Nassau high school football playoff quarterfinal roundup

CONFERENCE II

John Cardone kicked the winning 28-yard field goal as time expired to lift visiting No. 6 MacArthur to a 16-14 win over No. 3 Long Beach in the Nassau Conference II quarterfinals on Friday. It’s the Generals’ first playoff win since 2021. Mike Lane and Ryan Solomon each caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Vinny Szucs. Colin Donaghy caught an 11-yard TD pass from Brody Juan with 9:21 left in the fourth to give Long Beach (5-4) a 14-13 lead. MacArthur (6-3) faces No. 1 Garden City in the semifinals at 4 p.m. on Friday at Hofstra.

Garden City 49, New Hyde Park 7: Christian Roddini and Kosta Walsh each returned a punt for a TD to lead Garden City (8-1) over visiting No. 8 New Hyde Park. Roddini added a 12-yard TD reception from Brayden Robertiello, who rushed for 56 yards and two TDs on three carries. Rocco Natale ran for a 42-yard TD for NHP (3-7).

Mepham 22, Calhoun 0: Adam Erlichman completed 14 of 17 passes for 173 yards and a TD and added a 2-yard rushing score in No. 5 Mepham’s win over host No. 4 Calhoun. Paulie Genovese rushed for 116 yards and a TD on 23 carries. Calhoun finished 4-5. Mepham (4-5) will face No. 2 Carey in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Hofstra.

Carey 35, Bellmore JFK 7: Justin DePietro rushed for 123 yards and two TDs on 13 carries in No. 2 Carey’s win. Dylan Walsh rushed for 45 yards and two TDs and returned a fumble for TD. Dylan Blot had an interception for Carey (8-1). Ethan Reiner rushed for a 15-yard TD for No. 7 Bellmore JFK (4-5).

CONFERENCE I

Farmingdale 28, East Meadow 14: Nick Toto threw for 201 yards and a score and ran for three TDs for No. 2 Farmingdale. Farmingdale (7-2) will face No. 3 Oceanside in the semifinals at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday at Hofstra. Mike Petitto had two TDs for No. 7 East Meadow (4-5).

Oceanside 41, Freeport 7: Chace Morris rushed for 144 yards and five TDs on 20 carries in No. 3’s Oceanside win. Jaden Belone caught two passes for 72 yards and TD for Oceanside (6-3). No. 6 Freeport is 6-3.

Port Washington 40, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK 0: Harry Eynon completed 10 of 14 passes for 208 yards and five TDs to lead No. 4 Port Washington. Levi Felix had two catches for 74 yards and two TDs and added an INT. Port Washington (7-2) will face No. 1 Massapequa in the semifinals at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday at Hofstra. No. 5 POBJFK finished 6-3.

Massapequa 41, Syosset 0: Jason Larosa ran for 140 yards and four TDs in the first half for top-seeded Massapequa (9-0). Blake Seidenstein was 5 of 8 for 110 yards and a TD. Justin Farrell caught a 12-yard TD pass and Dylan Milio caught four passes for 89 yards. No. 8 Syosset finished 3-6.

CONFERENCE III

Plainedge 46, Division 13: Mike Ranaudo ran for 140 yards and four TDs for No. 1 Plainedge. Lucas Rizzo had two INTs. Plainedge (8-1) will face No. 4 Bethpage in the semifinals at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Hofstra. Chris Ruggia ran for a TD and threw a TD pass to George Gendekos for No. 8 Division (4-5).

South Side 41, Elmont 14: Rob Cesario Jr. was 10 of 11 passing for 164 yards and three TDs for No. 2 South Side. D’Andre Mullings-Newberry blocked a punt and returned it for a TD. South Side (8-1) faces No. 3 Wantagh in the semifinals at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday at Hofstra. No. 7 Elmont finishes at 3-6.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Bethpage 35, Manhasset 7: Louis Schneider rushed for 127 yards and two TDs and Alex Neuman added 102 yards and two rushing TDs to lead No. 4 Bethpage (6-3). Reid Schwartz caught a TD pass from LJ Michon for No. 5 Manahsset (4-5). Wantagh 58, Hewlett 14: Luke Martini ran for four TDs in the first quarter for No. 3 Wantagh (8-1). Dylan Parchment had a 97-yard kick return TD for No. 6 Hewlett (6-3).

CONFERENCE IV

Malverne 28, Cold Spring Harbor 20: Isaiah Smith had 245 yards and three TDs on 13 carries to lead No. 5 Malverne (6-3), which plays No. 1 Floral Park in the semifinals at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Hofstra. Conall Reynolds threw two TDs for No. 4 Cold Spring Harbor (4-5).

Seaford 49, North Shore 22: Finn Curry was 7 of 10 passing for 91 yards and three TDs and ran for 80 yards and two TDs for No. 3 Seaford. Mikey Kofod rushed for 197 yards and a TD. Seaford (6-3) plays No. 2 Lynbrook in the semifinals at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Hofstra. Joey Cristofari threw two TDs for No. 6 North Shore (6-3).

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Floral Park 42, Valley Stream North 7: Danny Ring was 18 of 19 passing for 324 yards and five TDs and Ryan Terwilliger had six catches for 205 yards and three TDs and had an INT to lead No. 1 Floral Park (8-1). No. 8 VSN is 5-4.

Lynbrook 14, Valley Stream South 3: Tommy Potash had 17 carries for 143 yards and two TDs to lead No. 2 Lynbrook (6-3). Gomez made a 29-yard field goal for No. 7 VSS (5-4).

CROSSOVERS

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Roosevelt 34, East Rockaway/West Hempstead 24: Michael Dawson had 216 yards and three TDs on 16 carries for Roosevelt (4-5). ERWH is 3-6.

Carle Place 36, Herricks/Wheatley/Roslyn 6: Tyler Marquart had nine carries for 159 yards and three TDs and added a 55-yard TD catch to lead host Carle Place (4-5). HWR is 2-7.