Long Island high school football seniors on Monday night were fitted with newly-designed Axiom helmets, which they will wear during the National Football Foundation All-Star Classic on June 21.

Eriq St. Louis of Bay Shore and Brennan Kurtz of Ward Melville pose with the Riddell Axiom helmet during a fitting for Long Island's senior football football All-Stars on Monday. Credit ...

In the past three CHSAA seasons for which data is available, more than 16,000 student-athletes participated in football each fall. The Axiom is considered a top-of-the-line helmet. It is used in ...