Long Island Football articles

Last updated: Jul 3, 2012 01:29 PM

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  Long Island NFF honors Long Island scholar athletes ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | Apr 15, 2013

  Leonard Genova saluted Long Island's scholar-athletes Sunday at the National Football Foundation's annual awards ceremonies.

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  Long Island MSG Varsity names 25-player All Metro team ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Feb 10, 2013 The National Football Foundation, in conjunction with MSG Varsity, chose the top 25 for the third annual All-Metro team.

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  Long Island Higgins, Robinson are rare triple-threats ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Feb 9, 2013 Lawrence's Eddie Robinson and Connetquot's James Higgins have established themselves as premier three-sport stars

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  Long Island Three sets of twins split up on signing day ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Feb 6, 2013 William Floyd's Russos, Lawrence's Robinsons, and Mt. Sinai's Donadios will each head to different colleges after officially signing on Wednesday.

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  Long Island Long Island standouts make leap to Div. I college football ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Feb 6, 2013 Sachem East's Steve Casali and Uniondale's William Stanback will make the jump from high school to Division I college football after National Signing Day.

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  Kellenberg Kellenberg's Rizzo signs with Wagner ARTICLE: By Tom Liodice | Feb 6, 2013 Firebirds wide receiver signs National Letter of Intent to play football at Wagner College.

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  Sayville Sayville's Haggart signs with Stony Brook ARTICLE: By Tom Liodice | Feb 6, 2013 Golden Flashes star running back/linebacker signs the dotted line to become a Stony Brook Seawolf.

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  William Floyd Floyd's Otranto stays on the Island ARTICLE: By Tom Liodice | Feb 6, 2013 Colonials' quarterback signs on the dotted line with Stony Brook University on National Signing Day

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  Long Island Long Island college commitments list ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Feb 6, 2013 Find out where high school athletes in your area will be playing their college sports.

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  Lawrence Golden Tornado trio highlight Signing Day ARTICLE: By Tom Liodice | Feb 5, 2013 Eddie Robinson, Tyler Fredericks and Islam Mohamed made their college decisions official on National Signing Day

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  CHSFL adds Nazareth, Kennedy Catholic ARTICLE: By Dylan Butler | Feb 1, 2013 Seeking more competitive balance throughout, CHSFL now a 22-team league.

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  Levy: What you can do before Signing Day ARTICLE: By Steve Levy | Jan 16, 2013 Don’t have an official offer? Overwhelmed by the recruiting process? Fear no more, writes MSG Varsity football expert Steve Levy.

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  East Meadow East Meadow's Carvalho wins Martone Award ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Jan 13, 2013 East Meadow's Giancarlo Carvalho was awarded the Martone Award, given to the most outstanding lineman in Nassau County.

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  Lawrence Undefeated Lawrence captures Rutgers Cup ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Jan 13, 2013

  Joe Martilotti lifted the Rutgers Cup over his head and proudly displayed the trophy for everyone to see. His Lawrence Golden Tornadoes had a season to remember.

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  Lawrence Capobianco named NYS Player of the Year ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Jan 13, 2013 Lawrence quarterback Joe Capobianco was named Class A Player of the Year by the New York State Sportswriters Association.

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  Lawrence Lawrence's Capobianco wins Snyder Award ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Jan 13, 2013 Lawrence quarterback Joe Capobianco won the Don Snyder Award, given to Nassau County's best quarterback on Sunday.

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  East Meadow East Meadow's Andrle wins Thorp Award ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Jan 13, 2013 East Meadow's Billy Andrle was the recipient of the Thorp Award, given to the most outstanding football player in Nassau County.

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  MacArthur MacArthur's Tangredi wins top linebacker ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Jan 13, 2013 MacArthur's Joe Tangredi won the Piner Award, given to the best linebacker in Nassau County

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  2012 All-Metro Football First Team ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Dec 18, 2012 MSG Varsity names the All-Metro First Team, which is comprised of the top high school football players in the tri-state area.

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  2012 All-Metro Football Honorable Mention ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Dec 18, 2012 MSG Varsity names the All-Metro Honorable Mention list, which is comprised of the top high school football players in the tri-state area.

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  2012 All-Metro Football Second Team ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Dec 18, 2012 MSG Varsity names the All-Metro Second Team, which is comprised of the top high school football players in the tri-state area.

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  Long Island 2012 All-LI football second team ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Dec 17, 2012 Meet the 2012 All-Long Island football second team

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  Tri-State Top 25: Final rankings ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Dec 11, 2012 Which football team will hold the right to be called best in the tri-state? Find out as MSG Varsity reveals the final Top 25 poll.

