Syosset Youth Lacrosse Season Starts Out Strong

3^rd Grade

The boys 3^rd grade lacrosse team opened up the spring season with a strong 8-0 win over Oceanside.  Ethan Berch opened the scoring with the first goal of the year off a great assist from Andrew Giovinco.  Giovinco assisted again on the second goal of the game by Jack Rooney, one of his four goals on the day.  Nicky Carchietta kept the momentum going by scoring on a great move to end the first quarter.  Andrew Giovinco scored a goal to get the second quarter started and the Braves never looked back.  After playing an awesome goal in the first half, Christian Lyons came out of the net to get a goal in the third quarter.  The midfielders of Dylan Hein, Ryan Lebson and Andrew Bonapace dominated the groundballs all day.  The defense led by Matt Majoy, Joseph Cawley and Jacob Katz all played outstanding, denying Oceanside time after time. 

4^th Grade Black

The boys 4^th grade Black lacrosse team got off to a great start in their opening game, defeating a tough Garden City team 6-3.  Daniel Ochs got the game started by winning the face off and assisting to Thomas Goldrick to give the Braves a 1-0 lead only 6 seconds into the game.  Liam Kalbacher won the ensuing face off, raced downfield to score unassisted, and the Braves were on their way.  After Garden City scored to cut the lead to 2-1, Tommy Rooney scored on a nice pass from Kalbacher to increase the lead to 3-1. Kalbacher scored twice more and Goldrick added one more as the Braves defeated one of the perennial lacrosse powerhouses.  Goalie Sean Anderson made 10 saves as Garden City struggled to score on him.  The defense played outstanding all day, led by Stephen Conte, Sal Cresciammani, Shawn Connell, Brandon Brosnahan, Jake Mullin, Teddy Hanakis and Dylan Sapienza.  Middies Chris Belmonte, John Babino, Andrew Harris and Thomas Bruefach controlled the middle of the field, scooping up groundballs and running out clears.  The attack led by John Rochford and Dean Marx maintained possession of the ball and played outstanding.   

4^th Grade Red

The 4^th grade Red lacrosse team won its opening game against Port Washington by a score of 11-6.  The team received strong efforts from Dominic Speranza, Brandon Tabakin, Dylan Gefter, JP Lanning, Tyler Parlo, Chris Daugherty, JT Roselle, Jake Needleman, Eli Federer, Brian Dillon, Thomas Markou, Joseph Schindel, Griffen Berke, Austin Maccarone and the rest of the boys. 

5^th Grade Boys

The 5th grade boys opened their 2010 season at Floral Park this past Sunday. After quickly starting out with a 3-2 lead against a tough Floral Park squad, the teams traded dueling goals.  With less than 30 seconds left in the game and with possession of the ball the Braves were unable to tie the game. The game ended in a tough 9-8 loss. After the game the coaches stressed the need for more aggressive ground ball play and the need for passing.  However, the coaches were proud of the effort of all the boys.

The 2010 team is coached by Drew Diaz, Tom Lukacovic and Ed Farrell. The team returns many veteran players from the 2009 team along with many new faces.  Despite losing, all the boys all had a taste of lacrosse and are looking forward to next week's game.      

6^th Grade Black

The 6th grade Black team started the year off with a convincing 11-6 win over a tough West Islip team on Sunday in their home opener. Brandon Feit led the way with a hat trick, while Mac O'Keefe, Lucas Cotler and Kyle DelMaestro each buried two. Cole Burke and Cameron Biegel chipped in one apiece toward the win. Strong midfield play from Luke Walker, James Goldrick and Michael Elardo helped keep possession of the ball all afternoon and made great plays in between the lines. The defense, led by EJ Aronson, Jared Locke and Greg O'Brien kept the Lions on lockdown most of the contest. Congratulations to all the boys on their first win of the spring!