Long Island high school football's Week 3 Gridiron greats
Tyler Villalta of Massapequa reacts after his team recovers a Farmingdale fumble during Nassau Conference I football game on Saturday. Credit: Dawn McCormick
MICHAEL BERKERY, Garden City
He rushed nine times for 99 yards and two touchdowns in a 47-6 win over Hewlett. He also caught a 21-yard touchdown pass and returned a kickoff 93 yards for a score.
CHRISTOPHER DESIDERIO, Garden City
He went 6-for-6 on extra point attempts and made a 36-yard field goal in a 47-6 win over Hewlett.
JACK DURSO, Kellenberg
He ran for two touchdowns, including the winning 14-yard score with 22 seconds left in a 14-7 win over St. Peter's.
NASSIR EDWARDS, Elmont
He returned an interception 70 yards for a score and a fumble 40 yards for another TD in an 18-7 win over Lynbrook.
COOPER FULLER, Bayport-Blue Point
He ran for 133 yards and three TDs on 13 carries in a 41-7 win over Shoreham-Wading River. He completed all five passes for 93 yards and two scores.
JAYDEN GORDON, Freeport
He had TDs on a 95-yard kickoff return, 90-yard interception return and a 14-yard reception in a 47-0 win over Hicksville.
AIDEN JORGENSEN, Whitman
He had four catches for 112 yards and three touchdowns in a 47-14 win over Central Islip.
TOM KELLY, Patchogue-Medford
He rushed for 86 yards and three TDs in a 34-29 win over Riverhead. He also threw a 65-yard TD pass.
SHANE KIERNAN, Miller Place
He completed nine of 11 passes for 202 yards and four TDs in a 41-0 win over Port Jefferson.
DYLAN MARTINI, Wantagh
He scored a TD on all three of his first-quarter touches in a 49-0 win over Oyster Bay. He had a 23-yard run, 49-yard run, and 10-yard reception for scores.
CHRIS MASTRES, Newfield
He had six sacks, two tackles-for-loss and a forced fumble in Newfield's 28-6 win over Smithtown East.
BRADY NASH, Islip
He completed 18 of 30 passes for a school-record 390 yards and two scores in a 41-35 win over Westhampton. He also rushed 12 times for 145 yards and three scores.
ANTHONY PETRUCELLY, Bethpage
He had 16 carries for 238 yards and two scores in a 47-6 win over Hewlett.
LUCAS SINGLETON, Sachem North
He had 12 carries for 72 yards and three first-half TDs in a 31-6 win over Bay Shore. He also had two interceptions.
JAHEIM TALFORD, Bellport
He made the game-sealing pass breakup in the final seconds of Bellport’s 7-0 win over Northport.
JA’QUAN THOMAS, Floyd
Thomas had 275 rushing yards and scored three TDs with a two-point conversion on 26 carries. in a 36-14 win over Commack.
TYLER VILLALTA, Massapequa
The senior running back scored all five TDs in a 34-21 win over Farmingdale. He rushed for 121 yards, including TDs of 6, 3, 49 and 1 yard and returned an interception 37 yards for another score.
ZAMARI WILKINS, Floyd
He totaled 12 tackles, including two for a loss in a 36-14 win over Commack.
Gregg Sarra is Newsday's high school sports editor and has been on the beat since the mid-1980s.
