Bellmore JFK pulls away late to beat Valley Stream Central
Bellmore JFK's Dylan Babek hands off the ball to Nico Pasquariello against Valley Stream Central during a Nassau Conference II football game on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Valley Stream. Credit: Derrick Dingle
Ryan Finkelstein’s mom drove him from Oyster Bay to Valley Stream to make the second game of his two-sport doubleheader. The center back had helped Bellmore JFK’s soccer team forge a morning tie, and now he had a chance to kick an afternoon exclamation point for the football team.
That would be the clinching field goal Saturday against Valley Stream Central. Only this attempt was 42 long yards away on Valley Stream Memorial Junior High’s turf. The junior had never made one from that distance for the Cougars.
“Honestly, I didn’t even want to think about where it was,” Finkelstein said. “I just knew to take my steps and go wherever my holder wanted me to . . . I’m a soccer player. They were all telling me that I was sealing the game with this kick, and I had no idea if I actually was or not.”
Finkelstein sailed the ball through the uprights with 1:29 left to make it a two-possession game. Bellmore JFK walked away with a 24-13 Nassau II win.
For more details on this game, check out Brian Heyman's full game story. And for more Nassau football results, check out the roundup.
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