Thursday, July 6, 2017

Why Oceanside will win the long island high school football championship.

Derek Cruz, Tommy Heuer and Dylan Judd are all returning this upcoming season for the sailors. Last season Oceanside had a quarter final exit in a heart breaking loss to Massapequa. In Nassau 1 this year Freeport and the Farmingdale graduate superstar classes involving Rashad tucker, Jalien hood and Elijah Campbell are gone for the red devils. Thorpe award winner Jordan McClune has graduated for Farmingdale who has gave sailor nation nightmares. Oceanside is the next team up they have arguably one of the best QBs on long island in tommy Heuer. Lets not forget that Derek Cruz is returning and he is the guy that ran for 219 yards on 39 carries against Freeport last season. Dylan Judd one of the most versatile players on long island is back for the sailors. He can do it all he is monster on defense and is arguably the best receiver in Nassau 1. The team that can compete with Oceanside in Nassau 1 is Massapequa. They both return a lot of starters but the difference is the line. Michael Scibelli and Vincent Shelli are back as they both are dominant on both sides of the ball. Then we go out east and we look at the number 1 tight end in the country in Jeremy Ruckert who is the favorite to win the Hansen award playing for Lindenhurst. If this was 2016 I would be worried but Austin Pirri and Andy Merkeson are both gone for the bulldogs. Covering Ruckert would be a challenge but the favorite in Suffolk 1 is not lindy it is William Floyd. Last season Floyd won Suffolk but lost to Freeport in the LIC. Oceanside has a lot of speed off the edge and that's what Freeport had last year when they stopped super sophomore Nick Silva and William Floyd. The thing with Oceanside that makes them so good is the ability to run and PASS. the only notable QB coming back in Nassau 1 is Kenny Galvin for the chiefs. They play Pequa in week 1 which could be a preview of the Nassau 1 final. There is a lot of question marks within Freeport, Farmingdale and Baldwin this season which clearly makes Oceanside one the favorites. In Suffolk ward Melville, William Floyd and Longwood are mostly one dimensional with using the power run game. I do like Northport with Ryan Walsh this year but I do not think they'll get out of Suffolk. The sailors are a run and gun team with a great line. The sailors are well coached by rob Blount and showed trickery last season with hook and ladders and fake punts. In the last 40 years Oceanside has only been to 2 Nassau finals but this year Tommy Heuer will lead Oceanside to a Nassau crown and a long island championship.

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