We’ll know a lot more about how the Suffolk County Class A race shapes up after today.
Unbeaten Ward Melville (9-0) visits one of this season’s surprise teams, Northport (9-1), in a 4:30 p.m. game at Veterans Field in Northport.
Smithtown West (8-2), coming off one-sided losses to Ward Melville and Northport, looks to bounce back when it hosts defending New York Class A state champion West Islip (7-2) at 5 p.m.
In Nassau County, Manhasset, which ends the week by visiting Garden City for the 123rd Woodstick Classic, hopes to bounce back from an 8-4 loss at John Jay when it plays at Plainedge. Also at 4:30 p.m., Long Beach hosts Massapequa. Cold Spring Harbor visits Syosset in a 4:45 p.m. contest.
Yorktown, which ends the week with a showdown against the tristate’s top-ranked team, Chaminade, hosts rival Somers at 7 p.m. at the new Charlie Murphy Field, which will be formally dedicated prior to the game. Also of note, rivals Rye and Harrison renew acquaintances at 6:30 p.m. at Harrison, Bronxville visits Pelham, Arlington visits Hen Hud and Brewster hosts Clarkstown South.
Connecticut action is highlighted by a 5:30 p.m. game between host Staples, coming off its first-ever win against Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference champion New Canaan, hosts defending Class M state champion Darien. Also of note, Weston visits New Fairfield.
Elsewhere, unbeaten Ridgefield hosts Westhill and New Canaan visits a Fairfield Ludlowe team (3-2) that has taken Darien and Greenwich down to the wire in previous games.
New Jersey action includes a 4:30 p.m. contest between host Chatham and West Morris and 4:45 p.m. game between Ridge (7-1) and visiting Pingry.
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Posted In: Gameday
Have to say I’m very surprised Mamo was only able to beat WP by 3 at Mamo
any color on the game? didn’t see any score posted. Mamo tends to play down to their comp or maybe just looking ahead to tomorrow.
B’ville will be a HUGE test for their close D
7-4 mamo
Predictions for 4/23
Yorktown – 17
Somers – 6
Yorktown coming off a huge win, dedicating their field again to Charlie Murphy, under the lights @ home !?!
Good luck to the boys in red….
Hen Hud 7, Arlington 5 (final)
Sailors on a roll. Keep it going boys!
Great job Sailors, that is a huge win !
Nice win
Final: Syosset 8, Cold Spring Harbor 7
Final: Ward Melville 11, Northport 2
Kennedy 20 Haldane 7
2-1 Town Prestreau and Connor V
Sloppy
3-1 Mariano
Final: Smithtown West 10, West Islip 7
3-2 Rubenstine with Both
End of 1 3-2 Town can’t hit the Net 18 shots
4-2 Connor V
4-3 Marasco
5-3 Mariano
6-3 Baker
7-2 Prestreau
Mariano 2g 5a
7-4
8-4 Prestreau with hat trick
9-4 Prestreau at Half
If Town plays like this on Sat it will be a long game.
10-4 Mariano
11-4 Mariano with # 4g 6a
12-4
Connor V 13-4
14-4 Prestreau with 5g
Mariano will 4g 7a
15-4 Mariano 5g 7a
Cousin 15-5
Final… Pville 10, Fox Lane 8
Prestreau 6g 1a 16-5
16-6 Devito
17-6 Baker from Mariano
17-7 man up
18-7 Dedvukaj
18-8
Brewster 16, Clarkstown South 7 – final –
19-8 Delbene
Final: Yorktown 18, Somers 8. Huskers, who end week by hosting Chaminade, improve to 8-1.
Rye 9, Harrison 3 (final)
Mariano went over 200 points tonight in his Career Nice job Nicky Lax
Darien 1 – 0 – 1 – 3 = 5
Staples 0 – 1 – 2 – 0 = 3
Darien Scoring:
Kevin Seiler 2-2
Peter Lindley 2-0
Harry Gillespie 1-1
Ian Burgoyne 0-1
Staples Scoring:
Joey Zelkowitz 3-0
Lance Lonergan 0-1
Isaac Paparo 0-1
Darien Goalie Saves:
Phil Huffard 13
Staples Goalie Saves:
Cole Gendels 12
Records:
Darien 5-4 (5-1 FCIAC)
Staples 5-3 (3-3 FCIAC)