Lawrence Golden Tornadoes

LAWRENCE

Golden Tornadoes set at skill positions

By TONY BELLISSIMO

Replenishing the entire offensive line is the biggest challenge facing head coach Jason Supple as ninth-seeded Lawrence will attempt to inch up the standings and get into the Nassau Conference IV playoffs after a rough 1-5 fi nish last spring. “We didn’t graduate a large senior group, but fi ve of the guys made up our starting offensive line,” Supple said. “We’re going to have to piece things together pretty quickly. We have a bunch of skill players back, but what happens up front is a total question mark.” The Golden Tornadoes do have stability and a bright future at quarterback, receiver and in the backfi eld. Pressed into action last season despite no experience under center, Kody Kirchner developed each week as the starting signal-caller and led the team in rushing by a wide margin. Now a junior, he’s improved his arm strength to go with his ground skills. “Kody is one of the most athletic, smartest and reliable kids we’ve got,” Supple said. “He’s no longer brand new to the position and getting better every day.” Junior wideout Jared Alexander is a dynamic playmaker who’ll be utilized again in the passing game and jet sweeps. His combination of size and speed allow for plenty of yards after a touch, Supple said. He’ll also play defense for the fi rst time and contribute as a linebacker or strong safety. “He made a lot of big plays as a sophomore and we’re excited about what he can do,” Supple said. Another junior receiver, Jahking King, made tremendous strides last season and is another yards-after-the-catch component. King will see action as a defensive end or linebacker on the other side of scrimmage. Senior Dennis Cabrera is a possessiontype who can make grabs in traffi c, while senior Kanye Robinson (6-foot-3) is a strong route-runner who’ll bolster the group after not playing last spring. In the backfi eld, Supple is high on the potential of junior Jackson Mondesir, who was the Golden Tornadoes’ top performer on the defensive side of the ball last season. Mondesir had a rushing touchdown in their lone win, 1914 over Malverne in Week 3. “He’s a big kid (6-2, 220 pounds) who can do some real damage running the ball with some coaching,” Supple said. “We’ll get him more than fi ve carries a game. It’ll be his third year on defense.” Sophomore Zaire Garraway has the ability to develop into the lightning to go with Mondesir’s thunder. “The quickness and talent are there, and he’s working on strength,” Supple said of Garraway, who’ll play somewhere in the back seven on defense as well. Senior Leon Canales is the only lineman who played a varsity snap in the offensive trenches last season. “He saw limited time on offense but he’s a grinder who relies on good technique and footwork,” Supple said of Canales, a returning starting linebacker. Senior Andres Valle, who scored a defensive touchdown against Malverne on a fumble recovery, is likely to become a two-way starter and move into a guard spot. The same goes for Kevin Martinez, who’ll work on the D-line with Mondesir and Valle, and is a candidate to take over at center. Supple believes the fi rst two games, on the road against No. 12 Oyster Bay and No. 13 Friends Academy, are crucial to its playoff hopes with matchups against each of the top two seeds (North Shore and Seaford) down the road. “The fi rst two couldn’t be more important,” he said. “We’re ranked above both of those teams and if we want to fi nish eighth or higher, those are must-win games.”

the other side of scrimmage. Senior Dennis Cabrera is a possessiontype who can make grabs in traffi c, while senior Kanye Robinson (6-foot-3) is a strong route-runner who’ll bolster the group after not playing last spring. In the backfi eld, Supple is high on the potential of junior Jackson Mondesir, who was the Golden Tornadoes’ top performer on the defensive side of the ball last season. Mondesir had a rushing touchdown in their lone win, 1914 over Malverne in Week 3. “He’s a big kid (6-2, 220 pounds) who can do some real damage running the ball with some coaching,” Supple said. “We’ll get him more than fi ve carries a game. It’ll be his third year on defense.” Sophomore Zaire Garraway has the ability to develop into the lightning to go with Mondesir’s thunder. “The quickness and talent are there, and he’s working on strength,” Supple said of Garraway, who’ll play somewhere in the back seven on defense as Senior Leon Canales is the only lineman who played a varsity snap in the offensive trenches last season. “He saw limited time on offense but he’s a grinder who relies on good technique and footwork,” Supple said of CanaShore and Seaford) down the road. “The fi rst two couldn’t be more important,” he said. “We’re ranked above both of those teams and if we want to fi nish eighth or higher, those are must-win games.”

ANDRES VALLE

Jackson Mondesir

JAHKING KING

Schedule

September 4 Bye 11 @ Oyster Bay 2:00 p.m. 18 @ Friends Aca. 2:00 p.m. 25 Seaford 2:00 p.m. October 1 @ Island Trees 6:30 p.m. 9 Malverne 3:00 p.m. 16 @ North Shore 2:00 p.m. 23 Locust Valley 4:30 p.m. 30 Carle Place 2:00 p.m.

