ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən tˈiːm ˈɜːnd ðə nˈʌmbɚ tˈuː ɹˈæŋkɪŋ ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ænd wˈʌn ðə ɹˈʌtdʒɚz kˈʌp wˈɪtʃ, æt ðə tˈaɪm, wʌz ɡˈɪvən tə ðə tˈɑːp ˌeɪtʃˈɛs fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm ɪn nˈæsaʊ kˈaʊnti ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ðə ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚz wˈʌn ðə lˈɔŋ ˈaɪlənd tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp.
The 1977 team earned the number 2 ranking in New York State and won the Rutgers Cup which, at the time, was given to the top HS Football Team in Nassau County and in 1993 the Gladiators won the Long Island championship.