One minute. That’s all it took Garden City to set the tone Saturday against Mepham in its showdown of unbeaten football teams in Nassau Conference II.

On the first play from scrimmage, Trojans halfback Anthony Asaro went left behind a horde of blockers and turned the corner for a 24-yard gain against the least-scored upon defense on Long Island through four games.

On the next play, Asaro bolted up the middle for a 37-yard touchdown run and the route was on. The Garden City defense added two pick-6 touchdowns to open a 20-0 first quarter lead on the way to a 44-7 win over Mepham to take sole possession of first place in Conference II.

Garden City improved to 5-0 and extended Long Island’s longest winning streak to 59. The four-time defending Long Island Class II champions are also lookin

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