Saturday, 4:30 p.m., at Stony Brook

No surprise to find these two preseason No. 1 seeds playing in the Long Island championship. Both programs set the bar very high for very good reasons.

Babylon has reached the Suffolk finals for 13 straight years under Rick Punzone and won three L.I. titles in eight appearances. Seaford has won four county titles in the last 11 years, won the LIC in 1998 and is playing in the finale for the fourth time and second year in a row.

Both schools feature hard-nosed, hard-working two-way players. The Panthers are hoping star running back/linebacker Bryan Schweitzer is fully recovered from a non-Football injury suffered Saturday night. He ran for 178 yards and two touchdowns in a tough 13-7 win over Glenn, which dealt Babylon its only loss this season. Schweitzer also made 11 tackles.

Workhorse Nick Barbuto leads Seaford's offense, but quarterback Chris Rigoli has emerged as a dangerous runner
Tight end Pat Lasher is an outstanding linebacker and, according to coach Rob Perpall, "the toughest player I've ever coached." That's saying something considering that Perpall's coaching career spans 39 years.

Here's an intriguing angle to this matchup: Babylon is the highest scoring team on Long Island with 400 points, while Seaford has allowed the fewest points, 55. Seaford is the only undefeated team in Nassau County.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

SEAFORD (11-0)

NICK BARBUTO

Senior, RB/DB 5-7, 165

Barbuto, whose size belies his running style, rushed for 1,691 yards and 24 TDs. It's his second year over 1,600 yards. Though he has speed to slash outside, Barbuto typically runs between the tackles and shows excellent vision in finding the holes inside. According to coach Rob Perpall, "He doesn't take many big hits because he's always bobbing and weaving."

BABYLON (10-1)

J.T. PATE

Senior, WR/DB 6-2, 190

Babylon's offense doesn't throw a lot, and that, according to coach Rick Punzone, is the only thing that has kept Pate from putting up big numbers. Still, the 6-2 receiver is a big-play threat. He's got 302 receiving yards (23.2 yards/catch) and six touchdowns. On defense, he has four interceptions and helped shut down Glenn's passing attack in the county finals.

SEAFORD Vikings

Name, Year Pos. Ht., Wt.

