“You can’t replace Nick’s experience,” said Sachs. “He
anchored the defensive line. Nick is a good athlete that is
fast for a lineman.”
Senior captain Michael Ferraro tailback/cornerback
received all-county honors this year. Ferraro rushed and
received for over 1000 yards this season.
“Michael is the best athlete on the field,” said Sachs. “He had
a great year”
Senior outside linebacker Chris Burke received all-conference
honors. Burke led the team in tackles and in the semifinal game
against Garden City he caused two fumbles that he recovered.
“Chris is a game changer, he made big plays for us this year”
said Sachs. “He is very smart and can play any position on the
field.”
Despite being faced with the challenge of replaying key
positions this season the Wantagh football team worked hard and
created a great chemistry that carried them to the semifinals of
the playoffs.
“I’ve been playing with most of my teammates since I was
five years old,” said Brasile. “We played hard and never gave up.
We had to put up with a lot and battled through it. This season was
a success even though we fell short in the playoffs. It means a lot
to play for this team, I’m proud of my team and I’m happy I got
to play with them.”
They lost a couple of games during the season but worked
hard to improve and kept fighting for the ultimate goal of
playing for a Championship. Unfortunately they came up
one game short of the Nassau County Championship.
“This team did achieve nicely,” said Sachs. “They had
a couple of bad breaks but never stopped working hard.
This is a terrific group of kids that enjoy playing the game.
They made their mark on this program and lived up to the
tradition of football at Wantagh.”
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