Nassau Conference III football Week 8 recap
Valley Stream North's Josh Lopez (32) scores what would be the winning touchdown against Lynbrook during the second half of the game at Valley Stream North High School on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
Josh Lopez’s 7-yard touchdown run with three and half minutes left in the fourth quarter broke a tie at 21 and led Valley Stream North to a 28-21 win over Lynbrook in Nassau Conference III on Saturday. Brian Farrell completed 8 of 13 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 37 yards. Andrew Lusterino had four catches for 144 yards and a TD and Angelo Morales led the defense with 13 tackles and two sacks. Michael Capolino had a 1-yard rushing score and Ethan Ramnarain caught a 16-yard TD pass in the win. VSN improved to 4-4 and Lynbrook fell to 5-3.
Bethpage 14, South Side 6: Justin Crumb had his second interception of the game with 1:55 seconds left in the fourth quarter to seal the win for Bethpage. Brian Luzzi rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries and Jojo Miranda had a 2-yard rushing score in the second quarter to put Bethpage ahead 13-0. Bethpage concluded the regular season at 6-2 and South Side fell to 4-4.
Hewlett 41, Mineola 0: Mark Winkler ran for 143 yards and a touchdown on five carries for Hewlett. Jon Zenny rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on six carries. His 36-yard touchdown run in the first quarter opened the scoring. Anthony Yakush returned an Evan Greenberg blocked punt 24 yards for a touchdown as part of a 27-point second quarter. Greenberg, Stephen Hoffman and Mekhi Jean-Baptiste also scored rushing touchdowns for Hewlett (5-3). Ryan Player had 11 tackles and CJ Maiorano added 13 tackles to lead the Bulldogs to their third shutout of the season. Mineola is 2-6.
Division 48, Valley Stream South 12:Quarterback Chris Stancarone rushed 11 times for 150 yards and two rushing touchdowns and completed 5 of 7 passes for 97 yards and two TDs for Division. Jack Pendergrass rushed for a 31-yard touchdown on the second play of the first offensive series to put Division ahead 6-0. Pendergrass rushed for 139 yards on 15 carries. Quarterback Chris Stancarone rushed 11 times for 150 yards and two rushing touchdowns and completed 5 of 7 passes for 97 yards and two TDs. Cody Brush rushed for an 11-yard score in the fourth quarter and Raymond Nicholson and Jose Nieves each caught touchdown passes. Jeremy Taggart led the defense with 10 tackles. Division ended the regular season with a 4-4 record and Valley Stream South finished 1-7.
Plainedge 32, Manhasset 14: Joe Iadevaio rushed for 175 yards on 18 attempts and had three receptions for 67 yards with three total touchdowns for Plainedge. Darren Hill completed 6 of 12 passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns and Shane Mosia had 13 tackles, including a sack, in the win. Sal Cirasano’s 5-yard interception return for a touchdown gave Plainedge (8-0) a 19-14 lead in the second quarter. Manhasset fell to 2-6.
Roosevelt 35, Bellmore JFK 6: Xavier Cooper ran for 206 yards and four touchdowns and had five tackles to lead Roosevelt. Stephon Branton added six tackles and a sack. Roosevelt improved to 4-4 and Bellmore JFK fell to 0-8.
Wantagh 49, Floral Park 7: Mark Maniet ran for 155 yards on seven carries and a touchdown, Tyler Martini rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and Sean Carlo added 60 yards and two touchdowns on five carries and had an interception for Wantagh. Joe Legovich completed 6 of 8 passes for 90 yards and Nick Cupelli had a 10-yard interception return for a touchdown for Wantagh (7-1). Floral Park fell to 4-4.
