Sachem North tops Big 10 list again
Sachem North's Dalton Crossan on his way to scoring the first touchdown of the game against WIlliam Floyd in the Suffolk high school Division I football game. (Oct. 15, 2010) Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Gregg Sarra ranks Long Island's best high school teams across all sports.
1. SACHEM NORTH FOOTBALL The Flaming Arrows went under the lights on MSG Varsity's "Friday Night Lights" and put on a show for the tri-state area. They beat Floyd, a perennial powerhouse in Suffolk's Division I, 40-6. Sachem North (6-0) hosts Longwood (5-1) Friday in another key matchup.
2. ST. ANTHONY'S FOOTBALL The Friars (6-0) continued to dismantle CHSFL opponents with another easy win. This time the Friars took out Chaminade, 28-0. They travel to once-beaten Holy Trinity Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in a rematch of last year's CHSFL championship game.
3. HALF HOLLOW HILLS BOYS VOLLEYBALL They have had no problems in dominating the rest of Suffolk League I. The question is: Can anybody even compete with this team?
4. GARDEN CITY FIELD HOCKEY It was business as usual as the Trojans had dominating wins over East Islip and Clarke. They did stumble on Thursday, playing a 1-1 draw with Cold Spring Harbor in a game that was called because of rain at halftime. Garden City (10-0-1) has outscored opponents 56-1.
5. FARMINGDALE BOYS GOLF Defending Long Island golf champion Farmingdale hasn't lost a stroke this season. Kyle Brey shot 2-under 34 on the front nine at Bethpage Green for Farmingdale (12-0), which shot 1-under 179 in a win over Island Trees in Nassau Conference IV.
6. WARD MELVILLE GIRLS SWIMMING The Patriots, who've won 18 consecutive Suffolk County titles, beat Lindenhurst, 54-45, last Wednesday to keep another perfect season alive.
7. WARD MELVILLE FIELD HOCKEY The Patriots continued their march through Suffolk with decisive wins over Commack and Smithtown East. Ward Melville is 10-0 in Division I.
8. ST. ANTHONY'S BOYS SOCCER The Friars won three more games, including a 4-2 win over St. John the Baptist after relinquishing a 2-0 lead. Andrew LoManto had two goals and one assist in the three games.
9. ST. ANTHONY'S GIRLS VOLLEYBALL They remain the class of the CHSAA and own impressive non-league wins over Long Beach, Massapequa and East Hampton.
10. SACHEM EAST BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Alex Saavedra took 6th in 15:19 and Joe DiRienzo was 9th in 15:31.9 at the Brown Invitational in Warwick, R.I., as Sachem East finished second overall. They're undefeated in League II.
On the outside looking in: Chaminade boys soccer, Garden City girls swimming, Oceanside football, Newfield football.
FOOTBALL LARGE SCHOOLS
1. Sachem North (6-0)
2. St. Anthony's (6-0)
3. Oceanside (6-0)
4. Newfield (6-0)
5. Carey (6-0)
6. Freeport (5-1)
7. Longwood (5-1)
8. Garden City (5-1)
9. Floyd (4-2)
10. Connetquot (5-1)
FOOTBALL SMALL SCHOOLS
1. Lynbrook (6-0)
2. Islip (6-0)
3. Glenn (6-0)
4. Seaford (6-0)
5. Roosevelt (6-0)
6. Sayville (5-1)
7. Sewanhaka (5-1)
8. Deer Park (5-1)
9. Mt. Sinai (5-1)
10. Babylon (4-2)
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
1. St. Anthony's (8-0)
2. Ward Melville (9-0)
3. Massapequa (11-0)
4. Glenn (9-0)
5. Lindenhurst (7-0)
6. Smithtown East (7-0)
7. West Islip (7-1)
8. Bellport (8-0)
9. Wantagh (7-0)
10. Connetquot (8-1)
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
