Bay Shore lost against Ward Melville back in November of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Marauders were beaten by the Patriots 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 506th, while the Patriots are ranked 68th).
Leading Ward Melville to victory were Hudson Philbrick and Joey Benedetto. Philbrick threw for 173 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, while Benedetto rushed for 142 yards and one score on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 76 yards.
Bay Shore's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Ward Melville, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Bay Shore is set to challenge their familiar foe Sachem North at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Ward Melville will face off against rival Walt Whitman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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