Longtime West Islip athletic director Jack Braddish passed away on January 2. He was 85.

Braddish served as AD in West Islip from 1981 to 1996. He is an inductee of the West Islip Athletic Hall of Fame.

Services will be at Chapey’s Funeral Home in West Islip on Friday, January 5, from 3 -5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., and the mass will be on Saturday, January 6, at 9 a.m. at St. Patrick’s in Bayshore.

In place of flowers, donations can be made in Jack’s loving memory to the Jack Braddish Scholarship fund through the West Islip Athletic Hall of Fame. Checks can be payable to WIAHOF 1 Lions Path West Islip, NY 11795 ATTN: George Bostch Memo: Jack Braddish Scholarship.

The Ward Melville High School Football Team volunteered at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and donated 90 boxes of crayons and coloring books to the kids.

Hudson Philbrick, a freshman on the team, worked hard to design a football-centric book as a very unique gesture.

This is an excellent showing of community service and support from the Patriots, especially during the holiday season.

Cortland is like Suffolk County North.

Twenty-four former Section XI athletes will play in the Division III National Championship for Cortland this weekend.

The Red Dragons will travel to Salem Stadium to play undefeated North Central College in the Stagg Bowl.

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Congratulations to Section XI football officials Marc Negrin and Carl Superina for being named New York Giants October High School Officiating Crew of the Month from New York!

We are proud to honor these officials for demonstrating honesty, objectivity, and commitment to the game of football.

Two of the four Section XI schools competing in the football Long Island championship games during the holiday weekend took home victories.

Congratulations to East Islip (Class III) and Bayport-Blue Point (Class IV) on their wins!

East Islip beat South Side, 19-14, at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium. The play of the game was a go-ahead score with 5:49 left when Thomas Costarelli threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Matt McIntee.

During the Class IV game, the Phantoms were led by Danny Aiello, who had 19 carries, 233 rushing yards, and 3 touchdowns in a 42-20 win over Seaford at Stony Brook’s LaValle Stadium.

Bayport-Bluepoint has a 23-game win streak – the longest in Suffolk County – and has won two consecutive Long Island crowns.

Congratulations to William Floyd (Division I), North Babylon (Division II), East Islip (Division III), and Bayport-Blue Point (Division IV) on winning their respective Suffolk County football championships!

The Long Island championship match-ups are set for November 24 and 25 at Hofstra University and Stony Brook University.

Nov 24 at Hofstra University

• Class I: William Floyd v. Massapequa, Noon
• Class III:  East Islip v. South Side, 4:30 p.m.

Nov 25 at Stony Brook University

• Class II: Garden City v. North Babylon, Noon
• Class IV: Seaford v. Bayport-BP, 4:30 p.m.

This week’s Orlin & Cohen Game of the Week, broadcast by T&D Sports, will feature the Suffolk County Division I semifinal between Sachem North and Ward Melville.

Kick-off is at 6:30 p.m. Watch here!

The T&D Sports Game of the Week features a first round playoff football game between No. 2 Sachem North (6-2) and No. 7 Walt Whitman (4-4) on Friday, November 3 at 6:30 p.m.

CLICK HERE to watch the game!