After years of watching the best high school football players from Long Island and New York City clash in the UnitedHealtcare Empire Challenge, Stacey Bedell put on a show for a record 12,418 spectators at the 17th annual game at Hofstra’s James M. Shuart Stadium on June 19.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/27/12
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Engaged in a defensive struggle with Wantagh in last Friday’s Nassau Conference II playoff semifinal at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium, Elmont squandered numerous second-half possessions that originated in enemy territory and saw its season end with a hard-fought 14-6 loss.
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Tony Bellissimo
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11/14/11
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For the second straight year, Mepham traveled to Elmont to challenge the Spartans in the first round of the Nassau Conference II football playoffs. The Pirates pulled off the upset in 2010, but this time it was No. 3-seed Elmont that got the last laugh, winning 14-7.
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David Weingrad
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11/8/11
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It's showdown Saturday on the Nassau County high school gridirons as the No. 1 and No. 2 preseason seeds meet, highlighted by a battle of unbeatens in Conference I.
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Tony Bellissimo
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10/20/11
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After jumping out to an early 22-point lead, the Elmont Spartans found themselves having to stop a furious comeback to defeat the visiting Mepham Pirates last Saturday, 28-23, in a Nassau Conference II football game.
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David Weingrad
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10/18/11
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While a handful of Nassau County football teams remain unbeaten, including East Meadow and Freeport in Conference I, and surprising West Hempstead in Conference IV, most are either fighting for playoff positioning or fighting for their playoff lives.
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Tony Bellissimo
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10/13/11
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The second half of the Nassau County football regular season kicks off Thursday, and only a few unbeatens remain.
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Tony Bellissimo
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10/5/11
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Looking to rebound after a blowout loss to Carey, Elmont bounced back like a superball on Saturday, knocking off Calhoun, 30-6.
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Steve Siniski
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10/1/11
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The majority of action on the Nassau County football slate this Saturday will start at 3 p.m., including Malverne's first game on its new turf field against Conference IV rival Valley Stream North.
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Tony Bellissimo
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9/29/11
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Elmont entered its Week 3 Nassau Conference II football game against visiting Carey with back-to-back shutouts, but the Spartans ran into a flock of angry birds.
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Tony Bellissimo
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9/27/11
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