{"id":122110,"date":"2024-09-16T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/?p=122110"},"modified":"2024-09-16T15:27:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T19:27:28","slug":"blue-waves-open-football-season-with-come-from-behind-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2024\/09\/122110\/blue-waves-open-football-season-with-come-from-behind-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Waves open football season with come-from-behind win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After an offseason where everything seemed to go wrong, Riverhead righted the football ship\u00a0Friday night\u00a0with a come-from-behind 19-14 road win over Central Islip. This year&#8217;s coaching staff had already come to terms with losing six of seven promising sophomores from last year\u2019s team to transfers \u2013 including the starting quarterback. A short roster means certain players need to play both offense and defense during games. Throw in that Central Islip chose to host its homecoming on the first week of the season \u2014 because they were playing the underdog Blue Waves \u2014 that&#8217;s a sign of <a href=\"http:\/\/In an offseason where everything seemingly went wrong, Riverhead righted the ship on Friday night at Central Islip High School. The offseason was a tumultuous one, with the coaching staff having to come to terms with losing six of seven promising sophomores from last year\u2019s team to transfers \u2013 including their starting quarterback. Low interest in playing football turned into certain players needing to play both offense and defense during the game. Throw in that Central Islip chose to host homecoming on the first week of the season because it was against Riverhead, that tells you everything you need to know. There wasn\u2019t much hope for this season but trailing 14-7 with five minutes left in the game, Riverhead emerged from the ashes. It was an effort that could make former players in the golden era proud. To that point, things were going against them, whenever a good drive was coming together, a penalty brought the play back. They scored twice in the first half but each of them were called back for a penalty. Riverhead put the ball in the hands of their center last year, Karter Doyle, who was now the team\u2019s defacto quarterback. He slimmed down from last year but the quarterback experiment was still very much a question mark. This was his first year ever playing quarterback. \u201cThe original goal for me was to play running back coming into camp,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cThey asked me to step in to play quarterback and I just took the job and never looked back. Studied the playbook, studied the film and memorized everything. But everyone knows a quarterback is nothing without their offensive line. I thought they did a great job today.\u201d With five minutes remaining, the coaching staff put the ball in Doyle\u2019s hands to try to go down and tie the football game. Riverhead was finding success in the running game whether it was Nate Nentwich from the running back position, who had 70 yards on 11 carries or Doyle keeping it himself. Doyle racked up 108 yards on the ground.  On the first play of that drive a designed quarterback keeper drifted Doyle over to the sideline and he earned five yards before taking a hard hit to the stomach. He only sat out one play and hopped back into the saddle. Kevin Qualey got a few run plays to move the sticks before Doyle eventually punched it in for his second rushing touchdown of the day from 15 yards out, leaving just one minute remaining on the clock. Riverhead decided to go with an extra point field goal to try to bring it to overtime. \u201cAfter talking to the coaches we felt good about just kicking the extra point there instead of going for two,\u201d head coach Ed Grassman said. \u201cWe had faith in our kicking game and we felt like they were really tiring down and that we would win in overtime.\u201d That plan took a left turn and the kick was blocked, leaving Riverhead trailing, 14-13.  \u201cI saw the kids walking off the field dejected like they just lost the game,\u201d Grassman said. \u201cI was like hey we still have three timeouts guys. This game is not over. Coach McCormick looked over to me and said \u2018we\u2019re winning this game.\u2019\u201d Three straight plays went nowhere for Central Islip on the ensuing possession including a monster sack by Kayvon Dennis to make it fourth down and long. With timeouts called after every down, Riverhead was left with 47 seconds to play that dwindled down to 40 after the punt went out of bounds. Riverhead finally had its chance with no timeouts and 45 yards left to go. On the first play of the drive Doyle dropped back and connected with Qualey on an out route. He sprinted toward the sideline, trying to get out of bounds and conserve time on the clock. But at the last second he changed his mind and cut back inside. \u201cCoach told us get out of bounds and stop the clock,\u201d Qualey said. \u201cI looked up and saw one guy to beat in an open field. I trusted myself to be able to do that and get in the endzone.\u201d Qualey put his defender on ice and it was a sprint to the finish from there and nobody was going to catch him. \u201cI'm not gunna lie my hands were shaking going into that last drive,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cI\u2019ve never had that much pressure on me for anything. When I saw that he was that wide open on the route I had to get him the ball. KQ took care of the rest.\u201d Qualey sprinted around the field following the touchdown with the ball stretched out to the sky, his teammates chasing him, trying to congratulate the junior on potentially winning the game. Qualey was the only sophomore from last year\u2019s team that stayed. It was only fitting that he scored the game-winning touchdown. \u201cWe respect the decisions my classmates made and we wish them the best wherever they went,\u201d Qualey said. \u201cOur focus through camp has always been trust in the guys that we have here. We can only control what we can control.\u201d Riverhead is 1-0 with the 19-14 victory over Central Islip. The result did all the talking. But it can\u2019t stop there, Riverhead will need this momentum to carry over into next week against Commack. \u201cWe definitely have things to work on and we\u2019re hard workers here,\u201d Qualey said. \u201cBut I believe we\u2019re going to get better every week and have a strong season.