The Sachem Destroyers (Boys U12 Major) won the Long Island Cup championship on June 15 at Stony Brook beating Lake Grove/Newfield United, 2-0, in the title game.
Sachem finished off the season with a very strong effort against a tough Lake Grove squad, scoring both goals in the second half.
First, Joseph “Chief” Scally scored on a penalty kick to give the Destroyers a 1-0 lead. Joseph “Scooter” Karnich” finished off the scoring with a beautiful breakaway goal to clinch the game – and the championship – for Sachem.
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Road to the Championship
To get to the final, Sachem beat the Levittown Arsenal, 3-0, in an opening round game. Next the Destroyers edged the Smithtown Hurricanes, 1-0, before beating the Commack Cosmos, 2-1, in the LI Cup semifinals.
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“The boys should all be commended on their outstanding performance all season,” said Coach Scally after the championship celebration.
Members of the champion Destroyers include: Alex Aspuru, Craig Ash, Tristan Alvarez, Nicholas Addamo, Sean Batinsey, Griffin Bello, Ethan Cone, Michael Efron, Michael Filosa, Brendan Glasser, Cole Hempel, C.J. Johnson, Joseph Karnich, Andrew Liebman, Joseph Scally and Wade Tucker.
The squad was coached by Margaret Scally, with assistant Miguel Aspuru and head trainer (and former Sachem varsity soccer coach) Frank Schmidt.
