Jr. Gamecocks Score Two Wins in Greenport

North Hempstead lacrosse club The Jr. Gamecocks finished off the summer tournament season and honored club founder Harvey Cohen by knocking off Huntington and Sachem East at the Greenport Shootout on July 31.

The 92 year old Cohen formed the North Hempstead Lacrosse club in 1982. Behind his leadership, the club quickly became one of the top teams in the United States Club Lacrosse Association. The Jr. Gamecocks is made of local boys ages 12 to 14, who attend Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School and St. Peter's of Alcantara School and hope to keep the North Hempstead Lacrosse Club winning tradition alive.

During the games, the Jr. Gamecocks were lead by the strong midfield play and
scoring of Luke Cummings, Joey Froccaro, Conor Jenkinson and Ryan Garry. Both games were close contests until late in the second half, but
North Hempstead's midfield depth proved to be the difference. Mike Petty chipped in a goal as Hayden Quigley, Johnny Nahas and John Scala helped transition the ball all afternoon. Joey Froccaro and Luke Cummings were dominate in the face-off circle. The shorthanded defense of John Neil, Charlie Scharf and Aidan Finnerty were challenged but solid all day as Nicky Ferrero had another strong showing, recording save after save against tough competition.

Liam Monarchio stepped up by stepping out of his usual goalie position to play defense and performed well in the role. The attack was lead by Jack O'Connell with three goals as Chris Athanasian and Dan Grossman helped control the ball behind the cage. Zach Avazis, Lucas DaSilva, Sean Chalker and
Noah Hirsch played well on the attack to contribute to both big wins. The
team finished the summer with a very respectable 10-4-2 record against tough competition.