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Sachem East outdid itself with second straight state title

Sachem East teammates celebrate after their 3-0 win

Photo credit: James Escher | Sachem East teammates celebrate after their 3-0 win over Massapequa in the varsity field hockey Class A Long Island championship at Adelphi University. (Nov. 13, 2012)

When a team proves, so clearly, to be a cut above its contemporaries, it's only natural the "Who would win?" arguments soon follow.

Here, we pit Sachem East against history. What if these Flaming Arrows took on the 1986 Centereach team? That fearsome squad, headlined by Dana Fuchs, was the last Suffolk field hockey team to win consecutive state titles -- before Sachem East did it this season.

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