Scenes from a Nassau Conference II football semifinal between Long Beach and Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Brody Riedel of Long Beach on his way to a third-quarter touchdown in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Brody Juan of Long Beach goes airborne and maintains control of a second-quarter reception in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Jaron Burns and Maximus Schimmel of Long Beach look to stop Paulie Genovese of Mepham in the second quarter of a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Charlie Conway of Long Beach receives a third-quarter snap in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Brody Juan of Long Beach makes a reception with Davidov Shaki of Mepham defending in the second quarter of a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Brody Riedel of Long Beach rushes for a third-quarter touchdown in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Charlie Conway of Long Beach passes in the third quarter of a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Davidov Shaki of Mepham and Brody Juan of Long Beach fight for a pass intended for Juan in the fourth quarter of a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Paulie Genovese of Mepham rushes in the first quarter and is taken down by Brody Riedel of Long Beach in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Long Beach’s offensive line lines up for a third-quarter snap in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Christian Capria of Long Beach pins a second-quarter Long Beach punt at the one-yard line in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Long Beach head coach Scott Martin looks on during a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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The Long Beach cheerleaders pose beforea Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Nick Amantea of Long Beach kicks off in the third quarter of a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Long Beach’s Brody Juan, right, congratulates Brody Riedel after his fourth-quarter touchdown in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Brody Riedel of Long Beach rushes the ball in the first quarter of a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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The Mepham cheerleaders pose before a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Mike Grizzard of Mepham is congratulated by his teammates after his third-quarter pick-six ina Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Long Beach on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Mepham head coach Tom Mazeika looks on during a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Long Beach on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Brody Riedel of Long Beach on his way to a third-quarter touchdown in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Charlie Conway of Long Beach rears back to pass in the first quarter of a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Brody Riedel of Long Beach breaks away from the reach of James Quilty of Mepham for a fourth-quarter touchdown in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Zack Silva of Long Beach makes a reception over the outstretched hands of Paulie Genovese of Mepham in the fourth quarter of a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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Zack Silva of Long Beach leaps for a second-quarter reception in a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game against Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.

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The wind blows the goal posts at Hofstra during a Nassau Conference II semifinal playoff game between Long Beach and Mepham on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Hofstra.