The Huntington boys’ lacrosse team plays its biggest game of the season on Thursday afternoon when the fourth seeded Blue Devils travel to No. 1 Northport for a county semifinal matchup. The faceoff is set for 4:45 p.m.
The two teams met in the regular season. Huntington took an early 4-1 lead before Northport rallied for a 13-9 victory at Blue Devil Stadium.
Tickets will be sold online at http://gofan.co. Enter NYSPSAA-Section XI in the search bar and the game will appear. Tickets for adults are priced at $7. Discounted tickets for students can be purchased at the gate for $5.
The game will be livestreamed on YouTube. To access the livestream click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBMrte5nc6k
The Blue Devils are led by captains Jahiem Hawkins, Liam Lennon, Harrison Krywak, Chris Maichin, Jack O’Brien and Robbie Smith. Julian Watts is the team’s head coach and Andrew Gutierrez and Patrick Reilly are the assistant coaches.
The full playoff roster includes freshmen Will Fallon, Thomas Kline, Colin Lennon, Timothy McDonald and Thomas Smith; sophomores Cain Carney, Thomas Girimonti, Brian Hrybenko, Patrick Knieriem, Dan McNulty and Joey Zink; juniors Riley Ackerman, Anthony Annunziata, Sammy Mac Arner, Brett Bender, Peter Breingan, Aidan Carrello, Tyler Johnson and Michael Kline; seniors Robert Eriksen, Ethan Evans, Jahiem Hawkins, Paul Knieriem, Harrison Krywak, Liam Lennon, Christopher Maichin, Aidan McNulty, Matthew Mead, Jack O’Brien, Lucas Petrizzi, Ryan Porzio, Robert Smith, Brian Sosnowski and Christopher Tittman.
The Blue Devils’ team managers are Grace Stolfa and Adrianna LoScalzo.
Huntington finished the season with an 11-3 record in league play. The Blue Devils are 12-4 overall. Northport went 14-0 in league games and is 16-1 overall.