South Shore has proven to be among Brooklyn’s top football teams
South Shore head coach Matt Ciquera had a clear goal in mind after taking over the school’s football program three years ago: Turn it into one of the top high school football powerhouses in New York City.
The Vikings took a big step in doing just that last year when they went undefeated and won their second Bowl Division title in a row. This year, they took another big step by joining the City Conference, the top conference in the Public School Athletic League. On Sunday, South Shore proved it is among the best when it barely lost (14-12) to Erasmus Hall — currently the best team in New York City.
“We feel like we should have won this game,” Ciquera said. “It’s hard to take a loss when we felt like we could have won, but I’m really proud of the guys for going toe-to-toe with Erasmus. I think by now they’ve proven that we can play with any team in the city.”
Coming so close to victory was no fluke either. The Vikings were in the game for the entire 48 minutes and likely would have won if they had a kicker, as they got as close as the nine-yard-line in the final minute of the game.