1. Half Hollow Hills (7-0)
2. Smithtown East (9-0)
3. Eastport-South Manor (9-0)
4. Plainview JFK (9-0)
5. Lindenhurst (6-2)
6. Northport (8-1)
7. Port Washington (8-1)
8. Massapequa (6-0)
9. Bay Shore (6-3)
10. Smithtown West (5-4)
FIELD HOCKEY
1. Garden City (10-0-1)
2. Ward Melville (10-1)
3. Shoreham-Wading River (9-0)
4. Sachem East (9-1)
5. Sayville (11-0)
6. Miller Place (10-1)
7. Manhasset (8-1)
8. East Islip (9-3)
9. New Hyde Park (8-2)
10. Massapequa (7-3)
GIRLS SOCCER
1. Massapequa (10-0-1)
2. St. Anthony's (11-0-1)
3. West Islip (10-1-2)
4. South Side (9-1-1)
5. MacArthur (9-0-1)
6. Sachem East (10-2)
7. Northport (8-1-1)
8. Half Hollow Hills West (10-1)
9. Mepham (10-1)
10. Plainedge (9-1-1)
BOYS SOCCER
1. St. Anthony's (11-1-2)
2. Chaminade (11-1-2)
3. Half Hollow Hills West (13-0)
4. Brentwood (9-1-2)
5. Hicksville (12-0)
6. Commack (11-1)
7. Smithtown West (11-0-1)
8. St. John the Baptist (4-4)
9. Newfield (11-1)
10. Sayville (11-1)
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
1. Sachem East
2. Connetquot
3. St. Anthony's
4. Calhoun
5. Massapequa
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
1. North Shore
2. Northport
3. Ward Melville
4. St. Anthony's
5. Syosset
GIRLS SWIMMING
1. Ward Melville (4-0)
2. Garden City (8-0)
3. Half Hollow Hills (4-0)
4. Jericho (7-1-1)
5. Sacred Heart (6-0)
Players of the Week
WILLIAM SLATTERY,
CROSS COUNTRY, CHAMINADE: Slattery finished first in 16:22.2 in the Varsity I race at the Nassau Coaches Boys Cross Country Invitational at Bethpage State Park.
KELSEY MARGEY,
CROSS COUNTRY, HARBORFIELDS: Margey took first in the Varsity I race in 17:56 at the Nassau Coaches Girls Cross Country Invitational at Bethpage State Park.
LISA O'CALLAGHAN,
NEW HYDE PARK, FIELD HOCKEY: The junior scored five points in two games last week, including her first career hat trick, in a win over Wheatley.
DEBI-MICHELLE JANTZEN,
SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER, FIELD HOCKEY: She totaled nine points (four goals, five assists) in three games as the Wildcats remained undefeated.
ABBY BELTRANI,
WARD MELVILLE, FIELD HOCKEY: In the Patriots' last three games, she had eight goals and an assist, including a four-goal eruption last Tuesday.
OLIVIA CHAN,
SEWANHAKA, GIRLS SWIMMING: Chan, who swims for Sewanhaka District and attends New Hyde Park High School, qualified for states in two more events, the 200 IM (2:09.90) and 100 free (53.99).
EMILY UDE,
NORTH BABYLON, GIRLS SOCCER: Followed her two- goal game in a win over unbeaten Hills West with two goals against Sachem North.
AMANDA JOHANSEN,
NORTH SHORE, GIRLS SOCCER: She scored six goals and had two assists in a three-game span as North Shore remained unbeaten. Johansen is tied for second in Nassau in points (22) and goals (15).
MATT SLOTNICK,
FRIENDS ACADEMY, BOYS SOCCER: Slotnick scored six goals in three games.
HARVEY HOUPE,
CENTER MORICHES, BOYS SOCCER: Houpe had four goals and two assists in two games.
COREY MILLER,
JERICHO, BOYS SOCCER: Miller had four goals and one assist in two games.
KERRIN MAURER,
ST. ANTHONY'S, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Maurer had 15 digs against Massapequa in the finals of the Half Hollow Hills West tournament and was named tournament MVP.
PAT GATHMAN,
NORTHPORT, BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Gathman had 87 total assists in Northport's two league games last week.