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  Tri-state small school Top 15: Final rankings ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Dec 11, 2012 MSG Varsity unveils its final Tri-State small schools Top 15 football rankings.

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  Chaminade Chaminade's season came down to a kick ARTICLE: By Gene Morris | Dec 10, 2012 Chaminade's head coach Stephen Boyd, in his fourth full season at the helm, led Chaminade to its first CHSFL title since 1998.

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  Lawrence Lawrence's Capobianco and Co. just perfect ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Dec 10, 2012

  All season long, the Lawrence offense ran like a finely tuned luxury car with all the accessories. And quarterback Joe Capobianco got to sit behind the steering wheel in the plush leather seat and push all the buttons.

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  Garden City Garden City football exceeded its expectations ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Dec 10, 2012 Despite losing a majority of its 2011 starting lineup, Garden City exceeded its expectations en route to an 11-1 finish and a Class II LI Championship

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  Tri-State Top 25: Week 13 ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Dec 4, 2012 Chaminade jumps into the Top 10 for the first time after dethroning the defending three-time CHSFL champs. Check out the newest Top 25 poll now.

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  Tri-State small school Top 15: Week 13 ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Dec 4, 2012 MSG Varsity unveils its Tri-State small schools Top 15 football poll for the week of December 4, 2012.

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  Babylon Babylon wins Rutgers Trophy ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Dec 3, 2012 For the first time in school history, the Babylon Panthers were honored with the Rutgers Trophy as Suffolk County's top football team.

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  William Floyd Floyd's Otranto wins Boomer Award ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Dec 3, 2012 William Floyd Colonial A.J. Otranto was named the 2012 Boomer Award winner as the most outstanding quarterback in Suffolk County.

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  Sayville Giattino named Suffolk's top Scholar-athlete ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Dec 3, 2012 Sayville's James Giattino became the first Golden Flash since 1990 to win the LaBue Award as Suffolk's top Scholar-athlete.

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  Sachem North Sachem North's Mills wins Zellner Award ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Dec 3, 2012 A combination of strength and intelligence enabled Sachem North's Steven Mills to win the Zellner Award as Suffolk County's best lineman.

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  Sachem East Sachem East's Casali claims Hansen Award ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Dec 3, 2012 Steven Casali was the first Sachem East Flaming Arrow to be named the Hansen Award winner as the most outstanding football player in Suffolk County.

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  Xavier beats Baptist to win CHSFL Class AA title ARTICLE: By Dylan Butler | Dec 2, 2012 Kilgallen, Solomon lead Knights to emotional 35-14 victory over Cougars

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  Babylon Schweitzer etches name in the record books ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Dec 1, 2012 Eric Schweitzer tied a LIC record with 6 rushing TDs as Babylon captured the Class IV Long Island title with a 48-18 win over Roosevelt.

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  Long Island Chaminade's Wasp stings St. Anthony's in final ARTICLE: By Dylan Butler | Dec 1, 2012 Senior kicks game-winning 33-yard field goal with 47.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift Flyers over Friars in Class AAA final

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  Long Island Bear formation leads Babylon to victory ARTICLE: By Stephen Haynes | Dec 1, 2012

  The laws of nature may disapprove, but around Babylon, the Bear is the Panthers' best friend.

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  Garden City Garden City line measures up ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Dec 1, 2012

  The Riverhead offensive line cast a shadow over Garden City nose tackle Matt Schmelzinger, those burly bodies dwarfing his, even in the three-point stance. The teammates at his side, Ryan Dooley and Nick Giannone, were in a similar predicament. But this was nothing new for the Trojans. It had been this way all season.

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  Long Island Stewart leads Garden City to Class II title ARTICLE: By Stephen Haynes | Dec 1, 2012 Garden City QB Brett Stewart amasses over 300 all-purpose yards as the Trojans captured its fifth LI Championship with a 29-16 win over Riverhead in the Class II final.

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  St Anthony's St. Anthony's comes up a half-yard short ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Dec 1, 2012

  On a cold, windy night at Mitchel Athletic Complex, the bodies were stacked up like firewood. Chaminade tacklers mingled with St. Anthony's blockers, and somewhere in the pile was fullback Anthony Anderson, a football wrapped in his arms.

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  Long Island Class III creates another thriller ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Nov 30, 2012 It may not have been 139 combined points, but Lawrence and Sayville's unexpected defensive prowess created another thrilling title game.

