1929 Boy’s Varsity Football Team
The 1929 Patchogue High School Varsity Football team carved out a legacy of grit, defensive opportunism and resilience, culminating in a dominant Thanksgiving Day performance.
The season began with a 19-0 victory over Amityville, featuring Philip Weissman touchdowns on a 70-yard touchdown run and a 20-yard interception return. After wins over Huntington, Winnwood (Lake Grove), East Hampton and Sayville, the Raiders suffered their only setback of the year—a tough 32-6 loss to Sag Harbor in the Suffolk County Championship game.
But one game still remained, the annual Thanksgiving Day clash with Bay Shore. The 27-0 victory, featuring three touchdowns by Adam Leskowicz, enabled Patchogue to claim the championship of Western Suffolk.
Edgar Bright (head coach), Joseph Sheridan (manager), James Legumis (assistant manager), Frank Bianco (captain), Earl Ackerly, Herbert Albin, Jack Bergman, John Buich, Henry Czina, Austin Clowes, John Cryan, Ernest Guertin, Charles Hendrickson, Robert Ince, Wiliam Joaquin, Joseph Kuzmeh, Adam Leskowicz, David Levy, Irving Ratchick, Robert Robertaccio, Rolff Roscoll, Frank Savage, John Schwardel, Gerard Schnitzler, Curtis Shiebler, Howard Sephton, Grant Smith, Philip Weissman, Harold Wright.