD on 11 carries and Michael Russo added a 5-yard touchdown run. Cameron McDonald had eight tackles and a fumble recovery, Chris Camacho had four tackles and a fumble recovery and Chase Frole had four tackles and two sacks.

Suffolk Division II

Center 28, Smithtown East 23: TJ Doyle threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns and Dylan Duran carried the ball 22 times for 114 yards and a TD to lead Centereach to a 28-23 victory over Smithtown East in Suffolk’s Division II football opener Friday night. Elijah Adams caught three passes for 80 yards and a TD and Jack Cavalieri added a 10-yard TD reception. Jamal Joda forced a fumble and blocked a punt that was recovered in the end zone by Andre Ozuna. Aidan Katz had three sacks, Duran had an interception and Jake Mikochik recovered a fumble. Joseph Fallon, James Huxtable and Matthew Santangelo each caught a TD pass from Antonio Marrone for Smithtown East.

Newfield 35, Copiague 19: Matthew Evers completed 6 of 8 passes for 90 yards and three touchdowns to lead visiting Newfield. Chris Mastres carried the ball eight times for 48 yards and a TD and Luis Fernandez carried the ball 10 times for 44 yards and a TD. Nick Leoni, Anthony Vitale and Dante Powell each caught a TD pass. Newfield collectively ran for more than 200 yards and five different players scored. Roger Rowe ran for two touchdowns and Fabrice Cormier caught a TD pass from Cody Tiringer for Copiague.

Bellport 27, Deer Park 14: Jaheim Talford, Michael Frankie and Elie Malcolm each scored a rushing touchdown in the second quarter of Bellport’s win Saturday. Braydon Cipp ran for 41 yards on seven carries and added an 8-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Treyvon Holland had 12 tackles and Frankie had two interceptions. LJ Brooks added eight tackles and a sack. Aaron Smith ran for a 2-yard touchdown and threw an 18-yard TD pass to Anthony Almanzar for Deer Park.

Northport 27, Huntington 6: Gio Valenti had 10 tackles, two sacks, an interception and blocked a PAT to lead the host Northport team. Ben Pipolo added two sacks and Reid Johansen had eight tackles and an interception. Enrique Hernandez ran for a 40-yard touchdown and threw for 103 yards and a 30-yard touchdown to Thomas O’Brien. Asher Levine ran for a 2-yard touchdown and Zach Loh kicked two field goals and three PATs. Jack Kamenstein caught a 30-yard TD pass from Jacob Guzik for Huntington.

Suffolk Division III

Islip 34, Kings Park 20: Jake DeGennaro returned a punt 62 yards for a 62-yard touchdown and a kickoff 93 yards for a 93-yard touchdown to lead host Islip to a 34-20 victory over Kings Park in a Suffolk Division III football opener Saturday. Brady Nash completed 12 of 16 passes for 190 yards and ran six times for 60 yards and a touchdown. Dylan Smith had four receptions for 110 yards and added three sacks. Cayden Tierney and Robbie Rais each added two sacks. Christian Hall returned a blocked field goal 55 yards for a touchdown for a 55-yard touchdown and ran seven times for 75 yards and a touchdown. Frankie Buffolino and Aidan Barbosa each caught a touchdown pass from Brandon Shapiro and Alex Squillacioti kicked field goals of 42 and 26 yards and two PATs for Kings Park.

Hauppauge 38, Amityville 0: Nick Lachapelle completed 10 of 13 passes for 169 yards and ran for 90 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries to lead visiting Hauppauge. Cole Wood had six receptions for 115 yards and ran for 101 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. Liam O’Connor added a rushing touchdown. Dan Martinez kicked a 32-yard field goal.

Sayville 48, Harborfields 7: Kyle Messina ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries for Sayville. Patrick Coan completed 10 of 14 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns and Dylan Kent had an interception. Tomas McCann caught a 25-yard TD pass and added an 11-yard touchdown run. Leo Mongiello had a 7-yard TD run. Jack Weiss scored a 5-yard touchdown and added the PAT for Harborfields.

Comsewogue 7, East Hampton/Bridgehampton/Pierson 6: Shane Grant ran for 92 yards on 21 carries and scored a 2-yard touchdown in the third quarter to lead host Comsewogue Friday. Henry Butler scored a 38-yard touchdown for East Hampton/Bridgehampton/Pierson.

Suffolk Division IV

Shoreham-Wading River 40, Hampton Bays 12: Sean Casey ran for 132 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries and returned two kickoffs for touchdowns to lead host Shoreham-Wading River to a 40-12 victory over Hampton Bays in a Suffolk Division IV football opener Saturday. Noah Gregorek completed 8 of 9 passes for 102 yards and a 7-yard TD pass to Michael Iberger. Michael Single ran for a 41-yard touchdown and Nathan Donahue had a 5-yard rushing touchdown for Hampton Bays.

Babylon 25, Glenn 7: Aidan Winter ran for 171 yards on 21 carries and four touchdowns to lead the host Babylon team on Friday. Dan DeBetta had nine carries for 69 yards and added nine tackles. Savion Millner had six tackles and Alex Keilitz and Ben King each added five tackles. Mike Kilgannon caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Cole Madden for Glenn.

Greenport/Southold/Mattituck 22, Port Jefferson 13: Matt McGunnigle ran for two touchdowns to lead the host Greenport/Southold/Mattituck team. Michael DeNicola scored on a 25-yard run and Taiquan Brumsey tackled Port Jefferson’s Chris Diot in the end zone for a safety. Diot ran for a 10-yard touchdown and threw a 65-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Verruto for Port Jefferson.

Mount Sinai 35, Southampton 0: Vincent Graziano ran for 73 yards and a touchdown on three carries to lead visiting Mount Sinai, which rushed for 220 yards. Dontae Spadaro caught a 44-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Filippi to open the scoring. John Pramataris, Max Sorrentino and Logan Geraghty each ran for a TD. Spadaro had an interception and five tackles. Dylan Kaplan had an interception and Matthew Cuccinello had five tackles. Arda Dincer and Alex Bottomley combined to go 5 of 5 on PATs.

Center Moriches 48, Wyandanch 8: Brayden Hromada ran for 127 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries to lead Center Moriches in the Suffolk IV opener. Dennis Hayes ran for 165 yards on 11 carries and scored two touchdowns. Dan Heller, Hromada and Max Cintron each had a sack and Shane Gallagher, Peter Nizza and Mason Walsh each had an interception. Elijah Duncan scored a 50-yard touchdown for Wyandanch.