Mepham gets back in the win column following two heartbreaking losses
Adam Erlichman No. 18, Mepham quarterback, rushes for a touchdown during the second quarter of a Nassau County Conference II football game against Valley Stream Central at Mepham High School on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. Mepham won by score of 50-15. Credit: James Escher
The Mepham football team finally got some pent-up anger out — two weeks worth of it, to be exact.
The Pirates dominated all three phases of the game and led from wire to wire, defeating visiting Valley Stream Central, 50-15, in a Nassau Conference II football game in Bellmore on Saturday. The win served as an emotional rebound, as well as a perfect homecoming celebration for Mepham (2-2), which had previously suffered back-to-back heartbreaking losses.
The Pirates’ Week 2 and 3 games were right there for the taking, but they fell just short in both by a combined seven points. Last week, with the chance to pull off an upset of a Nassau I team in a crossover game, Mepham attempted a two-point conversion with no time remaining to try and win it, but its run was stopped in the backfield, resulting in a 7-6 loss. That deflating defeat followed a 25-19 loss in double overtime to district-rival Calhoun.
For more on this Nassau II 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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