\u201d\">the low expectations for the season. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But none of that mattered on Friday. Trailing 14-7 with five minutes left in the game, Riverhead emerged from the ashes. It was an effort that could make former players from <a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2024\/09\/121982\/building-a-bright-future-for-riverhead-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the golden era<\/a> proud. Up to that point, the tide was running against them \u2014 whenever a good drive was coming together, a penalty killed to momentum. Riverhead had two first-half scores called back due to penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blue Waves put the ball in the hands of last year&#8217;s center, Karter Doyle, who is this year&#8217;s quarterback, his first season playing the position. He slimmed down from last year but the switch from snapper to signal caller was very much a question mark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe original goal for me was to play running back coming into camp,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cThey asked me to step in to play quarterback and I just took the job and never looked back. Studied the playbook, studied the film and memorized everything. But everyone knows a quarterback is nothing without their offensive line. I thought they did a great job today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the coaching staff put the ball in Doyle\u2019s hands to try to  tie the game. Riverhead was finding success on the ground from both running back Nate Nentwich, who notched 70 yards on 11 carries, and Doyle, who racked up 108 rushing yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the first play of the drive, a designed quarterback keeper drifted Doyle over to the sideline for a five yard gain before he took a hard hit to the stomach. He only sat out one play and hopped back into the lineup. Kevin Qualey got a few runs to move the sticks before Doyle eventually punched it in from 15 yards out for his second rushing touchdown of the day,  leaving Riverhead down by a point with just one minute remaining on the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter talking to the coaches we felt good about just kicking the extra point there instead of going for two,\u201d head coach Ed Grassman said. \u201cWe had faith in our kicking game and we felt like they were really tiring down and that we would win in overtime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That plan took a left turn when the kick was blocked, leaving Riverhead trailing, 14-13.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI saw the kids walking off the field dejected like they just lost the game,\u201d Grassman said. \u201cI was like &#8216;hey we still have three timeouts guys. This game is not over.&#8217; Coach McCormick looked over to me and said \u2018we\u2019re winning this game.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three offensive snaps went nowhere for Central Islip on the ensuing possession, which ended with a monster sack by Kayvon Dennis to make it fourth and long. With timeouts called after every down, Riverhead was left with 47 seconds to play that dwindled down to 40 after the punt went out of bounds. 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1800w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Unknown-1-6-918x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1882&#038;ssl=1 1882w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2100\" data-id=\"122113\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/?attachment_id=122113\" data-url=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Unknown-1-6-918x1024.jpeg\" data-width=\"1882\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/Unknown-1-6-918x1024.jpeg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On the first play of the drive, Doyle dropped back and connected with Qualey on an out route. He sprinted toward the sideline, trying to get out of bounds and conserve time. But at the last second he changed his mind and cut back inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCoach told us get out of bounds and stop the clock,\u201d Qualey said. \u201cI looked up and saw one guy to beat in an open field. I trusted myself to be able to do that and get in the endzone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qualey got past the defender and it was a sprint to the end zone from there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m not gunna lie, my hands were shaking going into that last drive,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cI\u2019ve never had that much pressure on me for anything. When I saw that he was that wide open on the route I had to get him the ball. KQ took care of the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qualey sprinted around the field following the score with the ball stretched out to the sky, his teammates chasing him.  The only sophomore from last year\u2019s team who returned this season, it was only fitting that Qualey scored the game-winning touchdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe respect the decisions my classmates made and we wish them the best wherever they went,\u201d Qualey said. \u201cOur focus through camp has always been trust in the guys that we have here. We can only control what we can control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riverhead is off to a solid start with the opening victory. But it can\u2019t stop there and the will need this momentum to carry over into next week against Commack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe definitely have things to work on and we\u2019re hard workers here,\u201d Qualey said. \u201cBut I believe we\u2019re going to get better every week and have a strong season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After an offseason where everything seemed to go wrong, Riverhead righted the football ship\u00a0Friday night\u00a0with a come-from-behind 19-14 road win over Central Islip. This year&#8217;s coaching staff had already come to terms with losing six of seven promising sophomores from last year\u2019s team to transfers \u2013 including the starting quarterback. 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