Nov 26, 2012 4:37 PM
No one expected the Westhampton Beach football team to make the Suffolk County Division III Championship for a second straight year. The Hurricanes were ranked in the preseason to finish fifth and, after a couple of tough losses during the regular season, it was doubtful that the Hurricanes would even make the playoffs.
Westhampton Beach surprised everyone, though, when it upset Miller Place, 19-14, in the county semifinal game on November 17 to reach the finals and force a rematch with Sayville for the county title. On Sunday, the Hurricanes finally met their match, as they lost, 36-7, to Sayville in the Suffolk County Division III Championship at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium at Stony Brook University.
The victory gave Sayville its second consecutive county title and its sixth since 1998. The... more
Westhampton Beach surprised everyone, though, when it upset Miller Place, 19-14, in the county semifinal game on November 17 to reach the finals and force a rematch with Sayville for the county title. On Sunday, the Hurricanes finally met their match, as they lost, 36-7, to Sayville in the Suffolk County Division III Championship at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium at Stony Brook University.
The victory gave Sayville its second consecutive county title and its sixth since 1998. The... more
