This Week in Sachem Football: Week 4, 2011

Every week I'll breakdown each game and what it means from a historical perspective in the football programs at Sachem North and East. As the season progresses, the numbers and statistics become more and more interesting, but here's the information from Week 3:

Combined note*: The is the first time Sachem East and North are both 4-0 in a season at the same time! They are also the only remaining undefeated teams in Suffolk County's Division I.

• This is the first time Sachem East has started the season 4-0. The record for wins in a season at East is 5, recorded in 2004 and 2005. The longest varsity winning streak is four games, set during the 2004 season.
• The four wins are more than Sachem East had combined in 2009 and 2010.
• The 34 points East scored against Ward Melville are the most the Arrows have scored this season.
• The is the fourth shutout in program history, the last coming in Week 3 of the 2005 season against Commack.
• The 0 points allowed are also the lowest total against Sachem this season.
• East is 5-3 all-time in Week 4 games.
• Sachem East has scored more points in its opening four games of the 2011 season than any other opening four games since 2004.
• Sachem East is 3-2 all-time against Ward Melville.
• The Steven Casali File: Casali, a junior, has rushed for 589 yards and 11 touchdowns in four games.

• Sachem has started a season off 4-0 only 11 other times since the program began. This is third consecutive season to achieve this mark.
• Sachem has won 25 of its last 27 games dating back to the final game of the 2008 season.
• Sachem is 32-14-5 all-time in Week 4 games.
• Sachem is 16-12 all-time against Longwood, outscoring the Lions, 591-458. The rivalry dates back to 1986.
• This is the seventh time in 28 games that Sachem has scored 35 or more points against Longwood, and second straight season. 
• This is the ninth time in 50 years that Sachem has scored 35 or more points in a Week 4 game (come on, where else can you find out fun stats like this!).
• Malik Pierre's touchdown against Longwood marked the first time this season a player other than a Crossan has scored: Dalton 15, Trent 1 and Malik 1.
• The Dalton Crossan File: With his 156 yards and 4 touchdowns, Crossan (15 TDs and 703 rushing yards in 2011) currently has 1,674 career yards, good enough for No. 9 all-time in Sachem history. If you add in his numbers from two varsity seasons at Shoreham, he has 2,731 career yards as a high school football player. He needs 292 rushing yards to bounce out former teammate Michael Andreassi (1,966) from No. 7 all-time. Note, he already has 15 rushing touchdowns, which is how many he had in 11 games during 2011. He has also rushed for 4 touchdowns three times (Bay Shore, Northport, Longwood).

Division I Spotlight

• Lindenhurst 35, Central Islip 12
• Pat-Med 49, Commack 14
• Floyd 49, Brentwood 7 
• Northport 28, Connetquot 12 
• West Islip 33, Bay Shore 16 

*Note: All individual statistics are technically unofficial at this point of the season.