Garden City cruises into county final for 11th consecutive season
For the 11th straight year, Garden City will play for the county title.
The top-seeded Trojans defeated sixth-seeded MacArthur, 34-7, in the semifinals of the Nassau Conference II football playoffs at Hofstra in Hempstead on Friday night. Garden City (9-1) advanced to its 11th consecutive county final, where it will face the winner of second-seeded Carey and fifth-seeded Mepham at Hofstra on Friday at 4 p.m.
“We’ve had guys who have made plays when they’ve gotten their opportunities,” coach Dave Ettinger said. “Our focus has been pretty good in getting back to next Friday, which has been the goal since the start of the season, which is now here. I’m proud of these guys.”
For more on this Nassau semifinal matchup, check out Mike Anderson's game story.
Mike Anderson is a high school sports reporter who has covered 12 sports so far at Newsday. He was the sports editor of Stony Brook University's campus newspaper for two years.
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