Northport gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Huntington Blue Devils with a sharp 27-6 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Among those leading the charge was Enrique Hernandez, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 107 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Tommy Obrien, who picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Northport's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Gio Valenti and Ben Pipolo who racked up all four sacks between them.
Northport will head out to face off against West Islip at 5:50 p.m. on Friday. As for Huntington, they will square off against Newfield at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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