Plainedge’s first win of the year was unorthodox, but it was a little extra meaningful than most.

The Red Devils’ opened a 40-0 halftime lead in their Nassau Conference IV opener at North Shore, but the second half never started due to lightning and heavy rain in Glen Head Saturday afternoon. The game was called after about a 50-minute delay.

It marked Plainedge coach Rob Shaver’s 200th win.

“One of the things I’m most proud of is that a lot of the people I hang out with now are former players that I forget even played for me,” Shaver said. “(Assistant coach) Ryan Bauer played for me and we’re friends now and we go out to dinner . . . That’s the important part. The relationships between coaches and kids.”

In his 30th year as Plainedge’s coach, Shaver holds a 200-86-1 record. His teams

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