One of these teams is walking away with their first Long Island championship. Suffolk County’s Lindenhurst will play Nassau County’s Oceanside in a battle of the unbeaten Class I juggernauts.
The game will take place at Stony Brook on Sunday, November 26 at 4:30 p.m.
Things you should know:
- Not to be taken lightly, this is the last game for Lindenhurst star and Ohio State recruit Jeremy Ruckert.
- This is Lindenhurst’s second appearance in a Long Island championship game. They lost to Syosset in 2014.
- The best thing for Jeremy Ruckert has been teammates Nick Anzalone and Ricky Conway who create a potent three-headed monster. It does not matter if Ruckert is double and triple covered because they have weapons across the entire field.
- In the Nassau final, Oceanside limited Freeport, a normally potent offense, to just 70 offensive yards.
- This is Oceanside’s first Long Island championship appearance after knocking off Freeport, 17-0, in the Conference I Nassau final.
- Oceanside has scored more than 40 points in six of 11 games this season, and the Sailors have allowed less than 10 points in five of 11 games.
- Oceanside’s Thomas Heuer is two touchdowns shy of the Nassau County touchdown passing record of 38 set by Lawrence’s Joe Capobiano in 2012; he also has thrown for 2,661 yards.
- Quotable: “It’s the best defense in the county and on Long Island,” Oceanside defensive lineman Mike Scibelli told Newsday after their county championship win. “We’re fast. We get after it. You can’t underestimate us. I think we’ve been underestimated a lot this year, but we showed today we an keep up with our own offense.”
- Quotable: “I have so much confidence in my guys, and when they double- and triple-teamed me, I knew we’d get the job done,” Ruckert told Newsday after their county final win. “We’re loaded with talent and we play as a team.”
How they got here?
- Lindenhurst beat Commack, 38-0, Connetquot, 35-14, and William Floyd, 35-12.
- Oceanside beat Baldwin, 14-7, Farmingdale, 42-6, and Freeport, 17-0.
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