Suffolk Slant: Top 10 teams

Let the rating games begin. This is the first weekly installment of Zog’s Suffolk Top 10, mixing large and small schools, public and private. Chris Mascaro will be posting his Nassau Top 10 as well. Chris and I will also be blogging regularly about each county’s top players and top upcoming games.

Just so everyone is clear, these team rankings are strictly our opinion and are posted with the hope they will generate interest and conversation about high school football. They are not, repeat not, official, and have no bearing on the weekly coaches’ power ratings that determine both counties’ playoff seeds.

Zog’s Top 10

1. Sachem North (1-0). Junior transfer Dalton Crosson made a wonderful first impression with three TDs, including a 70-yard kickoff return, and 122 yards rushing in the Flaming Arrows’ 33-7 victory over Patchogue-Medford. Up next: Hosts Lindenhurst Thursday at 7 p.m.

2. St. Anthony’s (1-0). Quarterback Charlie Raffa scored on option runs of 72 and 47 yards and guided the Friars to a 28-17 victory at State College, Pa. Up next: Hosts Holy Cross Friday at 7 p.m. (in a game broadcast live on MSG Varsity).
 

3. North Babylon (1-0). Preshod McCoy ran for 206 yards and both touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ difficult 13-9 victory over West Islip. Up next: Hosts Half Hollow Hills West Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
 

4. Floyd (1-0). Stacey Bedell ran for 228 yards and scored the game-clinching TD on a 61-yard burst in the Colonials’ 35-28 victory over stubborn Bay Shore. Up next: Hosts Northport Thursday at 6 p.m.
 

5. East Islip (1-0). Mike Higgins led a stout defense with nine tackles, a forced fumble and a sack in the Redmen’s 28-10 win over Comsewogue. Frank Artura had 94 yards rushing. Up next: Hosts Bellport Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
 

6. Lindenhurst (1-0). Steve Skon completed 11 of 15 passes for 165 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs to a 27-6 victory over Longwood. Up next: Visits Sachem North Thursday at 7 p.m.
 

7. Half Hollow Hills West (1-0). Kevin Stanis nailed a 29-yard field goal in overtime as the Colts outlasted Riverhead, 31-28. Up next: Visits North Babylon, Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
 

8. Sayville (1-0). Steven Ferreira (13-for-20, 178 yards, four TDs) got help from running backs John Haggart (139 yards) and Tom Dieckhoff (157) in the Golden Flashes’ 34-21 victory over Huntington. Up next: Hosts Eastport/South Manor Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
 

9. Islip (1-0). Linebacker Alex Gavilia had 12 tackles in the Buccaneers’ 30-7 victory over Rocky Point. Jeffrey Craig threw for 203 yards and Joe Sciara ran for three touchdowns. Up next: Hosts Amityville Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
 

10. Bayport-Blue Point (1-0). Ryan McCoy ran for 100 yards and three touchdowns as the Phantoms rolled past Port Jefferson, 48-0. Up next: Visits Mt. Sinai, Thursday at 5 p.m.

Honorable mention: Bellport (1-0), Connetquot (1-0), Eastport-South Manor (1-0), Babylon (1-0), Glenn (1-0).