Flag Football: Goldstein’s Purple Swarm beats Fort Hamilton to stay undefeated
Leon Goldstein High School is technically named the Dolphins, but its girls flag football team prefers to go by another name — the Purple Swarm.
The new moniker comes from it’s tenacious defense that has not allowed a single point against all season long. Last Thursday, Goldstein’s Purple Swarm beat Fort Hamilton 26-0 in Gerritsen Beach to improve to a perfect 9-0 on the year.
“That’s our identity, we’re the Purple Swarm,” head coach Salvatore Prestianni said after Thursday’s victory. “Defense has been a huge part of our success and the reason we’re the Purple Swarm is because on every play all seven of us fly to the ball and smother the opposing team.”