The Garden City Trojans scored two rushing touchdowns in the third
quarter to defeat the Wantagh Warriors 14-0 on Saturday. The Trojans
move on to the Long Island championship game against North Babylon on
Nov. 27. (NNL video by Tim Robertson) 

For the first time since 2005, the Garden City Trojans captured the Nassau County conference II title and move on to the Long Island championship next weekend.

Garden City and Wantagh locked themselves in a defensive battle in the first half, but it was Garden City and its field possession in the third quarter that turned the game in their favor.

Trojans running back Brian Fischer put his team on the board with a 30-yard scamper just two minutes into the second half. Fellow back Stephen Jahelka followed with a 2-yard run as he found the end zone untouched.

"I think we were in better shape physically, and we just wore them down," Trojans coach Tom Flatley said after the game. 

Fischer finished with 15 rushing attempts for 108 yards. The Trojans finished the game with 234 yards, all on the ground.

Garden City's defense held Wantagh all game as the Warriors finished with 35 yards on the ground. Wantagh only drove deep twice. Once the Warriors failed on fourth down, and another the Trojans intercepted a pass at the 6-yard line. 

That big interception by senior Chris Stapleford on third-and-11 kept Wantagh out of the end zone and maintained their 14-0 lead.

Wantagh senior quarterback Kyle Ambury finished the game 11-23 with 112 passing with no interceptions, and Garden City sacked him three times -- all in the second half. Wantagh running back Mike Scully threw the Warriors' lone pick.

"We got a much better pass rush in the second half that the first half, and that put pressure on them," Flatley said.

Garden City will play North Babylon at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27, at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium.

Game story of Garden City's win is on http://www.Nassaunewslive.com

Garden City wins Nassau County conference II title 14-0 over Wantagh

Garden City will take knees with 1:27 left in the game up 14-0

Garden City's Chris Stapleford picks off a Wantagh pass on their own 6-yard line.

Garden City's Andrew D'Antonio fumbles and Wantagh recovers on GC's 40-yard line

On fourth down, after a long drive by Wantagh, Garden City comes up with a sack to get the ball back up 14-0

Garden City bats down a flea flicker attempt by Wantagh in the end zone

Start of the fourth quarter, it is Garden City in front of Wantagh 14-0

Wantagh begins to drive with 1:30 left in the third quarter. They started deep in their own end are now up to the Garden City 39-yard line

Wantagh has -10 yards rushing in the game as we are halfway through the third quarter

Garden City pounds it in for another touchdown. RB Stephen Jahelka takes it two yards into the end zone. Garden City up 14-0 on Wantagh

The Garden City Trojans pick up their 2nd sack of the half and the Wantagh Warriors are forced to punt from their own 9-yard line down 7-0

30-yard touchdown run by Brian Fischer with 9:56 left in the 3rd quarter to begin the scoring in this defensive battle #nnl

The second half is back and I'm in the press box, so updates will be more frequent. Garden City and Wantagh are tied at zero in the 2nd half

After the first half Wantagh and Garden City are tied at nothing in the Nassau conference 2 finals

After a red zone stand by Wantagh, Garden City misses a field goal. Still 0-0

GC has a punt return for a touchdown called back for a penalty

Wantagh picks off a GC pass on the goaline to end the first quarter

After a few punts and with 4 min left in the first still 0-0

Garden City fumbles on first poss

Bands and fans filing into Shuart Stadium at Hofstra. Garden City and Wantagh going for Nassau conf 2 title tonight.

I'll be live tweeting the Garden City/Wantagh game for the Nassau football championship tonight. Game time 7 p.m.