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  Live game primer: CHSFL Class AA final ARTICLE: By Dylan Butler | Nov 30, 2012 Sixth-seeded St. John the Baptist takes on No. 7 Xavier in the final Saturday at 4 p.m. live on MSGVarsity.com

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  Babylon Carlock a multi-dimensional Babylon threat ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 30, 2012 Jake Carlock will hope to lead Babylon to a Class IV championship at Stony Brook University against Roosevelt.

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  Long Island Lawrence edges Sayville for Class III title ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 30, 2012 Eddie Robinson's 29-yard interception return for a TD was the difference-maker as Lawrence edged Sayville in a thriller, 21-20 to capture the Class III LI Championship.

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  Riverhead Bitzer leads Blue Waves into LIC ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 30, 2012 the versatile Riverhead QB Ryan Bitzer leads his team into the Class II Long Island Championship against Garden City

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  Long Island Live game primer: CHSFL Class AAA final ARTICLE: By Dylan Butler | Nov 30, 2012 Top-seeded St. Anthony's meets No. 3 Chaminade in the championship game Saturday at 8 p.m. live on MSGVarsity.com

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  Garden City D'Antonio's reliability proves invaluable for Garden City ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Nov 30, 2012 The Cornell-bound Scott D'Antonio has his eyes on leading the Trojans to a Class II title over Riverhead Saturday afternoon.

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  Roosevelt Akins, Saunders an one-two punch for Roosevelt ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Nov 30, 2012 Roosevelt will rely on its one-two running attack of Johnnie Akins and Marquell Saunders on Saturday afternoon in the Class IV final.

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  William Floyd Floyd proves it's a top-notch program ARTICLE: By Stephen Haynes | Nov 29, 2012 William Floyd racked up its fifth Long Island Championship in eight years, cementing its status as one of Long Island's top football programs.

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  Long Island Floyd repeats as Class I Long Island champs ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 29, 2012 AJ Otranto played a part in all four touchdowns as Wililam Floyd repeats as Class I Long Island Champions with a 31-14 win over Farmingdale.

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  Long Island Sirico, Capobianco meet again for Class III LIC ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Nov 29, 2012 The most anticipated rematch in the Tri-State will come to fruition Friday night as Lawrence and Sayville meet for the Class III championship.

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  Long Island Recap - Long Island football staff picks: LICs, CHSFL finals ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Nov 29, 2012 The MSG Varsity and MSGVarsity.com team weighed in one final time on the Long Island Championships and the CHSFL 'AAA' and 'AA' finals

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  Long Island LICs: Five reasons why... ARTICLE: By Tom Liodice and Bill Mueller | Nov 28, 2012 With the Long Island football championships beginning Thursday, MSGVarsity.com breaks down the best reasons why each team should win its respective class.

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  William Floyd Power running back Faison is Floyd's brick wall ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 28, 2012 Chris Faison could be the key to Floyd's success in repeating as Long Island Champions, Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

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  CHSFL Players of the Week: Semifinals ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity/CHSFL | Nov 27, 2012 MSG Varsity and the CHSFL present the Players of the Week for Thanksgiving Day as well as the semifinals.

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  Tri-State small school Top 15: Week 12 ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Nov 27, 2012 MSG Varsity unveils its Tri-State small schools Top 15 football poll for the week of November 27, 2012.

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  Long Island All-Metro Watch List: Long Island Specialists ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Nov 27, 2012 MSG Varsity celebrates the top football players from around the tri-state area who spent all season on the All-Metro Watch List.

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  Tri-State Top 25: Week 12 ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Nov 26, 2012 Thanksgiving created some rumblings in the latest rankings. Check out the recent MSG Varsity Top 25 poll to see how the Tri-State's best fared.

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  Long Island 'D' takes Babylon to Div. IV crown ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 26, 2012 Tyler Christiansen and Jake Carlock combined for 16.5 tackles as Babylon took down Mt. Sinai, 21-7, in the Suffolk Division IV Championship game.

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  North Babylon North Bab ends first half with razzle dazzle ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 26, 2012

  The first half of Sunday night's Riverhead-North Babylon Suffolk II title game ended with some highly unusual razzle-dazzle.

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  Long Island Still having Funn: Riverhead Div. II champs ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 25, 2012 Ryan Bitzer and Quinn Funn connected for three TD passes as Riverhead cruised past North Babylon, 52-20, in the Division II title game.

