This Week in Sachem Football: Week 7, 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 this week:

• This is the most lopsided loss Sachem East has ever had against the Bull Dogs, but not the worst in school history. William Floyd beat East, 57-0, in 2007.
• The 42 points are the most allowed by Sachem East this season. It's the first shutout against Sachem this season.
• Sachem East has lost three straight games in parts of its regular season five out of its seven total seasons of existence.
• Junior Steven Casali has been held scoreless in two straight games.
• The Casali File: This season, Steven Casali has compiled 932 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns this year.

• The Flaming Arrows have won 27 of their last 30 games dating back to 2008.
• The 56 points ties a program-record for points scored in a single-game. Sachem also scored 56 against Central Islip in 2007.
• Sachem has now scored 239 points this season as a team. Only 10 other teams in Sachem's 50 years of history have scored 230 or more points in a single season. The record is 421 set in 2010.
• Sachem's 465 yards of total offense against Brentwood is the most it has put up in a game in 2011.
• Sachem is now 31-15-1 against Brentwood all-time, outscoring the Indians, 943-685. Their playing history games back to 1972.
• The 943 point scored against Brentwood are the most Sachem has ever scored against one opponent.
• Sachem is 38-12-1 in Week 7 games all-time.
• The Dalton Crossan File: With his 161 yards, Crossan (20 TDs and 1,299 rushing yards in 2011) currently has 2,270 career yards, good enough for No. 3 all-time in Sachem history. Next on the list is No. 2 Charles Hall (2,582) and No. 1 James O'Neal (3,786). If you add in his numbers from two varsity seasons at Shoreham, he has 3,314 career yards as a high school football player. Currently he also has the sixth highest single-season yardage right now in Sachem history. Crossan also ranks No. 22 all-time in Suffolk County history in rushing yards and No. 31 in Long Island history.