Sayville native Jack Coan and Wisconsin won the Orange Bowl on Saturday night. The Badgers beat Miami, 34-24.
Coan, a backup quarterback as a true freshman, did not play in the bowl game.
He saw action in parts of seven games, going 5-for-5 passing and throwing for 36 yards.
The 13 wins for Wisconsin this year are a program record.
Coan is one of the most prolific passing quarterbacks in Long Island and New York State history.
It was a banner year for Center Moriches, who won a Class B New York State title. From player of the year and coach of the year honors, to national rankings the Red Devils had a season to remember.
Ben Hamilton Has Career Year: The Center Moriches star was named New York State, Long Island and Suffolk County Player of the Year. He was also named All-American.
NYS Coach of the Year from Suffolk: Chris O’Brien from Center Moriches was named New York State Small School Coach of the Year. He was also named Suffolk County and Long Island Coach of the Year.
Suffolk in the National Rankings: Center Moriches finished the season ranked No. 11 on the United Soccer Coaches Association/Adidas Top 25 National High School Rankings. They are the first Suffolk school to make that list since Whitman in 2015.
All-Long Island Selections
2017 Suffolk County Soccer Coaches Association Awards
2017 Boys Soccer All-County
| Bobby Abshire | 12 | M | Commack |
| Nat Amato | 12 | GK | Huntington |
| Eric Amaya | 12 | M | Center Moriches |
| John Arauz | 12 | F | Patchogue/Medford |
| Bryan Argueta | 12 | D | Brentwood |
| Matthew Barbery | 12 | D | Hills East |
| Rafael Celanti | 11 | F | Newfield |
| Marcelo Chacon | 12 | M | North Babylon |
| Shawn Coles | 11 | F | Hauppauge |
| Jack Costa | 12 | M | Rocky Point |
| Matt Cozetti | 11 | F | Commack |
| Nick Duchatellier | 12 | D | Hills West |
| Lawrence Ekert | 12 | M | Shoreham/WR |
| Thomas Jose Garcia | 12 | D | Walt Whitman |
| Nicholas Gomez | 11 | D | Newfield |
| Wilber Gomez | 12 | F | Brentwood |
| Alex Graci | 11 | F | Kings Park |
| Gerson Granados | 11 | F | Bellport |
| Tyler Grippo | 12 | M | Hauppauge |
| Rolman Guardado | 11 | M | Amityville |
| Ben Hamilton | 12 | F | Center Moriches |
| Fernando Hernandez | 12 | F | Walt Whitman |
| Oscar Hernandez | 12 | F | Amityville |
| Ryan Herrmann | 12 | F | Southold |
| Kymani Hines | 11 | F | Amityville |
| Michael Hunsucker | 11 | D/F | Smithtown West |
| Selcuk Kahveci | 11 | F | North Babylon |
| Michael Kucza | 11 | D | Northport |
| Chadley Louis | 12 | D | Bay Shore |
| Jose Martinez | 12 | M | Lindenhurst |
| Andrew McDonnell | 12 | M | Smithtown West |
| Eoghan McGovern | 12 | D | Kings Park |
| Evan Meinke | 12 | F | Wm. Floyd |
| Johnathan Mendozo-Yanes | 12 | F | Brentwood |
| Leo Musacchia | 12 | F | Hills West |
| Ben Nacht | 11 | GK | Hills West |
| Thomas Parson | 12 | D | West Islip |
| James Perrone | 12 | F | Sachem East |
| Josue Portillo | 10 | F | Wyandanch |
| Matthew Selman | 12 | B | Smithtown East |
| Colin Sherlock | 12 | D | Lindenhurst |
| Steven Siso | 11 | M | Northport |
| Chris Spalding | 12 | GK | John Glenn |
| Christian Velasquez | 12 | F | John Glenn |
| David Velasquez | 12 | M | Eastport/SM |
| Sam Warne | 12 | M | Pierson/Bridge. |
| Jack Wetzel | 12 | F | Northport |
There are so many random acts of sportsmanship in the athlete world around Suffolk County.
A simple handshake after a match goes a long way. Let’s all remember to put our best efforts of sportsmanship forward for every athletic competition in Section XI.
This random act of sportsmanship was captured in Central Islip after a match against Bay Shore.
This 1971 Brentwood boys basketball team won a Suffolk County championship and featured some prominent names.
No. 20 on the top row, center, is Mitch Kupchak, who had a 10-year career as an NBA player and served in the Lakers organization from 1986 through 2017 as assistant general manager and general manager.
No. 44 is Frank Urso is one of the top lacrosse players in Long Island history and is a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame after a historic career at Brentwood and the University of Maryland.
Brentwood has had a long history of success in athletics, but its basketball program in the 1970s was a force that it still spoken about today!
Wishing you a very happy and healthy holiday season from the Section XI family to yours!
Head down to the many wonderful holiday tournaments taking place at our member schools throughout the next week. There are hundreds of impactful matches, meets and games to look forward to.
Check our schedule page for all dates, times, and locations!
Sayville alum Justin O’Reilly finished her collegiate career at New Paltz as the school’s all-time leading scorer in field hockey.
Her 43 goals are the most ever and her 99 points are second on the career list.
“Justine’s progression over her four years was everything we could have asked for in a student athlete,” New Paltz coach Shannon Szablinski said. “Her physical fitness, endurance and speed all improved so much. Her speed combined with her dynamic movements and first touch upon reception has made her an incredible attacker. It took her time to get to where she is. She is the epitome of what you want to see from a student athlete over their four years.”
Congratulations to John Glenn’s Nathaniel Larkins for signing his National Letter of Intent to attend and play football at the United States Army at West Point.
Good luck to Nathaniel as he pursues his dreams in representing our nation!
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Earlier this week the Kings Park girls volleyball team was honored to receive a proclamation from Legis. Rob Trotta at today’s Suffolk County Legislature meeting!
Kings Park won a Suffolk County and Long Island championship and lost in the state tournament.
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Westhampton Beach football star Dylan Laube inks his Letter of Intent with the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday morning. Another Suffolk product playing Division I sports.
Laube is fresh of a Hansen Award-winning season after leading his Hurricanes to a Long Island crown.
He joins Sachem North alum Dalton Crossan as the latest Long Island product to play for the Wildcats. Crossan starred as a threat on offense and special teams in New Hampshire and signed with the Indianapolis Colts this past summer.
We wish all of our Section XI student-athletes success on the next level.
Former Section XI Executive Director Don Webster was inducted to the Ward Melville Athletic Hall of Fame in November.
Webster served as athletic director at Ward Melville prior to taking over as Executive Director of Section XI in 2014 and serving until 2017.
Joining Webster in the Class of 2017 were Shaylyn Blaney, Steven Matz, Todd Sauerbraun, Chris Tingue, Chris Passavia, Krista Johnson, Georgia Holland, Jackie Morrison, Mary Mullane-Flynn, Mike Gray, Kurt Ferraro, Shannon Sioss, Rick LeDoux, Gerard Arceri and Barbara Troiano VanBeyrer.
