Long Island football's Gridiron Greats for Week 1
Bayport-Blue Point quarterback Brady Clark cuts back and picks up extra yardage during a Suffolk Division IV football game against host Mt. Sinai on Friday. Credit: Peter Frutkoff
Tommy Azzara, Smithtown East: He passed for 237 yards and four touchdowns in a 57-6 win over Copiague.
Brady Clark, Bayport-Blue Point: The senior quarterback threw a school-record five touchdown passes and completed eight of 10 passes for 220 yards in a 48-6 win over Mount Sinai. He also rushed nine times for 115 yards and a score.
Korey Duff, Jr., St. Anthony’s: The 6-5 junior wide receiver caught six passes for 202 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 36-10 win over Chaminade. In addition to the TD passes – which went 47 and 63 yards – he had a 45-yard reception to set up another Friars score.
Andrew Eaton, Sachem North: He completed eight of 10 passes for 160 yards and two scores in a 35-10 win over Commack. He also rushed for 52 yards and a score and added two interceptions.
Joseph Filardi, Half Hollow Hills West: The sophomore threw for five touchdowns and returned a fumble for a score in a 47-31 win over East Islip
Matt Ferraro, Islip: He had four receptions for 102 yards and two scores, including the 54-yard TD with 57 seconds to go for the 35-28 win over Comsewogue. He also had an 86-yard kickoff return for a TD and an interception with 32 seconds to go to seal the victory.
Josh McCarthy, Port Washington: He threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns on 10 of 18 passing and ran for 117 yards and two scores in a 40-36 win over Freeport. His 9-yard TD run off a botched snap on a field goal attempt with three seconds left gave Port the come-from-behind win
Daiyaan Mir, Valley Stream South: He rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries in a 41-7 win over Carle Place/Wheatley.
Terrance Robinson, Longwood: He rushed for 170 yards and three first-half touchdowns on 19 carries in a 41-12 win over Patchogue-Medford.
Kevin Smith, Westhampton: He had 11 catches for 101 yards and two scores in a 34-30 win over Deer Park. He also had 122 return yards.
Jakkai Stith, Hempstead: He rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries and threw for another score in a 19-13 win over Oceanside. His scramble on fourth-and-six late in the fourth quarter gave Hempstead the game-icing first down.
Ryan Thier, Mepham: He rushed nine times for 97 yards and a score and added 11 tackles in a 29-6 win over Elmont.
Dante Torres, St. Anthony’s: The senior quarterback was 20-for-26 passing for 371 yards and four touchdowns and ran for a 1-yard score in a 36-10 win over Chaminade. The Fordham commit had TD passes of 47 and 63 yards to Korey Duff Jr. and 18 and 30 yards to Jaeden Jenkins.
Jake Tripptree, Sayville: He threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns in a 48-20 win over Hauppauge.
Kaeden West, Comsewogue: The quarterback accounted for 310 all-purpose yards and three total touchdowns in a 35-28 loss to Islip.
Gregg Sarra is Newsday's high school sports editor and has been on the beat since the mid-1980s.
