For nearly 120 years, Long Island has fielded high school sports teams. In that span, numerous local athletes rose to the highest level, dynasties were built, legends were made, and the nation's largest island was filled with captivating athletic stories and sports lore that will live forever. Long Island High School Sports strings together a pictorial history of Long Island's oldest, most famous, and well-respected teams, coaches, and athletes.

For nearly 120 years, Long Island has fielded high school sports teams. In that span, numerous local athletes rose to the highest level, dynasties were built, legends were made, and the nation's largest island was filled with captivating athletic stories and sports lore that will live forever. Long Island High School Sports strings together a pictorial history of Long Island's oldest, most famous, and well-respected teams, coaches, and athletes.

The Dynasties: Long Island High School Football is the first in a series of books about the top high school sports teams on Long Island. The first, a look at the best grid iron squads of all-time, breaks down the historical backgrounds behind the top 10 programs and the next 11 honorable mention schools. Through anecdotal stories and recaps of the biggest games in the history of every program, The Dynasties: Long Island High School Football is truly a one-of-a-kind piece of literature. No one has ever written about the history of Long Island high school football and Vaccaro categorizes the best schools by going deep into the foundation of every major team, player, year and game of each program. He considers a dynasty a program that has been consistent from day one, not just a school that won for a few years in a row. In this book youll learn why high school football is a major fabric of any community and how football on Long Island is a special brand of sport, more so than other parts of the country. Advanced Praise Vaccaros book captures some of the special moments about the top teams in Long Island high school football history. Its a must read for every high school football fan on Long Island! I couldnt put it down once I started reading it. Andy Slawson, Newsday This book puts a much-needed spotlight on a realm of sports that doesnt get the attention it deserves. Finally, there is a book that strings together the glory of the programs, players, coaches and administrators of Nassau and Suffolk football that have cultivated and enriched its history to this day." James J. Parziale, Queens Tribune

For more than three decades, the Bellport High School football program has set the benchmark for how football should be played on Long Island. Under the guidance of coach Joe Cipp and his assistants, the Clippers have garnered unparalleled success on the gridiron and have built an everlasting dynasty in Suffolk County. “Bellport Football, A Proud Tradition” tells the story of how Bellport football was conceived, how it grew from its infancy to a powerhouse in a short period of time and how it has remained a successful sports institution for so long. It is a detailed look into how Bellport is “Rich in Pride, Rich in Spirit, Rich in Heart.”

Nearly half of all American high school students participate in sports teams. With a total of 7.6 million participants as of 2008, this makes the high school sports program in America the largest organized sports program in the world. Pruter’s work traces the history of high school sports from the student-led athletic clubs of the 1800s through to the establishment of educator control of high school sports under a national federation by the 1930s. Pruter’s research serves not only to highlight this rich history but also to provide new perspectives on how high school sports became the arena by which Americans fought for some of the most contentious issues in society, such as race, immigration and Americanization, gender roles, religious conflict, the role of the military in democracy, and the commercial exploitation of our youth.

"Sachem High School Football: The History of the Flaming Arrows" is the first ever full-length history book about a Long Island high school football program. From the early years with head coaches Kiernan Lawler and Brian Smith, to the dynasty years under legendary head coach Fred Fusaro, this book captures every moment, player, game and detail about the Sachem High School Football program. It discusses the political, social, educational and athletic frontiers of one of Long Islands most storied institutions and is written by a Sachem graduated. Chris Vaccaro is an online sports editor for the New York Daily News with extensive experience covering high school sports for a large part of is career. This is Vaccaros second book. "Vaccaro had the great fortune to sit down with coach Fusaro and hear story after story, lesson after lesson. For Sachem Football alums, this will take you back to your past and for fans it will make you feel as though you were there. Outstanding." - Dave Falco, current head coach at Sachem North