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Massapequa football coach Kevin Shippos has bigger goals after Garden City win

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Mitchell, A. (2026, October 2). Massapequa football coach Kevin Shippos has bigger goals after Garden City win. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/sports/massapequa-coach-has-bigger-goals-after-garden-city-win/

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Kevin Shippos, the head coach of the Massapequa Chiefs football team, led his squad to a historic victory against the Garden City Trojans, ending their 68-game winning streak with a score of 21-14 in front of nearly 6,000 spectators at Hofstra University. The game was part of new rules allowing crossover games between different conference levels in Section VIII, aimed at fostering competitive matchups and potentially influencing changes to the Long Island public school football playoff system to include state championships. Shippos envisions future participation in statewide playoffs for his team.

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Kevin Shippos, head coach of the Massapequa Trojans, advocates for maintaining high-level competition in high school football after his team lost an intense game to Garden City Chiefs. The match, held on Monday night at Hofstra University, drew nearly 6,000 fans and ended with Garden City defeating Massapequa 21-14, ending the Trojans' national record of 68 consecutive wins. Shippos believes that playing against tough opponents helps players grow and supports a broader vision to reshape the Long Island public school football playoff system to include more competitive matchups between different conference levels.

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“While both articles cover the same game between Massapequa and Garden City, Article B is focused on the coach's comments after the game rather than reporting the details of the match itself.”

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Kevin Shippos wants to keep challenging the Chiefs. asserted

Shippos → want → Chiefs

The Massapequa head football coach feels it is in the sport’s best interest to keep playing competitive nonconference games like his team’s epic showdown against Garden City, where the Chiefs snapped the Trojans’ nation-leading 68-game win streak in a 21-14 thriller Monday night in front of nearly 6,000 fans who caused bedlam at Hofstra University. asserted

who → feel → University

“To me, high school sports is about putting your kids at the highest level,” Shippos said after Masspequa came away with the win in a contest that boiled down to the last 30 seconds. asserted

that → put → seconds

Though the Chiefs vs. Trojans first meeting was the highest-profile crossover between conferences I and II, the new Section VIII rule change had several of its top Nassau County teams of differing levels mix it up in well-received early season showdowns. asserted

several → have → showdowns

Shippos, whose Chiefs ride a 26-game win streak, felt the same a week before the historic win and emphasized finding more ways to cut down long spells of lopsided wins. asserted

Chiefs → ride → wins

He ultimately wants these crossover games influencing a substantial change in the Long Island public school football playoff system, where the pinnacle is limited to the best Nassau and Suffolk teams playing only each other in the last game of the year — instead of taking on the best of the best across the Empire State. asserted

teams → want → State

“I’d like to see it lead to us participating in the state championship one day,” Shippos told The Post on the Tuesday. asserted

Shippos → like → Tuesday

“That’s a dream come true for these kids. asserted

That → ’ → kids

Who wouldn’t want to play for a state championship?” asserted

Who → want → championship

Massapequa football coach Kevin Shippos has bigger goals after Garden City win

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