by Dakota Antelman
The football team won its first home game of the year Friday, beating the Burncoat Patriots 33-14 after jumping out to a 13-0 lead early in the first half.
Quarterback Stephen Miranda completed seven passes for 137 yards and two touchdown passes against the Burncoat defense in his first game back from a shoulder injury. His teammate Tony Francolini rumbled for 55 rushing yards for the Hawks, carrying the ball 13 times in the victory.
The Hawks jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter on a 3-yard touchdown run by Miranda and extended that lead in the second quarter when Miranda again scored on a short run play from inside the Hudson 5 yard line.
Miranda and the Hudson offense continued to pick apart the Burncoat defense in the second half with Miranda hitting Thomas Di Battista with a 23-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and following that up with a 54-yard strike to Adam O’Niell in the fourth quarter.
While Burncoat was able to cut into Hudson’s lead with late game touchdowns, Hudson running back David Nugent was able to seal the victory for Hudson when he scored his first varsity touchdown on a 10-yard run late in the fourth quarter.
The Hawks now get next Friday off before they head to Kelleher field on Thanksgiving morning for their annual Turkey Day game against Marlboro.
