East Meadow vs Garden City
Saturday November 15, 2025 at Garden City
Overall 6 - 4 | Conference 6 - 3
Overall 10 - 0 | Conference 8 - 0
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Meadow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garden City | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Top performers G - Asaro 70 run (Desiderio kick) G - Robertiello 1 run (Desiderio kick) G - Ruckh 49 run (Desiderio kick) G - Ruckh 29 pass from Robertiello (Desiderio kick) G - Cupani 9 run (Desiderio kick) G - Ingrassia 20 run (kick blocked) G - LeSueur 25 run (Desiderio kick)
HIGHLIGHTS
Garden City 48, East Meadow 0: Merit Ruckh ran for a 49-yard touchdown and caught a 29-yard TD pass from Brayden Robertiello to lead top-seeded Garden City over No. 4 East Meadow in the Nassau II semifinals. Robertiello added a rushing TD as the Trojans extended their New York State record winning streak to 64 games. Anthony Asaro ran for a 70-yard score. Angelo Cupani, Gianluca Ingrassia and Jack LeSueur each added a rushing TD. Garden City picked up its fourth shutout of the season. Garden City (10-0) will face the winner of No. 2 Mepham/No. 3 Long Beach in the final at noon on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Hofstra. East Meadow finished 6-4.
| East Meadow | ATT | YDS | TDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Galiano | 13 | 40 | 0 |
| Trevor Smith | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Noah Garner | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Jhoel Flores | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Garden City | ATT | YDS | TDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Ruckh | 4 | 101 | 2 |
| Anthony Asaro | 5 | 98 | 1 |
| Gianluca Ingrassia | 3 | 54 | 1 |
| Brayden Robertiello | 5 | 41 | 1 |
| Jack LeSueur | 2 | 35 | 1 |
| Christian Byrne | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Angelo Cupani | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Chase Kraus | 1 | 1 | 0 |