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Despite allowing 268 rushing yards and going 1-for-9 on third-down conversions, Long Island continued its recent dominance of New York City by capturing the 19th annual UnitedHealthcare Empire Challenge football all-star game, 24-18, before a record-crowd of 9,762 at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium on June 25. more
Blame it on the Spartans. They invented football back in 500 B.C., using a ball that was kicked, passed or carried across the opponent’s goal line. The Romans added the leather ball and the British perfected the game before it made its way to our shores. more
Long Island scored on its fourth offensive snap and never looked back on the way to defeating New York City, 40-8, on a rainy Tuesday night at Hofstra in as dominant a performance as there’s been in the 18-year history of the UnitedHealthcare Empire Challenge football game. more
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. more
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