Four Wantagh High School football players received honors at the Nassau County Football Awards Dinner held Sunday.
The Wantagh players recognized included senior quarterback Gerard Roche (All-County), junior running back Peter Brasile (All-County and All-Conference II Defensive MVP), junior lineman Nick English (All-County) and senior running back/defensive back Brandon Watson (All-County and Conference II Offensive MVP. The awards dinner was held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.
Wantagh finished the 2012 season at 8-3 and an appearance in the Nassau County Class II title game where the Warriors suffered a heartbreaking 21-17 loss to Garden City. Wantagh (8-3) advanced to the county finals the week before with a thrilling 14-13 overtime win in the semifinals against neighborhood rival MacArthur.
