Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Ward Melville walked away with it. They had just enough and edged out the William Floyd Colonials 31-28. This was a revenge game for the Patriots: when they faced off against the Colonials back in October, they had to take a 28-21 loss.
Ward Melville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Joey Benedetto out in front who rushed for 98 yards and a pair of scores, and also picked up 46 receiving yards and one TD. Hudson Philbrick was another key signal caller, throwing for 230 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Despite the loss, William Floyd still got an impressive performance from Jaquan Thomas, who rushed for 210 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 158 yards and one touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes. Thomas is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 124 every time he's taken the field this season. 119 of Thomas' passing yards were hauled in by Evan Commodore.
Patriots
| 11/21/25 vs William Floyd | 31-28 |
| 11/14/25 vs Sachem North | 42-7 |
| 11/07/25 vs Brentwood | 56-27 |
| 10/31/25 vs Sachem East | 35-0 |
| 10/25/25 @ Brentwood | 42-20 |
The victory was the fifth in a row for Ward Melville, bringing their record up to 10-1. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.8 points. As for William Floyd, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 10-1.
Coming up, Ward Melville will square off against Massapequa on Friday. The Patriots will need to watch out since the Chiefs have now posted at least 31 points in their last five contests. William Floyd does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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