All the momentum had vanished from West Islip’s sideline.

The Lions watched their 13-point lead erased late in the fourth quarter. Just when it looked like Jovan Brewster took a screen pass 66 yards for a go-ahead touchdown with 2:30 left, a flag was thrown for an illegal block in the back.

“Everyone still stayed up,” Jake Kramer said. “We knew we still had it in us with two minutes left.”

Two plays later, Kramer burst through the middle of the line and put on the afterburners. The junior broke free for a 58-yard touchdown to give No. 4 West Islip the lead with 2:06 left in its 26-14 win over visiting No. 5 Hauppauge in a Suffolk Division III football quarterfinal on Saturday.

“The hole up the A gap was wide,” Kramer said. “I saw just one safety. I saw the right side wide open, so I bo

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