Gridiron Greats: County, CHSFL state finals edition
Anthony Licci #13, Farmingdale quarterback, left, hands off to running back Tomaso Ramos #1 during the Nassau County football Conference I final against Massapequa at Shuart Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Credit: James Escher
JJ AIELLO, Bayport-Blue Point
He scored four touchdowns in a 35-6 win over Glenn for the Suffolk IV crown. He caught TD passes of 46 and 28 yards.
JACK ARCHER, Garden City
He carried the ball only three times but took it 72 yards, including touchdown runs of 31 and 35 yards in a 38-7 win over Mepham in the Nassau II final.
ANDREW BELLI, Ward Melville
The quarterback threw for three TDs and scored another on the ground in a 34-19 win over Longwood in the Suffolk I final.
JOE CASSESE, Plainedge
He rushed 17 times for 142 yards and a pair of TDs — on runs of 24 and 5 yards — in a 38-13 win over Wantagh 38-13 in the Nassau III championship.
BRADY CLARK, Bayport-Blue Point
The senior QB threw for three TDs of 46, 32 and 28 yards and rushed five times for 53 yards in a 35-6 win over Glenn for the Suffolk IV crown.
KORY DUFF JR., St. Anthony’s
He caught seven passes for 205 yards and scored four TDs in a 50-18 win over Iona Prep for the CHSFL AAA title.
STEVIE FINNELL, Garden City
He rushed for 122 yards and a pair of TDs — on runs of 37 and 7 yards — and returned an interception 21 yards for a third score in a 38-7 win over Mepham in the Nassau II championship.
MICHAEL GRANELLI and PAT GODFREY, North Shore
Granelli blocked a West Hempstead punt from its own end zone and Godfrey recovered it for a TD in a 20-6 win in the Nassau IV championship.
JAMES HOPETON, Holy Trinity
The junior defensive end had three sacks and a tackle for a loss in a 20-14 win over Moore Catholic to claim the CHSFL AA-I title.
JASON HUNT, Bellport
The defensive end blocked a punt, made eight tackles, including two for a loss, and scored two TDs in a 35-14 win over Northport for the Suffolk II crown. His TD runs were 6 and 50 yards.
NICK LA ROSA, North Shore
He rushed 20 times for 117 yards and two scores — on runs of 22 and 10 yards — and also recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter in a 20-6 win over West Hempstead for the Nassau IV crown.
ANTHONY LICCI, Farmingdale
He was 14-for-17 passing for 235 yards and three TDs in a 38-7 win over Massapequa in the Nassau I final.
DONTE PHILLIPS, Bellport
He rushed for 129 yards on 22 carries and scored two TDs in a 35-14 win over Northport for the Suffolk II title. His TD runs went for 21 and 26 yards.
BEN PIERCE, Sayville
The defensive back had two interceptions, and three tackles in a 28-3 win over Westhampton in the Suffolk III final.
TOMASO RAMOS, Farmingdale
He rushed 15 times for 108 yards and scored TDs on runs of 11 and 10 yards in a 38-7 win over Massapequa in the Nassau I championship game.
DANTE TORRES, St. Anthony’s
He completed 14 of 20 passes for 336 yards and four TDs in a 50-18 win over Iona Prep to capture the CHSFL AAA title. He also had TD runs of 4 and 76 yards.
JAKE TRIPPTREE, Sayville
The junior threw for two first half TDs to give the Golden Flashes a 14-3 lead on the way to a 28-3 win over Westhampton in the Suffolk III title game.
Gregg Sarra is Newsday's high school sports editor and has been on the beat since the mid-1980s.
