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Newfield . . . . . . .32 North Babylon . . .6 By Bill landon
Elijah Riley stole the show Saturday. The Newfield football team continued its winning ways when the Wolverines defeated North Babylon, 32-6, in the semifinal round of the Division II playoffs Saturday. And the Wolverines wasted no time hitting the scoreboard. Riley, a senior wide receiver, scored his first of three touchdowns on the afternoon on a hand-off, where he broke to the right sideline and took off for the end zone, covering 60 yards along the way. Through swirling wind,
senior kicker Jacob VanEssendelft split the uprights and Newfield took an early 7-0 lead. North Babylon was unable to answer, and the team’s defense couldn’t stop senior quarterback Ryan Klemm, who went to the air, finding senior tight end Austin Gubelman over the middle. On a second effort, Gubelman found the end zone for the score, and with the extra-point attempt wide left, helped put his team out in front 13-0 with 6:20 left in the opening quarter. “We expected a very tough opponent — our defensive line started off with a big push on every play, it’s all on the defensive line,” Gubelman said. “[But] we didn’t play up to our best ability. We’re going to have to step it up with a good week of practice and we’re going to have to focus to FOOTBALL continued on page A8
Photos by Bill Landon
at top, Elijah Riley reaches for more yards. above, Justin ottenwalder drags a tackler as he rushes downfield with the ball.