Column: Underdog Victory!

Obviously the only ones who knew that Smithtown East (2-0) would win the game over Newfield (0-2) was East and their coaches.

Newsday predicted Smithtown East getting crushed by last year's #4 seed, Newfield. Like always, East went out their and showed them they were completely wrong. They kept it close in the first half, but after coming out of the locker room the second half, the team knew it was time to put them away. East would break a 7-7 tie, to lead them to a 30-13 win. The team, led by their powerful offensive line and great running backs, put 390 yards on the ground and had four-rushing touchdowns.


"The line stepped up big," said senior quarterback Michael Porter. Porter is actually one of the big reasons why East won the game. Porter was there in the final moments of the first half when Newfield was driving down field and Porter made a great interception to end the half tied.


"We were getting killed on the drive. So I knew that we needed a big play to keep the game alive, so I saw the ball and made a break on it," added Porter.


For those who have been with East for the past few years, you know that the East team has not been too spectacular. So why is our team all of a sudden great? The answer is simple: the offensive line.

"Our O-Line made huge holes... I just hit them," said senior wing-back and outside linebacker Bobby Whitmarsh. Whitmarsh had a great game on the ground racking up 171 rushing yards and three-touchdowns on only five-carries. This was a huge improvement from last week's game when Bobby fumbled the ball twice. "I told them I'd do better, so I did."

Now that the Bulls are 2-0 they are looking towards their next opponent, Half Hallow Hills East (0-2). "We can't look past them," said Whitmarsh," We have to be ticked that they chose us for their homecoming!"

If East plays with the same amount of intensity of the last two games then they shouldn't be a problem, for us at least. As senior fullback and outside linebacker, Adam Binder says: "They [Half Hallow Hills East] don't know what's coming to them."