RUTGERS CUP

Rutgers Cup History

The Rutgers Cup is presented annually by the Rutgers Club of Long Island to the most outstanding football team in Nassau County. Manhasset was last season’s recipient. The Indians won the Nassau Conference III championship. A list of the winners:

2020 MANHASSET 2019 PLAINEDGE 2018 FREEPORT 2017 GARDEN CITY 2016 GARDEN CITY 2015 FARMINGDALE 2014 CAREY 2013 CAREY 2012 LAWRENCE 2011 EAST MEADOW 2010 FREEPORT 2009 GARDEN CITY 2008 FREEPORT 2007 FARMINGDALE 2006 LAWRENCE 2005 GARDEN CITY 2004 ROOSEVELT 2003 FREEPORT 2002 BETHPAGE 2001 WANTAGH 2000 FREEPORT 1999 ROOSEVELT 1998 GARDEN CITY 1997 FREEPORT 1996 DIVISION 1995 BETHPAGE 1994 MASSAPEQUA 1993 BETHPAGE 1992 GARDEN CITY 1991 FARMINGDALE 1990 MALVERNE 1989 MASSAPEQUA 1988 HEMPSTEAD 1987 SEWANHAKA 1986 HEMPSTEAD 1985 HEMPSTEAD 1984 HEMPSTEAD 1983 NEW HYDE PARK 1982 DIVISION 1981 DIVISION 1980 MASSAPEQUA 1979 SEWANHAKA 1978 FARMINGDALE 1977 NEW HYDE PARK 1976 FARMINGDALE 1975 FARMINGDALE 1974 CAREY 1973 SYOSSET 1972 FARMINGDALE 1971 FARMINGDALE 1970 SYOSSET 1969 FREEPORT 1968 MASSAPEQUA 1967 MINEOLA 1966 HICKSVILLE 1965 MASSAPEQUA 1964 EAST MEADOW 1963 FREEPORT 1962 HEMPSTEAD 1961 LAWRENCE 1960 MINEOLA 1959 FREEPORT 1958 FREEPORT 1957 MANHASSET 1956 FREEPORT 1955 LAWRENCE 1954 MINEOLA 1953 BALDWIN 1952 MEPHAM 1951 HEMPSTEAD 1950 MEPHAM 1949 GLEN COVE 1948 BALDWIN 1947 HEMPSTEAD 1946 HEMPSTEAD 1945 MINEOLA 1944 BAY SHORE 1943 GLEN COVE 1942 FREEPORT 1941 HEMPSTEAD 1940 LAWRENCE 1939 HEMPSTEAD 1938 OCEANSIDE 1937 LAWRENCE

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Fri. Sept. 3 WEST HEMPSTEAD MALVERNE 7:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 4 North Shore CLARKE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 4 EAST ROCKAWAY SEAFORD 2:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 10 FREEPORT Westbury 5:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 10 KENNEDY HEWLETT 6:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 10 Division SOUTH SIDE 6:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 10 SEAFORD C.S. Harbor 7:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 10 LONG BEACH MACARTHUR 7:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 10 Locust Valley MALVERNE 7:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 MEPHAM CAREY 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 CLARKE Carle Place 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 Massapequa EAST MEADOW 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 BALDWIN Garden City 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 V.S. SOUTH LYNBROOK 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 LAWRENCE Oyster Bay 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 CALHOUN SEWANHAKA 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 HEMPSTEAD Syosset 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 OCEANSIDE UNIONDALE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 ELMONT V.S. CENTRAL 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 V.S. NORTH WANTAGH 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 North Shore WEST HEMPSTEAD 2:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 17 Hicksville FREEPORT 6:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 17 LONG BEACH Herricks 6:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 17 Farmingdale OCEANSIDE 6:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 Glen Cove BALDWIN 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 Division KENNEDY 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 WANTAGH Bethpage 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 CAREY CALHOUN 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 MALVERNE CLARKE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 SEWANHAKA ELMONT 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 Westbury EAST MEADOW 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 Carle Place EAST ROCKAWAY 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 LAWRENCE Friends Academy 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 V.S. NORTH HEWLETT 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 UNIONDALE HEMPSTEAD 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 LYNBROOK Manhasset 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 MEPHAM Roslyn 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 WEST HEMPSTEAD SEAFORD 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 MACARTHUR V.S. CENTRAL 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 SOUTH SIDE V.S. SOUTH 2:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 24 UNIONDALE Westbury 5:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 24 Plainedge SOUTH SIDE 6:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 24 CLARKE WEST HEMPSTEAD 6:30 p.m. Fri. Sept. 24 HEWLETT WANTAGH 7:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 V.S. SOUTH KENNEDY 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 Garden City CAREY 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 OCEANSIDE HEMPSTEAD 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 EAST MEADOW Hicksville 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 SEAFORD LAWRENCE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 ELMONT LONG BEACH 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 EAST ROCKAWAY Locust Valley 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 Bethpage LYNBROOK 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 Herricks MACARTHUR 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 Friends Academy MALVERNE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 Glen Cove MEPHAM 2:00 p.m.

