Week one of Suffolk County football playoffs certainly didn’t disappoint. Expect the same from week two.
This weekend, we are in the semifinal round of the playoff brackets. The winners get to play each other next week at Stony Brook University for the Suffolk County Championship of their division.
Here are some games that should be exciting and worth getting out to this weekend:
Everything has gone as expected so far in Division One, the top four teams still remain. After defeating Walt Whitman last weekend, the Longwood Lions are heading back down William Floyd Parkway for the second time this season towards Mastic Beach. There the top team in League One awaits them, the William Floyd Colonials. The defending Suffolk County champs are battled tested after working through some early season kinks in the offense. This is one of the oldest rivalries on the Island. Expect an electric game from start to finish Saturday at noon!
In Division Two, Half Hollow Hills East began their season this year with somewhat of a surprise loss to Huntington. Even though Huntington is an extremely talented and tough-nosed team, many predicted Hills East to be nearly unstoppable and untouchable this year. As the wheels turned and the season went on, we are back where we began the season. Hills East went on a fiery streak and will be visited once again by the Huntington Blue Devils this upcoming Saturday at noon. This one will be a dogfight between two really tough teams with seasoned running backs.
The Sayville Golden Flashes have dominated Suffolk Division Three for several years now. East Hampton knocked off a good Islip team last weekend and gets another shot at one of the best football teams and programs on the Island this weekend. While Sayville is dominant year after year, they have a team visiting them that has a lot of momentum behind them and nothing at all to lose. Not many expected this East Hampton squad to make it this far into the playoffs. Can they pull off the upset of year this Friday night at 6:00p.m. at Sayville? Sayville is currently undefeated this season, yet don’t ever completely count out the underdog!
Both Mt. Sinai and Bayport-Blue Point are entering this game with records of 7-2. These two teams faced off just a few weeks back and the game was won by Mt. Sinai by just three points. The Phantoms will head north this Friday evening at 5:00p.m. into Mustang territory to try to put this rivalry away for the season. Check out this game for top-tier defense and two teams that are similar and have much to prove. Bayport wants to hold on to their Suffolk division 4 crown while Mt Sinai wants to show the county that there’s a new big dog on the block. This game may be decided in the final moments of the Fourth quarter again!
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