The William Floyd Colonials varsity flag football team won their first-ever playoff game.
This is a historic mark for the Colonials, who are led by head coach Ron Krawczyk and assistant coach Thomas Stines. The fact that history was made at home was even sweeter as the Colonials took home the 20-14 victory over Commack the Woodhull Turf Field in the quarterfinals of the Section XI playoff tournament.
William Floyd jumped out to a lead and held that advantage for most of the first half and even into the second half but then found themselves facing a 14-14 tie. Despite the tie they had a chance to score late in the second half and take full command.
They capitalized and never looked back when Savannah Pantry caught her second touchdown of the game with just under a minute left to give the Colonials the lead. Commack’s offense had one final chance to score in the game’s final seconds but was turned away by the stout defense of Floyd.
Pantry added nine receptions for 77 yards along with those two touchdowns. Quarterback Genesis Alfaro threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns to Pantry, while Vinte’ya Rountree had 55 yards of total offense and a rushing touchdown.
On defense, Rountree and Veronica-Sky Williams had nine flag pulls each while Alynah Ramos added eight flag pulls and an interception. Pantry also had an interception to go along with her dominant offensive game.
The Colonials will now travel to face the #1 seed Patchogue in the semifinals of the Section XI playoff tournament this weekend.