Sports

Kings Park Football Season Kicks Off on Thursday

Kingsmen to play Hauppauge in a home game at 3:30 p.m.

Whether you're a Giants fan or a Jets fan, one thing that football fans in Kings Park can agree on is cheering for the Kings Park Kingsmen.

The football team opens its season Thursday with a home game against Hauppauge at 3:30 p.m.

Hauppauge's Eagles and Kings Park's Kingsmen last played each other in September of 2013, a contest that Kings Park won, 35-7. Hauppauge finished the 2012 season at 2-6, while Kings Park finished at 5-4 with a loss in the quarterfinals of the Suffolk Division III playoffs.

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