By John Schiano
MaxPreps.com
Doug Tripp caught a 6-yard pass from Eric Tripp with 10 seconds to play to take the lead and then sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a safety on the day’s final play as Glen Cove scored a 33-27 upset Bethpage in a Section III Conference III football game Saturday.
Eric Tripp finished 14-for-21 for 133 yards and two touchdown passes to go with 42 yards and two TDs on the ground. He also made a 30-yard interception return for a score on defense.
Glen Cove improved to 4-2 while handing Bethpage its first loss of the season.
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* Seaford, just 50 seconds away from its first loss in six starts this season, got a strip, takeaway and 30-yard TD return from sophomore linebacker Ryan Metas to pull out an improbable 7-6 victory over Roosevelt (5-1). Roosevelt was on the brink of victory moments earlier as Mansur Wajid picked off a throw with just more than a minute remaining.
* Stephen Jahelka ran for 205 yards and two touchdowns as Garden City beat New Hyde Park, 35-14, to give coach Tom Flatley his 200th win in 24 seasons.
* Randy Tillman, who ran for 215 yards, scored on a 2-yard carry with 4:17 left, lifting unbeaten Harborfields to a 22-15 win over Kings Park.
* Riverhead's overcame Ian Braddish’s 85-yard return of the opening kickoff to earn a 34-13 victory over West Islip as Miguel Maysonet carried 30 times for 316 yards and scored all the points on five TDs and a pair of two-point conversions.
* Brentwood junior QB Alex Corporan ran for two TDs and threw for three, including an 18-yard pass to Gabriel Manzuota in overtime, to down previously unbeaten Northport, 34-27.
* William Floyd ran its winning streak to 39 by cruising past Sachem North, 30-6. With Floyd clinging to a 14-6 lead, junior Jarel Johnson intercepted a pass midway through the fourth quarter to stop a drive and set up Steve Murphy's 30-yard TD pass to Jesse Kelly.
* Terrell Williams' third TD of the game and 18th of the season was a 101-yard interception return as Hempstead earned a 27-7 triumph against Freeport to leave both teams 5-1.
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* In Section V, Casey Vogl's second short touchdown run of the game, a 3-yard plunge, late in the fourth quarter set up by a fumble recovery, carried Aquinas to a 21-14 victory over McQuaid. Vogl rushed 30 times for 135 yards for the defending state champions, who have won 20 consecutive games.
* Senior Travis Fenstermaker went 11-for-15 for 223 yards and four TDs for LeRoy in a 41-19 win over Hornell.
* Freshman Chris Nevinger ran 26 times for for 226 yards and four touchdowns as Letchworth overwhelmed Marcus Whitman, 50-18.
* Greece Athena senior Dwayne Cunningham ran for 172 yards and a TD on 20 carries in a 45-0 blitzing of Irondequoit. Joe Trimboli was 7-of-8 on passes for 95 yards and two TDs for the Trojans.
* Marshall sophomore Ashton Broyld threw three TD passes and scored twice on long runs as the Jurists sent Gates Chili to its second straight loss, 44-21. Broyld’s 7-yard throw to Eddie Jackson gave the Jurists the lead for good at 22-14, and he went on to a 19-of-28 night passing for 216 yards and ran for another 158.
* Senior Jeff Stanton (eight receptions for 117 yards and three TDs) caught a 20-yard TD pass from junior Duell Smith to lift Hilton to a 54-48 overtime win over Edison. Smith completed 13 of 22 passes for 216 yards and four touchdowns; counterpart Joe Hlywa completed 22 of 34 passes for 429 yards – No. 2 all-time in Section V.
* In Section I, Mahopac quarterback Tim Taps' two-point conversion pass with 11 seconds remaining to play fell incomplete, preserving Carmel's 35-33 win. The Indians blocked a field-goal attempt with 1:10 to go and then drove to a 1-yard Justin Autera TD run to cut the margin to 35-33. Carmel junior R.J. Krauss rushed for 206 yards.
* Fox Lane picked off Eastchester in Class A, 34-26, to clinch a postseason spot and knock the Eagles out. Jesse Hunt completed 16 of 25 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns for the Foxes as they recovered from deficits of 12-0 and 20-6.
* Tuckahoe got a 24-yard TD pass from Anthony Gentile to Richard Bray with 1:40 to play to fend off Bronxville, 14-12. The win was the 100th for John D'Arco in 17 seasons at Eastchester and Tuckahoe.
* In Section II, Mark Ambrosio threw for 139 yards and rushed for 58 as Shaker pulled off a 17-7 upset of previously unbeaten Schenectady. Ambrosio, who was 7-of-11 on passes, ran 39 yards to the end zone in the fourth quarter for the game-clinching score.
* Schuylerville fell behind by 10-0 before roaring back for a 49-23 victory against Cambridge. Brad Lyon rushed 12 times for 188 yards, and Claeton Corsetti's 91-yard kickoff return wrapped up the win.
* In a game that will help shape the Class C picture in Section III, Westmoreland upset Cazenovia, 23-20, as senior Nick Matwijec pulled down an interception in the end zone with five seconds to go to foil a 93-yard Cazenovia drive. Westmoreland rallied from a 13-0 deficit and took the lead for good as Justin Becker (24 carries, 122 yards) scored on runs of 29 and 6 yards. T.J. Losowski kicked a 42-yard field goal early for the margin of victory.
* Syracuse Henninger won at Rome Free Academy for the first time since 1979, securing a 30-28 victory sealed by Kihary Blue's 65-yard scoring strike to Donte Gage late in the fourth quarter. Blue finished 12-for-14 for 196 yards and three TDs.
* Defending state Class C champion Bishop Ludden pushed its winning streak to 19 with a 54-37 win against Hannibal. Rick Montgomery blocked a punt and returned it 33 yards to start a 28-point second quarter that included two TD passes by John Rooney (4-for-7, 99 yards and three TDs).
* Clay Ardoin ran 24 times for 221 yards and four TDs as Dolgeville beat Utica Notre Dame, 42-14. Ardoin scored twice in the first 12:04 for a 14-0 lead.
* In Section VI, Kevin Chillis scored five times during a 26-carry, 429-yard performance as Buffalo McKinley routed Burgard, 40-14. Chillis, who began the season as a receiver, ran for 254 yards a week earlier against Hutch-Tech.
* New York Class AA front-runner Orchard Park continued to impress with a 47-6 romp over Niagara-Wheatfield. Kyle Hoppy (8-for-10, 127 yards) threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more.
* Grand Island's Alex Neutz made eight catches for 229 yards and three TDs and also scored on a 33-yard interception return to beat Niagara Falls, 36-0.
* In Section IX, Nick Finger ran for 289 yards and two touchdowns to lead Millbrook past Liberty, 30-20.
* In Section X, Class A Indian River rolled to a 53-25 victory against Class C Ogdensburg Free Academy on the strength of Andre Green’s 18 carries for 220 yards and three TDs in his second game back from a back injury.
John Schiano, who has written about high school sports in western and central New York for more than 25 years, covers New York for MaxPreps. He may be reached at johnschianosports@gmail.com.
