Sports
Sachem North Gridiron Players Selected As All-Stars
Crossan, Provenzano to play for Long Island in 15th annual Empire Challenge high school football all-star game.
Two Sachem North MVPs of the 2011 Varsity football season will get another chance to play on the field together. and , the offensive and defensive MVPs, respectively were selected to the Long Island squad of the 15th annual United Healthcare Empire Challenge high school football all-star game.
Crossan capped off his record-setting season this past fall with a Hansen Award he shared with William Floyd's Stacey Bedell, becoming only the fourth player in Sachem history to win the Hansen. Provenzano was a First Team All-Long Island selection this year, and received Sachem's Black Helmet award in addition to Defensive MVP.
The top 100 football players from around the Island and New York City were selected to play in the game, which will kick off June 19 at 7 p.m. at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium.
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The game is the brainchild of for NFL star and East Islip native Boomer Esiason. It benefits the Boomer Esiason Foundation in its fight against cystic fibrosis, contributes to the Gunnar H. Esiason Endowed Scholarship Fund at Hofstra, and supports youth and high school football in the New York metropolitan area.
MSG Varsity will broadcast live coverage of the game in HD (TV-14) and on MSGVarsity.com.
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Long Island Roster
- Kareen Are, QT, Sewanhaka
- Isaiah Barnes, QB, Freeport
- Stacey Bedell, RB, William Floyd
- Ken Berryhill, OT, Freeport
- Matt Biscardi, C, St. Anthony’s
- Jere Brown, WR, Freeport
- Ralph Caccavale, WR, Plainedge
- Todd Collins, DT, East Islip
- Dalton Crossan, RB, Sachem North
- Rich Czeczotka, QB, John Glenn
- Ron Denig, LB, Newfield
- Tom Diubaldo, LB, Newfield
- Mark Ellis, CB, Garden City
- Ryan Fredericks, RB, Lawrence
- Steven Ferreira, QB, Sayville
- Mike Gilbert, DT, Garden City
- Darius Greene, DT, Longwood
- Thomas Hannan, WR, Sayville
- Robbie Healy, WR, East Meadow
- Chris Hercules, LB, Lawrence
- Evan Kappatos, LB, Syosset
- Chris Makulik, FB/TE, Patchogue-Medford
- Matt McDaniels, WR, Kellenberg
- Devante McFarlane, CB, Half Hollow Hills West
- Pat McHugh, DT St. Anthony’s
- Dom Morales, OG, East Meadow
- Matt Morganelli, DT, Smithtown West
- Ryan Norton, K, Garden City
- Omari Palmer, OT, Longwood
- Erin Parker, RB, Roosevelt
- Vincent Provenzano, SS, Sachem North
- Alex Rawa, WR, Locust Valley
- Mike Richardson, WR, West Babylon
- Tyler Rigo, LB, East Islip
- Griffin Rock, C, Bay Shore
- James Rupp, FS, Sayville
- Julian Santiago, LB, Newfield
- Kenny Scotland, DE, Comsewogue
- Brian Sheng, DE, Syosset
- Mike Silva, CB, Newfield
- Mike Sollenne, OT, Massapequa
- Luke Spitzer, FS, Lynbrook
- Tim Stackpole, SS, St. Anthony’s
- Aaron Thompson, DE, Deer Park
- Trayvon Toney, LB, Huntington
- Anthony Turano, OG, Massapequa
- Brian VonBargen, CB, Wantagh
- Nick Wagner, WR, John Glenn
- Mike White, OG, East Islip
- Brandon Winters, OT, William Floyd
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