Bayport-Blue Point senior Ryan Space looked up after a game-sealing interception and realized the Phantoms had pulled it off. After trailing by 14, they held Babylon scoreless in the second half, and Space made two crucial plays down the stretch to force turnovers.

“Going into the second half, we were talking about not giving up,” he said. “It was hard, we could’ve given up, but we didn’t. I looked up and I was happy. It’s a great feeling, and we are not done yet.”

Bayport–Blue Point defeated Babylon, 23-14, to capture its fourth straight Suffolk Division IV football championship on Friday night at Stony Brook University.

“We talked about how there would be ups and downs in this game,” Bayport-Blue Point coach Mike Zafonte said. “We didn’t want to worry about the outcome, we just wanted

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