Wantagh defeated Plainedge in the Nassau Conference IV football championship on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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Dylan Martini #23, Wantagh running back, right, gets congratulated by teammate Joe Valentino #51 after rushing for a 47-yard touchdown in the second quarter of the Nassau County football Conference IV final at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Martini added touchdown runs of 65 and 53 yards in the third quarter to lead Wantagh to a county championship-clinching 48-21 win.

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Dylan Martini #23, Wantagh running back, right, rushes for a gain during the first quarter of the Nassau County football Conference IV final against Plainedge at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. He ran for touchdowns of 47, 53 and 65 yards to lead Wantagh to a county championship-clinching 48-21 win.

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Joseph Nicholson #25 of Wantagh, left, and teammates celebrate their county championship after their 48-21 win over Plainedge in the Nassau football Conference IV final at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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Dylan Martini #23, Wantagh running back, right, gets congratulated by teammate Joe Valentino #51 after rushing for a 47-yard touchdown in the second quarter of the Nassau County football Conference IV final at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Martini added touchdown runs of 65 and 53 yards in the third quarter to lead Wantagh to a county championship-clinching 48-21 win.

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Joseph Nicholson #25 of Wantagh, front left, and Tommy Wunderlich #54 celebrate among a sea of teammates after their county championship-clinching 48-21 win over Plainedge in the Nassau football Conference IV final at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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Wantagh teammates celebrate their county championship after their 48-21 win over Plainedge in the Nassau football Conference IV final at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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John Gendels #22, Wantagh running back, reacts after rushing for a 48-yard touchdown in the first quarter of the Nassau County football Conference IV final against Plainedge at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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Dominic Agovino #5 of Plainedge fields a kick during the second quarter of the Nassau County football Conference IV final against Wantagh at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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John Gendels #22, Wantagh running back, second from right, gets congratulated by teammates, from left, Joe Valentino #51, Cole Spinelli #6 and Joseph Nicholson #25 after rushing for a 48-yard touchdown in the first quarter of the Nassau County football Conference IV final against Plainedge at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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Dylan Martini #23, Wantagh running back, rushes for a 47-yard touchdown during the second quarter of the Nassau County football Conference IV final against Plainedge at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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Ryan Conigliaro #10, Wantagh quarterback, right, hands off to running back John Gendels #22 during the first quarter of the Nassau County football Conference IV final against Plainedge at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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Ryan Conigliaro #10, Wantagh quarterback, looks for an open receiver during the first quarter of the Nassau County football Conference IV final against Plainedge at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

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Dylan Martini #23, Wantagh running back rushes for a gain during the first quarter of the Nassau County football Conference IV final against Plainedge at Shuart Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. He ran for touchdowns of 47, 53 and 65 yards to lead Wantagh to a county championship-clinching 48-21 win.