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Ward Melville Sachem East

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The Sachem East (Farmingville, NY) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Ward Melville (East Setauket, NY) by a score of 34-12.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ward Melville	-	-	-	-	34
Sachem East	-	-	-	-	12

Final score provided by J. Leotardo.

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Game Stats

Ward Melville (22-23)

Ward Melville

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	16	170	.500	21.3	1	1	52	82.8
6	Ethan Burgos (Jr)	0	3	0	.000					39.6
7	Andrew Belli (Sr)	8	13	170	.615	21.3	1	1	52	99.0

Ward Melville

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	28	161	5.8	19	4
4	Hunter Morgan (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0
7	Andrew Belli (Sr)	4	29	7.3	12	2
23	Nick Gaffney 23 (Sr)	14	87	6.2	19	2
33	Griffin Kramer (Jr)	5	30	6.0	8
75	J. Ventimiglia (Jr)	3	12	4.0	7
88	M. Marzovilla (Jr)	1	3	3.0	3

Ward Melville

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	8	170	21.3	52	1
3	Lorenzo Velez (Sr)	2	39	19.5	30	1
4	Hunter Morgan (Sr)	1	-1	-1.0	-1
5	Trevor Murray (Sr)	2	27	13.5	14
9	Jackson Weber (Jr)	1	52	52.0	52
11	Brody Morgan (Jr)	1	40	40.0	40
23	Nick Gaffney 23 (Sr)	1	13	13.0	13

Ward Melville

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	6
3	Lorenzo Velez (Sr)	1
23	Nick Gaffney 23 (Sr)	1
50	Devon Larsen (So)	2
52	Joshua Rettig (Sr)	1
66	Max Behar (Sr)	1

Ward Melville

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	161	170	7	22	360
3	Lorenzo Velez (Sr)		39			39
4	Hunter Morgan (Sr)	0	-1			-1
5	Trevor Murray (Sr)		27			27
7	Andrew Belli (Sr)	29				29
9	Jackson Weber (Jr)		52			52
11	Brody Morgan (Jr)		40		22	62
23	Nick Gaffney 23 (Sr)	87	13	7		107
33	Griffin Kramer (Jr)	30				30
75	J. Ventimiglia (Jr)	12				12
88	M. Marzovilla (Jr)	3				3

Ward Melville

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	161	170	170	331
3	Lorenzo Velez (Sr)			39	39
4	Hunter Morgan (Sr)	0		-1	-1
5	Trevor Murray (Sr)			27	27
7	Andrew Belli (Sr)	29	170		199
9	Jackson Weber (Jr)			52	52
11	Brody Morgan (Jr)			40	40
23	Nick Gaffney 23 (Sr)	87		13	100
33	Griffin Kramer (Jr)	30			30
75	J. Ventimiglia (Jr)	12			12
88	M. Marzovilla (Jr)	3			3

Ward Melville

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	33	15	48	2.0
1	Mike Riccardi (Jr)	3		3
2	Aidan Folkman (Sr)		2	2
3	Lorenzo Velez (Sr)	1		1
21	A. Gregorovius (Jr)	1		1
23	Nick Gaffney 23 (Sr)	2	1	3
24	M. Stellwagen (Sr)	4		4
33	Griffin Kramer (Jr)	3	1	4
34	A. Competello (Jr)		1	1
44	Dan Cosentino (Sr)	2	1	3
46	Cj Ward (Jr)	1		1
50	Devon Larsen (So)		1	1
52	Joshua Rettig (Sr)	4	3	7
53	Dylan Moore (Sr)	1	1	2
54	N. Bergamaschi (Jr)	2		2	1.0
56	Will Marino (Sr)	1	2	3
57	Aiden Clontz (Sr)	2	1	3
66	Max Behar (Sr)	2		2
68	Preston Hickey (Jr)		1	1
74	Pat Vasquez (So)	1		1	1.0
75	J. Ventimiglia (Jr)	3		3

Ward Melville

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	2.0
44	Dan Cosentino (Sr)	1.0
54	N. Bergamaschi (Jr)	1.0

Ward Melville

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	Caus
	Team Totals	2	1	1
2	Aidan Folkman (Sr)	1	1
23	Nick Gaffney 23 (Sr)			1
44	Dan Cosentino (Sr)	1

