Blue Devil 2023 Football Schedule Announced

The Huntington varsity football team’s 2023 fall schedule has been released by Section XI. The Blue Devils are seeded No. 7 in Suffolk Division II. The squad will play eight regular season games, split evenly between home and away contest.

The season officially begins with practice on Monday, August 21. New head coach Ron Wilson is planning one or more scrimmages prior to the first game. A four-way scrimmage with Northport, Commack and Walt Whitman will be held on either September 1 or September 2.

Huntington will play its first game on Friday night, September 8 at No. 1 seeded West Islip. The Blue Devils will host West Babylon the following week before traveling to third seeded North Babylon in the third week. Huntington hosts Smithtown East on Saturday, September 30 and fifth seeded Northport on Saturday, October 7.

Huntington plays at Deer Park on Friday night, October 13 in the sixth game of the season before hosting second seeded Half Hollow Hills East on Saturday, October 21. The regular season will conclude on Friday night, October 27 at Copiague.

The Suffolk Division II seeds are as follows: 1. West Islip; 2. Half Hollow Hills East; 3. North Babylon; 4. Bellport; 5. Northport; 6. Centereach; 7. Huntington; 8. Newfield; 9. West Babylon; 10. Deer Park; 11. Smithtown East; 12. Copiague.

The top eight teams will qualify for the playoffs which will begin on Friday, November 3 or Saturday, November 4. The second round of playoffs will be held on Friday, November 10 or Saturday, November 11. The county finals is set for Saturday, November 18 at 12 p.m. at Stony Brook University. The Long Island championship game will be played on Saturday, November 25 at 12 p.m. at Stony Brook.

Huntington High School Principal Brenden Cusack is expected to announce the date of the 2023 Homecoming Day festivities soon. The week will be filled with an assortment of activities.