MacArthur vs Long Beach
Friday November 06, 2026 at Long Beach
Overall 6 - 3 | Conference 5 - 3
Overall 5 - 4 | Conference 5 - 3
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1OT | 2OT | 3OT | F |
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| MacArthur | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 | |||
| Long Beach | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Top performers L - Riedel 4 run (O'Grady kick) M - Lane 30 pass from Szucs (kick failed) M - Solomon 30 pass from Szucs (Cardone kick) L - Donaghy 11 pass from Juan (O'Grady kick) M - FG Cardone 28
HIGHLIGHTS
John Cardone kicked the winning 28-yard field goal as time expired to lift visiting No. 6 MacArthur to a 16-14 win over No. 3 Long Beach in the Nassau Conference II quarterfinals Friday afternoon. It's the Generals' first playoff win since 2021. Mike Lane and Ryan Solomon each caught a 30-yard TD pass from Vinny Szucs. Solomon's TD grab gave the Generals a 13-7 lead with 30 seconds left in the first half. Long Beach's Colin Donaghy caught an 11-yard TD pass from Brody Juan with 9:21 left in the fourth and Gavin O'Grady knocked in the PAT for a 14-13 lead. Colin McDermott's interception gave MacArthur the ball on Long Beach's 48-yard line with 3:35 remaining. Ethan Shapiro's 14-yard run on 3rd-and-6 brought the Generals inside the Marines' 20 with 1:52 remaining. MacArthur (6-3) will face top-seeded Garden City in the semifinals next Friday at Hofstra University. Long Beach finished 5-4.
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