History of the Class IV Long Island Championship

Updated Nov 28, 2012 04:08 PM

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  1992 – ISLAND TREES 8, MT. SINAI 0 Dec. 4, 1992 Island Trees and Mt. Sinai played four quarters of scoreless football in the first-ever Class IV LIC. The winning series from the 10-yard line in overtime was engineered by sophomore quarterback Joe Kaiser, who replaced senior starter Stu Wexler in the fourth quarter. Island Trees kicker Chris Neglia lined up for an extra-point attempt, but it was a fake and he connected with tight end Phil Pierro for the two-point conversion. Photo Credit: Newsday/John Keating

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  1993 – BETHPAGE 41, SOUTHAMPTON 6 Dec. 4, 1993 Bethpage displayed its high-powered passing game after Southampton stopped its rushing game. Eagles quarterback Roddy McCoy completed 7 of 11 passes for 135 yards and three second-quarter scores for Bethpage’s first of many titles. Photo Credit: Newsday/J Conrad Williams Jr.

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  1994 – HARBORFIELDS 6, MANHASSET 0 Dec. 3, 1994 Manhasset was on its way to breaking a scoreless tie as they mounted a 14-play, 76-yard drive. But on fourth-and-3 from the 10, quarterback Tim Goettelmann fumbled a snap from center Sean Gately. Harborfields took advantage. Chris Maisch hit Jim Pribyl with a long pass on the right sideline. Pribyl slipped two tackles, cut back across the middle of the field and turned it into a 60-yard touchdown. Photo Credit: Newsday/Jim Peppler

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  1995 – CARLE PLACE 33, HARBORFIELDS 7 Dec. 1, 1995 On a night when freshmen are supposed to cave in and crumble under the pressure, Ale Whyte played like a postgraduate. The freshman halfback carried Carle Place to its first Long Island championship with 187 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns. Photo Credit: Newsday/John Keating

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  1996 –HARBORFIELDS 21, MANHASSET 13 Nov. 29, 1996 Manhasset's second trip to the Long Island Class IV football championship game ended the way its first trip did two years ago -- with a loss to Harborfields. The early part of the game seemed promising for Manhasset, who led 6-0 at halftime. But Harborfields scored 21 straight points in the second half for the title. Photo Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.

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  1997 – BABYLON 18, ROOSEVELT 12 Nov. 29, 1997 Babylon entered the Long Island Class IV championship averaging almost 30 points per game, yet were scoreless against Roosevelt for three quarters. In a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback the Panthers rallied to tie the score at 12, then rode halfback Rob Keneally's burst off right tackle for a 1-yard touchdown run and an 18-12 overtime victory at Hofstra Stadium before 3,903 fans. Photo Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara

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  1998 – SEAFORD 28, BABYLON 12 Nov. 28, 1998 Babylon, the Class IV defending champions, were in good shape to repeat as champs. The Panthers led 12-9 with 10:10 remaining in the game. However, Sean Farrell's 38-yard touchdown reception with 6:17 remaining gave Seaford a 16-12 lead and turned the tide of the game. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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  1999 – ROOSEVELT 25, HARBORFIELDS 0 Nov. 26, 1999 Roosevelt’s Khary Depardine caught three touchdown passes, two from Jamel Days on similar play-action bootlegs, to set a championship game record. Roosevelt's point total was the most allowed all season by Harborfields. Photo Credit: Joe Rogate

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  2000 – ROOSEVELT 28, BABYLON 12 Nov. 24, 2000 Chris Jones scored three touchdowns and gained 107 yards on the ground as Roosevelt successfully defended its Long Island Class IV title against a young but scrappy Babylon team before 2,300 at Hofstra Stadium. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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  2001 – COLD SPRING HARBOR 7, BABYLON 6 Dec. 1, 2001 Cold Spring Harbor faced a dominant offensive team, yet limited Babylon to 166 total yards. Junior halfback Trevon Rodney, who entered the game averaging 132 rushing yards, was virtually shut down. He gained 59 yards on 13 carries. With the defense rolling, the offense managed to squeak out a score when Greg Peyser scored a touchdown on a 2-yard run with 1:16 left in the first quarter. Cold Spring Harbor had its first championship in its very first LIC appearance. Photo Credit: Joe Rogate

