Blue Devils Try to Make it Three Straight Wins

The Huntington varsity boys’ basketball team quickly put a season opening loss at Rocky Point behind it, beating West Babylon (58-54) and Central Islip (65-38) at home. The Blue Devils host Babylon on Friday night at 6:15 p.m. as they try to make it three wins in a row.

Against West Babylon, Huntington jumped out to a 14-8 first quarter lead, which was extended to 33-19 by halftime. But the Eagles rallied in the second half, outscoring the Blue Devils, 35-25 to make the final score close.

Jordan Thorbourne led Huntington with 14 points. Shamell Spratley had 13 points, including four three-pointers. Nick Normoyle added 12 points and Justin D’Eloia had eight points. Shariff Penalo score six points, James Vohs dropped a three-pointer and Nick Plachta had two points.

Against Central Islip last Saturday afternoon, Huntington again jumped out to a big lead. The Blue Devils outscored the Musketeers in the first quarter, 24-10 and led at halftime by 38-15. Huntington continued to play well in the second half, outscoring Central Islip, 27-23 to close out the victory.

Thorbourne led the team with 15 points and eight rebounds. D’Eloia added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Spratley had 10 points, including a pair of three-pointers. Normoyle had six points and Penalo and Vohs both scored four points. Jermine Campbell, Thomas Kline, George Mueger, Jesse Perez, James Ruthkowski and Plachta all scored two points each.

Huntington is coached by Peter Lipka, who is assisted by Andrew D’Eloia.