On Tuesday, June 19, Garden City High School students Mark Ellis, Mike Gilbert and Ryan Norton will be among 100 players participating in the United Healthcare Empire Challenge High School Football All-Star Game that will be held at Hofstra University.
The 15th annual game pits the best talent from Long Island against that of New York City. The Empire Challenge raises money for the Boomer Esiason Foundation’s fight against cystic fibrosis, contributes to the Gunnar H. Esiason Endowed Scholarship Fund at Hofstra, and supports youth and high school football in the New York metropolitan area.
