Massapequa’s Dylan Milio broke Garden City’s 68-game winning streak with a last-second touchdown catch Monday night.
The senior wideout hauled in a 29-yard scoring pass with 30 seconds remaining to seal a 21-14 victory at Hofstra University, ending the longest high school football winning streak in America. Defensive lineman Ryan Chabus had set up the heroics moments earlier with a clutch interception that shifted momentum to the Chiefs in a game deadlocked at 14.
“It was definitely one of the closest games we’ve ever played in,” Milio told The Post, adding that the end became a blur in a shaking college stadium with nearly 6,000 fans. “It meant a little more because now we could break history. In school, we were not really paying attention to teachers today, honestly.”
The matchup had drawn anticipation across Nassau County for months, pitting two programs that had never before faced each other. Massapequa competes at the largest classification level, while Garden City plays in a smaller conference, and a recent rule change finally allowed the crossover clash.
Garden City, 47, had not suffered defeat since 2019. Dave Ettinger’s Trojans captured five straight Long Island championships during the run and earned Ettinger an invitation to Super Bowl 60 and NFL Coach of the Year honors. The program also holds 10 consecutive Nassau County titles.
Chabus, one of two Chiefs captains who led the decisive charge, understood the stakes as the fourth quarter wound down.
“Give extended credit to them — they came out to play,” he said. “I knew I had to make a play. That’s what football players do. That’s what three-time Long Island champions do.”
The victory extended Massapequa’s own streak to 26 consecutive wins and preserved its bid for a fourth straight Long Island championship at the highest conference level. The Chiefs have claimed three consecutive titles in that top division.
The game had originally been scheduled for Saturday but was pushed to Monday due to storm conditions, adding two extra days of buildup to an already electric atmosphere.
Even before kickoff, Garden City’s leadership had sought to frame the contest within a larger season arc. Athletic director Ed Ramirez emphasized last week that the outcome would not define the Trojans’ year.
“Ultimately, our goal isn’t about winning this game — it’s about putting ourselves in position to win the last game of the year,” Ramirez said.
The loss snaps a national mark that had stood as one of the most remarkable sustained achievements in American high school sports.