Islip’s Brady Nash was named the Boomer Esiason Player of the Game after going 10-for-14 with 177 yards and two touchdowns.

We’re looking forward to the National Football Foundation All-Star Classic on Saturday, June 21.

Get your tickets today and support the Long Island All-Stars.

2025 LONG ISLAND TEAM BY POSITION

QUARTER BACKS

• JOEY DIESSO (MASSAPEQUA)
• BRADY NASH (ISLIP)

RUNNING BACKS

• MICHAEL BERKERY (GARDEN CITY)
• BLAKE CASCADDEN (GARDEN CITY)

RECEIVERS

• DYLAN MARTINI (WANTAGH)
• NASSIR EDWARDS (ELMONT)
• DILLON TVETER (OCEANSIDE)
• ANDREW AMARANDO (CONNETQUOT)
• CHRISTIAN TODARO (CAREY)
• JESSE BROOKS (HHH WEST)
• JAMES COLLINS (FARMINGDALE)
• ALEC ANDERSON (PLAINEDGE)
• DYLAN SMITH (ISLIP)
• HARRISON BEHAN (PORT WASHINGTON)

CENTERS

• CLINT CHICHESTER (LONGWOOD)
• RICHIE METZGER (CAREY)

GUARDS

• ANDREW PEREZ (WANTAGH)
• ANGELO PORTILLO (SACHEM NORTH)
• RYAN BACHMORE (BAYPORT)
• ALIE JOUIDA (CAREY)

TACKLES

• DYLAN KAKAREKO (OCEANSIDE)
• BILLY DOWLING (ST. ANTHONY’S)
• BRENDAN KURTZ (WARD MELVILLE)
• HOWIE SILVERSTEIN (CAREY)
• JACK GROENEVELD (ST. ANTHONY’S)

FREE SAFETIES

• VA JOHNSON (BALDWIN)
• TYLER VILLALTA (MASSAPEQUA)

STRONG SAFETIES

• BRODY SCHAFFER (WESTHAMPTON BEACH)
• NOAH CHLAP (HHH EAST)

CORNERBACKS

• LUCAS MARTIN (HHH EAST)
• GEO ALVAREZ (WILLIAM FLOYD)
• JACK KALINOWSKI (EAST ISLIP)
• ERIQ ST. LOUIS (BAY SHORE)

MIDDLE LINEBACKERS

• LUCAS WEAVER (CONNETQUOT)

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

• MIKEY SANDS (SAYVILLE)
• ANTHONY GRIMALDI (EAST ROCKAWAY)
• ROCCO MARTILLOTTI (FARMINGDALE)
• BRADY McKEAN (COLD SPRING HARBOR)

DEFENSIVE ENDS

• XAVIER ALI (WALT WHITMAN)
• SHAREEF McMILLIAN (WANTAGH)
• DYLAN SPANO (BAYPORT0
• TREVON HOLLAND (BELLPORT)
• FRANK SIRUFO (LYNBROOK)

DEFENSIVE TACKLES

• AARON FISHER (WILLIAM FLOYD)
• BRADY BAULCH (MANHASSET)
• BEN PIPOLO (NORTHPORT)
• CURTIS EALY III (FREEPORT)

KICKER

• MIKE MANNINO (WALT WHITMAN)

Join us in honoring the legacy of Jacque LaPraire Sr., a beloved Smithtown West football coach, Sachem Athletic Hall of Famer, and Rutgers football standout, who passed away suddenly last year.

His son, Jacque LaPraire Jr., is carrying on his father’s spirit through a special Cornhole Fundraiser on May 9 at Dublin Deck.

Let’s rally together for a great cause, celebrate a legendary life, and show support!

📍Details on the flyer. Don’t miss it!

Suffolk County football players can play in a regional all-star football game again.

The National Football Foundation All-Star Classic was announced recently and will be played at Hofstra University on Saturday, June 21, at 1 p.m.

The new event is funded by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame’s New York City chapter and will be modeled after the Empire Challenge, which ran for 24 years, but has not been played since 2020.

Pete Blieberg, the Assistant Executive Director of Section XI, will serve as the game coordinator. He also ran the Empire Challenge for 24 years.

“We had a template in place that worked, and we’ll use the same footprint,” Blieberg told Newsday. “The communication is vital to the success of the event. The Boomer Esiason Foundation had just about the entire staff involved in one way or another making that game a great success.”

Section XI will share more information about rosters and tickets as we get closer to June.

Section XI is saddened by the sudden passing of Smithtown West football coach Jacque LaPrarie. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this very difficult time.

LaPrarie, 61, a physical education teacher at Tackan Elementary School in Smithtown, was recently inducted into the Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame. He was an All-State quarterback for the Flaming Arrows in the early ’80s and played four years at Rutgers; two as a quarterback and two as a safety.

He is survived by his wife Cynthia and children Dana, Jenny, and Jacque Jr.. Instead of flowers, family and friends are being asked to donate to Jacque Jr.’s college fund. He is a sophomore wide receiver at Stony Brook and will transfer to play at Cortland next season.

Services will be held on Sunday, December 29, from 2-6 p.m. at Branch Funeral Home of Commack on Jericho Turnpike. A mass will be held on Monday, December 30, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Kings Park.