Gridiron Greats from the Long Island football championship games
Tristan Vitale of Sayville drags three defenders for over 10 yards in the second half of the Long Island Class III football championship against Wantagh on Friday at Hofstra. Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr.
OWEN ANDERSEN, Garden City: He had eight carries for 144 yards and a touchdown in a 10-7 win over East Islip. He added five tackles, including one for a loss.
JOE BROOKS, Massapequa: He ran for a touchdown, had five tackles and added an interception in a 14-12 win over Ward Melville.
RYAN CHABUS, Massapequa: He had nine tackles and two sacks and forced three fumbles in a 14-12 win over Ward Melville.
COLIN CLARK, Bayport-Blue Point: He ran for 99 yards and a touchdown and completed 10 passes for 118 yards and a TD in a 20-19 win over Seaford.
PATRICK COAN, Sayville: He had 20 carries for 229 yards and a touchdown in a 42-35 win over Wantagh.
BRIAN FALK, Seaford: He had 190 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries in a 20-19 loss to Bayport-Blue Point. He added three catches for 54 yards.
MATTHEW KIND, Seaford: He had 14 tackles, including two for losses, and forced a fumble in a 20-19 loss to Bayport-Blue Point.
LUKE MARTINI, Wantagh: He ran for 97 yards and a TD, added a receiving score and totaled 11 tackles, including one for a loss in a 42-35 loss to Sayville.
ZACH OLSON, Garden City: He had 11 tackles, including four for losses, and two sacks in a 10-7 win over East Islip.
DEVIN PACCIONE, Wantagh: He caught five passes for 121 yards and a touchdown and added two interceptions in a 42-35 loss to Sayville.
ANDREW PEDALINO, Massapequa: He had 26 carries for 125 yards and a touchdown in a 14-12 win over Ward Melville.
SAYVILLE O-LINE: Tackles Richard Fontanetta and Chase Neugebauer, guards Ben Kloska and Michael Morgan, center Alex LaBella and tight end Javen Taff paved the way for 479 rushing yards and 555 yards of total offense in a 42-35 win over Wantagh.
JAKE SIMMONS, East Islip: He carried 31 times for 154 yards and a touchdown in a 10-7 loss to Garden City.
TOMMY STEYERT, Bayport-Blue Point: He kicked the winning 47-yard field goal as time expired in a 20-19 win over Seaford. He also made a 26-yard field goal and two PATs.
TRISTAN VITALE, Sayville: He ran for 239 yards and five touchdowns in Sayville's 42-35 win over Wantagh.
Gregg Sarra is Newsday's high school sports editor and has been on the beat since the mid-1980s.
