The East Hampton-Bridgehampton-Pierson Bonackers are taking a road trip to take on the Half Hollow Hills West Colts at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Half Hollow Hills West is hoping to do what Eastport-South Manor couldn't on Saturday: put an end to East Hampton-Bridgehampton-Pierson's winning streak, which now stands at three games. East Hampton-Bridgehampton-Pierson breezed by Eastport-South Manor to the tune of 42-7. Given the Bonackers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Sharks are ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Half Hollow Hills West against Comsewogue on Saturday as the squad secured a 49-21 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-14.
Joseph Filardi continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 484 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 16.7 yards per attempt. Jesse Brooks was another key player, picking up 184 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Half Hollow Hills West's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for East Hampton-Bridgehampton-Pierson, their record now sits at 5-3.
East Hampton-Bridgehampton-Pierson suffered a grim 42-20 defeat to Half Hollow Hills West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Filardi, who threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that East Hampton-Bridgehampton-Pierson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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