Blue Devil Sports News
The Huntington girls’ lacrosse team outscored Center Moriches, 23-2 in a Suffolk Division II game. The Blue Devils led at halftime, 13-2.
Michaela Brown notched seven points, including five goals and two assists. Emilie Pugliese continued her scorching play with three goals and three assists and Emma Hayes-Hurley contributed four goals and two assists.
Ten different Blue Devil players scored in the game. Danielle Catanese (3g, 2a), Sarah Ehrman (3g, 1a), Alexandra Kimchy (2g), Angela Bosco (1g, 3a), Hannah Burnett (1g), Madison Biernacki (1g) and Allison Thompson (1g) contributed to Huntington’s offense.
Karly Kocis and Samantha Mohr recorded four saves each, respectively, in goal.
Update on Steve Mock
Steve Mock is picking up at Cornell University where he left off last spring for the Huntington High School lacrosse team. Through the Big Red’s first 11 games, Mock has scored five goals and contributed a pair of assists. The seven points tie the freshman for eighth on the team.
The 5’9, 165 lb. Mock plays attack. His first collegiate goal and assist came in Cornell’s 19-4 victory over visiting Binghamton on March 9. The game was played before a crowd of 321.
This spring the former Blue Devil great, who wears uniform number 6 for the Big Red, has played in six of the first 11 games of the season, fired off 11 shots and scooped up three ground balls.
Mock has already earned praise from Cornell head coach Jeff Tambroni. “He possesses tremendous vision and skills in the offensive end,” the coach said. “He will bring a field leader’s mentality and a high level of and talent at our attack.”
During his career at Huntington, Mock scored 123 goals and assisted on 61 others. He won All-County honors twice and was All-Division three times. He also won varsity letters in soccer and golf.
Jacoby’s Gem
The Huntington softball team went on a run-scoring frenzy in a 12-0 victory over Harborfields. Blue Devil pitcher Samantha Jacoby tossed a five inning no-hitter and struck out nine batters. The game was cut short because Huntington was winning by more than 10 runs.
Huntington Coasts
The Huntington boys’ lacrosse team coasted to a 16-0 victory over Center Moriches. Twelve different Blue Devil players scored goals in the game including Jim Roselle (two goals, two assists), Matt Whitney (2g, 1a), Nick Schoen (2g, 1a), Dan Plant (2g), Jack Castelli (1g, 2a), Pat O’Brien (1g), Conor Reilly (1g), Ryan Greenhill (1g), Nick Saputo (1g, 2a), Paul Aramanda (1g), Tyre Brown (1g, 1a) and Jack Dever (1g, 1a).
Huntington goalie John McGrath made three saves. Plant and Saputo combined to win 16-of-19 face-offs in the game.
Finley Boys’ Volleyball
The J. Taylor Finley boys’ volleyball team finished with a 3-5 record. The three victories were the most by a Falcon boys’ volleyball squad in at least three seasons.
Coached by Damianos Contopoulos, the 17-player Finley team was captained by Jack McCarty, Kenny McCarthy and Ryan Casale.
Contopoulos called Finley a “good team” with “lots of talent.” The three captains along with Brendan Homire were cited by the coach as the top four players on the squad.
With eight current seventh graders eligible to return next winter, there is a real possibility of even more success in the future.
An Avalanche of Goals
Last Saturday was Emma Hayes-Hurley’s moment to shine as the junior scored five goals and assisted on three others to lead the Blue Devil girls’ lacrosse team to a 19-5 win over Westhampton Beach.
Huntington methodically built an 11-4 lead by halftime, before putting the game completely out of reach in the second half when the Blue Devil offense went on an 8-1 run.
Emilie Pugliese, who has been on fire all spring for Huntington, scored three goals and picked up five assists. The Blue Devils also received stellar offensive efforts form Allison Thompson (3g, 2a), Sarah Ehrman (2g, 3a), Danielle Catanese (2g, 1a), Michaela Brown (1g, 2a), Alexandra Kimchy (1g, 2a), Hannah Burnett (1g, 1a) and Colleen Wright (1g).
Karly Kocis recorded 16 saves in goal for Huntington.
New Finley Coach
Stephen Fitts has been appointed to coach the J. Taylor Finley Middle School boys’ tennis team.
Bosco’s Four Goals Not Enough
Angela Bosco scored four goals but it wasn’t enough for the Huntington girls’ lacrosse team to topple Eastport-South Manor from the ranks of the undefeated as the Sharks held off the Blue Devils, 12-10.
ESM jumped out to a 9-3 first half lead before Huntington poured it on in the second frame, going on a 7-3 run. Bosco’s offensive onslaught was supported by two goals from Danielle Catanese, two goals and one assist from Emma Hayes-Hurley and single goals from Emilie Pugliese and Sarah Ehrman. Karly Kocis stopped 11 shots in goal.
ESM goalie Samantha Giacolone was splendid for her team, recording 13 saves and essentially preserving the victory.
Dever Scores Five Times
Jack Dever scored five goals in the Huntington boys’ lacrosse team’s 15-2 victory over Bellport. The Blue Devils led 7-1 at halftime and didn’t let up the rest of the way.
Nick Saputo added two goals and three assists and Nick Schoen and Tyre Brown scored two goals each, respectively. Jack Castelli (1g), Will Coffey (1g), Connor Knox (1g), Dan Plant (1g, 1a), Ryan Greenhill (2a) and Jim Roselle (1a) and provided Huntington with some offensive punch.
John McGrath (four saves) and Andrew Sheerin (three saves) were sensational in goal.
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