Ward Melville and Sachem North battled all game but in the end the Patriots came away with a hard fought team win 21-14.
The Patriots got the scoring started when Joe Benedetto scored from inside the 10 yard line to give them a 7-0 first quarter lead. Benedetto went on to carry the ball 18 times for 101 yards on the day. Ward Melville was up 14-0 before Sachem North punched one in before the half on a passing touchdown.
They went to the air again to tie the game at 14 in the 3rd but Ward Melville played tight defense in the second half and Hudson Philbrick put the game away with a late touchdown pass to seal the victory.
Captain Joe Massaro led the defense as he had 9 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, one sack and one pressure.
Ward Melville will take on Sachem East this Friday Night.