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Scoring: GC – DiBona 24 field goal GC – Tursi 26 pass from Montgomery (DiBona kick) GC – Montgomery 8 run (DiBona kick) GC – Fischer 29 run (DiBona kick) GC – Stapleford 29 run (DiBona kick)

Highlights: Garden City 31, Mepham 0: Topher DiBona was 4-for-4 in extra points and kicked a 24 yard field goal that ignited a 17-point first quarter for No. 1 Garden City (9-0) over No. 8 Mepham in the Nassau Conference I quarterfinals. Mepham finishes its season at 5-4. Garden City scored all 17 of its first quarter points in the last 2:56 of the quarter. DiBona hit a 24-yard field goal at the 2:56 mark, and on the ensuing possession Steve Jahelka intercepted a pass at the Mepham 26. Matt Montgomery threw to Joe Tursi on the next play for a 26-yard touchdown to make the score 10-0. Mepham then fumbled its next play, which was recovered by Chris Stapleford. Three plays later Montgomery scored on an eight-yard run with 34 second remaining. Garden City limited Mepham to 89 total yards, 62 rushing on 25 carries. The Trojans forced five turnovers, four interceptions and a fumble. Two of the turnovers led to scores. Garden City has not given up a touchdown this season, outscoring its opponents 312 to 3. Kaalen Jackson had 13 carries for 60 yards to lead Mepham.

Passing
Garden City
Matt Montgomery (QB) 2/8 for 36 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 1 Int

Receiving
Garden City
Joe Tursi 1 receptions for 26 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT

Rushing
Garden City
Brian Fischer 13 attempts for 124 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Chris Stapleford 3 attempts for 39 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Stephen Jahelka (RB) 4 attempts for 21 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Matt Montgomery (QB) 2 attempts for 9 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT

Kicking
Garden City
Topher DiBona , FGs: 1/1, PAT: 4/4, Punts: 0 for 0

Defense
Garden City
Chris Stapleford 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Stephen Jahelka (RB) 1 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Joe Tursi 1 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Anton Dobrolezhin 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Jared Mitchell 1 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Patric Berkery 1 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Billy Sweeney 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered

Scoring: B - Rose 1 run (Colon kick) B - Karo 37 run (Colon kick) B - Rose 1 run (Colon kick) B - Karo 55 run (kick failed) B - Stagliano 6 run (Colon kick)

Highlights: Bellmore JFK 34, Mepham 0: Joe Karo had 25 carries for 252 yards and two touchdowns. Adrian Rose went two for five for 25 yards, Colon had one catch for 20 yards and Eugenio Ciniglio had one catch for five yards. Logan Sorrintino had one interceptopn and Parker Lippolt and Brendan Mills each had one sack for Bellmore JFK (4-4).

Passing
Bellmore JFK
Adrian Rose 5/2 for 25 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int

Receiving
Bellmore JFK
Colon 1 receptions for 20 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Eugenio Ciniglio 1 receptions for 5 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Rushing
Bellmore JFK
Joe Karo 25 attempts for 252 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT

Defense
Bellmore JFK
Parker Lippolt 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Patrick Zagaorino 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Logan Sorrintino 1 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Brendan Mills 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered

Scoring: J - Alon 20 pass from Gallo (Kick failed) M - Ka. Jackson 8 run (Madden kick) M - Ka. Jackson 6 run (Madden kick) M - Ka. Jackson 34 run (Madden kick) J - Barrington 85 kick off return (Kamhi kick) M - Kh. Jackson fumble recovery for touchdown (Madden kick) M - Madden 29 FG M - White 26 run (Madden kick)

Highlights: Mepham 38, Jericho 13: Kaalen Jackson had 17 carries for 100 yards and three touchdowns as well as one catch for 10 yards and six tackles. Nick White went three for seven for 40 yards and had three carries for 25 yards and one touchdown. Miguel Lozada had seven carries for 113 yards and Kevin Tauriello had five carries for 25 yards. Chris Shevins had two catches for 30 yards, Miguel Shaw had five tackles and Khaalid Jackson had two fumbles, one for a touchdown for Mepham (5-2).

