Two Town Teams, One Thursday: Lindenhurst and West Babylon Play for a Spot in the County Final |
Lindenhurst upset Sachem East 4–1 and West Babylon, back in the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade, got past East Islip. Plus: Lindenhurst outlasts North Babylon 45–40, and the rest of the week across the Town’s eight high schools. |
HOMETOWN SPORTS
On Thursday, two Town of Babylon boys soccer teams play for a spot in a Suffolk County final. One of them had not been to the playoffs in almost ten years.
Boys soccer · Lindenhurst. Seeded fifth in Suffolk Class AAA, Lindenhurst beat fourth-seeded Sachem East 4–1 in Monday’s quarterfinal. Senior captain Gail Roquez Guerrero scored twice, according to Newsday, as summarized by Patch. The Bulldogs are 11–6 after a rough start, with an attack that also leans on the Lombardo twins and Anthony Rodriguez. Next: at top-seeded Brentwood, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2:30 PM, according to the Section XI bracket.
Boys soccer · West Babylon. Section XI marked the Eagles’ return to the postseason on Oct. 20, their first playoff berth in nearly a decade. Seeded fourth in Class AA, West Babylon hosted East Islip on Monday and advanced, the bracket shows. Next: at top-seeded Huntington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 PM. Both county finals are Sunday, Nov. 1, at Patchogue-Medford High School.
Also in boys soccer: Amityville, the No. 2 seed in Class A, beat Mount Sinai on Saturday and hosted East Hampton in Tuesday’s semifinal. Babylon, seeded third in Class B, played at Mattituck on Tuesday. Both Class A and B finals are Friday, Oct. 30, at Harborfields High School. North Babylon (at Sachem North) and Deer Park (at Hauppauge) were eliminated in Friday’s first round.
Football · Lindenhurst 45, North Babylon 40. The Town’s game of the weekend came Saturday in Lindenhurst, where the Bulldogs won their third straight to reach 3–4. North Babylon is 4–3, according to MaxPreps.
Elsewhere on Friday, Copiague won 38–7 at Deer Park to go to 4–3, and Babylon won 30–6 at Harborfields (3–4). West Babylon lost 27–14 at Islip, and on Saturday Wyandanch fell 7–0 to Center Moriches. The regular season ends this weekend; the county playoffs begin Nov. 6 and 7, and seeds are not yet set.
Girls soccer. North Babylon’s season ended Friday at Ward Melville in the AAA first round. The bracket lists Babylon as Suffolk’s Class B qualifier.
Volleyball. Lindenhurst, seeded eighth in Class AAA, opened the playoffs Tuesday at top-seeded Bay Shore. West Babylon’s season ended Oct. 21 at Northport.
Cross country. The Section XI division championships were set for Tuesday at Sunken Meadow State Park (rain date Wednesday). The Section XI Championships follow there on Thursday, Nov. 5.
Sources: Patch AM, Lindenhurst, Oct. 27, 2026 (summarizing Newsday) · Section XI, “West Babylon Boys Soccer Clinches Playoff Spot,” Oct. 20, 2026 · Section XI boys soccer bracket · girls soccer bracket · girls volleyball bracket · Section XI fall championship information · MaxPreps football results
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