High school football’s Gridiron Greats
Chris Collier #22 of the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes gets tangled up with Kenny Reilly #33 of Levittown Division during a game at Lawrence High School on Sept. 17, 2016 in Cedarhurst.
STEVEN CHAMBERS, New Hyde Park
He rushed for three scores and caught two TD passes in a 35-12 win over Glen Cove. He also had an 85-yard interception return.
DAN CODISPOTI, Patchogue-Medford
He completed 12 of 16 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns in a 39-38 over Commack.
CHRIS COLLIER, Lawrence
The halfback rushed 19 times for 290 yards and scored on runs of 37, 11, 64, 77 and 6 yards in a 48-22 win over Division.
MIKEL KEANE, Patchogue-Medford
He had seven receptions for 134 yards and a score in a 39-38 win over Commack. He also passed for a 41-yard score and had two interceptions, including one returned 37 yards for a score.
ALEC KIERNAN, Centereach
With four seconds remaining, he took a 3rd-and-goal carry from the 1-yard line, leaped over the linemen and extended the ball over the goal line in a 7-0 win over Hills East. He ran for 151 yards on 24 carries.
DYLAN LAUBE, Westhampton
He rushed for 307 yards on 16 carries, breaking Matt McAllister’s school rushing record of 303 yards in 2004, according to coach Bill Parry, with five touchdowns in a 42-27 win over Comsewogue.
JOHNNY PICKETT, South Side
He rushed for 212 yards on 20 carries and three touchdowns in a 32-14 win over Roslyn.
AARON RUTHMAN, Elmont
He completed 19 of 30 passes for 316 yards and six TDs in a 48-34 win over Carey.
BRANDON SOBOTKER, North Babylon
He rushed 16 times for 267 yards and four touchdowns in a 43-15 win over top-seeded Hills West. He scored on runs of 46, 85, 19 and 65 yards.
JUSTIN TAVARES, East Islip
He had 216 yards on 20 carries and four touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Eastport-South Manor.
UMARI TAYLOR, Holy Trinity
He ran 19 times for 238 yards and three TDs in a 45-38 overtime defeat of Fordham Prep.
MAURICE TEACHEY, Malverne
He had 164 yards on 16 carries and two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 16-14 win over Locust Valley.
Gregg Sarra is Newsday's high school sports editor and has been on the beat since the mid-1980s.
