The Ward Melville football team cruised to a 35-7 victory over visiting Longwood on Friday night in a Suffolk Division I opener.

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Tony Gorsky of host Ward Melville runs the ball and gets wrapped up by Longwood's Nyyir Thomas (No. 22) in the fourth quarter during a Suffolk Division I football game on Friday.

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Ward Melville's Joey Benedetto reacts after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against visiting Longwood during a Suffolk Division I football game on Friday.

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Will Killigrew of host Ward Melville blocks Longwood's Nick McDowell in the fourth quarter during a Suffolk Division I football game on Friday.

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Longwood's Kaden Reid makes a catch and gets tackled by Ward Melville's Jesse Spronck in the second quarter during a Suffolk Division I football game on Friday.

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Longwood's Ryan Greene looks to pass in the second quarter during a Suffolk Division I football game against host Ward Melville on Friday.

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Hudson Philbrick of host Ward Melville looks to pass in the first quarter during a Suffolk Division I football game against Longwood on Friday.

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Joglanio Alcindor of host Ward Melville, right, and Longwood's Micah Laney go up for a pass in the first quarter during a Suffolk Division I football game on Friday.

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Hudson Philbrick of host Ward Melville looks to pass in the first quarter during a Suffolk Division I football game against Longwood on Friday.

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Joey Benedetto of host Ward Melville looks to get around Longwood's Kaden Reid in the first quarter during a Suffolk Division I football game on Friday.

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Ward Melville's Joey Karpowicz runs a kickoff back for a touchdown in the first quarter against visiting Longwood during a Suffolk Division I football game on Friday.

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Joey Benedetto of host Ward Melville runs in a touchdown in the first quarter during a Suffolk Division I football game against Longwood on Friday.

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Joey Benedetto of host Ward Melville runs the ball in the first quarter during a Suffolk Division I football game against Longwood on Friday.

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Ward Melville head coach Chris Boltrek on the sidelines during a Suffolk Division I football game against visiting Longwood on Friday.

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