The Half Hollow Hills West Colts will face off against the Rocky Point Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Half Hollow Hills West knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Rocky Point likes a good challenge.
Half Hollow Hills West's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Harborfields 58-0 at home. Fans of the Colts have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Joseph Filardi, who threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Anthony Raio was Filardi's top target, picking up 155 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Half Hollow Hills West wouldn't let Harborfields keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jerrel Jenkins, Jayden Smith, and Christian Alfaro picked up one apiece. Gurneal Parhar was another major factor on D, making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Half Hollow Hills West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a win for Rocky Point just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 34-7 loss at the hands of Hauppauge. Rocky Point hasn't had much luck with Hauppauge recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Half Hollow Hills West's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Rocky Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Half Hollow Hills West against Rocky Point in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as the team secured a 42-7 win. In that matchup, Half Hollow Hills West amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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