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PAGE A12 « TIMES OF NORTHPORT « OCTOBER 20, 2005 Homecoming game ends in 28-16 win Dees catches 25-yard TD pass from Bartig and adds 40-yard TD run Tigers on the board. The Bartig extra-point split the BY JOHN WESTERMANN Last Saturday, Northport clobbered Ward Melville 28-0 on the Tiger's muddy home field during a driv- ing fain storm, turning the awful weather into a home-field advantage. Problem was, that storm did- n't stop for one full week, turning the field into a quagmire and playing havoc with high school sched- ules across the Island. Homecoming at Northport was planned for Saturday and moved to Sunday. The opponent this time was the Brentwood Indians, the Brentwood that beat the defending champion Longwood Lions and has lost only to number one ranked William Floyd This is not a team you beat up on in front of returning alumni. Last week Northport coach Kip Lukralle had a plan against Melville in the mud, and it worked. He would need more than that against Brentwood. He would need the Tigers' best game of the year, and he got it. The Indians took the opening kick-off and --- aded by a face- mask call - methodically ground their way down the field. Three yards here, four yards there. first down, first down It looked like the Tigers were in for a long day when Brentwood's James Kuhlmeir burst through the Northport defense for a touchdown, then a two-point conversion Northport needed a long drive, if only to rest their defense. The Tiger offense delivered Senior quarter: back Max Bartig led a smart. careful. ball-control possession to the Brentwood's 26 yard line. On tourth-and five. Northport gambled and Bartig threw deep into the north wind to Mike Dees, who made a leaping catch in the corner of the end-zone to put the uprights. The inspired Tigerdefense stiffened, and stuffed a - fourth-down try. Brentwood got flustered and sput- tered. Joe Patrone, Dillon Yanson, Tom King, Talal Kirmani, Craig Dowd, Andrew Englebert, Brian - Haber and Brian Newel! established physical domi- | nance in the middle of the field. Bartig ran 40 yards for another touchdown and the happy halftime pro- | cession of Mustang convertibles wound its way past - a scoreboard that showed the Tigers ahead 14-8. A 40-yard touchdown dash by Dees on the first | drive of the second half put Brentwood in a deep hole, and pressured thetentative Indianoffense, forc- ing them uncomfortably to the air. Kuhlmeir scored | just once more on a 35-yard touchdown ramble through too many missed Tiger tackles. The hectic fourth quarter saw Haber run for a | three-yard touchdown, and one last gasp for the visi- tors, Brentwood grinding it out into the wind. The last drive stalled when Dowd drilled an Indian receiver to break up a pass at the Northport 10-yard line. Then, in the defensive play of the game, Yanson perfectly timed a blitz up the middle and sacked the hapless quarterback. Haber rushed for 104 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries in the upset victory. He also recovered a - fumble. Dees ran for 90 yards and Bartig for 85. King and Kirmani paced the Northport defense with seven tackles each. With their playoffs hopes alive, Northport takes their winning record (3-2) on the road to Lindenhurst on Friday night, October 21 at 7 pm. Quarterback Max Bartig runs for a large gain to help Northport defeat Brentwood 28-16 on homecoming. Photo by Nino Ruisi Tigers claw past Sachem North in OT, 1-0 BY ROBERTLEUNER Colleen Callahan's tip off a Kerry Brenner shot at 3:31 in overtime was the difference as the Northport Tigers defeated Sachem North 1-0 in an excit- ing Division 1 field hockey match this past Monday The win improved Northport's record to 2-11-1 (2-6-1) and brought them back into a possible playoff bid. Sachem North fell to 4-3-2 (3-2-2). \It was agreat game to watch and a great game to coach,\ said Northport to ean mh wen a a ais e oe ihe SM cate eutinmnnt head coach Deb Ferry. \It was huge. We have three more big games starting with Ward Melville this Friday then Newfreld and Walt Whitman. We still have a chance to make the playoffs.\ Although the Tigers started slow, their momentum grew thanks to some spectacular play in net by senior goal- keeper J.J. Digah. Just minutes into the game the Golden Arrows broke through the Northport defense with a two-on-one opportunity but failed to capitalize when Kristen Capece shot Ans bru ine inate wide of the cage. Diah came up big later on witha great kick save to thwart another Sachem scoring attempt. The Tigers seemed to awaken their offense, a source of frustration all sea- son. Leading up to the Sachem match Northport had managed just two goals - in 13 games. Kerry Brenner rifled a | shot that should have found the back of of Sachem goalie Katie Burbige. - Although Northport had assumed com- mand of the game by halftime, they had yet to score. -_. Ferry's message at halftime was to . urge her troops to be careful during the - first five minutes of the second half. She needn't have worried. The Tigers | came out the way they finished the first f - half, which was aggressive, especially _ in the offensive zone. Yet scoring opportunities eluded the M Tigers several times as the ball rolled past the Sachem goal without a Tiger to drive it home. Flurties in front of the R Sachem cage proved equally frustrat- ing as the Flaming Arrows defense managed to stick the bail away. - Callahan missed a golden opportunity carly when she maneuvered between -' the Sachem defense only to be turned - away by Burbige. Mcanwhile, Northport's defense was keeping Sachem at bay. Heather ~Anderson, in particular was-exception- Northport's Colleen Callahan fights for the bell in front of Sachemn's goal. The Tigers . carfiodphytosmtdoomhpammbfldmhwm al in sweeping away the ball from Sachem attackers and keeping the ball from reaching Dish. Later, Diah kept Northport's Kerry Brenner gets a hug for her shot on goal which was tapped in by Colleen Callahan. the Flaming Arrows off the board with a wonderful kick save to the side. With the score 0-0 at the end of reg- ulation, the two teams readied for a fast and furious overtime. Northport's per- severance finally paid off when Brenner's free hit was tipped by Callahan who was resting to the right of the cage. \It feels good to finally get some goals and a win,\ said Callahan. \We needed it.\
