Newsday's top 10 Long Island high school flag football team rankings
Harlow Rivera of Half Hollow Hills celebrates after a victory against visiting Longwood during a Suffolk League I flag football game on April 24, 2026. Credit: David Meisenholder
(Last week's rankings in parentheses)
1. Half Hollow Hills (1)
Hills remained unbeaten with a 38-0 quarterfinal win over Smithtown and a 19-12 victory over Floyd in the semifinals. Hills (15-0) will play in the Suffolk Class A championship game against second-seeded Sachem East at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Sachem East.
2. Hauppauge (3)
The Eagles cruised to a 26-0 win over East Islip in the Suffolk Class B semifinals. Lindsay Adams had 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hauppauge (16-0) will face Deer Park in the Suffolk 'B' final at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sachem East.
3. MacArthur (4)
The Generals captured their first Nassau flag football championship. Alexa Coppola’s toe-tap touchdown catch was the go-ahead score with 34 seconds left in a 13-9 win over Plainedge. MacArthur (17-0-1) faces the winner of Hauppauge/Deer Park in the Long Island Class B championship at LIU on May 30 at noon.
4. Plainedge (2)
The Red Devils’ season ended in a 13-9 loss to MacArthur. Plainedge (14-2-1) won its semifinal contest against Wantagh, 19-6. Kate Franks had nine flag pulls and two sacks in the win.
5. Sachem East (5)
Sachem East defeated Patchogue-Medford, 20-6, in the Suffolk Class A quarterfinals and followed it with a 13-6 semifinal win over Northport. Aubree Ellis had two receiving touchdowns in the win over Northport. Sachem East will host the Suffolk Class A championship against Half Hollow Hills.
6. Deer Park (7)
The Falcons defeated West Islip, 13-7, in double overtime to advance to the Suffolk Class B championship. Taylor Gabel totaled two touchdowns in the win. Deer Park (12-2) will face unbeaten Hauppauge in the title game.
7. Herricks (Not ranked)
The Highlanders are on quite the run. Sixth-seeded Herricks (9-7-1) defeated No. 2 Massapequa, 13-6, in the semifinals. Herricks then took down Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, 21-0, to capture the Nassau Class A championship. Herricks will face the winner of Half Hollow Hills/Sachem East at LIU on May 30 at 10 a.m.
8. Floyd (On the cusp)
Floyd defeated Whitman, 26-19, in the Suffolk Class A quarterfinals. The Colonials then held Half Hollow Hills to a season-low 19 points but fell short to the defending Long Island champions by seven. Floyd finished at 10-4.
9. Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK (On the cusp)
Plainview (9-6-4) defeated top-seeded Syosset, 12-6, in overtime of the Nassau Class A semifinals. Its season came to an end with a 21-0 loss to Herricks in the county final.
10. Syosset (5)
Syosset’s season came to an end with a 12-6 loss to Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK. Syosset finished with a 10-2-3 record.
On the cusp: Massapequa, East Islip, West Islip, Northport, Wantagh
