Exceptional Football Players from Long Island Begin Winter Season

Dec. 16, 2015 - PRLog -- Being part of LI Spartans Football is an honor. It's a rare opportunity for the best players on Long Island to play together and represent the region. These special teams develop and play together year after year at an elevated level of competition, and form bonds that transcend recreational leagues. Spartans players have received more awards in their local leagues than their peers, have gone on to play in the FBU National Championship, IV Star Showcase Games, and had stellar high school performances. The Spartans program offers kids who are serious about football an opportunity to train and play with the best. It's a program where the backbone is made up of former NFL and NCAA players combined with the best trainers and youth coaches in the region. Players are scouted year round by position through an extensive network of coaches, referrals, and combines which seek out the biggest, fastest, and most talented players on Long Island. Gerald Filardi, the founder and director of the Spartans, was a Penn State linebacker and Pittsburgh Steeler.

“Long Island is rich in opportunities for select lacrosse teams and soccer academies, but there hasn’t been anything beyond that for football players. You're kidding yourself if you think kids in the south and west, and even in New Jersey aren't playing football, training, and doing combines after the fall season ends. I want the kids in Long Island who love football to have the same opportunities”, said Filardi.

The Spartans went undefeated again this year in the Pioneer League, taking the championship. The Pioneer League includes teams from Manhattan, Bronx, and New York Metro region as well as some travel to Maryland & New Jersey. They won “Program of the Year” in 2013, and this year Filardi was voted "Coach of the Year".

“The Spartans is not for everyone. It requires considerable commitment from those looking to become complete football players and take their talents to the next level. This is not a town team. The Spartans teams represent the best players in Long Island football”, said Filardi.

You can find out more about the Spartans by visiting their website www.lispartansfootball.com and by following them on Facebook and Twitter.

Long Island Spartans Football 2015-16 Winter Draftees

Graduation years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2027

Alex   Singh
Thomas   Acosta
Christian  Alfaro
Xavier  Ali
Jordan  Alvarez
Nicholas   Anderson
Justin  Arciniegas
Joey  Baker
David  Bell
Cole  Bisca
Dylon  Braun
Broadus  Brown
Julian  Bush
Luke  Campbell
Jason   Campo
Preston  Carey
Andrew  Chelius
Christopher  Chelius
William  Cocks
Connor  Collett
Connor  Collett
Aidian  Conway
Brady  Cooke
Eric   De Maille Jr.
Joe  DeChiaro
Sean  Dennehy
Luke  DeRosa
Nick  DeTommaso
Nick  DeTommaso
Anthony  Elberti
Vincent   Elberti
Mike   Evans
Jack  Ferland
Jack  Filardi
Jack  Filardi
Joseph   Filardi
Joshua  Forti
Vincent   Garone
Nikko   Genova
Alexander  Griffith
Nathaniel  Griffith
Logan  Hecht
Connor  Henigman
Enrique  Hernandez
Kyle   Kuhn
Anthony  Lang
Nicholas  Lang
Alexander   Lillie
Benjamin   Lillie
Gavin  Lindkvest
Shane  Longin
Jackson  McDonnell
Thomas  McGovern
Sean  McGroarty
Sean  McGroarty
Sean  McGroarty
Shane  McIntyre
Shane  McIntyre
Gavin  Miller
Rino  Monteforte
Rino  Monteforte
Mathew  Moss
Caeden  Nagy
Christian  Oliva
Anthony  Ordonez
Matthew  Perez
Joseph  Petrucelly
Tyler   Pierce
Mike  Pitta
Jayden  Platt
Ashton  Presti
Jaylen  Ramos
James   Reid
Valen  Richardson
Liam   Riordan
Jaden  Rodriguez
Robert  Rubenstein
Steven  Sachez
Max  Schops
Drew  Schuttinger
Anthony   Soto
Gavin  Stabile
Nicholas  Uzakewicz
Vincenzo  Verdi
JASON  vickers
Aidan  Ward
Letrell  Ward
Thomas  Zarcone