1 Chris Barbuto, Sr. SE/CB 6-1, 170

3 Anthony Marino, So. SE/DB 5-7, 160

5 Joseph Kirincic, So. QB/DB 5-9, 150

7 Chris Rigoli, Sr. QB/CB 5-11, 170

9 Nick Pasco, So. SE/DB 5-6, 140

10 Rob Anderson, Jr. QB/LB 6-0, 170

11 Brendan Humphreys, Jr. DB 5-7, 150

12 Kyle Griffin, Sr. SE/CB 5-11, 125

15 Joe Fallarino, Sr. RB/DB 5-7, 150

17 Eddie Schaller, RB/LB 5-8, 155

19 Anthony Gilio, Jr. FB/LB 6-0, 215

21 Chris Stone, Jr. SE/DB 6-0, 165

22 Connor Gaddis, Sr. SE/DB 6-0, 165

23 Travis Langan, So. FB/DB 5-9, 175

24 John Troisi, So. RB/DB 5-6, 160

25 Ryan Metas, So. FB/LB 5-8, 165

32 Justin Buckley, So. RB/LB 5-6, 165

33 Jeff Stem, Sr. SE/CB 5-9, 155

35 Andrew Alba, Jr. RB/LB 5-10, 190

36 Dan Arena, So. TE/DB 5-10, 165

39 John Carroll, So. RB/LB 5-7, 145

40 Alex Miller, So. RB/DL 5-9, 155

42 Aaron Barlow, Sr. TE/LB 5-10, 160

43 Nick Barbuto, Sr. RB/CB 5-7, 165

44 Jared Saperstein, So. SE/LB 5-10, 160

49 Michael Lasher, So. TE/DB 5-10, 150

50 James Carney, So. OL/DL 5-6, 165

51 Mike Hartman, Sr. OL/DL 6-0, 195

53 Bobby Silvestri, Sr. OL/DB 5-9, 160

53 Paul Phelan, So. OL/DL 5-9, 160

55 Nick Napoli, Jr. OL/LB 5-11, 185

56 Patrick Murphy, So. OL/DL 5-9, 165

59 Andrew Hoskins, So. OL/DL 5-9, 200

60 Ryan Calvey, Sr. OL/DL 5-10, 225

63 Matt Knudsen, So. OL/DL 5-8, 195

65 Robert Fauerbach, So. OL/DL 6-2, 180

66 Greg Kolodinsky, So. OL/DL 6-3, 245

69 Jesse Baker, Sr. OL/DL 5-l0, 185

70 Billy Papadimas, So. OL/DL 5-11, 185

71 Sean Brolly, Jr. OL/DL 5-11, 225

73 Mike Goldstein, Sr. OL/DL 6-2, 250

75 Anthony Traina, So. OL/DL 5-8, 170

77 Jack Brown, So. OL/DL 5-7, 195

80 Mike Gallo, Jr. SE/DB 6-2, 185

81 Jimmy Fischetto, Jr. TE/LB 5-9, 180

86 Sean Ryan, So. SE/DB 6-0, 150

88 Billy Kempner, Jr. SE/DB 6-2, 205

89 Patrick Lasher, Sr. TE/LB 6-2, 190

99 Giancarlo Baldan, Sr. OL/DL 6-1, 175

Head coach: Rob Perpall

Assistant coach: Mike Corcoran

ROAD TO STONY BROOK

Seaford 34, Valley Stream North 8

Seaford 12, Locust Valley 7

Seaford 19, Clarke 7

Seaford 27, Mineola 7

Seaford 24, Malverne 8

Seaford 7, Roosevelt 6

Seaford 18, Manhasset 6

Seaford 34, East Rockaway 0

Seaford 34, Mineola 0

Seaford 21, Malverne 7

Seaford 21, Roosevelt 14

BABYLON Panthers

Name, Year Pos. Ht., Wt.

1 Michael Sullivan, Sr. B 5-10, 170 2 Cory Rugen, Sr. B 5-11, 185

4 Bryan Connolly, Sr. B 5-6, 160

5 Greg Griffo, Sr. QB 5-11, 170

7 Jimmy Kelly, Sr. B 5-11, 170

10 Satchel Holder,Jr. B 5-8, 165

11 J.T. Pate, Sr. B 6-2, 190

12 Dylan Hopkins, Jr. B 5-11, 175

14 Jordan Carlock, Jr. B 5-10, 160

20 Brent Christensen, Jr. B 5-9, 165

24 Max Lockwood, Sr. B 5-10, 170

28 Paul Ricciardi, Jr. B 5-10, 170

33 James Ainslie, Jr. B 5-7, 175

34 Jaquan Pate, Jr. B 5-8, 170

36 Sean Melow, Sr. B 5-11, 280

40 Ryan Bliss, Sr. B 5-9, 170

42 James Ferri, Sr. B 5-7, 175

43 Alex Grandal, Sr. B 5-8, 160

44 Bryan Schweitzer, Sr. B 5-11, 190

45 Mark Panarelli,Jr. B 5-8, 190

50 Nick Brennan, So. L 6-0, 215

51 Pat Pietrowski, Sr. L 5-11, 200

52 Mike Augello, Jr. L 6-1, 235

53 James O-Rourke, Jr. L 5-11, 205

55 Richie Smith, Sr. L 5-9, 190

56 Andrew Cosby, Jr. L 6-2, 240

57 Max Bzdyck, Jr. L 5-9, 170

58 Drew Allegio, Jr. L 5-9, 190

60 Kyle Sherwood, Jr. L 5-9, 170

61 Trevor Delaney, Jr. L 5-8, 175

62 Wil Dupre, Jr. L 6-3, 210

72 Zach Daniele, Jr. L 5-11, 240

74 Jose Feliciano, Sr. L 5-10, 245

75 Matt Loskamp, Sr. L 5-11, 200

80 Ryan Berry, Jr. E 5-10, 180

82 Kevin Kelland, Sr. E 6-0, 190

83 Justin Ciccone, Jr. E 5-9, 170

85 Stephen Loudon, So. E 6-1, 190

88 Colin Greene, Jr. E 6-1, 210

Head coach: Rock Punzone

Assistant coach: Mike DeJoseph

ROAD TO STONY BROOK

Babylon 47, Greenport 8

Babylon 33, Amityville 14

Babylon 27, Port Jefferson 7

Babylon 38, Mt. Sinai 8

Babylon 49, Southampton 7

Glenn 37, Babylon 34 (OT)

Babylon 40, SWR 0

Babylon 49, Bayport-Blue Point 7

Babylon 47, Mercy 6

Babylon 33, Amityville 14

Babylon 13, Glenn 7