Floyd football team thrives in playoff situations

Originally published: December 7, 2012 11:23 PM
Updated: December 8, 2012 2:58 PM
By BOB HERZOG bob.herzog@newsday.com

Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke | William Floyd's C.J. Banks is seen during his introduction against Farmingdale in the Long Island Class I football championship at Shuart Stadium. (Nov. 29, 2012)

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It's a rite of autumn. The leaves fall and the Colonials rise.

"My teams focus in the playoffs. In a strange way, they don't really think the season begins until the playoffs," Floyd coach Paul Longo said.

The Colonials did it again this season, marching through November with relative ease to win their fifth Long Island Class I championship with a 31-14 victory over Farmingdale. Longo...

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