Nassau high school football roundup from Week 7

Nassau

Conference I

Christian McCravey forced a fumble and returned it 73 yards for a touchdown with 1:34 left in the fourth quarter on top of his 11 carries for 124 yards and three touchdowns in Freeport’s 46-34 win over Syosset Friday in Nassau’s Conference I. He also had an interception and three catches for 34 yards for the Red Devils (5-2). Kahli Shaw took 12 carries for 131 yards and two TDs, adding a 51-yard punt return score. Shaw added six tackles. George Metaxas connected with Sebastian Casabianca on a 33-yard and 47-yard touchdown for Syosset (3-5).

Oceanside 35, Westbury 8: Mason Blount completed 7 of 8 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns to lead visiting Oceanside (4-3). David Gibson made four receptions for 109 yards and two scores, one a 41-yarder and the other a 35-yard play. Chace Morris carried nine times for 63 yards and two short TDs, caught a 25-yard touchdown pass and ran for a pair of two-point conversions. Oceanside led 35-0 at halftime. Jahlyl Barret ran 14 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter for Westbury (4-3).

Port Washington 34, Hempstead 6: Harry Eynon completed 10 of 12 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns for host Port Washington (6-1). Jackson McCormack rushed for 104 yards and a score on 12 carries. Joe Fox rushed for 110 yards and two TDs and caught four passes for 35 yards and a score. Levi Felix caught two passes for 38 yards and a TD. Max Eynon had eight tackles, one for a loss. Seth Montgomery had 55-yard rushing TD for Hempstead (3-4).

SATURDAY’S GAMES

E. Meadow 48, Herricks/ Wheatley/Roslyn 30: Alexander Lengu ran 19 times for 227 yards and four touchdowns for visiting East Meadow (3-4). He also ran for a two-point conversion. Nick Schwabe had 200 all-purpose yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, including an 80-yard pick-6 in the fourth quarter. Kalem Calderon had seven tackles for a loss. Kyle Francis had two interceptions. Mike Petitto punched in a rushing TD. Alex Giuliano ran for a 2-yard TD for Herricks/Wheatley/Roslyn (1-6) and threw touchdowns to Asher Berkowitz and Harpeet Singh.

Uniondale 40, Hicksville 7: Abelardo Peralta completed 5 of 8 passes for 92 yards and two TDs, adding 84 yards and a score on eight carries for host Uniondale (1-6). Jowell Facey had three catches for 67 yards and a score. Kasim Alty scored his first varsity touchdown on a 12-yard run and grabbed an interception. Erijah Britto scored a 5-yard rushing TD for Hicksville (1-6).

Conference II

Michael Dawson ran for 202 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries to lead visiting Roosevelt to a 22-16 win over Valley Stream Central Saturday in Nassau’s Conference II. Tyrese Williams had a 2-yard touchdown run and converted both of Roosevelt’s two-point attempts. Ahron Mitchell made eight tackles, and Kyree Robinson had a sack for the Rough Riders (3-4). Evan Nelson had a 55-yard TD run for Valley Stream Central (4-3).

Garden City 42, Bellmore JFK 7: Christian Roddini had 10 carries for 100 yards and two touchdowns to lead visiting Garden City (6-1). Brayden Robertiello completed 8 of 12 passes for 74 yards and two TDs. Kosta Walsh caught seven passes for 64 yards, and Mark Escher added a 10-yard TD grab. Kevin Hegarty ran for a 46-yard TD in the first quarter and Vincent Lattuca added a 6-yard score in the fourth quarter. Max Lupo returned a kickoff 92 yards for a TD for Bellmore JFK (3-4).

Carey 49, New Hyde Park 0: Carey’s offensive line — Matt Lemite, Aidan Alvarado, Dara Milner, James Daddino and Vincenzo Caccavo — paved the way for nine different ball carriers to total 253 yards rushing to lead the Seahawks over visiting New Hyde Park (2-6). Anthony DeMarco led Carey (6-1) with six tackles and Vin Ginex added an interception return for a touchdown. Michael Lombardi went 7-for-7 kicking extra points.

Long Beach 27, Calhoun 6: Long Beach recovered the opening kickoff after Calhoun muffed the return, allowing the Marines to regain the ball on the 1-yard line as Brody Riedel scored on the next play for Long Beach (5-2) in its road win over host Calhoun (3-4). Danilo Corea and Christian Capria each grabbed an interception. Long Beach’s offense started the third quarter with a six-play, 60-yard drive capped by Brody Juan’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Jaron Burns. Burns caught a 20-yard TD pass from Juan in the second quarter and Joe Henn had a 13-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter. The defense shut out Calhoun in the second half, causing two turnovers and recording two sacks.

