Bayport-Blue Point Football Honored In Car Parade For LI Victory

BAYPORT-BLUE POINT, NY — One Long Island football team was recently recognized in style for their recent athletic achievements.

The Bayport-Blue Point High School football team, who won the Long Island Championships this season with 11-0 games, was honored in a car parade on Tuesday.

There was a "frenzy of horn-blowing" from local fire trucks, as the team drove down Snedecor Avenue to the Bayport-Blue Point High School auditorium, the Bayport-Blue Point School District said in a release.

The team was also recognized at a board of education meeting that day.

“We are most proud of your character and professionalism. Obviously, winning is important but your character is even more important," said Board of Education President Michael Miller. "Thank you for bringing this honor to Bayport-Blue Point.”

Timothy Mullins, the director of physical education, health and interscholastic sports, also said that the time and commitment Coach Mike Zafonte dedicated to these student-athletes is just one of the many reasons why the 2022 football team will go down as the "district’s best team" ever.

“While the championships captured this year were historic, this team was also named a New York State scholar-athlete team, exemplifying that these student athletes were putting forth the same effort in the classroom,” said Mullins.

Mullins also recognized the school's varsity cheerleaders, and that they played an “integral role” and “added spirit to all the games.”

Zafonte said there was a lot of failure before this winning season, but that the team chose to have a winning season.

He also spoke about community and parent/guardian support.

“We can’t win without an entire community getting behind us. That level of support was paramount," said Zafonte. This group of athletes did everything that was asked of them.”