Long Island football's Gridiron Greats for Week 8
Malverne running back Norman Brown in a Nassau IV game against Seaford on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Credit: James Escher
VINNY BOLOGNINO, Harborfields
He caught two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, including the winning 23-yard score with 1:28 left in a 27-26 win over Deer Park. He returned an interception 90 yards for a score.
NORMAN BROWN, Malverne
He ran for 225 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in a 22-13 win over Cold Spring Harbor.
NICKY CAIRO, Oceanside
He ran for 280 yards and four touchdowns on 50 carries in a 54-52 loss to Freeport.
CHARLIE CORWIN, East Hampton
He had 15 carries for 126 yards and two TDs, threw for 102 yards, including a 55-yard scoring pass and returned an INT 42 yards for a score in a 41-21 win over Eastport-South Manor. He also had 12 tackles.
JOHN CUSAMANO, Hewlett
He had four rushing touchdowns and 144 yards on 18 carries in a 28-0 win over Division.
MICHAEL FAGEN, Lynbrook
The senior quarterback carried 28 times for 192 yards and two touchdowns in a 15-6 win at Roosevelt.
AARON FISHER, Floyd
He had six tackles, including five for a loss and three sacks, in a 42-6 win over Commack.
D’ANGELO GORDON, Freeport
He scored the go-ahead TD in the second OT and totaled 226 yards and four TDs on 20 carries in a 54-52 win over Oceanside. He also completed 10 of 14 passes for 136 yards and a score.
ROCCO HOGAN, MacArthur
He ran for 194 yards and four TDs on 16 carries and had six tackles and an INT in a 26-2 win over Bellmore JFK.
COOPER LAROCK, Herricks
He had two rushing TDs and the winning 25-yard TD catch with 12 seconds left in a 19-17 win over Roslyn/Friends Academy. He had a fumble recovery and intercepted a fake punt attempt.
KYLE MESSINA, Sayville
He rushed 23 times for 231 yards and four TDs in a 41-7 win over Half Hollow Hills West.
NOLAN MICHALOWSKI, Westhampton
He ran for 175 yards and three scores on 25 carries in a 28-14 win over Rocky Point.
CHRIS NORRIS, Mepham
He had six carries for 75 yards and four TDs and recorded a sack in a 27-12 win over Sewanhaka.
IAN STRONG, JAEDEN JENKINS, St. Anthony’s
Strong blocked a 30-yard field-goal attempt and Jenkins returned it 70 yards for a TD with 13 seconds left to give St. Anthony’s a 27-21 win at Stepinac.
SAYVILLE OFFENSIVE LINE
Center Vin Bonfanti, guards David Christiansen and Griffin Perez, tackles Liam Higgins and Ryan Leniec and tight ends Ben Sands and Jackson Neugebauer keyed a 41-7 win over previously undefeated Hills West.
Gregg Sarra is Newsday's high school sports editor and has been on the beat since the mid-1980s.
