Varsity flag football players celebrate their awards at the close of the 2026 season.

Coming off a fantastic 10-3-1 season, the Locust Valley High School varsity flag football team had more to celebrate after taking home several awards at the Section VIII county awards ceremony.

The team boasted the conference offensive and defensive players of the year, won by Morgan Sullivan and Ava Roedel, respectively. But that wasn’t all, as senior Sophia Georgiopoulos took home the Section VIII Unsung Hero Award.

Mia Marcantonio, Ava Roedel and Morgan Sullivan earned all-county designations. Victoria Sansone received an all-county honorable mention designation. Darling Acosta, Angelina Iodice, Melanie Smith and Duran Tchange Mangwa were named all-conference players.

Congratulations to the team and coach Michael Gilbert on a great season!