Ward Melville

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	96	32.0	43	1
55	Ethan Buscaglia (Sr)	3	96	32.0	43	1

Ward Melville

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	7	7.0	7	1	22	22.0	22	29
11	Brody Morgan (Jr)					1	22	22.0	22	22
23	Nick Gaffney 23 (Sr)	1	7	7.0	7					7

Ward Melville

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	4	34
3	Lorenzo Velez (Sr)	1	6		6
7	Andrew Belli (Sr)	2	12		12
11	Brody Morgan (Jr)			4	4
23	Nick Gaffney 23 (Sr)	2	12		12

Ward Melville

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	5	.8					4
11	Brody Morgan (Jr)	4	5	.8					4

Ward Melville

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	4	1	5
3	Lorenzo Velez (Sr)		1	1
7	Andrew Belli (Sr)	2		2
23	Nick Gaffney 23 (Sr)	2		2

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Sachem East (22-23)

Sachem East has not entered stats for this game.

Recap Video

Recap: Ward Melville vs. Sachem East 2022 2:25

Game Story

New York High School Football - Ward Melville knocks off Sachem East

September 9, 2022: Farmingville, NY 11738

The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Ward Melville Patriots (East Setauket, NY) and the host Sachem East (Farmingville, NY), observed Ward Melville's football squad thwart Sachem East by a count of 34-12.

The Patriots now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Longwood for a Section 11 Division I contest on Friday, September 16. Ward Melville will play a Lions squad coming off a 41-12 league win over Patchogue-Medford (Medford, NY). The Lions record now stands at 1-0.

Coming up next, the play the Riverhead Blue Waves (Riverhead, NY) in a Section 11 Division I contest, on Saturday, September 17. Sachem East will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Blue Waves go into the contest with a 1-0 record after their 43-20 league win over Central Islip (Central Islip, NY).

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Players of the Game

Ward Melville (22-23)

Congratulations to #7 Andrew Belli for being selected the Overall Ward Melville Football Player of the Game.

Sachem East (22-23)

Sachem East has not selected any Players of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Ward Melville (22-23)

NY	Section	State Class
79	9	3

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
8-4	5-3	3-2	4-1	1-1	.667	.625	378	223

Sachem East (22-23)

NY	Section	State Class
334	35	17

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
4-5	4-4	0-4	4-1	.444	.500	206	214

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ward Melville	4.5	8.0	8.0	8.0	31.5
Sachem East	5.4	5.8	6.4	7.4	22.9

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Team Stat Comparison

Ward Melville		Sachem East
186.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	-
148.9	Passing Yards Per Game	-
335.1	Total Yards Per Game	-
49.8	Tackles Per Game	-
0.8	Sacks Per Game	-
30.6	Points Per Game	-
20	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Ward Melville		Sachem East	National Avg.
#23 Nick Gaffney 2399.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	-	21.0
#7 Andrew Belli142.8	Passing Yards Per Game	-	51.8
#7 Andrew Belli192.8	Total Yards Per Game	-	37.0
#33 Griffin Kramer5.7	Tackles Per Game	-	2.8
#52 Joshua Rettig0.3	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#23 Nick Gaffney 238.0	Points Per Game	-	2.2
#5 Trevor Murray3	Pancake Blocks	-	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ward Melville	4-1		Sachem East	1-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
TBA	William Floyd	Ward Melville		10/21/22	William Floyd	Sachem East	(L) 34-13
10/15/22	Ward Melville	William Floyd	(L) 38-0	11/5/22	Sachem East	William Floyd	(L) 45-8
11/12/22	Ward Melville	William Floyd	(W) 14-7
9/24/22	Ward Melville	Commack	(W) 41-21	10/8/22	Commack	Sachem East	(L) 28-21
9/30/22	Sachem North	Ward Melville	(W) 60-26	9/24/22	Sachem North	Sachem East	(L) 19-18
10/8/22	Riverhead	Ward Melville	(W) 48-0	9/17/22	Sachem East	Riverhead	(W) 14-7

Record Breakdown

Ward Melville (22-23)		S Sachem East (22-23)
8-4	Overall	4-5
5-3	League	4-4
0-0	Non-League	0-0
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
4-1	Common Opponent	1-4
3-2	Home	0-4
4-1	Away	4-1
1-1	Neutral	0-0
3-1	Playoff	0-1
8-4	In-State	4-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0