We still have some time for most sports, but some league championship events have begun.
As Section XI progresses through the winter championship season, refer to our championship schedule page for all dates, times, matches and brackets.
Category Archives: Section XI News
Whitman Basketball Honors Coach Ed Garrone
The Walt Whitman girls hoops team honored former coach Ed Garrone in style with a 57-12 win over Riverhead.
Many of Garrone’s former football and basketball players celebrated his 52-year career and the impact he made.
All 11 players scored for the Wildcats.
Central Islip to Name Court After Ben Morselli
SAVE THE DATE: February 1, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.
Join the Musketeer family as they name the court after legendary Central Islip coach Ben Morselli.
The official court naming will be followed by a varsity boys basketball game between Central Islip and Brentwood.
Photo of the Week: Section XI Bowling
Another great day for Section XI student-athletes, who are bowling at Centereach Lanes with over 100 athletes from across Suffolk County.
Milestone: WHB’s Belle Smith Scores Career Point 1,500
Congratulations to WHB’s Belle Smith on the career milestone!
WHB’s Chris Dileo Wins Inaugural Metzger Award
This year the National Football Foundation celebrated 38 scholar athletes and renamed its Suffolk County chapter.
Now known as the James C. Metzger Chapter after Half Hollow Hills star athlete turned business leader, the chapter honored its scholar athletes and Golden Eleven at an event at the Hyatt Regency in Hauppauge.
Westhampton Beach’s Chris Dileo won the first James C. Metzger Award presented to the top scholar-athlete in the county.
Dielo is an AP Scholar with Distinction, and member of the Science Honor Society, World Language Honor Society and Math Honor Society. He was first team all-division and all-county on the gridiron.
2019 National Football Foundation Golden Eleven Honorees
- Nicholas Baldino – East Islip High School
- Jonathan Koumas – Huntington High School
- Joseph Montiglio – West Islip High School
- Matthew Schreiber – Mt. Sinai High School
- Dean Shaffer – Smithtown East High School
- Ryan Bosak – Kings Park High School
- Kieran McGinley – Ward Melville High School
- Michael Scoleri – Saville High School
- Matthew Robbert – Centereach High School
- William Singleton – Babylon High School
- Thomas Verga – William Floyd High School
Photo: Shelter Island AD Teaching Leadership Training
Great work by Shelter Island AD Todd Gulluscio teaching leadership training to our @SectXISuffolk members via NIAAA!
Lindenhurst’s Jeremy Ruckert in Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State came up just short in this year’s Fiesta Bowl, but Lindenhurst’s Jeremy Ruckert continued to add to his growing resume of unique football experiences.
The sophomore caught one pass for six yards to cap a season of 14 catches, 142 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Ohio State lost to Clemson, 29-23.
Milestone: Longwood’s Brown Scores 1,000th Point
Janelle Brown is a four-year varsity basketball player who will be attending Division I Fairfield University in the fall on a full athletic scholarship.
Brown is only the fifth 1,000 point scorer in Longwood girls varsity basketball history.
Sayville’s Jack Coan Plays in Rose Bowl
It’s not every year you see a Section XI alum playing in a major college football bowl game.
Sayville’s Jack Coan started for Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl and came up just short after Oregon beat the Badgers, 28-27.
Coan, one of Long Island’s most prolific passers, was 23-for-35, for 186 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. He also rushed twice for eight yards.