Conference III

Quarterback Louis Schneider totaled 197 yards and three TDs to lead Bethpage to a 55-28 road win over Division in Nassau’s Conference III Friday. Paras Dhillon, Dominic Gabolla and Liam Mack all scored their first varsity TDs. Jake and Liam McCaffery each had an interception for the Golden Eagles (5-2). Aiden Mirelis caught six passes for 103 yards and a score for Division (4-3). He also returned a fumble for a TD.

Hewlett 33, Glen Cove 0: Jostin Poveda and Julian Gupta combined for 23 tackles, one for a loss, and Gabe Bowery had three sacks for host Hewlett (5-2). Dom Lord added six tackles, a TFL and a sack. He forced a fumble and recovered one. Brody Apter caught two passes from Preston Cusamano for 120 yards and two TDs. Dylan Parchment ran 12 times for 114 yards and a TD. Glen Cove is 0-7.

Plainedge 31, Manhasset 7: Dom Agovino ran for 154 yards and two TDs on 26 carries as host Plainedge (6-1) ran for over 300 yards. Aiden Ryan ran eight times for 66 yards and a TD. Sean Maher, Jayden Russo and Matt Frank all had five tackles. Maher had an interception. Andrew LaMarca ran seven times for 88 yards and a TD for Manhasset (3-4).

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Wantagh 35, Elmont 0: Luke Martini ran, caught and threw for TDs, adding two sacks for visiting Wantagh (7-0). Max Avena went 7-for-8 passing for 78 yards and a TD. Luke Rubbo caught a 63-yard TD and threw a 27-yard TD pass to Joe Adamo. Elmont fell to 2-5.

South Side 42, Sewanhaka 7: AJ Magaraci ran for 144 yards and three TDs on 12 carries to lead South Side (6-1) over host Sewanhaka (1-6). Rob Cesario went 12-for-14 passing for 187 yards and a TD. Reagan Petrone added two TDs on five carries.

Clarke 34, Mineola 0: Everett Barsauskas caught three passes for 86 yards and three TDs and had three interceptions for host Clarke (2-5). Will Grassini threw for 184 yards and four TDs. Mineola fell to 1-6.

Conference IV

Greg Kleinman grabbed an interception inside the final two minutes as North Shore defeated host Malverne, 21-14, Saturday in Nassau’s Conference IV. Joey Cristofari completed 7 of 11 passes for 126 yards and a TD, adding 59 yards and a TD on 14 rushes. Casey Gates rushed for 98 yards and a TD on 14 carries. Del Neal added three catches for 80 yards and a TD for North Shore (6-1). Jayden Johnson ran for 106 yards and two TDs on 13 carries for Malverne (4-3).

Lynbrook 49, Cold Spring Harbor 22: Will O’Riordan completed 9 of 10 passes for 174 yards and four TDs for host Lynbrook (4-3). Jacob Knobloch had two catches for 70 yards and two scores. Orji Agwu had two catches for 64 yards and a TD. Alihan Simsek ran three times for 87 yards and a TD. Tommy Potash added 64 yards and a TD on 11 carries. Andrew Ioannou caught a 58-yard TD and a 2-point conversion for CSH (3-4).

Valley Stream North 35, Lawrence 13: Max Guzman had touchdown passes of 21 and 45 yards, respectively, for Valley Stream North (5-2). Justin Gangi rushed for two scores. Khalil Brassell had a 69-yard TD run for Lawrence (1-6), which hosted its first home game of the season.

Valley Stream South 21, Locust Valley 3: Offensive lineman Hunter Rush cleared the way for visiting Valley Stream South (5-2) to run for 243 yards and three TDs. Aidan Parris rushed for 103 yards and a score on 20 carries. Sherry Raza had eight tackles, two for a loss, and a sack. Nolan McDonald kicked a 38-yard field goal for Locust Valley (1-6).

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Carle Place 49, Oyster Bay/Friends Academy 28: Tyler Marquart rushed for 373 yards and six touchdowns on 20 carries and added three receptions for 46 yards for host Carle Place (3-4). His fifth TD run and Justin Powers’ 2-point conversion run gave the Frogs a 34-28 lead in the fourth. Mario D’Alessandro added a 3-yard pick-6 with 5:37 left and Marquart followed with a 66-yard TD run. Chase Lordi completed 12 of 21 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns and added 23 carries for 172 yards and a TD for Oyster Bay/Friends Academy (1-6). Sean Laurencon caught seven passes for 192 yards and a TD and ran for a 29-yard TD.

East Rockaway/West Hempstead 12, Island Trees 6: Jayden Romeo had 115 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, as well as a 6-yard TD catch from Michael Tizio, for visiting East Rockaway/West Hempstead (3-4). Kurt Echezuria threw a 13-yard TD pass to Caden McCoy for Island Trees (3-4).

By Michael Sicoli

michael.sicoli@newsday.com

Michael Sicoli covers high school sports for Newsday. He graduated from Quinnipiac in 2022 and left with a master’s degree in sports journalism in 2023.