Bayport-Blue Point's (NY) placekicker established a new Long Island record for field goals, securing the Class IV championship.

Billy Heyen

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Bayport-Blue Point (NY) kicker sets Long Island field goal record to win Class IV championship image

TL;DR

  • Bayport-Blue Point won the Long Island Class IV championship with a 47-yard field goal.
  • Tommy Steyert kicked the record-breaking field goal as time expired.
  • The final score was Bayport-Blue Point 20, Seaford 19.
  • This marks the Phantoms' third Long Island championship in four seasons.

To secure the Long Island Class IV championship, Bayport-Blue Point required a field goal exceeding any previously recorded in a Long Island title contest.

Tommy Steyert lined up for a 47-yard field goal.

And he was money.

The final: Bayport-Blue Point 20, Seaford 19.

Check out the scenes from the island:

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"It was no different from what I've practiced before," Steyert told Newsday. “I just went out there and did exactly what I do for a PAT.”

Scott Coppo of West Islip set the benchmark for the longest field goal in a Long Island championship contest back in 1993, successfully kicking a 43-yard attempt.

The Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms secured their third Long Island championship over the past four seasons.

Without their kicker, the Phantoms wouldn't have gotten it done.

But with Steyert, they had a record and another celebration.

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