There have been some legendary dynasties in Long Island high school football. Some have dominated for a few years and others for more than a decade.
Garden City has unequivocally been the best football program on Long Island over the past 20 years.
The Trojans are all about consistency. They are in constant reload function rather than rebuild. They’ve captured 13 Nassau Conference II titles since 2003, including eight straight. They’ve won five of the past six Long Island Class II championships.
And here they are, on the cusp on another epic championship run with a 41-game winning streak in tow. Garden City (11-0) will meet North Babylon (10-1) for the Long Island Class II title at Stony Brook University’s LaValle Stadium on Saturday at noon.
The Trojans ran roughshod over the Nassau competition, including a 35-7 win over Carey in the Conference II final. They’ve allowed just 34 points in 11 games and have held opponents to seven or less in each of them.
That seemingly impenetrable Garden City defense will face its stiffest test when the high-scoring, ground-and-pound offense of North Babylon (38 points per game) stands before them.
The Bulldogs are a fearless group of physical players ready to take on the giant of Long Island football.
“They’re the premiere football program on Long Island,” North Babylon coach John Rowland said. “You have to play a clean game against them to have a chance. When you make mistakes, they capitalize. We can’t have penalties and definitely no turnovers.”
A win over North Babylon will allow Garden City to share the Long Island record for consecutive wins at 42, set by Floyd from 2005-08 and duplicated by Garden City from 2016-19.
Garden City is attempting to become the first team in Long Island history to go unbeaten in four straight seasons.
“We have tons of respect for the Garden City program,” Rowland said. “But with our kids, and this is a real good thing, it doesn’t make a difference to them if we’re playing…
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