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  2002 – BABYLON 30, SEAFORD 6 Nov. 30, 2002 Trevon Rodney's impact was felt on both sides of the line. He rushed for 147 yards on 21 carries and scored three touchdowns. Rodney also made 15 tackles, including three for a loss, and blocked a second-quarter punt to set up his 20-yard touchdown run. It was the first title for Rodney and Babylon in three LIC appearances. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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  2003 – BABYLON 22, ROOSEVELT 15 Nov. 28, 2003 Three second-half turnovers by Roosevelt eclipsed any positives to be gleaned from the standout effort by running back Daryle McClenic, or quarterback Marquis Herron's attempt to overcome an ankle injury, or a clutch pass from backup quarterback Aaron Peace. Photo Credit: Richard Slattery

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  2004 – ROOSEVELT 7, AMITYVILLE 0 Nov. 27, 2004 Starting at its 26-yard line, Amityville moved to Roosevelt's 4 in 14 plays. On the 15th play, a second-and-goal from the 4 with 3:28 left in the first quarter, Darrel Young charged over the right side of the line and headed for the end zone. But the ball wasn't with him. Michael Mayo forced a fumble that was recovered by Daryle McClenic at the 2. Then, Roosevelt embarked on a 17-play, 98-yard drive that Marquise Herron capped with the game's lone touchdown. Photo Credit: Newsday/Paul J. Bereswill

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  2005 – COLD SPRING HARBOR 41, BABYLON 0 Nov. 25, 2005 Big plays and a 14-point first quarter defined Cold Spring Harbor's 41-0 victory over Babylon. The Seahawks racked up 424 yards and the defense forced seven turnovers on their way to a second LIC. The Brett Vecchio-to-Chirs Schuville connection was a record-breaking one. Vecchio - who completed 9 of 16 passes for 246 yards and five TDs - threw four TD passes to Schuville. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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  2006 – ROOSEVELT 21, MT. SINAI 14 Nov. 25, 2006 Mike Mayo raised his college profile and sealed his legacy as one of the great big-game performers in Long Island football history by powering Roosevelt to a 21-14 come-from-behind victory over Mount Sinai. Mayo rushed for 289 and three scores on 33 carries. Even more remarkably, Mayo took each handoff in the Rough Riders' winning drive, marching the team 65 yards on eight plays. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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  2007 – AMITYVILLE 28, SEAFORD 0 Nov. 23, 2007 Amityville entered this game without its top running back, Cornell Warrick and had two losses heading into the game. Seaford had one of the best defenses in the conference, but Amityville had two weapons the Vikings had no answers for: senior quarterback Marcus Gardner and junior halfback Tyler Heller. Gardner gained 216 yards on 26 carries and Heller ran for 107 yards on 11 carries. Photo Credit: Joe Rogate

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  2008 – BABYLON 35, SEAFORD 28 Nov. 29, 2008 For the second straight year Seaford was on the losing side of the championship. Babylon, the offensive juggernaut, took a 21-point advantage into the final quarter and held on to defeat previously unbeaten Seaford at Stony Brook University's LaValle Stadium. Babylon earned its fourth Class IV title in eight championship game appearances and its first crown since 2003. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

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  2009 – SEAFORD 34, AMITYVILLE 20 Nov. 27, 2009 After reaching the final game in each of the previous two seasons, Seaford took down Amityville, 34-20, to claim the second Long Island championship in school history. For many of Seaford's seniors, all of whom were there in 2008 and many of whom also played in 2007, it was a perfect ending. One of those seniors, Mike Gallo, caught two touchdown passes and had a team-high nine tackles with a bloody chin. Photo Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy

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  2010 -- GLENN 28, SEAFORD 7 Nov. 27, 2010 This was Ryan Rielly's team. For Glenn to win its first Long Island football championship, he would have to play a huge role. He did, amassing 306 all-purpose yards, rushing for three touchdowns and throwing for another. Photo Credit: Kevin P. Coughlin

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  2011 - GLENN 54, ROOSEVELT 21