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Amityville Memorial (NY) Cancels Football Season Because of Injuries

Suffolk County school is the third Long Island high school to call off its varsity season and will field only a junior varsity team this fall.
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Amityville Memorial High School became the third Long Island high school to cancel its varsity football season after multiple player injuries forced administrators to shut down the program.
Amityville Memorial High School became the third Long Island high school to cancel its varsity football season after multiple player injuries forced administrators to shut down the program. | Amityville Memorial High School | Facebook

Amityville (NY) Memorial’s football team has struggled with injuries this season, enough for the historic Suffolk County school to cancel its season, per a story by ABC 7 NY.

A number of players have suffered injuries in preseason scrimmages and practices, circumstances that forced the administration to cancel the varsity team’s season. However, varsity players in ninth, 10th and 11th grades will be permitted to play for the school’s junior varsity team for the remainder of the 2026 season.

Two Other Long Island Schools Have Called Off Their Seasons

Amityville Memorial is the third Long Island high school to cancel its varsity season, following in the footsteps of Port Jefferson and Holy Trinity Diocesan in Hicksville, per a story by News 12 Long Island.

Low participation numbers forced Port Jefferson to call off its season, while Holy Trinity Diocesan shut down its season after newly hired head coach Calin Mack resigned in July.

Seniors Are Not Eligible to Play JV Football

Amityville Memorial has an enrollment of just under 1,000 students for ninth through 12th grades. Seniors are not eligible to compete on junior varsity sports teams. The school’s football team had only three seniors this year, per a story by the Daily Voice.

With so many underclassmen on this year’s varsity roster, Superintendent Gina Talbert said the situation created “unnecessary safety risks for younger athletes,” per news12 Long Island.

Amityville Memorial’s varsity team has struggled in recent years, winning only two games over the past three seasons.

Jeff Gardenour can be reached via email at jgardenour1962@gmail.com or X @JMarkG1962

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JEFF GARDENOUR

Jeff Gardenour is a Florida native and long-time resident of the Sunshine State. He is a journalism veteran of more than four decades, having worked in a number of news divisions through the years for multiple media outlets, including Gannett and Tribune Company. A University of Florida journalism graduate, Jeff has covered every level of sports, including MLB, USFL, XFL, WNBA, NCAA, IMSA, high schools and more. He is a former award-winning sports editor of the Sebring News-Sun and current freelance writer for SBLive Sports, PrepVolleyball.com and The Orlando Sentinel. Jeff is married with two children and resides in Oviedo, FL. He can be reached at jgardenour1962@gmail.com and followed on Twitter @JMarkG1962.

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