Sat. Sept. 25 BALDWIN New Hyde Park 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 CALHOUN Roslyn 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 V.S. CENTRAL SEWANHAKA 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 FREEPORT Syosset 2:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 Manhasset V.S. NORTH 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 1 WEST HEMPSTEAD C.S. Harbor 6:30 p.m. Fri. Oct. 1 EAST MEADOW Farmingdale 6:30 p.m. Fri. Oct. 1 LAWRENCE Island Trees 6:30 p.m. Fri. Oct. 1 SOUTH SIDE Manhasset 6:30 p.m. Fri. Oct. 1 KENNEDY Mineola 7:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 SEWANHAKA BALDWIN 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 Herricks CALHOUN 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 EAST ROCKAWAY CLARKE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 CAREY ELMONT 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 Garden City LONG BEACH 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 WANTAGH Division 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 MACARTHUR MEPHAM 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 SEAFORD North Shore 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 Syosset UNIONDALE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 Plainedge V.S. NORTH 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 HEMPSTEAD FREEPORT 3:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 Massapequa OCEANSIDE 3:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 LYNBROOK Roosevelt 3:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 New Hyde Park V.S. CENTRAL 3:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 2 HEWLETT V.S. SOUTH 3:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 8 Massapequa FREEPORT 6:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 8 Manhasset HEWLETT 6:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 8 Port Washington OCEANSIDE 6:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 8 SEWANHAKA Glen Cove 7:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 8 CAREY MACARTHUR 7:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 9 ELMONT Herricks 1:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 9 MEPHAM BALDWIN 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 9 V.S. NORTH KENNEDY 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 9 Plainview EAST MEADOW 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 9 North Shore EAST ROCKAWAY 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9 V.S. SOUTH Floral Park 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9 UNIONDALE Hicksville 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9 MALVERNE LAWRENCE 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9 LYNBROOK Mineola 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9 CALHOUN New Hyde Park 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9 LONG BEACH Roslyn 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9 CLARKE SEAFORD 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9 SOUTH SIDE WANTAGH 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 15 WEST HEMPSTEAD Locust Valley 5:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 15 Bethpage HEWLETT 6:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 15 Glen Cove LONG BEACH 7:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 15 ELMONT MACARTHUR 7:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 15 Carle Place MALVERNE 7:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 Hicksville HEMPSTEAD 1:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 BALDWIN CALHOUN 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 New Hyde Park CAREY 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 Port Washington EAST MEADOW 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 Island Trees EAST ROCKAWAY 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 V.S. CENTRAL Herricks 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 KENNEDY LYNBROOK 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 Garden City MEPHAM 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 LAWRENCE North Shore 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 Roslyn SEWANHAKA 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 Floral Park SOUTH SIDE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 OCEANSIDE Syosset 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 FREEPORT UNIONDALE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 Mineola V.S. NORTH 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 Roosevelt V.S. SOUTH 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 Manhasset WANTAGH 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 22 EAST MEADOW OCEANSIDE 6:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 22 V.S. NORTH Bethpage 6:30 p.m. Fri. Oct. 22 FREEPORT Farmingdale 6:30 p.m. Fri. Oct. 22 CLARKE C.S. Harbor 7:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 Roslyn ELMONT 1:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 CAREY BALDWIN 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 Glen Cove CALHOUN 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 MACARTHUR Garden City 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 Massapequa HEMPSTEAD 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 HEWLETT LYNBROOK 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 KENNEDY Manhasset 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 MEPHAM New Hyde Park 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 EAST ROCKAWAY Oyster Bay 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 UNIONDALE Plainview 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 WANTAGH Plainedge 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 SOUTH SIDE Roosevelt 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 MALVERNE SEAFORD 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 Herricks SEWANHAKA 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 LONG BEACH V.S. CENTRAL 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 Mineola V.S. SOUTH 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 Friends Academy WEST HEMPSTEAD 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 Locust Valley LAWRENCE 4:30 p.m. Fri. Oct. 29 OCEANSIDE FREEPORT 6:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 29 HEWLETT Mineola 6:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 29 Bethpage SOUTH SIDE 6:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 29 SEAFORD Island Trees 6:30 p.m. Fri. Oct. 29 C.S. Harbor EAST ROCKAWAY 7:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 29 V.S. SOUTH Division 7:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 Roosevelt KENNEDY 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 V.S. CENTRAL CAREY 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 Garden City ELMONT 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 WANTAGH Floral Park 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 Carle Place LAWRENCE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 SEWANHAKA LONG BEACH 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 CALHOUN MEPHAM 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 MACARTHUR New Hyde Park 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 MALVERNE North Shore 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 HEMPSTEAD Plainview 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 BALDWIN Roslyn 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 EAST MEADOW UNIONDALE 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 LYNBROOK V.S. NORTH 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 Oyster Bay WEST HEMPSTEAD 2:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 Locust Valley CLARKE 4:30 p.m.