Long Island Supervisors Wage Friendly Bet On Football Championship

LONG ISLAND, NY — The bet is on the table so to speak.

Long Island town supervisors Dan Panico of Brookhaven and Joseph Saladino of Oyster Bay have a friendly bet on the Division 1 Long Island Football championship between William Floyd and Massapequa high schools Saturday at Stony Brook University.

In a post to Facebook Monday night, Panico said that if Floyd wins, Saladino will make a donation to the charity of his choice and take him to lunch at the iconic Massapequa mainstay, All-American Hamburger. If Massapequa wins, Panico will donate to a charity of Saladino’s choice and will take him to lunch at Mama Lisa Restaurant in Mastic.

He ended his post with, "Let’s go Colonials!"

The team beat Ward Melville 34-6 in the Suffolk County Championship game last weekend, bringing them their 15th county title in program history.

Saladino accepted Panico's bet also in a post on Monday night, saying, "Should William Floyd win (doubtful!)," he follow through on his end of the bargain, adding, "Let’s go Chiefs!"