# Team 263: Sachem Aftershock

Ronkonkoma, New York, USA. Rookie year 1999.

## Who backs them

- School: Sachem High Schools North and East
- Sponsors: Retlif Testing Laboratories, North Atlantic Industries, BAE Systems, New York State Society of Professional Engineers Long Island Chapter
- Website: http://www.first263.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sachem-aftershock-frc-team-263-356163297733171
- X: https://twitter.com/frc_263
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc_263
- GitHub: https://github.com/sachemaftershock

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **98.69**, rank 623 of 3708 (83.2th percentile)
- Record: 19-16-0 over 35 matches (54% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 15.2, teleop 83.5, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 68%, RP2 15%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Regal Eagles Rampage | 2026nywz | 0 |  |  |  |  | 98.7 |  |  |
| FIRST Long Island Regional | 2026nyli2 | 3 | 12 | 5-4-0 | 22 | 5 | 72.1 |  | 33 |
| New York Tech Valley Regional | 2026nytr | 7 | 41 | 3-5-0 | 15 | 1 | 76.4 |  | 41 |
| Milstein Division | 2026mil | 8 | 43 | 5-5-0 | 20 |  | 98.7 |  |  |
| NYC Robo Replay | 2026nycrr | 32 | 9 | 7-4-1 | 30 | 5 | 71.7 |  |  |
| Kenneth R. Vessey Robotics Invitational | 2026nydix | 35 | 11 | 3-3-0 | 14 | 5 | 80.8 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Winners (2026nytr)
- Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026nyli2)

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2027 – now: Sachem Aftershock
- 2019 – now: Aftershock
- 2007 – 2018: Sachem Aftershock
- 2004 – 2005: Aftershock

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 7
- Awards: 21, over 14 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 6 | 2026, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2010, 2001 |
| Finalist | 3 | 2025, 2019, 2015 |
| Innovation in Control | 2 | 2026, 2015 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2023, 2013 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2019 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2017 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2015 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2009 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2007 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2005 |
| Quality | 1 | 2003 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2001 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Milstein Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Regal Eagles Rampage |  |  |
| 2025 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | Hudson Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Regal Eagle Rampage |  |  |
| 2023 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIRST Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | New York City Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | SBPL2 Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Carson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2017 | South Florida Regional  | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | Carver Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Hopper Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2015 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | South Florida Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Finalist |
| 2014 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2014 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Connecticut Regional sponsored by UTC | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2012 | New York City Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | New York City Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2010 | New York City Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2009 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Connecticut Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | New York City Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2004 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | Galileo Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 98.7 | 623 / 3708 | 83.2 | 19-16-0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 26.4 | 1920 / 3687 | 47.9 | 15-10-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 18.2 | 1292 / 3475 | 62.8 | 18-13-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 32.6 | 1142 / 3284 | 65.2 | 13-12-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 24.3 | 680 / 3053 | 77.8 | 17-22-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 19.4 | 1210 / 3763 | 67.9 | 14-15-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 111.1 | 547 / 3617 | 84.9 | 21-16-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 98.9 | 608 / 3331 | 81.8 | 26-16-0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 34.3 | 614 / 3114 | 80.3 | 20-19-0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 60.4 | 117 / 2873 | 96.0 | Not applicable (qual average) | 4 |
| 2014 | 34.0 | 809 / 2697 | 70.0 | 15-12-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 9.2 | 1764 / 2510 | 29.7 | 8-12-1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 6.8 | 930 / 2332 | 60.1 | 18-16-1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 16.9 | 401 / 2053 | 80.5 | 12-8-2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3.0 | 135 / 1801 | 92.6 | 26-13-4 | 3 |
| 2009 | 17.9 | 619 / 1675 | 63.1 | 9-16-0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 11.0 | 798 / 1498 | 46.8 | 7-13-1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1.9 | 1204 / 1295 | 7.0 | 1-8-2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 11.2 | 215 / 747 | 71.3 | 2-5-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 37.6 | 129 / 932 | 86.3 | 13-21-0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 23.1 | 143 / 785 | 81.9 | 12-7-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11.1 | 382 / 641 | 40.5 | 7-5-0 | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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