High School Zone: Long Island NY
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Here’s what to expect during another Stacked Saturday of varsity action on the fields of the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the NY/NJ/CT tristate region. Some of the tristate’s — and thereby, the nation’s — top rivalries are on tap for the first May Saturday of action. Here’s a look […]
Here are the latest LaxLessons Tristate Top 25 rankings. 1. Smithtown West (NY), 11-0: As unbeaten teams continue to fall, the Bulls are not only one of the few and the proud, but maintaining their top ranking. Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Bergen Catholic (NJ), 9-0: A 10-9 overtime win at Cherry Creek (CO) […]
Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com It’s one of the most meaningful events during the varsity season each year in the tristate region and it was held once again on Saturday. The Louis Acompora Memorial Jamboree, played on Long Island at Northport’s Vet Park, honors the memory of Louis Acompora, who died at age 14 in March […]
Syracuse is riding high, with a dramatic come-from-behind ACC semifinal win against Duke setting up an appearance in Sunday’s conference final against Notre Dame in its first season as a member of the league. The Orange are also scoring on the recruiting circuit. Syracuse secured its seventh Class of 2016 verbal when Northport High School […]
* High School Gameday, Saturday, 4/26 NY Carey 11, Wantagh 8 Elwood-John Glenn 12, Comsewogue 6 Floral Park 13, Glen Cove 3 Garden City 7, Long Beach 4 Great Neck North 11, Roosevelt 4 Horace Greeley 9, Brewster 8 Jamesville-DeWItt 14, Fairport 8 Kennedy Catholic 16, Bishop Loughlin 5 Kings Park 9, Babylon 8, OT […]
We’re just over a week away from the renewal of the tristate’s premier rivalry game, the Woodstick Classic. This year’s Woodstick, between Manhasset and Garden City, is Saturday, May 3 at GC. Last spring, Manhasset won the teams’ Woodstick regular-season meeting, 9-7, at Manhasset. But in Woodstick 2, GC handled ‘Set 10-4 to win its […]
Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Sachem North improved to 7-3 on Thursday by picking up a 15-5 win over Lindenhurst. James Avanzato had a goal and five assists for the Flaming Arrows, who led 8-1 at the half. Sean O’Brien had four goals and Tom Haun had two goals and two assists. It was Sachem North’s […]
Photos by Dave Anderson/MaxPreps.com Sean Cerrone scored with one second left in the first overtime to give Chaminade an 8-7 win over visiting St. Anthony’s in a rematch of last year’s CHSAA AAA title game won by Chaminade. Cerrone and Brendan Kearns each had two goals for the unbeaten Flyers (8-0). Kearns added an assist. […]
Garden City is gearing up in its quest for a three-peat. The Trojans defeated Jamesville-DeWitt 13-8 in last year’s final to cap a 19-3 season that included a Nassau County Class B title-game win over archrival Manhasset. GC beat ‘Set 10-4 to take the Section 8 title after losing to the Indians 9-7 in the […]
Photos by Ray Nelson/MaxPreps.com Sachem North picked up its third straight huge win in Suffolk (NY) Division 1, beating Smithtown East 12-8 Wednesday. Joe Caridi and Jimmy Hoffman each had three goals for the Flaming Arrows, who outscored the Bulls 5-1 in the fourth quarter after the third quarter ended in a 7-7 tie. Brian […]
* Lacrosse Insider: Games to watch this week * Lacrosse Insider: Tristate HS players, coach of the week * Lacrosse Insider: Tristate Top 25 rankings * High School Scoreboard Central, Monday, 4/21 Call it Telltale Tuesday. There’s no shortage of matchups on the slate that will reveal plenty as we get set for the regular-season […]
Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com Bunnell-Stratford (CT), off to a 3-0 start, hosts Bethel on Tuesday, April 22. Can Connecticut’s upper echelon continue to make a splash after Darien and Ridgefield picked up wins against two of the most successful programs in Long Island history, Manhasset and Garden City, respectively, this past weekend? Will Bergen Catholic […]
Boston University has broken into the Class of 2017. For the first time in the history of the newly launched Division I program, BU has received a verbal commitment from a freshman. In the process, Center Moriches High School on Long Island also saw its first freshman ever give a commitment. Joe Lombardi is reporting […]
Nick Kells scored off a steal in transition with three seconds left in regulation to give John Jaya dramatic 6-5 win over Manhasset on Wednesday night at Manhasset. It was the second straight year John Jay beat Manhasset. JJ won 8-4 last season. Watch the last 52.5 seconds of the game here. Have a recruiting […]