Passing
Mepham
Nick White 7/3 for 40 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int

Receiving
Mepham
Kaalen Jackson 1 receptions for 10 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Chris Shevins 2 receptions for 30 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Rushing
Mepham
Miguel Lozada 7 attempts for 113 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kaalen Jackson 17 attempts for 100 yards, 3 TDs, 0 PAT
Nick White 3 attempts for 25 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Kevin Tauriello 5 attempts for 25 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Defense
Mepham
Khaalid Jackson 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 2 fumbles recovered

Scoring: M - K. Jackson 10 run (Madden kick) M - K. Jackson 1 run (Madden kick) VSC - Logan 45 run (Logrein kick) M - K. Jackson 1 run (Madden kick) M - Kh. Jackson 15 fumble recovery (Madden kick) M - Safety M - Madden 37 FG M - White 8 run (Madden kick) M - Agostino 22 run (Madden kick)

Highlights: Mepham 47, Valley Stream Central 7: Kaalen Jackson had 19 carries for 120 yards and three touchdowns, Nick White went three for four for 35 yards passing and had two carries for 15 yards and one touchdown and Trace Agostino had two carries for 30 yards and one touchdown. Miguel Lozada had five carries for 93 yards, two catches for 30 yards and four tackles. Kevin Tauriello had 12 carries for 40 yards and Anthony Musacchia had one catch for five yards. Matt Palmer had seven tackles for Mepham (4-2) who held Valley Stream Central to 140 total yards.

Passing
Mepham
Nick White 4/3 for 35 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int

Receiving
Mepham
Miguel Lozada 2 receptions for 30 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Anthony Musacchia 1 receptions for 5 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Rushing
Mepham
Kaalen Jackson 19 attempts for 120 yards, 3 TDs, 0 PAT
Miguel Lozada 5 attempts for 93 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kevin Tauriello 12 attempts for 40 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Trace Agostino 2 attempts for 31 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Nick White 2 attempts for 15 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT

Defense
Mepham
Khaalid Jackson 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered

Scoring: M-- Jackson 70 run (Madden kick) GNS-- Belmont 1 run (Weinstein kick) M-- Jackson 75 run (Madden kick) M-- Jackson 10 run (Madden kick) GNS-- Kestenbaum 40 pass from Belmont (Weinstein kick) M-- Jackson 13 run (Madden kick) GNS-- Kestenbaum 8 pass from Belmont (kick blocked) M-- Lozada 8 run (Madden kick) M-- Lozada 68 run (Madden kick)

Highlights: Mepham 42, Great Neck South 20: Senior Kaalen Jackson rushed for a career-high 206 yards and four touchdowns to lead Mepham (3-2) in Conference II. Jackson's twin brother Khaalid had eight tackles, one sack and blocked extra point. Nick Wenthen had nine tackles and Dean Azanzato had six tackles for Mepham, which held GNS to 180 yards of offense. Mepham's Miiguel Lozada rushed four times for 166 yards and two touchdowns.Great Neck South is 2-3.

Passing
Mepham
Nick White 2/9 for 50 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int

Receiving
Mepham
Anthony Musacchia 2 receptions for 49 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Rushing
Mepham
Kaalen Jackson 15 attempts for 206 yards, 4 TDs, 0 PAT
Miguel Lozada 4 attempts for 166 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT
Nick White 3 attempts for 22 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Defense
Mepham
Nick White 1 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
James Andrews 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Khaalid Jackson 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered

Scoring: NHP -- Ianiro 1 run (Catapano kick) M -- Jackson 2 run (Madden kick) M -- Lozada 76 pass from White (kick failed)

Highlights: Mepham 13, New Hyde Park 7: Nick White connected with Miguel Lozada on a 76-yard TD pass with one minute left in the first half to give Mepham (2-2) a 13-7 lead in Conference II. New Hyde Park was stopped on fourth down at the Mepham 38-yard line with 30 seconds left to preserve the win. Kaalen Jackson rushed for 171 yards on 28 carries, including a 2-yard TD run in the second quarter to tie the score at 7 for Mepham. White went 7-for-15 for 140 yards and JT Castaldo had two receptions for 30 yards and two sacks. Khalid Jackson had eight tackles, Dean Avanzato had six tackles and Dom Manzella had six tackles and a fumble recovery. Trace Agostino added six tackles. New Hyde Park is 1-3.

