JV Football Beats Carey

Jared Mitchell makes an interception (he then ran it back for a touchdown) against Carey. Photo by Newsphoto.com

Going into their game against Carey on September 15th, Garden City's JV football team was holding a 40 game winning streak that goes back almost five seasons. Led by scoring from Chris Stapleford (running for two touchdowns), Bryan Carney (scored on a pass), Jared Mitchell (intercepted Carey and ran back almost 80 yards for a TD) and Kyle Minerva (scored on a long run), the Trojans extended the streak to 41 wins as they went on to defeat Carey by a score of 38-16.

This year's team is coached by Seth Messier who is also the offensive coordinator. Garden City alum Dan Doherty coaches the secondary as well as special teams and Bob Nolan is the defensive coordinator.

The Trojans will play their next game on Monday afternoon September 24th at home at 4:00 against Kennedy-Bellmore. You can see more photos from the Carey game at www.Newsphoto.com

Mike Giannone in action on a kickoff return against Carey. Photo by Newsphoto.com Chris Stapleford escaped the grasp of a Carey defender and scored on this run. Photo by Newsphoto.com Chris Stapleford (left) and Kyle Min-erva (right) celebrate after Stapleford scored one of his two touch-downs. photo by Newsphoto.com Garden City kicker Scott Conetta made this extra point despite the efforts of a Carey player to block the kick. Photo by Newsphoto.com Trojans' QB, Tom Gordon, looks to pass against Carey. Photo by Newsphoto.com