Riding the history wave

History is on Riverhead's side today ... sort of.
The Blue Waves enter today's Class II Long Island Championship as the Suffolk County Champion, and that's been a good thing. Since the format was introduced in 1992, Suffolk is 11-5 in Class II.
Riverhead, however, lost its only previous bid for a Long Island title in 2003 with a 20-0 defeat at the hands of Garden CIty. Elmont has never played in a Long Island Championship.
The majority of those Suffolk wins, five to be exact, have been secured by Bellport High School, a perennial power. North Babylon has won four titles.
In all, 11 different teams have played in a Class II title game. Here's how they've fared:
Bellport 5-2
North Babylon 4-1
Garden City 3-6
Lawrence 1-2
West Islip 1-1
Division 1-0
East Islip 1-0
Hewlett 0-1
South Side 0-1
MacArthur 0-1
Riverhead 0-1