Herricks holds off Manhasset 14-7

The Herricks Highlanders defeated the Manhasset Indians 14-7 on Saturday afternoon. 
Herrick’s defense held Manhasset to a touchdown after taking a 14-0 lead into halftime. 
Herricks’ quarterback Mike Lee threw for 93 passing yards and ran for a touchdown. Herricks’ running back Mike Chase rushed for 61 yards on 13 carries. Herricks’ wide receiver Lou Mangia finished with 57 receiving yards, including a 15 yard touchdown reception to open the scoring. Herrick’s linebacker Mike Scaldaferri led Herrick’s defense with eight tackles. 
Herricks head coach Mike Yoo said the Highlanders played the game like it was a playoff game and praised the defense for securing the victory. 
“The defense has played well all season,” Yoo said. “We started a lot of seniors on the defensive side. We leaned on them and they came up big for us.”
Manhasset head coach Henry Simpkins said penalties and tough field position cost them a chance of winning the game. 
“I think we shot ourselves in the foot,” Simpkins said. “The penalties and bad field position hurt us. We played a pretty decent team and we just came up on the short end of it.”
In the first quarter, Herricks drew first blood as Lee connected with Mangia for a 15-yard touchdown pass on an 80-yard opening drive. 
Lee found Mangia on a post down the middle of the field and Herricks kicker Jason Procops added the extra point to take a 7-0 lead with 3:24 left in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Herricks increased their lead with a two-yard touchdown run by Lee. Following a Manhasset penalty on a Herricks field goal attempt, Herricks was awarded a first down and didn’t hesitate to grab a two-touchdown cushion on Lee’s run. The extra point attempt gave them a 14-0 lead heading into halftime. 
Lee said he got some help from the offensive line, particularly Ben Chase and Albert Lee,  where gave him plenty of time in the pocket. 
“I just followed my blockers and they made a big hole for me,” Lee said. “They definitely gave me time to run. It’s all on them.”  
In the third quarter, Manhasset fullback William Theodoropoulos got them on the board to cut the lead to a touchdown. 
After Herricks was forced to punt on their opening drive to begin the second half, Theodoropoulos blocked the punt and gave Manhasset a chance to attack in the red zone. 
Theodoropoulos rushed for a five-yard touchdown and Manhasset converted on the extra attempt, trimming their deficit to 14-7 with 7:07 left in the third quarter.
On the next drive, Manhasset blocked a field goal attempt and defensive back Jack Totora picked up the ball and ran to their 40-yard line to begin an opportunistic 60-yard drive. 
However, back-to-back 15-yard penalties gave them poor field position and eventually were forced to punt. 
In the fourth quarter, Herricks faked a field goal to give themselves a chance for a two-touchdown lead but Manhasset stopped them from scoring.
Manhasset took over on their own 26-yard line with three minutes left in the game. Mangia intercepted a pass from Manhasset quarterback Sal Mancuso at midfield with 2:47 left to play. 
Mangia said the interception was his most memorable play he made so far in his high school football career.
“It was just a big momentum shifter,” Mangia said. “We really needed to force a turnover on defense to ice the game and we got it.”
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