Christine Sampson

Heading into an Oct. 2 invitational cross-country meet at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, Jasper Samuelson kept his legs moving and tried not to

According to Long Island high school football hype, Saturday's game against Smithtown West was not a contest East Hampton was supposed to win. One account even predicted Bonac would fall to the Bulls, who hail from a much bigger high school with a better preseason ranking, in a 35-0 shutout.

The combined East Hampton and Pierson girls swim team met two of its toughest opponents in the water over the last two weeks, but even in an 89-81 loss to Ward Melville on Sept. 30 and a 90-85 loss to Half Hollow Hills on Oct. 8 there were splashes of brilliance.

Bonac's freshman rose to the top in the 2K at the Suffolk Officials Invitational, and a sophomore placed third in the varsity 5K

East Hampton's varsity football team beat Westhampton last weekend for the first time since 2009. And things are starting to click for the young boys varsity volleyball team.

The Bonac girls swimmers endured an intense week of competition last week, with a win over Sayville and a loss to Connetquot.

Joe McKee, East Hampton’s head football coach, had nothing but good things to say about his team in its 31-28 loss to West Islip High School on Saturday.

The East Hampton/Bridgehampton varsity football team earned a trip to the Suffolk County Division III playoffs last Thursday with a 35-0 win over Rocky Point and will face Islip on Friday night.

The East Hampton boys golf team ended its season with an 11-2 record, with only its second loss of the season coming at the hands of Westhamp- ton Beach in the quarterfinals of the Suffolk County playoffs on Oct. 29 at Westhampton Country Club. The difference at the end was six shots — Westhampton Beach 194, East Hampton 200.

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