The Mineola PAL Chiefs 9 White and 9 Maroon stayed undefeated last week. On Sunday, Sept. 17, the 9 White tied the Farmingdale Hawks 6-6 and the 9 Maroon beat the East Rockaway Raiders 25-12, to move their winning records to 1-0-1 and 2-0, respectively.

In Farmingdale on Sept. 17 the name of the game was defense, as the Chiefs tied the Hawks 6-6. The defense was all over the field causing havoc, with intense pressure and gang tackling. The defensive line of Teddy Capsis, Kyle Facibene, Lucas Golon, Michael Delio, Joe Pino and Kyle Spruill kept the pressure on the Uniondale's offense all day long. The linebackers were fearless as they attacked the ball and finished the job with great gang tackling. They were led by Thomas O'Connell, Brian Smith, Andrew Cunningham and Thomas Davis. On a key fourth down play in the fourth quarter, Cornerback Michael Patalano intercepted a Hawks pass and returned it 20 yards. Scoring is summarized below:

• Thomas O'Connell - 45-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Cunningham

Also on Sept. 17, the Chiefs 9 Maroon went on the road and defeated the East Rockaway Raiders 25-12 as both Quarterbacks Justin Johnson and TJ Kemmet put on a show. The Chiefs offense moved the ball all day long because of sound blocking by the offensive line of Matthew Lafaye, John Clancy, Tom O'Dwyer, Danny Gonzalez, Austin Certa, Vinny Napolitano and Kevin Klimas. The Raiders were overwhelmed and amazed by the Chiefs defensive tackling and speed to the ball led by strong safety Michael Elefonte and cornerbacks Anthony Preston and Eric McCloskey. Defensive lineman Nick Reda, Peter McCormack, Brendan Sullivan, Brian Greenberg and Antonio Prunella kept the heat on. Scoring summarized below:

• Justin Johnson - 60-yard touchdown run

• TJ Kemmet - 5-yard touchdown run

• TJ Kemmet - 3-yard extra point run

• Justin Johnson - 56-yard touchdown run

• Justin Johnson - 53-yard touchdown run

All of the boys had fun as they all played and participated including Chiefs Dominic Paggi, Ryan Eccher, James Gerstner, Andrew Hastings, Naim Smith, Gavin Dowd and Chris Asam.