Carey has cruised through the first six games of the high school football season. The defending Long Island Class II champions have done it with stingy defense and ball control offense.

Carey’s 18-game win streak and the top seed for the playoffs hang in the balance when the Seahawks host Wantagh (4-2) at 11 a.m. Saturday in a Nassau Conference III game. It’ll be a battle of Long Island championship teams. Wantagh captured the Class IV title a year ago.

“We’re defined by our defense and that defense starts with Justin DePietro,” Carey coach Mike Stanley said. “We get good pressure on the quarterback and stop the run.”

Carey has the least scored upon defense on Long Island. The Seahawks have allowed only 39 points through the 6-0 start. They are led by DePietro, a junior linebacker wh

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