South Shore aced the biggest test of its season while other high school students were busy taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
The Vikings finished the regular season undefeated and earned the No. 3 seed in the playoffs with a convincing 35–14 victory against host Curtis in Public School Athletic League city conference football on Nov. 6. South Shore will have a first-round bye along with Tottenville, Grand Street, and Abraham Lincoln.
Jason Martin carried the ball 21 times for 283 yards and two touchdowns and completed five of nine passes for 82 yards and a score for the Vikings (10–0). Omar Jarrett rushed for 123 yards and two scores. Sidney Jackson hauled in a touchdown pass. Jermaine Garner made 14 tackles and Juvensen Juene added an interception. Rahyeem Gardine scooped up a fumble.
Abraham Lincoln 20, Flushing 0: Jordan Hannah returned from injury to garner 195 yards of total offense, including scores on the ground and in the air, for Lincoln (8–2). Kevin Medy caught a 46-yard touchdown, and Corey Wright added a rushing touchdown. Jordan Jones made six tackles.
Fort Hamilton 46, Clinton 14: Troy Booker carried the ball eight times for 87 yards and two touchdowns for Fort Hamilton (8–2). Noah Solan and Seba Nekhet both scored rushing. Connor Fitzsimons went 10 for 11 passing for 134 yards. Jayson Magnani made 15 tackles.
Boys & Girls 26, Kennedy 24: Keson Edwards ran for 110 yards and two touchdowns and Tariq Edwards had 130 yards on the ground and a score for Boys & Girls (2–8). Bryce Harding tallied 100 rushing yards and a touchdown.
James Madison 22, Beach Channel 0: Naahman Gumbs rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries for James Madison (9–1). Keenan Sylvester carried the ball nine times for 150 yards and a score. Daniel Jefferson made 12 tackles, Elijah Jean-Pierre had an interception, and Matthew Martinez recovered a fumble.
Delbarton (N.J.) 19, Poly Prep 16: Abdoulaye Konate carried the ball 11 times for 57 yards and two touchdowns for Poly Prep (5–4). Robert Kollmer completed five of 10 and passed for 69 yards. Elias Reynolds had six tackles and an interception, and Isaiah Wilson made six tackles.
Xaverian 35, Cardinal Spellman 0: Xaverian’s Brandon Peterson carried the ball 10 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns in a non-league game. Phil DePaulis ran for a score and tossed a touchdown pass to James Patsis, who also collected an interception. James Baglino made five tackles and forced a fumble.
Eagle Academy II 24, Bryant 0: Du Sean Barnett went 12 for 20, passing for 254 yards and two touchdowns for Eagle Academy II (10–0). Samuel Redd carried the ball 12 times for 156 yards, and Marcus Martial Jr. had 110 yards receiving and a score. Tisshun Williams tallied 154 yards of total offense and scored on the ground and through the air.
Other scores
Grand Street 41, New Utrecht 0
Lafayette 44, Grady 22
Campus Magnet 22, Canarsie 0
Franklin D. Roosevelt 42, Sheepshead Bay 30
Jamaica 22, Franklin K. Lane 8
Port Richmond 45, Jefferson 0