Empire Challenge rosters out
William Floyd quarterback A.J. Otranto reacts during his introduction before the game against Farmingdale in the Long Island Class I football championship at Shuart Stadium. (Nov. 29, 2012) Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
The top 50 seniors on Long Island will take on the top 50 from the New York City area in the annual Empire Challenge and Long Island's contingent, selected by a committee of 10 coaches, four administrators and a game coordinator, features 24 players from Suffolk, 22 from Nassau and four from the CHSAA.
Here are the rosters:
LONG ISLAND
Anthony Anderson, FB/TE, St. Anthony's
Tyler T. Anderson, CB, Sayville
Tyler Andreassi, OLB, Sachem North
Nick Aponte, FS, West Islip
Brian Balsamo, WR, Sachem East
Miguel Brennin, LB, Floyd
Ousmane Camara, DT, Bay Shore
Giancarlo Carvalho, OT, East Meadow
Steven Casali, MLB, Sachem East
Scott D'Antonio, OLB, Garden City
Anthony DeNunzio, DT, MacArthur
Ryan Dippel, CB, Sachem East
Brian Dunne, OLB, Chaminade
Ryan Feiner, MLB, Farmingdale
Tyler Fredericks, TB, Lawrence
Mike Gregorovic, SS, Farmingdale
Vassili Grigorakos, OLB, Oceanside
Justin Guterding, FS, Garden City
John Haggart, DE, Sayville
Tayvon Hall, RB, West Hempstead
James Higgins, WR, Connetquot
Mike Hughes, OT, Smithtown West
Chris Infantino, OT, Valley Stream South
Matt Iovino, C, Sayville
Tom Kelleher, CB, MacArthur
Joe Lacey, OT, Medford
Dennis Lestrange, DE, Smithtown East
James Manginelli, DT, Newfield
Brian McKean, QB, Connetquot
Steven Mills, C, Sachem North
Islam Mohamed, OG, Lawrence
Vantrell Nash, CB, Floyd
AJ Otranto, QB, Floyd
Timon Parris, OG, Floral Park
John Perrone, DT, Lawrence
Kevin Petit-Frere, DE, Farmingdale
Anthony Pintabona, WR, Oceanside
Jeff Pittman, WR, Riverhead
Ryan Renfroe, SS, Connetquot
Nick Rizzo, WR, Kellenberg
Eddie Robinson, WR, Lawrence
Nick Ross, DE, Riverhead
Mike Sinatro, OG, Farmingdale
William Stanback, RB, Uniondale
Matt Starr, WR, Sayville
Casey Stengel, DE, East Islip
Joe Tangredi, OLB, MacArthur
Jovaun Tomlinson, CB, Baldwin
Joe Tustin, OG, St. Anthony's
Zane Wasp, K, Chaminade
Brandon Warson, WR, Wantagh
Tom Zenker, WR, Chaminade
NEW YORK CITY
Tarrel Aiken, WR, Port Richmond
Anthony Appleton, DT, Sheepshead Bay
Joshua Artis, SS, Curtis
Kevin Austin, RB, Curtis
Jonathan Badyna, TE, Xaverian
Mamadou Bah, C, Cardinal Hayes
Brandon Barnes, QB, Tottenville
Malique Belfort, WR, Tottenville
Asaikie Blake, DE, Campus Magnet
Kyvaune Brammer, OLB, Brooklyn Tech
Shawn Brown, OLB, Curtis
Job Buissereth, OT, Lincoln
Lekeith Celestain, CB, Holy Cross
Najee Champagne, CB, Boys & Girls
Jared Chester, SS, Mt. St. Michael
Davin Collins, FS, New Ulrecht
Ricky Comis, OG, Xavier
Rashaad Coward, C, Sheepshead Bay
Malik Darling, MLB, Lincoln
George Dawson, WR, Cardinal Hayes
Matthew Domina, QB, Erasmus Hall
Augustus Edwards, RB, Tottenville
Folorunso Fatukasi, DT, Beach Channel
Jordan Fuchs, WR, Christ the King
James Gales, RB, Brooklyn Tech
Cray Garza, DT, Mt. St. Michael
Davone Hall, OT, Sheepshead Bay
Hakeem Harriott, OT, Campus Magnet
Malachi Hoskins, DE, Holy Cross
Eric James, CB, Tottenville
Chris Jones, C, Xaverian
Ramel Joseph, FS, St. Francis Prep
Tristan Laurore, MLB, Boys $ Girls
Dylan D. King, OG/K, St. Francis Prep
Nicholas N. King, MLB, St. Joseph's by the Sea
Paul Palaio, G, Tottenville
Loumell Petion, WR, Erasmus Hall
Darnell Phillips, DE, Lincoln
Thomas Plonski, DE, Brooklyn Tech
Robert Prenaj, K, JFK
Compton Richmond, LB, Port Richmond
Shaquan Roberts, WR, Flushing
Jonathan Samerson, CB, Erasmus Hall
Cameron Stapleton, DE, Ply Prep
Kendall Thomas, RB, Jefferson
Chad Vickers, OT, Clinton
Daryl Webster, DT, Flushing
Juwan Wilson, OLB, Holy Cross
