Three takeaways from Week 2 of the Long Island high school football season
Farmingdale head coach Buddy Krumenacker cheers on his team during a Nassau Conference I football game against Port Washington on Friday at Farmingdale. Credit: Dawn McCormick
1. Record-setting week
Farmingdale coach Buddy Krumenacker became the second football coach in Long Island history to record his 300th win. He did so in the Dalers’ 14-6 victory over Port Washington in Nassau Conference I. Krumenacker has a record of 300-101-11 over 43 years, the last 32 coming at Farmingdale. . . Garden City set the record for the longest unbeaten streak in Long Island history when it topped Manhasset, 29-14, earning its 45th straight win. South Side was 37-0-7 from 1944-1950. Garden City coach Dave Ettinger improved his record to 100-3 in 10 years, the highest winning percentage (.971) of any football coach with at least 100 wins in state history.
2. Streak busters
It’s a good week in Amityville. The football team snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 27-24 win over Kings Park on Friday.
3. Running backs to watch
Here are your must-see running backs on Long Island: Three-year starter and two-time Hansen Award finalist Kyle Messina of Sayville has totaled 362 yards and six TDs on 41 carries in the Golden Flashes’ 2-0 start. Ja’Quan Thomas of Floyd has rushed for 313 yards and five TDs on 44 carries. Tyler Villalta of Massapequa has 386 yards and nine TDs on 44 carries in three games. Alex Bauer of Cold Spring Harbor has 299 yards and seven scores on 43 attempts. Sean Casey of Shoreham-Wading River has 305 yards and six TDs on 37 carries.
Thorp Award winner Michael Berkery of Garden City makes this list even though he doesn’t play the second half of most games, so get there early to see him. There’s also Brian Falk of Seaford, Jawara Keahey of North Babylon and Devin Gonzalez of Glen Cove.
Gregg Sarra is Newsday's high school sports editor and has been on the beat since the mid-1980s.