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  Long Island Sayville trifecta: Third straight Div. III title ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 25, 2012 Sayville's rushing attack led the Golden Flashes to the Suffolk Division III Championship over Westhampton, 36-7.

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  Long Island Garden City rallies for 4th straight Conf. II crown ARTICLE: By Gene Morris | Nov 25, 2012 Garden City captured its fourth straight Conference II championship with a thrilling come-from-behind 21-17 victory over Wantagh Sunday afternoon.

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  Long Island Floyd claims fourth straight Div. I title ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Nov 25, 2012 Chris Faison scored a pair of rushing touchdowns as No. 4 William Floyd defeated No. 6 Sachem East, 61-27, for the Division I Championship.

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  Long Island Roosevelt outlasts VSN for Conf. IV title ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Nov 25, 2012 Roosevelt quelled a Valley Stream North second-half surge as the Rough Riders repeated as Conference IV champions with a 26-21 victory at Hofstra University.

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  Sachem East Sachem East coach reaches out to Sandy victims ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 25, 2012

  As Long Island rises ever so slowly, ever so painfully from the rubble of destruction left by superstorm Sandy, Sachem East football coach Mark Wojciechowski can sympathize and empathize. "I know exactly what they're going through," he said.

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  Chaminade passes Iona en route to CHSFL final ARTICLE: By John Malone | Nov 24, 2012 The Flyers were nearly perfect through the air behind quarterback Sean Cerrone and Tommy Zenker in a 41-16 victory over Iona Prep in the CHSFL semifinal round.

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  Long Island Wiswall, SJB run to CHSFL 'AA' final ARTICLE: By Gene Morris | Nov 24, 2012 Jonathan Wiswall rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on nine carries as St. John the Baptist upended Kellenberg, 34-18 to advance to the CHSFL 'AA' finals.

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  St. Anthony's books return ticket to final ARTICLE: By Dylan Butler | Nov 24, 2012 Led by versatile rushing attack, Friars knock off St. Joseph by the Sea, 35-8, in CHSFL Class AAA semifinals

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  Long Island Stingy 'D', Petit-Frere lead Dalers back to LIC ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Nov 23, 2012 Kevin Petit-Frere rushed for 167 yards on 19 carries and scored 2 touchdowns as Farmingdale stifled Baldwin, 21-9 to capture the Conference I championship.

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  Long Island Lawrence routs Plainedge for trip to LIC ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Nov 23, 2012 Tyler Fredericks had four touchdowns on the ground as Lawrence declared its dominance in Nassau with a 54-21 win over Plainedge for the Conference III championship.

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  Long Island Live game primer: Nassau/Suffolk finals ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Nov 22, 2012 The Nassau and Suffolk County football championships are on the line on MSGVarsity.com Live Access. Read up on the title games here.

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  Long Island Recap: Long Island football staff picks: Nassau, Suffolk finals ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Nov 22, 2012 The MSG Varsity and MSGVarsity.com team weighed in on the Nassau and Suffolk finals, as well as the CHSFL semifinal football picks across Long Island.

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  Live game primer: Chaminade at Iona Prep ARTICLE: By John Malone | Nov 21, 2012 Watch Chaminade and Iona Prep battle on the gridiron in a CHSFL "AAA" semifinal round matchup. The Flyers beat Iona earlier this season 34-31 in a classic.

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  Live game primer: Chaminade at Iona Prep ARTICLE: By John Malone | Nov 21, 2012 Watch Chaminade and Iona Prep battle on the gridiron in a CHSFL "AAA" semifinal round matchup. The Flyers beat Iona earlier this season 34-31 in a classic.

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  CHSFL Players of the Week: Week 9 ARTICLE: By CHSFL/MSG Varsity | Nov 21, 2012 MSG Varsity and the CHSFL present the Players of the Week for the first week of the CHSFL playoffs.

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  Tri-State Top 25: Week 11 ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Nov 20, 2012 With the playoffs in full swing, find out how the MSG Varsity's Tri-State Top 25 teams fared on the gridiron.

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  Long Island All-Metro Watch List: Long Island DBs ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Nov 20, 2012 MSG Varsity celebrates the top football players from around the tri-state area who spent all season on the All-Metro Watch List.

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  Long Island Big 10: NYS champ Sachem E. reigns at top ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Nov 19, 2012 Recently crowned two-time NYS Class A field hockey champions Sachem East hold steady at the top of Gregg Sarra's Big 10.

