A crisp, fall day was the backdrop for the Bayport-Blue Point community who joined the annual Homecoming 2024 festivities, held on Sept. 21.
To kick off the festivities, students dressed in blue and gold on Sept. 20 to demonstrate their Phantom Pride and worked hard on constructing their floats: Scooby Doo (gr. 9), Paw Patrol (gr. 10), Sesame Street (gr. 11) and Sponge Bob (gr. 12). The seniors were excited to have won the float competition.
Ahead of Saturday’s game, community members lined the streets from Blue Point Elementary School, down Railroad Avenue and to Bayport-Blue Point High School to cheer on the student-filled parade. Led by the fire department, the varsity cheer team, Bayport-Blue Point’s youth football and cheerleading members, the James Wilson Young Middle School band, the Bayport-Blue Point High School band, the high school’s homecoming court and student floats all made an appearance.
Afterward, students, their families, faculty and community residents packed the stands of Bob Sullivan Field, ready to cheer on the Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms as they took on Center Moriches High School.
During the halftime show, the varsity cheerleading team performed prior to the Hall of Fame inductees being introduced. The inductees included the 2012 boys 4X400 relay team, 2014 basketball team, 2013 Boys 4X400 relay team, 2014 girls 4X400 relay team and Janine David.
Halftime concluded with the introduction of this year’s homecoming nominees before Ryan B. and Sarah E. were crowned as homecoming king and queen.
The Phantoms demonstrated spirit and determination throughout the game and ended an impressive 34-7 win over Center Moriches.
