Top-seeded Floyd played second-seeded Ward Melville in the Suffolk Division I football championship game at Stony Brook on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.

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Ward Melville ready to accept the county championship plaque from a representative of Section XI as the Suffolk Division I champions on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Ward Melville wins the Suffolk Division I championship against Floyd on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Ward Melville linebackers Liam Cronin, left and Austin Sicoli after winning the Suffolk Division I championship against Floyd on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Joey Benedetto of Ward Melville carries the ball in the fourth quarter of the Suffolk Division I championship against Floyd on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Joey Benedetto, right, of Ward Melville celebrates his fourth-quarter touchdown with Jackson Grande in the Suffolk Division I championship against Floyd on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Ward Melville offensive standouts from left: Joey Benedetto, Joey Karpowicz and Hudson Philbrick after winning the Suffolk Division I championship against Floyd on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Joey Karpowicz of Ward Melville elevates for a fourth-quarter reception from Hudson Philbrick in the Suffolk Division I championship against Floyd on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Angelo Sorbera of Ward Melville carries the ball in the first quarter of the Suffolk Division I championship against Floyd on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Joey Karpowicz of Ward Melville makes a reception in the first quarter of the Suffolk Division I championship against Floyd on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Hudson Philbrick of Ward Melville rushes into the red zone in the first quarter before being taken down by David Gonzalez of Floyd in the Suffolk Division I championship on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Joey Benedetto of Ward Melville rushes inside the Floyd 10-yard line in the first quarter of the Suffolk Division I championship on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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Joey Benedetto of Ward Melville crosses the goal line in the first quarter of the Suffolk Division I championship against Floyd on Friday at Stony Brook University.

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