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  Long Island Turri's 3 TDs lead SJB in quarterfinals ARTICLE: By Marcus Henry | Nov 18, 2012 Christian Turri ran for 176 yards and scored 3 touchdowns as St. John the Baptist downed Holy Trinity, 52-6 in the CHSFL 'AA' quarterfinals

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  Kellenberg beats St. Francis Prep in OT thriller ARTICLE: By Dylan Butler | Nov 18, 2012 Firebirds advance to CHSFL Class AA semifinals after 42-41 overtime victory.

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  Long Island Akins' 4 TDs lead Roosevelt to Nassau final ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Nov 18, 2012

  Johnnie Akins ran all over the field Saturday night at Hofstra -- and ran away with the game, to boot. Until, that is, he was forced to limp slowly to the sidelines.

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  Long Island Valley Stream North upends No. 1 Seaford ARTICLE: By John Quirk | Nov 17, 2012 For the first time in 31 years Valley Stream North will be playing for a conference championship after a thrilling come-from-behind win over Seaford on Saturday

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  Long Island Sachem East stuns Connetquot in semis ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 17, 2012 Ryan Dippel caught the game winning 20-yard touchdown from Danny Wolff as No. 6 Sachem East topped No. 1 Connetquot, 33-28, in the Division I semifinals.

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  Anderson leads Friars romp of Farrell ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 17, 2012 St. Anthony's, with six different players and three different kickers sharing the scoring, dismantled Farrell, 42-0, in South Huntington to advance to the semifinals

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  Long Island Watson, Wantagh win in OT over MacArthur ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Nov 17, 2012 Brandon Watson scored both touchdowns for Wantagh as the Warriors held off MacArthur, 14-13 in overtime in the Nassau Conference II semifinals

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  Long Island Babylon pounds Mercy en route to Div. IV final ARTICLE: By Newsday staff report | Nov 17, 2012

  Babylon coach Rick Punzone said he doesn't want his team looking past any opponent, especially in the playoffs.

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  Long Island Westhampton upsets Miller Pl. for Div. III final berth ARTICLE: By Newsday Staff report | Nov 17, 2012

  The last time Westhampton played Miller Place it was no contest.

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  Long Island Haggart leads Sayville to Div. III final ARTICLE: By Newsday Staff report | Nov 17, 2012

  John Haggart's hard running sparked No. 1 Sayville to a 41-14 victory over No. 4 Huntington yesterday in a Suffolk III football semifinal.

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  Long Island North Babylon takes down East Islip ARTICLE: By Katie Epifane | Nov 17, 2012

  What a difference a few weeks makes.

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  Long Island Stewart, Garden City rally past Carey ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Nov 17, 2012 Garden City erupted for 22 unanswered points in the second half to upend Carey, 22-18 in the Conference II semifinals.

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  Long Island Live game primer: LI semifinal quadruple-header ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra and Tom Liodice | Nov 16, 2012 Long Island has four semifinal games lined up on the docket Friday Night, highlighted by a Division I semifinal meeting between Sachem North and Floyd on "Friday Night Football"

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  Long Island Lawrence cruises past Valley Stream South ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Nov 16, 2012 Eddie Robinson set a Nassau single game playoff record with 208 receiving yards, while scoring three touchdowns as Lawrence cruised past VS South, 62-7 in the Conf. III semifinals.

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  Long Island Long Island football six-pack primer ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Nov 16, 2012 MSGVarsity.com Live Access has six games on the docket for Long Island football. Get the down-low here.

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  Long Island Mt. Sinai blanks Shoreham-WR in semis ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Nov 16, 2012 Mount Sinai kept a goose-egg on the board, shutting out Shoreham-Wading River, 21-0 in the Suffolk County Division IV semifinals.

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  Long Island Long Island football semifinal roundup ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Nov 16, 2012 MSGVarsity.com has everything you need to know about this weekend's Nassau and Suffolk quarterfinal matchups.

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  Long Island Faison, William Floyd advance to Div. I final ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Nov 16, 2012 Chris Faison scored two rushing touchdowns and was a force on defense as No. 4-ranked William Floyd upended Sachem North, 32-7.

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  Long Island Johnson's big night leads Plainedge to final ARTICLE: By Tom Liodice | Nov 16, 2012 John Johnson had two touchdown catches and two INT's as Plainedge edged out Glen Cove, 34-27 in the Conference III semifinals.

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  Long Island Baldwin knocks off Oceanside in semis ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | Nov 15, 2012 Jovaun Tomlinson scored three touchdowns as No. 3 Baldwin defeated Oceanside, 67-27, in the Conference I semifinals.