Friday, November 5:
No. 6 Baldwin (4-1-1) at No. 2 Farmingdale (6-0)

Saturday, November 6:
No. 6 Plainedge (5-1) at No. 2 Glen Cove (3-2-1)

Sports Radio Network's (WSRN) coverage of Nassau County High School Football continues this weekend with a key Friday night/Saturday afternoon doubleheader, pitting teams from both Conference I and III.

On Friday night, WSRN will kick off its live web coverage with a match-up of two of Conference I's storied programs: Farmingdale and Baldwin, live from Farmingdale High School. Our pre-game show begins at 7:15, with kickoff set for 7:30.

Saturday afternoon's match-up will pit sixth-seeded Plainedge at second-seeded Glen Cove, both of Conference III. Our pre-game show will begin at 1:45, with kickoff set for 2.

The High School Football Game of the Week's webcasts can be accessed from Sports Radio Network's official website http://www.sportsradionet.com.

Play-by-play announcer Rob Goldenberg and color analyst Alon Avital will have the call.

Friday night's feature between Farmingdale and Baldwin provides different meanings for both teams.

The second-seeded Farmingdale Dalers almost assured themselves of a top-two seeding in the upcoming Conference I playoffs with a come-from-behind 35-20 victory over Uniondale, heard here on WSRN last Friday night.

Trailing 20-0 at the half, the Dalers put the pedal to the metal, riding the hard-running of quarterback Matt Danowski and fullback Rob Bonaguro to victory.

Danowski and Bonaguro each eclipsed the 100-yard plateau on the ground, scoring two and three touchdowns respectively in the process.

The win improved the Dalers to 6-0, as they stand alongside defending Long Island Conference I champions Freeport as the only undefeated teams in league play.

As for the sixth-seeded Baldwin Bruins, guided by 12th-year head coach Stephen Carroll, they have rode the coattails of a stingy defense all season long.

After an opening game loss to Freeport 20-7, the Bruins have outscored its opposition 85-26 in its last five games, going 4-0-1 in the process. Baldwin has used late game heroics to keep their playoff hopes in full effect.

Senior lineman Terry Delva's fumble recovery late in the fourth quarter helped the Bruins secure a 7-7 tie at Hicksville.

Saturday afternoon's clash at Glen Cove High School will feature one of Nassau County's top stories during the 2001 football season, the Plainedge Red Devils.

After finishing the 1997 campaign 0-8, the Rob Shaver-led Red Devils have steadily made their way back to respectability. This season, the Red Devils are playoff-bound.

After defeating West Hempstead 20-6 last Saturday afternoon to secure their fifth win of the season, Shaver was told that his team had earned enough power points to back their bags to the playoffs for the first time in 10 seasons.

Senior tailback Mike Cervini rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown, while split- end Colin Crossley and fullback Jared Garcia also reached paydirt.

As for Glen Cove, their 2001 campaign began on the wrong foot as three all-conference players were ruled academically ineligible prior to the start of the season, including all-county back Zhivargo Simmons.

But head coach Pete Kopecky, in his 10th season, has guided the Big Red to a position where they hold a playoff spot in their hands. Wins over Plainedge and Bethpage will earn Glen Cove the needed power points to return to the postseason.

Senior Marcus Bianconi (six touchdowns) has filled in admirably for the absence of Simmons at the tailback position, while offensive lineman Charles McCullough (6'0, 290) continues to pancake blockers at will.

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