The Harborfields Tornadoes are on the road again on Saturday to play the Half Hollow Hills West Colts at 1:00 p.m.
Harborfields is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 21-12 to Eastport-South Manor on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Half Hollow Hills West put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Hauppauge, posting a 47-17 victory on the road. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Eagles are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joseph Filardi had a dynamite game for Half Hollow Hills West, rushing for 112 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 202 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10 passing. Filardi's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Christian Alfaro was another major influence, as he rushed for 123 yards and ran in a TD.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Half Hollow Hills West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Half Hollow Hills West's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Mason Reisch was the leader with two. Another thorn in Hauppauge's side was Gurneal Parhar, who made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Harborfields dropped their record down to 0-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Half Hollow Hills West, their record is now 3-0.
Harborfields came up short against Half Hollow Hills West in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 12-0. Can Harborfields avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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