Oceanside football's Chace Morris rushes for 200 yards, 2 TDs in win over Farmingdale
Chace Morris of Oceanside races for a first down in the third quarter of a Nassau Conference I matchup against Farmingdale on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 in Oceanside. Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr.
Oceanside quarterback/running back Dylan Parker excelled against Farmingdale, scoring two touchdowns and gaining 87 all-purpose yards in the first half.
But three plays into the third quarter, Parker suffered an ankle injury and had to be carted away from the medical tent.
Someone needed to pick up the slack, and coach Rob Blount put it best.
“We lost lightning,” he said, “but we still had thunder.”
Chace Morris rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries as Oceanside defeated Farmingdale, 37-29, on Friday night in the Sailors’ home opener in Nassau Conference I.
It’s a performance Blount has come to expect from his star running back, whose relentless effort is reflected in his face when the two talk.”
“He runs hard,” Blount said. “He just gives you the eyes, and when it comes time for a big moment, he gets it done.”
The first half had no shortage of explosive plays. Farmingdale’s Patrick Videau scored on a 64-yard punt return in the first quarter before Parker responded with a 10-yard touchdown run on the next possession.
Farmingdale needed only one play to respond as Nicholas Toto threw to Jack Watrous in the flat and Watrous burst down the left sideline for a 68-yard score.
Oceanside didn’t need an offensive play to counter that. Peter Palotti flashed his athleticism with a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, helped by excellent downfield blocking.
Yet the best of the half was still to come.
On the final play, Palotti went in motion from the left, took a handoff from Parker and ran right before turning back toward
Parker — who had rolled out to the left — and completing a 27-yard touchdown pass for a 24-21 lead.
“It’s kind of funky; we did something like that last year,” Blount said. “Dylan made a great play, and that saved the game right there. That changed the momentum of the game and allowed us to come out in the second half and play strong.”
Farmingdale struggled to run the ball in the second half, earning only two first downs.
“We couldn’t stop the run,” Farmingdale coach Buddy Krumenacker said. “It really boils down to that. And we couldn’t move the football.”
Morris rushed for 140 yards on 22 carries and scored both of his touchdowns in the second half, taking direct snaps as a Wildcat quarterback with Parker sidelined.
“It’s always the next man up,” Morris said. “I love Dylan. He did a great job, and he’s the reason that we even got to that position.”
Morris snagged an interception with 9:16 remaining to set up his 11-yard rushing score on fourth down with 5:21 left for a 37-21 lead.
Farmingdale’s Nicholas Toto completed a 24-yard touchdown pass to Videau with 30.9 seconds remaining, and Toto pushed through the pile to convert a two-point attempt.
“We’re a gritty team,” Morris said. “We might not have a lot of guys, but we got a lot of tough guys.”
Michael Sicoli covers high school sports for Newsday. He graduated from Quinnipiac in 2022 and left with a master’s degree in sports journalism in 2023.
