<p>Port Jefferson and Amityville are dropping their varsity football programs for the 2026 season. Port Jefferson doesn&#39;t have enough players to field a team, while Amityville&nbsp;have enough healthy upperclassmen to field a team.&nbsp;Newsday&#39;s High School Sports Editor Gregg Sarra reports.</p>


Sports

High School

High School Football

SKPORT260828_video

Port Jefferson, Amityville cancel varsity football season

Port Jefferson

onecms:95b06699-4ed4-4b12-be47-4609d89bb171

Newsday

'That's a shame'

onecms_165669bd-de59-476a-b1f1-63147d4ed874_d5e7ba99-044d-4353-9374-5a6b4827e71b.jpg

HS Trending Bar

High school scores

All-Long Island teams

College commitments

High school history

Sign up for our High School Sports newsletter

HighSchool Sports newsletter widget

High School Football - megaslot

Complete coverage of Long Island high school football. Latest news, scores, schedule and analysis from the leading source of Long Island Sports, Newsday.com

Stay logged in.