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History of the Class I Long Island Championship

Updated Nov 28, 2012 04:02 PM

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    1992 -- CONNETQUOT 27, FARMINGDALE 0

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    1993 -- MASSAPEQUA 12, LONGWOOD 7

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    1994 -- MASSAPEQUA 23, CONNETQUOT 21 Dec. 2, 1994 Connetquot's Scott Coppola threw a TD pass to Danny Hayes to give Connetquot a 21-20 lead with 58 seconds left. Taking over at their own 35-yard line, Massapequa, winners of 20 in a row, drove down the field and set up kicker Bill Martin, who booted a game-winning 36-yard field goal as time expired before a crowd of 6,500 at Hofstra. Photo Credit: Newsday / Paul J. Bereswill

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    1995 -- LAWRENCE 14, SACHEM 7 Dec. 2, 1995 Sachem held Lawrence's high-powered offense to just 14 points on a pair of Greg Nunn touchdowns, but failed to score on a 21-play drive that consumed the first 11:30 of the second half. On the last drive of the game, Sachem had the ball at the Lawrence 11, but a sack by Paul Kiernan on third down and a deflected pass by Bashawn Dixon on fourth down sealed the win for the Golden Tornadoes. Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams

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    1996 -- PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD 21, UNIONDALE 6 Nov. 30, 1996 Sparked by an 11-minute, 31-second touchdown drive to begin the second half, the Red Raiders overpowered Nassau champs Uniondale. On the key drive, Patchogue-Medford ran 16 of its 20 plays behind left tackle Kevin Delaney, left guard Mike Gonzalez and tight end Derric Rossy. Running back Mike Funaro (195 rushing yards, two scores) finished it with a 5-yard touchdown run. Photo Credit: Ed Betz

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    1997 -- PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD 27, FREEPORT 12 Nov. 29, 1997 Patchogue-Medford repeated as Long Island champs behind its dominant ground game, which outperformed Freeport's quick-strike offense. Mike Funaro gained 148 rushing yards and scored twice to win his second straight most valuable player award in the Class I final. Photo Credit: Vincent Pugliese

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    1998 -- LONGWOOD 22, MASSAPEQUA 19 Nov. 27, 1998 The Lions won their first Long Island championship and finished the year as Suffolk's only undefeated team thanks to a powerful offensive line that helped option quarterback Eric Hatkewitz score three touchdowns. Brad Lyons threw an 88-yard touchdown and rushed for scores of 61 and 15 yards in the losing effort for the Chiefs. Photo Credit: Joe Rogate

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    1999 -- BRENTWOOD 13, FARMINGDALE 6 Nov. 26, 1999 The Indians' defense was the key to Brentwood's first Long Island Championship win. Leading 7-6, they stopped Farmingdale deep in their own territory twice in the final 5:02 and held on to win when a wind-blown pass by Dalers quarterback Tom Cinelli bounced off the fingertips of receiver John Gaffney with 1:04 left. Photo Credit: Newsday / John Keating

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    2000 -- FREEPORT 20, COMMACK 19, OT Nov. 25, 2000 Freeport's Eddie Gordon sacked Commack's Mike Prahalis on the final play of the game as the Cougars tried for a game-winning two-point conversation in overtime. Freeport won by forcing turnovers on six consecutive Commack drives and frustrating Prahalis -- who tied a state record with 33 touchdown passes in 2000 -- and top target Bryan Tornee, who set a state record with 17 TD receptions that year. Photo Credit: Bob Mitchell

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    2001 -- FARMINGDALE 12, FLOYD 3 Dec. 1, 2001 Unheralded senior Rob Romano had four sacks and seven tackles as the Dalers defeated the Colonials in front of 6,500 fans at Hofstra. Three of Romano's sacks came with his team pushed back inside its own 30-yard line, helping Nassau champs Farmingdale shut down a Floyd offense that had scored at least 20 points in every game that season. Photo Credit: J.S. Moses

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    2002 -- PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD 27, FARMINGDALE 13 Nov. 29, 2002 In a matchup of Suffolk champion Patchogue-Medford's formidable ground game against defending Long Island champion Farmingdale's vaunted defense, Alex Baez gained 200 yards and scored two touchdowns to spark the Red Raiders to their third Class I championship. Photo Credit: Joe Rogate

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    2003 -- FREEPORT 40, FLOYD 7 Nov. 29, 2003 Quarterback Randy Mills threw for two touchdowns, Leslie Jackman rushed for 234 yards and scored three times and Freeport gained a Long Island Championships-record 484 yards in a romp before 4,000 fans at Stony Brook University's LaValle Stadium. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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    2004 -- LONGWOOD 39, FARMINGDALE 23 Nov. 26, 2004 In a game that featured a wild start -- Farmingdale's opening touchdown drive was followed by three consecutive kick returns for touchdowns -- Longwood's Brett Wilson ran for 193 yards and two touchdowns to lift the Lions to their second Long Island title before approximately 4,000 fans at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium. Photo Credit: Newsday / Paul J. Bereswill

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    2005 -- FLOYD 34, BALDWIN 27 Nov. 26, 2005 Aided by blocking back Blair Bines, Brock Jackolski had 236 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries. Floyd went 4-for-4 on fourth-down conversions, scoring touchdowns on two of them. The Colonials held Ricky Manigat, one of Long Island's best runners, to 26 yards on 10 carries and held Baldwin to 47 total rushing yards. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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    2006 -- FLOYD 42, EAST MEADOW 20 Nov. 24, 2006 Floyd junior Joey Sidaris threw three touchdown passes and ran for another before a LIC record crowd of 8,500 at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium. The Colonials broke open a 21-20 game in the second half by scoring three unanswered touchdowns on a Brock Jackolski 63-yard run, a Sidaris-to-Jackolski 63-yard pass and a Jackolski 30-yard scamper. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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    2007 -- FLOYD 42, FARMINGDALE 0 Nov. 24, 2007 In one of the most impressive showings in the history of the Long Island Championships, the Colonials scored 42 points in the first 17 minutes against Farmingdale, which entered the game 10-0. The win completed Floyd's third straight 11-0 season, part of a Long Island-record string of 42 victories. Seniors Joe Sidaris and Brock Jackolski (230 total yards, 3 TDs) capped their careers with typically brilliant performances. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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    2008 -- CONNETQUOT 21, FREEPORT 13 Nov. 28, 2008 Connetquot went 6-for-7 on fourth down conversions and scored all three of its touchdowns on fourth downs to win its first Long Island title since 1992. Running back Joe Zuco had 148 yards and two TDs on 33 carries for the Thunderbirds. Photo Credit: Newsday / Paul J. Bereswill

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    2009 -- FREEPORT 38, FLOYD 14 Nov. 28, 2009 Kevin Allen totaled 403 all-purpose yards, scoring four rushing touchdowns and passing for two more as Freeport rolled over Floyd before a crowd of 3,500 at Stony Brook University's LaValle Stadium. Allen finished the season with a Nassau-record 35 touchdowns, breaking the mark of 29 set by two-time Thorp Award winner Amos Zereoue of Mepham. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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    2010 -- FREEPORT 62, FLOYD 35 Nov. 26, 2010 Isaiah Barnes ignited an unstoppable Freeport offense that totaled a title game record 533 yards and outscored Floyd before 3,500 at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium. Barnes scored a Long Island Championship-record six touchdowns and threw for another, in perhaps the best individual performance ever in an LIC. Photo Credit: James Escher

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    2011 - FLOYD 54, EAST MEADOW 47

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