Somers' Tony DeMatteo, the winningest coach in Section 1 history, takes in the atmosphere at the Carrier Dome prior to kickoff of the Tuskers' game. SOMERS, N.Y. -- The 2016 Somers High School football team will go down in history as the first state championship squad in program history.
Charter buses carrying players and coaches from the state champion Somers football team were escorted back to campus by the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. Somers football players celebrate their 25-17 win over Greece Athena of Rochester in Friday's New York Class A state final at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.
The Tuskers downed previously unbeaten Greece Athena High School of Rochester 25-17 Friday afternoon in the New York State Class A state championship game at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Somers put the game out of reach on a 45-yard punt return for a touchdown by Messiah Horne early in the fourth quarter.