East Islip WR Matt McIntee takes the handoff to the skin towards East Islip for a giant acquire in a Suffolk Division III soccer recreation on Friday at Westhampton.
Credit score: George A Faella
Westhampton Seaside quarterback Will Gambino rolled to his proper and away from strain together with his staff trailing by three with two seconds left in a back-and-forth soccer recreation.
Gambino launched his thirty third move from his personal 45 yard-line deep down the Westhampton sideline. However the participant on the receiving finish was defensive again Matt McIntee, who made the interception contained in the East Islip 10 to seal a 23-20 win over host Westhampton in Suffolk Division III.
Anthony Mariani drilled a 25-yard discipline aim into the wind with 9:15 left to place East Islip up 23-20. Westhampton missed three discipline objectives, together with a 26-yarder with 3:39 left within the recreation.
“This was going to be a giant take a look at for us,” stated East Islip coach Sal J. Ciampi. “We had been going to search out out simply precisely what sort of soccer staff we’ve got right here.”
Ciampi’s offense is a mixture of pace and energy. The road moved individuals off the ball as East Islip rushed for 225 yards on 40 carries Friday night time. Quarterback Thomas Costarelli accomplished 10 of 18 passes for 142 yards and one rating. He was in a position to bounce again after throwing a pick-6 within the second quarter.
Westhampton took a 20-14 with 5:35 left within the third quarter when Gambino discovered Heath Sumwalt for a 27-yard landing move. The scoring strike got here on a third-and-11 as Gambino stepped up within the pocket and averted heavy strain. Michael LoRusso tacked on the extra-point.
East Islip had a fast reply.
It drove 80 yards in eight performs, and punctuated the drive with a 9-yard TD run by McIntee to tie it at 20. Aidan McDermott blocked the extra-point kick to maintain the rating tied with 1:54 left within the third.
McDermott additionally blocked a 21-yard discipline aim try on East Islip’s first drive, which Sumwalt scooped up and returned 90 yards for an obvious landing however an inadvertent whistle blew the ball useless and nullified the rating.
Westhampton’s Brody Schaffer missed a 41-yard discipline aim try on the following drive and East Islip took over by itself 20. It marched 80 yards in 12 performs as Costarelli threw a 3-yard landing move to Matt Ferraro. Mariani added the kick and East Islip led 7-0 with 8:17 left within the half.
Westhampton responded with a nine-play, 92-yard scoring drive capped by 1-yard run by Nolan Michalowski. Brody Schaffer added the kick to tie it at 7 with 5:44 left. Gambino discovered Kevin Smith for 33 and 34 yards to arrange the tying rating.
The Hurricanes protection got here up with the subsequent massive play. Michalowski jumped a slant route and returned the interception 23 yards for a landing to present Westhampton a 13-7 lead with 4:57 left. The additional-point was blocked.
East Islip answered with a seven-play, 69-yard scoring drive to regain the lead. Ryan Parker scored over left deal with on a 5-yard run and Mariani gave East Islip the 14-13 lead 1:58 left. Costarelli accomplished 4 of 4 passes for 41 yards on the collection.
Westhampton drove to the East Islip 26 earlier than Sebastian Regis bullied his manner into the backfield and sacked Gambino for a 7-yard loss. Schaffer tried a 50-yard discipline aim with the wind at his again that got here up quick.
“We had our alternatives and we did not capitalize,” stated Westhampton Seaside coach Brian Schaumloffel. “Hats off to East Islip they performed powerful and bodily.”