Passing
Mepham
Nick White 7/15 for 140 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int

Receiving
Mepham
Miguel Lozada 2 receptions for 80 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
JT Castaldo 2 receptions for 30 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Anthony Musacchia 3 receptions for 30 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Rushing
Mepham
Kaalen Jackson 28 attempts for 171 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Miguel Lozada 2 attempts for 30 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Nick White 4 attempts for 10 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Defense
Mepham
JT Castaldo 0 interceptions, 2 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
James Andrews 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Dom Manzella 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered

Scoring: W-- Scully 14 run (Megale kick) W-- Scully 6 run (Megale kick) W-- Megale 25 FG W-- Reicherter 21 pass from Ambury (Megale kick) W-- Stottler 3 run (Kick failed) M-- Manzella 5 pass from White (Madden kick)

Highlights: Wantagh 30, Mepham 7: John Reicherter caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Ambury late in the third quarter to put Wantagh (3-0) ahead 24-0 in Conference II. Mepham is 1-2. On the following series Reicherter ran an interception back to the three yard line and Joe Stottler put in a three-yard run to make it 30-0 Warriors. Mike Scully had 135 yards and two touchdowns for Wantagh.

Passing
Wantagh
Kyle Ambury 7/12 for 110 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int

Receiving
Wantagh
Mike Scully 2 receptions for 25 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
John Reicherter 1 receptions for 21 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Ryan Sliwak 3 receptions for 25 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kevin Cohen 1 receptions for 55 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Rushing
Wantagh
Mike Scully 18 attempts for 135 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT
John Reicherter 5 attempts for 52 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Chris Passarelli 4 attempts for 22 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Kicking
Wantagh
Tom Megale , FGs: 1/1, PAT: 4/3, Punts: 0 for 0

Defense
Wantagh
John Reicherter 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Joe Stottler ( ) 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Jake Gambitsky 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Rob Burke 0 interceptions, 3 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered

Scoring: D-- Muller 6 run (McMahon kick) M-- White 2 run (Madden kick) D-- Muller 5 run (Muller run) M-- Masachia 22 pass from White (Jackson run) D-- Muller 47 pass from Abbate (Kick failed)

Highlights: Division 21, Mepham 15: Sean Abbate hit Dylan Muller for a 47-yard touchdown pass with 3:40 to go to put Division (1-1) ahead 21-15 in Conference II. Rob McNamara (eight tackles) grabbed an interception on the following drive to seal the victory. Nick White hit Anthony Masachia with a 22-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 15 for Mepham (1-1), with seven minutes remaining. With the score tied 7-7 in the fourth quarter, the Blue Dragons stopped Mepham on the half yard line and drove 99 yards, capping the drive with a five yard TD run from Muller. It was the second goal line stop for the Blue Dragons Muller had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery.

Passing
Division
Sean Abbate 3/8 for 118 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Dylan Muller 1/1 for 41 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int

Receiving
Division
Dylan Muller 1 receptions for 47 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Fred Mase 2 receptions for 71 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Matt Pretter 1 receptions for 41 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Rushing
Division
Dylan Muller 38 attempts for 202 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob McNamara 2 attempts for 4 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Sean Abbate 1 attempt for 3 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT

Kicking
Division
Mike McMahon , FGs: 0/0, PAT: 2/1, Punts: 0 for 0

Defense
Division
Dylan Muller 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Rob McNamara 1 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered

Scoring: M - Migul Lozada (Andrew Madden kick) M - Jackson 42 run (Madden kick) M - Jackson 3 run (kick failed) M - Musachia pass from White M - Lozada pass from White

Highlights: Kaalen Jackson had 13 carries, 140 yards and seven tackles. Nick White was 3 for 4 passing with 83 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively Mepham held rival to 99 total yards and JP Castaldo, Dean Avanzato had fumble recoveries and Nick White had and interception. Chris Schevins had 10 tackles and Nick Wenton had seven tackles.

Passing
Mepham
Nick White 2/4 for 83 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Kaalen Jackson 0/13 for 40 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int

Rushing
Mepham
Khaalid Jackson 13 attempts for 140 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT

Defense
Mepham
Nick White 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Dean Avanzato 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
JP Castalso 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered